Trade unions demand wage revision for non-executives, threaten 3-day stir in Coal India

As per the trade unions’ notice, they have demanded that the salary of non-executive employees be given according to NCWA XI.

The remuneration of non-executive employees under the most recent wage accord with Coal India has been sought by central trade unions, including Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and All India Trade Union Congress, and a three-day walkout has been threatened.

The National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA) XI should be followed for determining the non-executive employees' salaries at Coal India, according to the trade unions' demands.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) stated in a regulatory filing that it has received a combined strike notice from Central Trade Unions (BMS, INTUC, HMS, AITUC, and CITU) for a 3-day strike to be observed from October 5 to 7, 2023, at Coal CIL and its subsidiaries.

In order to protect the interests of the firm and the nation, CIL said it has already sent a letter to the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) asking for the required steps to be taken and the subject to be taken under conciliation. The coal business has been designated a "public utility service," and the continuous supply and manufacture of coal for use in electricity generation.

The non-executive employee wage must be paid in accordance with NCWA XI, according to the trade unions' warning. The coal ministry announced in June 2023 that it has accepted a salary adjustment deal struck with trade unions for non-executive workers of Coal India.

The agreement stipulates that in addition to a 25 percent rise in allowances, basic, variable dearness allowance (VDA), special dearness allowance (SDA), and attendance bonus emoluments will get 19 percent of the minimum guaranteed benefit as of July 1, 2021. The Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry (JBCCI)-XI, which was composed of members of the management of CIL, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), the central trade unions, and the Indian National Mine Workers' Federation (INMF), came to an agreement in May.