Pay Conflict In Coal India Limited As Executives Threaten Of Strike

All India Association of Coal Executives (AIACE), a body representing the executives of Coal India Limited (CIL) have shot a letter to the Chairman of Coal India Limited, threatening to go on strike if their pay conflict with non-executives of the PSU are not addressed.

Shri P.K. Singh Rathor, Principal General Secretary of AIACE has asked the top management of Coal India Limited to eliminate the conflict latest by 30th September 2023, or else executives may be compelled to resort to agitational path including strike. The letter written by Shri Rathore is given below for the benefit of the viewers of www.indianpsu.com –

To
The Chairman,
Coal India Limited,
Coal Bhawan,
Premise No-04 MAR, Plot No-AF-III, Action Area-1A,
Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata-700156

Sub:- Thanks for finalizing NCWA-XI for implementation and demand for consequent Pay-protection to executives to resolve pay conflict arising due to wage revision latest by September, 2023

Dear Sir,

It is our pleasure to extend our heartiest congratulations, for successfully concluding MoA for NCWA-XI and implementing wef June 23. It has been confirmed by Ministry of Coal vide letter No.55011/3/2015-PRIW-I/Vol.IV dt. 22-6-2023 at Sl. No.3. (Copy enclosed vide Annexure-I)

This letter No. 55011/3/2015-PRIW-I/Vol.IV dt. 22-6-2023 at Sl. No.4, has “further advised that the guidelines of DPE, in this regard, issued from time to time, may be followed.”

It is to repeat that, wage negotiations for workmen in CPSE are guided by DPE circular no. W-02/0015/2016-DPE (WC)-GL-XXIV/17 dt. 24-11-2017 on the subject “Wage Policy for the 8th round of wage negotiations for workmen in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)” which says that, “The management of the concerned CPSEs have to ensure that negotiated scales of pay do not exceed scales of pay of executives/officers and non-unionized supervisors of respective CPSEs.”

Our association (AIACE) believes and is also firm that the NCWA-XI, when implemented will, result into pay conflict of workmen with that of executives.

Hence, to counter the resultant pay-conflicts arising out of this Agreement, executives must be compensated by allowing pay-protection through Personal Pay package to them, so that their salary does not fall below the wage of workers.

As such, we request CIL for initiating appropriate needful actions immediately to provide PERSONAL PAY(PP) to executives and eliminate the conflict latest by 30th September 2023. Otherwise, executives may be compelled to resort to agitational path including strike, if needed afterward.

Thanking You,

(P. K. SINGH RATHOR)
Principal General Secretary

Cc
The Secretary, DPE, New Delhi.
The Coal Secretary, Govt of India.
DP/DT/DF/DM, CIL
CMD, subsidiary companies of CIL.
Chairman, SCOPE.
Bcc – The Coal Minister, Govt of India, New Delhi.