{"id":18982,"date":"2022-03-15T11:02:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T05:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=18982"},"modified":"2022-03-18T10:10:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T04:40:25","slug":"exclusive-news-air-india-engineering-services-limited-nationwide-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/15\/exclusive-news-air-india-engineering-services-limited-nationwide-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive News: Air India Engineering Services Limited Nationwide Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After being disappointed in a meeting with the managers, Air India Engineering Service Limited technician\u2018s are planning a strike starting <strong>TODAY March 15!This strike can last for 5 to even 15 days!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technicians from Delhi, Chennai, nagpur and other bases joined the Nationwide Strike<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>From last 2 months they have received only 21,000 rs per month instead of 26,000 rs <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AIESL_MRO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AIESL_MRO<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0917\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0930\u0947\u0924\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u091a\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0913 \u0928\u0939\u0940, \u092c\u0938 \u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c\u0940 \u0939\u0948, \u0907\u0938 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0917\u0932\u093e \u0915\u093e\u091f \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u091c\u094b \u0924\u0941\u092e \u091a\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0917\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0913\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u090f\u0915 \u091d\u091f\u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902..<br>\u0905\u092c \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u092e\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u0947 \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0926 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e, \u0926\u094b \u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u094b\u091f\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0932 \u092a\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0928\u094c\u0915\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AIESL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AIESL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GFQJTHNLwq\">pic.twitter.com\/GFQJTHNLwq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Aircraft Mechanic (@AircraftMechan4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AircraftMechan4\/status\/1503352271542775811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An indefinite <strong>&#8216;tools down agitation&#8217; <\/strong>strike by about 1,700 aircraft maintenance technicians working for a company that handles maintenance and repair jobs for private carrier Air India began at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>So far, <strong>no Air India flights have been affected<\/strong>; however, engineers from the firm have intervened, according to reports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if the strike continues for a long time, flights will be <strong>hampered<\/strong>, according to a source, who said that technicians employed by the government-owned <strong>Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) <\/strong>account for around 60% of the company&#8217;s personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0010-1.jpg\" alt=\"After meeting with the managers, Air India Engineering Service Limited technician\u2018s are planning a strike starting TODAY March 15\" class=\"wp-image-18985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0010-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0010-1-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0010-1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing &#8216;tools down agitation&#8217; is Air India&#8217;s first brush with labour unrest since it was privatised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The ongoing &#8216;tools down agitation&#8217; is Air India&#8217;s first brush with labour unrest since it was privatised.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In January and February, the technicians, who are on <strong>a fixed-term contract with AIESL<\/strong>, threatened a &#8216;tools down agitation&#8217; across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0017-1024x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"18986\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0017.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?attachment_id=18986\" class=\"wp-image-18986\" 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https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0011-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0011-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0011-1-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0011-1-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0011-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Both times, negotiations with management were taking place in the<em><strong> presence of a labour commissioner, and the agitation was put on hold. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India&#8217;s technicians are responsible for a variety of tasks, including <strong>aircraft fueling, departure preparation, marshalling, and maintenance. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salary revisions, employment contract renewals, and the inclusion of dearness allowance are among their demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;<strong>We demand a salary based on the principle of &#8216;equal effort, equal compensation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8221; <em>Because our work profile, qualifications, and other factors are similar, our compensation should be comparable to those of Air India service engineers,&#8221;<\/em> said a technician who asked to remain anonymous.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aircraft Maintenance Engineering personnel (FTE Tech) are on strike for their demands of &quot;Equal work equal pay&quot;. Technicians from all station(including Delhi,Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad) of  AIESL joined the protest.<br>Plz cover the story.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ANI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTI_News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PTI_News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AIESL_TechStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AIESL_TechStrike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qmeUbGyfSG\">pic.twitter.com\/qmeUbGyfSG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mission AME Graduation (@MAG4AME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAG4AME\/status\/1503579700290940931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>However, our remuneration is Rs 25,000.<\/p><p>&#8221; However, we have been earning a salary of Rs 21,444 since January. <\/p><p><strong>Medical facility deductions were made, as well as Rs 1100 that <a href=\"http:\/\/airindia.com\">Air India<\/a> <\/strong>has been deducting as part of economic measures since May 2020,&#8221; he added. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The technicians had written to the AIESL management in January with a list of demands, threatening to shut down the tools on January 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0009-1.jpg\" alt=\"After meeting with the managers, Air India Engineering Service Limited technician\u2018s are planning a strike starting TODAY March 15\" class=\"wp-image-18984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0009-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0009-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0009-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0009-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220315-WA0009-1-750x422.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The agitation was <strong>postponed as conciliation talks between the technicians and the <a href=\"http:\/\/airindia.com\">AIESL<\/a> management <\/strong>began under the supervision of an assistant labour commissioner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>After they threatened to go on strike on February 7, a <strong>similar round<\/strong> of discussions took place, and the agitation was postponed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>They are executing the Strike peacefully considering all Covid-19 norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Tuned for more updates!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After meeting with the managers, Air India Engineering Service Limited technician\u2018s are planning a strike starting TODAY March 15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[399,6761],"tags":[889,82,5519,556,6780,5520],"class_list":{"0":"post-18982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news","9":"tag-aiesl","10":"tag-air-india","11":"tag-air-india-engineering-services-ltd","12":"tag-breaking-news","13":"tag-featured","14":"tag-indefinite-strike"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18982"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19084,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18982\/revisions\/19084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}