OF unions plan indefinite strike, again

Nagpur: The three unions in ordnance factories, including RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS), are once again planning an indefinite strike.
On Sunday, their leaders decided to intimate the strike plan to the factories management on June 23.
Mukesh Singh, general secretary of BPMS, said there will be no strike till June 24 as the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) is applicable till then. There are plans to go on a strike from July 19, a formal notice will be given to the government a fortnight before that.
The Union cabinet last week had cleared the proposal to convert the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) into seven different public corporations. Even last year, when government had come up with the proposal, unions had served a strike notice, which was followed by negotiations.
A joint press release issued by the unions said corporatization will have serious impact on job security, wages and terminal benefits.