November 20, 2008

Assam Carbon blames workers for lock out

BS reported that Assam Carbon Products Limited, whose plant in Birkuchi has been under lock out since November 2007, has blamed the employees union for the impasse.

Mr GP Chawla GM of ACPL said that "The union is still in no mood to resolve the problem through discussions and is using the delaying tactics and is engaged in blame game." He added that the state government has failed to initiate and termed it as illegal strike resorted to and lawlessness created by a section of workmen led by a most unreasonable union.

He said that the labor union disregarded two directives of labor office of government of Assam dated November 23rd 2007 and November 27th 2007. He added that the management was willing to lift the lock out but could not do so due to an adamant union.

The management of ACPL is not ready to accept the demand of the employees' union of equivalent wages as advance for the period of no work.