On 20th June 2025 Siemens Workers’ Union signed Wage Settlement for Aurangabad Works with the company.
Union has raised charter of demand in December 24 and negotiation for the wage settlement started from April 2024.
Main topic of this settlement was sustainability, cost competitiveness, work flexibility and clarification on several terms related to production process. Besides the pressure from shop floor to settle it as soon as possible. The Aurangabad workmen has shown a great deal of patience and never resorted to any indiscipline on shopfloor.
Mr Ganesh Pitale, Chief Manager P&O, appreciated the union for its positive approach at every stage of negotiation. He also stated, “In Siemens we live by a culture. We meet, discuss and quarrels on topics but we settle things on table mutually.”
Mr. Vyasaraju Karunakaran, factory head said it is my first experience as part of negotiation team member. The maturity of the union representative towards meeting the customer need ensuring siemens standard and on time as promised is appreciable. The factory will grow and the workmen will also prosper in its shadow.
Mr. Praveen Deshmukh, Executive Vice President – P&O, congratulated all workman for showing patience and discipline even during events of disagreements on several demands. New product introduction and new recruitments are the need of hour for the factory and he asked Mr. Vyasaraju to take up the challenge and fill the factory with load of new orders and workmen.
Mr. Manoj Bodke, President-SWU, while negotiating both parties were concentrating on productivity. For management, it is an indication of factory effectiveness and profitability and for workmen, it is the amount they will earn as incentive. Our lovable comrade Uday Mahale always used to say, “It’s always easy to sign a settlement but real test is in its implementation”. We have given words on workmen behalf, “We are sure that every workman will abide by the terms of settlement and work hard.”
Mr. Girish Ashtekar, General Secretary-SWU, said the spirit of settlement can never be wrote on paper. We should implement what we agreed. Similarly, the management will also do in same way. The success of this agreement will be seen from the recruitment as we agreed mutually in the settlement. Work hard, upskill yourself, pass on your technical legacy to newly recruited workmen.
It was a joyous moment for all the workmen of Aurangabad. The workmen celebrated their happiness by firing crackers and the Union Board at the gate of the factory was honored by garlanding with the hands of General Secretary and President. A felicitation ceremony for all the Office bearers was organized by the workmen.
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