A 14 day strike by workers at Mahindra’s Igatpuri plant to protest the suspension of a two employees ended on April 22. The suspension of the workers was revoked after they tendered a written and unconditional apology. The President of Bhartiya Kamgar Sena, affiliated to Shiv Sena, Shri Suryakant Mahadik has given an assurance that workers would not indulge in any breach of discipline in the future.
The management has also received a personal assurance from the Shiv Sena President, Uddhav Thackeray, that such instances will not be repeated in future by the workers within the plant. The Indian SUV major’s Igatpuri Plant works on a three shift basis and produces mills for the XUV500, Bolero, Xylo and well as commercial vehicles like the Genio and the Maxximo.