Hyundai strike is called off

Strike at Hyundai Motor India's Sriperumbudur plant has come to an end on Friday. The strike was called off after both the sides, workers and Hyundai Motor management, agreed on some points. A Sounderrajan, president of Centre for Indian Trade Unions� Tamil Nadu arm, said the strike is ended. He added that the company assured them not to take any action against workers after they returned to work and will give answers to every demand of workers. And the management agreed that it would not come to any wage revision settlement with the working committee till May 20.
According to Sounderrajan, the chief demand, that the management recognise the employees union, has not been conceded. Commenting on the wage revision, he said the company used to give increments every three years. The previous wage structure ended on March 31 this year, and the new one was to applied on April 1. He denied to comment on the course of action on the wage issue, saying, �We will do something.� The demands include an increase in the minimum wage, which is Rs 8,000, and explanations for dismissing 65 workers and suspending another 34.