Citued trade union demands recognition of the majority association in the Sriperumbudur factory of Hyundai Motor

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Another unrest seems to brew in the industrial corridor of Sriperumbudur after the recent Samsung -Saga.

While Hyundai wants to struggle a new wage agreement with United Union of Hyundai employees (UUHE)-de-the Labor Union-supported by the Citu-supported Hyundai Motors India Employees Union (Hmieu) made a strike report stating that 1,457 of the 2,420 permanent employees have noticed. This gives Hmieu a clear majority about Uuhe, the notification signed by Union Leader Muthukumar States, adding that Hyundai Hmieu must include in current wage negotiations or facilitates a vote of the secret ballot union.

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) operates its car factory in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, and this comes at a time when conversations about long -term wages are going on in the facility.

The Citu, which was involved in the recent Samsung strike on similar grounds, issued a strike message on 23 June stating that it has the majority and should also be part of the wage negotiations.

“Of the 2,450 are more than 1,300 with us,” said E Muthu Kumar, President, Hmieu, said line. “How can the company deal with the other trade union when we have the majority,” he added.

“Hmieu has issued a strike message against the repeated and illegal behavior of Hyundai. Decisions must reflect the will of the majority workers,” said the notification.

However, company sources dispute the claim that says that there are no more than 200 employees at Citu. Hmil did not recognize Hmieu.

In the strike message, Kumar proposes two ways to arrange the dispute. “The first is to verify membership documents that have been submitted by both trade unions. If it is not decisive, you perform a secret ballot for employees to identify the majority union,” he said.

The notification also stated that core problems go further than just wage revision and an increased workload includes reduced workforce, the introduction of automation and artificial intelligence without reducing working hours, including forced overtime without negotiations.

With regard to this issue, the HMIL has said that it is a non -recognizing minority union. Instead of the current lawsuits in court, the company cannot comment on matters that are elementthe company added.

“Courts, including the Supreme Court and the High Courts, have repeatedly recommended the secret voting method when determining the majority status in comparable cases in Yamaha, Foxconn, Indian Railways and Neyveli Lignite Corporation. In 2015, for example, the Multipleness Union was declared the Multipleness Union.

The previous three -year wage scheme at HMIL was implemented with a retrospective effect from 1 April 2021 and remained in force until 31 March 2024. The package saw a salary increase of £ 28,200 per month (in the ratio of 55 percent, 25 percent and 20 percent for a period of three years), among other things. No fewer than 2,239 technicians from the company benefited from the revised wage package, according to the 2022 agreement.

Published on June 26, 2025