Bajaj management prejudiced against workers' demands: Union

Mumbai: Justifying all its demands, including allocation of CSR funds for the education of employees' children and construction of a museum in the memory of the company's founder, Bajaj Auto employees union said the management was exhibiting a 'prejudiced' mindset.

Rajeev Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj Auto said that the management will not tolerate another agitation at the company's Chakan plant and termed the union's demands as ‘insane and preposterous’.

"This reveals the prejudiced thinking of the Bajaj management against the union. The history of Bajaj management in terms of industrial relations is always awful and there is a need to introspect why is it so," Dilip Pawar, Union President said in a letter to the management.

"We do not want to criticise Bajaj management due to our magnanimity. But it is our moral responsibility to justify our position and demands," added Pawar. The union has warned of stoppage of work at Chakan plant from April 28.

The union had also served a notice with a list of demands, which include allocation of CSR funds for education of employees' children, setting up a museum in the name of company's founder Jamnalal Bajaj within a year and allotment of shares at a discounted price.

The Chakan plant employs over 2,000 workers, including around 900 permanent ones, and produces 1.2 million units of bikes a year, including the Pulsar, Avenger, Ninja and the KTM brands.