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India: Union betrays more than 3-month-long strike by Toyota workers in Bangalore Despite the enormous militancy and courage shown by over 3,000 striking workers attached to two Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM) plants near Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, the more than three-month-long strike against speed-ups and witch-hunts against militant workers by management has ended in defeat. The company successfully engineered a split in the leadership of the TKM Employees Union (TKMEU) to conclude the sell-out earlier this month. Toyota workers and Karnataka farmers stage joint procession in Bengaluru After the company persuaded a faction of the TKMEU executive committee to sign an “undertaking” on company terms, management declared on March 1 that the union had agreed to end the strike. Although the rest of the TKMEU leadership initially rejected the company’s claims and vowed to fight on, the union performed an about-face two days later ....
Lockout withdrawn at Toyota Kirloskar’s Bidadi manufacturing plant Lockout withdrawn at Toyota Kirloskar’s Bidadi manufacturing plant It was on November 10 that the first lockout began. It was taken back for a brief time but then resumed on November 23. advertisement UPDATED: January 13, 2021 11:39 IST Toyota recently added a new premium variant to the Fortuner SUV, in the form of the Fortuner Legender. HIGHLIGHTS It was on November 10 that the first lock lockout began. Out of total staff strength of close to 6000 workers, some 3500 are members of the Toyota Kirloskar Motor Employees Union. The company has all along maintained that the strike by the employee union was illegal. ....