The fading power of labour unions

Last week witnessed the temporary lockout of two Toyota Kirloskar plants in Bidadi in Karnataka following wage disputes between the company’s management and the labour union. With the management’s decision on Thursday to end the lockout—imposed earlier citing worries over the safety of workers and management personnel—fears of violence have allayed. For the moment, the management has gained the upper hand by suspending 17 employees and not giving into the wage demands of the union.

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