On the 12th March 2025 Siemens Workers’ Union signed Wage Settlement for Kalwa works with the company.
The previous agreement was applicable to up to 31st December 2023. Union has gone through many challenges on grounds of global work practices, global products introduction and new standard of workmanship.
The wage negotiation was delayed due to setup and introduction of such global process advancements in factories but union and management started meeting and were able to settle the demands of each side mutually.
Mr Praveen Deshmukh, Executive Vice President – P&O, appreciated the union approach towards the discussions that took place. He ensured to sign the next wage settlement with zero arrears on the very next day of end of Wage Settlement 2025.
Mr. R. K Barnwal said that we discussed hard and healthy though it took 15 months but next time we should start early so that we should finish on time. He appreciated union solutions towards sudden and temporary business surges.
Mr Manoj Bodke, President – SWU told the management that we are sure that our members will learn new technology to ensure that factory will produce quality products and deliver them on time we should work hard to be competitive and grow in market.
Mr Girish Ashtekar, General Secretary-SWU said though it took 15 long months to conclude the terms of settlements but at last it is fruitful. He expressed his gratitude to both factory heads Mr. Uday Lahane and Mr. R. K Barnwal for their patience and effective, dedicated and healthy discussion on the demands of both parties.
The joy and delightfulness of settlement were celebrated by all the members in the factory premises. All the new recruited workmen including the Women employee were very happy with the Settlement.
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