In its reply to the application the Labour Commission has stated, “Parties may consider a suitable proposal for amicable settlement. Mere legalities and agitations alone are not enough to resolve the problem.”
The suggestions made by the Commission include 50 per cent of wages during the strike notice, adjustment of strike period wages with any sort of leave and 50 percent wage to be paid to workmen and 50 per cent to be adjusted with leave. It also suggested payment of strike wage but on a condition that CCP is compensated by workers working overtime. It also advised the corporation to pay the wages in instalments which can be extended up to 20 instalments.
Reacting to the reply, Mayor Shubham Chodankar said “We have to decide upon any one solution suggested by the Labour Commission. The reply is not specific so we need to discuss.” CCP Employees Union President Ajitsingh Rane said, “We accept the reply and the suggestions. The opinion by the Labour Commission is on our side but now it is up to CCP to accept it.”
The CCP Employees Union has been demanding wages for the eight day strike period on priority and has threatened to stop garbage collection as part of their current strike. The state had decided to refer the matter to the Labour Commission to ascertain whether the December strike was “legal” or “illegal”, but the reply from the Labour Commission has once again placed the matter with the CCP.
