{"id":61234,"date":"2024-04-10T21:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T16:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=61234"},"modified":"2024-04-16T21:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:31:35","slug":"aiesl-technician-to-strike-amid-multiple-grievances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/10\/aiesl-technician-to-strike-amid-multiple-grievances\/","title":{"rendered":"AIESL Technician to Strike Amid Multiple Grievances, Exclusive Interview with Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DELHI-<\/strong> AIESL (AI Engineering Services Limited)<\/a>, formerly part of Air India (AI)<\/a> technicians, will strike on April 23, 2024, amid various management issues, including unequal pay, no promotion, uniform discrimination, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Secretary of the newly registered All India Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Union (AIAMEU), Shri Prashant Kumar ji, shared with Aviation A2Z the reason for the strike and more about illegal practices by the AIESL management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"AIESL
Photo: Shared to Aviation A2Z<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

AIESL Technician Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prashant Kumar Ji, Secretary, Suraj Kumar Ji, Dy. Secretary and Sashi Bhusan Kumar Ji, President of AIAMEU, on behalf of AIESL technicians<\/a>, wrote to Sharad Agarwal, CEO of AIESL and CHRO, on April 8, 2024, about the strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIAMEU, the largest and only union in India that represents Aircarft Maintenance Engineering personnel is actively addressing the grievances of Aircraft technician\/support services engineer\/trainee AME \/ cat A \/ AMP in the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the letter, AIAMEU members wrote about the decision, which was not made lightly due to negligence and failure from the management side to address and resolve legitimate concerns and issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"AI
AI engineering Services Limited (AIESL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Grievances and Concerns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the key grievances and concerns by technicians with Management:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Promotion:<\/strong>
    It has been about seven years since joining; no promotions have been awarded within the company, which has led to widespread frustration and demoralization among the workforce. This lack of career advancement opportunities has created a sense of stagnation and discontent among employees. Despite the career progression that has been provided to us at the time of joining the organization, we have been denied our basic rights, which is a blatant violation of our rights as per the established company policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. New Service Letter Agreement:<\/strong>
    The recent forced implementation of a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) has exposed a clear discrimination between permanent and FTE staff, with a glaring disparity in notice periods and benefits. The abrupt change in the notice period from one month to three months for Technicians and six months for Certifying staff has created confusion, rage, and anger among employees. A huge amount of resistance was observed from all over India. The AIAMEU union requested the management to change this, but as usual management turned a blind eye towards us.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Revised Salary for technicians who have completed 2-3 years of service:<\/strong>
    It was promised in front of ALC that the salary of the technicians who have completed 2-3 yrs. of service will be revised. However, the technicians are still awaiting overdue salary revisions, which is unjust and unethical, and unacceptable. This delay shows a failure in the commitments made by management and the lies told over time that they care for us and are ready to help us and address our concerns. This matter, due to time has grown discontent among technicians and eroded management’s trust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Uniform Discrimination:<\/strong>
    Unilateral changes to uniform policies without prior consultation or consent demonstrate a lack of transparency and accountability, further compounded by the apparent misuse of company funds. Disparities in the color and quality of the uniform have created a sense of division where we, “FTE,” feel insecure, undervalued, and marginalized. We FTEs’ s contribute to the 75% working category of “AIESL,” and such steps force us to think that the management does not consider us as their own staff or equal to their permanent employee. Such actions poorly reflect the management’s ethical standards and contribute to a climate of distrust and resentment among employees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Mendacious Promises from the Management:<\/strong>
    During the Last strike, it was discussed in front of ALC (that management would establish a committee and help to address issues related to the Termed Employment (FTE) rule, Basic Salary revision, Career Progression Scheme, Inclusion of DA in salary, etc., within a period of 90 days. But this promise also turned out to be mendacious and showed management’s lie, which was said overtime just to avoid the elephant in the room. These management decisions have created an atmosphere of unrest among the employees and led us to realize that management thinks highly of themselves and has started considering them as an Institution. This gross violation of our constitutional rights and undermines the principles of fairness and justice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    Aircraft Maintenance Technicians of AIESL are going for a strike. They're fed up with undemocratic decisions of AIESL management.
    MAG team extends full support to @aiame_union<\/a> for their move. Timely increment, salary revision, promotion , unfair hiring… these are the major..1\/2 pic.twitter.com\/gxYEdiwzT3<\/a><\/p>— Mission AME Graduation (@MAG4AME) April 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>