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Apollo labour talks fail to arrive at settlement

KOCHI: The management of PTL Enterprises, formerly Premier Tyres Limited and now leased to Apollo Tyres, has said that the trade unions demanding the reopening of the locked out Kalamassery unit should first address the 12 management proposals, including the issues related to productivity.

A statement issued by the management here on Friday said that in the meeting held on Tuesday, trade unions were ready to consider only three items.

The unions wanted the lockout, since December 6, to be lifted and discuss the remaining items of the proposals later.

However, the statement claimed that the unions at the Kalamassery plant tended to “drag discussions unnecessarily and delay the proceedings,” and the management suggested all these items be discussed and settled within 10 to 15 days before the lifting of the lockout.

The management statement came a day after trade union leaders claimed that the management of Apollo Tyres was delaying the reopening of the Kalamassery unit. President of the Premier Tyres Employees’ Union (CITU) K.N. Ravindranath told reporters on Thursday that steps had to be taken to boost the quality and productivity.

President of Premier Tyres Workers’ Union, V.D. Satheesan, MLA, said that the employees had yielded to conditions fixed by the management in the past.

The company management, however, said in its statement that no settlement could be reached on Tuesday as the unions were not willing to consider the management proposal.

The 12 proposals made by the management include issues related to productivity improvement, delivering of agreed upon output, full capacity utilisation of all equipment, modernisation and upgradation of low productivity equipment, sourcing of components from competitive sources.

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