Durgapur steel workers are reluctant to give up. There is a long delay over the salary agreement of permanent and contract workers. Despite signing the agreement of permanent workers, they have not received the arrears of 39 months arrears yet.
The Hindustan Steel Employees Union and Steel Workers Federation SWFI, led by CITU, have started a movement in the PSU steel sector. Supporters of other trade unions are getting involved in the agitation.
They also staged a massive protest in front of the gate of ASP factory in Durgapur this morning. The protest was led by Hindustan Steel Employees Union.
Their clear statement is that the wage agreement must be decided immediately or else the working class will go into a larger movement. The SAIL authorities have called a meeting with the workers' representatives in Delhi on July 19 to discuss the pay structure.
CITU is organizing demonstrations at the gates of every factory to make the talks a success. leaders Pujan Chakraborty, Nabendu Sarkar and Biswajit Dhar Chowdhury spoke at today's protest.
