{"id":1656,"date":"2011-10-28T16:53:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T15:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialism.in\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2012-02-28T13:03:42","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T12:03:42","slug":"maruti-strike-ends-or-is-it-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/?p=1656","title":{"rendered":"Maruti Strike Ends or Is it So?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As<\/span> suddenly<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>erupted,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> 14 day <\/span>strike<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Suzuki<\/span> <\/span>plant<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>Manesar<\/span> <\/span>plant<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>Gurgaon<\/span> <\/span>has<\/span> <\/span>once<\/span> <\/span>again<\/span> <\/span>ended<\/span> <\/span>abruptly.<\/span> <\/span>After<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>42<\/span> <\/span>hour<\/span> <\/span>marathon<\/span> <\/span>negotiations<\/span> <\/span>involving<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>management,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Haryana<\/span> <\/span>government<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>representatives,<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>was<\/span> <\/span>resolved<\/span> on 21<\/span>st<\/span><\/sup> October <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>management<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>take<\/span> <\/span>back<\/span> <\/span>all<\/span> <\/span>1200<\/span> <\/span>contract<\/span> <\/span>workers,<\/span> <\/span>64<\/span> <\/span>suspended<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> also <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>taken<\/span> <\/span>back<\/span> <\/span>but<\/span> <\/span>30<\/span> <\/span>others<\/span> <\/span>continue<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>remain<\/span> <\/span>suspended,<\/span> <\/span>all<\/span> <\/span>transport<\/span> <\/span>services<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>resumed,<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>‘Grievance<\/span> <\/span>Redressal<\/span> <\/span>Committee’<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>‘Labour<\/span> <\/span>Welfare<\/span> <\/span>Committee’<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>set<\/span> <\/span>up.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Though<\/span> <\/span>partial<\/span> <\/span>victory<\/span> <\/span>though<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>may<\/span> <\/span>seem,<\/span> <\/span>however<\/span> <\/span>if<\/span> <\/span>we<\/span> <\/span>look<\/span> <\/span>back<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>events<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>past<\/span> <\/span>5<\/span> <\/span>months<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>situation<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>back<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>square<\/span> <\/span>one.<\/span> <\/span>The<\/span> agreement<\/span> <\/span>remains<\/span> <\/span>silent<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>main<\/span> <\/span>demand<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>all<\/span> <\/span>along<\/span> <\/span>i.e.,<\/span> <\/span>recognition<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>union<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>both<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>management<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>government.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Workers of Maruti Coerced?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So<\/span> how on earth after a heroic struggle, <\/span>did<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>situation<\/span> <\/span>come<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>pass?<\/span> T<\/span>he<\/span> <\/span>management<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>time<\/span> <\/span>being<\/span> <\/span>may<\/span> <\/span>even<\/span> <\/span>treat<\/span> <\/span>its<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>with<\/span> <\/span>kids<\/span>–<\/span>gloves<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>think<\/span> <\/span>twice<\/span> <\/span>before<\/span> seeking attacking them once again, <\/span>given<\/span> its <\/span>huge<\/span> credibility gap <\/span>and<\/span> losses it <\/span>has<\/span> incurred <\/span>during<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> last <\/span>5<\/span> <\/span>months,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Company<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>under<\/span> <\/span>enormous<\/span> <\/span>pressure<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>its<\/span> <\/span>share<\/span> <\/span>holders.<\/span> <\/span>But<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>naive<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>think<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>situation<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>back<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>normal<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>even<\/span> <\/span>better<\/span> <\/span>than<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>old<\/span> <\/span>days<\/span> <\/span>before<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>strike.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>makes<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>situation<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>uncertain<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>agreement<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>even<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>less<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>credible<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>reports<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>starting<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>come<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>on<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>how<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>negotiations<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>were<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>conducted.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Hindustan<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Times<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(HT)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>report<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(22<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>October,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>2011),<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>workers<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>representatives<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>were<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>literally<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>held<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>hostage<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>by<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>management<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>government<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>nearly<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>3<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>days<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>were<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>warned<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>arrest<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>if<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>they<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>failed<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>reach<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>settlement<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>with<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>management.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workers<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>were<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>not<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>allowed<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>have<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>any<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>contact<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>with<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>outsiders<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>advice<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>not<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>even<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>allowed<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>meet<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>their<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>families<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>3<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>days.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>And<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>top<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>it<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>all,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>workers<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>were<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>also<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>being<\/span><\/span><\/span> continuously <\/span><\/span><\/span>monitored<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>by<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>their<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>so<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>called<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>leaders<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>CITU<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>AITUC<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>reach<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>solution<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(read<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>compromise)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>with<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>management.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(See<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>also:<\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/India-news\/Haryana\/42-hour-marathon-peace-talks-that-broke-Maruti-deadlock\/Article1-760163.aspx<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Industrial<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>Peace!<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>At<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>what<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>cost?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>details<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>yet<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>emerge,<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>those<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>us<\/span> <\/span>attuned<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workings<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>leadership<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>these<\/span> <\/span>Central<\/span> <\/span>TU’s<\/span> <\/span>this<\/span> <\/span>has<\/span> <\/span>not<\/span> <\/span>come<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>surprise.<\/span> <\/span>They<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>betrayed<\/span> <\/span>them<\/span> <\/span>twice<\/span> <\/span>before<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>do<\/span> <\/span>so<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>times<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>come<\/span> <\/span>because<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>has<\/span> <\/span>always<\/span> <\/span>been<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>role<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>being<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>way<\/span> <\/span>rather<\/span> <\/span>than<\/span> <\/span>showing<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>way<\/span> <\/span>forward<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Indian<\/span> <\/span>working<\/span> <\/span>class.<\/span> <\/span>However,<\/span> <\/span>cracks<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>start<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>emerge,<\/span> <\/span>if<\/span> <\/span>not<\/span> <\/span>already<\/span> <\/span>emerging,<\/span> <\/span>because<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>leadership<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Central<\/span> <\/span>TU’s<\/span> <\/span>do<\/span> <\/span>not<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>complete<\/span> <\/span>sway<\/span> <\/span>over<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Suzuki<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>even<\/span> <\/span>its<\/span> <\/span>union<\/span> <\/span>leadership.<\/span> <\/span>The<\/span> <\/span>MSEU<\/span> <\/span>leadership<\/span> <\/span>though<\/span> <\/span>inexperienced<\/span> <\/span>has<\/span> <\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>displayed<\/span> <\/span>much<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>combativity<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>independent<\/span> <\/span>initiative<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>actions<\/span> <\/span>were<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>driven<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>militancy<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>plant<\/span> <\/span>than<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>directions<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>leadership<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Central<\/span> <\/span>TU’s.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> <\/span>Bhupinder<\/span> <\/span>Singh<\/span> <\/span>Hooda<\/span> <\/span>led<\/span> <\/span>Congress<\/span> <\/span>government<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>Haryana<\/span> <\/span>might<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>congratulating<\/span> <\/span>itself<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>brokering<\/span> <\/span>an<\/span> <\/span>agreement<\/span> <\/span>through<\/span> <\/span>its<\/span> Mafioso<\/span> <\/span>tactics<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>khap<\/span> <\/span>panchayat<\/span> <\/span>(a<\/span> <\/span>feudal<\/span> <\/span>style<\/span> <\/span>summary<\/span> <\/span>(in)<\/span> <\/span>justice<\/span> <\/span>system<\/span> <\/span>like<\/span> <\/span>flogging<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>stone<\/span> <\/span>pelting<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>social<\/span> <\/span>ostracising)<\/span> <\/span>style<\/span> <\/span>diktats,<\/span> <\/span>but<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>foolish<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>imagine<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>this<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>work<\/span> <\/span>every<\/span> <\/span>time<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>sitting<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>powder<\/span> <\/span>keg<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>over<\/span> <\/span>2<\/span> <\/span>million<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>Gurgaon<\/span> <\/span>living<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>working<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>similar<\/span> <\/span>conditions<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Suzuki<\/span> <\/span>workers.<\/span> <\/span>If<\/span> <\/span>not<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Suzuki,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>struggle<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>bound<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>return<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>another<\/span> <\/span>plant<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>factory<\/span> <\/span>with<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>militancy<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>determination.<\/span> <\/span>As<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>situation<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>industrial<\/span> <\/span>sector<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>far<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>being<\/span> <\/span>rosy,<\/span> <\/span>reminiscent<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>medieval<\/span> <\/span>times,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>new<\/span> <\/span>young<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>bound<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>resist<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>kind<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>oppression<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>super<\/span> <\/span>exploitation<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>multinational<\/span> <\/span>corporations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span> <\/span>‘Grevience<\/span> <\/span>Redressal<\/span> <\/span>Committee’<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>‘Labour<\/span> <\/span>Welfare<\/span> <\/span>Committee’<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>no<\/span> <\/span>substitute<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>union.<\/span> <\/span>They<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>only<\/span> <\/span>remain<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>tool<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>management<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>government<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>far<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>welfare<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>redressal,<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>simply<\/span> <\/span>another<\/span> <\/span>mechanism<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>conduct<\/span> <\/span>war<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>other<\/span> <\/span>means.<\/span> <\/span>While<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Suzuki<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>long<\/span> <\/span>way<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>go<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>realising<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>demands,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>3<\/span> <\/span>successive<\/span> <\/span>strikes<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>5<\/span> <\/span>months<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>definitely<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>build<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>consciousness<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>they<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>learn<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>overcome<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>mistakes<\/span> <\/span>made<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>past.<\/span> <\/span>A<\/span> <\/span>strike,<\/span> <\/span>if<\/span> <\/span>anything<\/span> <\/span>else,<\/span> <\/span>teaches<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>than<\/span> <\/span>what<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>learnt<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>lifetime<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>action<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>proved<\/span> <\/span>beyond<\/span> <\/span>doubt<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>they<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>than<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>worthier<\/span> <\/span>match<\/span> <\/span>than<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>detractors<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>imagine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unprecedented<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>Class<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>solidarity<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>already<\/span> <\/span>evident<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>used<\/span> <\/span>all<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>social<\/span> <\/span>tools<\/span> <\/span>under<\/span> <\/span>disposal<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>strengthen<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>struggle,<\/span> <\/span>because<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>support<\/span> <\/span>pages<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>facebook<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>messaging<\/span> <\/span>through<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>twitter,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Suzuki<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>struggle<\/span> <\/span>got<\/span> <\/span>wide<\/span> <\/span>publicity<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>solidarity<\/span> <\/span>actions<\/span> <\/span>were<\/span> <\/span>held<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>many<\/span> <\/span>industrial<\/span> <\/span>centres<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>country.<\/span> <\/span>Many<\/span> <\/span>messages<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>solidarity<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>fighting<\/span> <\/span>union<\/span> <\/span>organisations<\/span> <\/span>poured<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>countries<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>Australia,<\/span> <\/span>Brazil,<\/span> <\/span>South<\/span> <\/span>Africa,<\/span> <\/span>United<\/span> <\/span>States<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>many<\/span> <\/span>more.<\/span> <\/span>Next<\/span> <\/span>time<\/span> <\/span>round<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>particular<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>others<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>general<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>mount<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>sustained<\/span> <\/span>struggles<\/span> <\/span>which<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>pave<\/span> <\/span>way<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>significant<\/span> <\/span>victories<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>radicalisation<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>working<\/span> <\/span>class.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Vacuum<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>and<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>Crisis<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>of<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>leadership<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>vast<\/span> <\/span>gap<\/span> <\/span>between<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>aspirations<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>leadership<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Central<\/span> <\/span>TU’s,<\/span> <\/span>whose<\/span> <\/span>only<\/span> <\/span>vision<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>maintain<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> \u201c<\/span>good<\/span> <\/span>industrial<\/span> <\/span>relations<\/span>\u201d <\/span>which<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>nothing<\/span> <\/span>but<\/span> <\/span>care<\/span> <\/span>taking<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>profit<\/span> <\/span>margins<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>capitalist<\/span> <\/span>classes.<\/span> <\/span>In<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>era<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>globalisation<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>oppressive<\/span> <\/span>neo-liberal<\/span> <\/span>agenda,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Trade<\/span> <\/span>Unions<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>most<\/span> <\/span>countries<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>become<\/span> <\/span>pawns<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>conduits<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>capitalist<\/span> <\/span>regimes<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>offload<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>economic<\/span> <\/span>crisis<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>backs<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>working<\/span> <\/span>people.<\/span> <\/span>In<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>west<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>England<\/span> <\/span>&<\/span> <\/span>Wales<\/span> <\/span>new<\/span> <\/span>formations<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>breaking<\/span> <\/span>away<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>these<\/span> <\/span>ideologically<\/span> <\/span>bankrupt<\/span> <\/span>Trade<\/span> <\/span>Union<\/span> <\/span>centres<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>challenge<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>capitalist<\/span> <\/span>system.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>only<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>matter<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>time<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>events<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>excellent<\/span> <\/span>show<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>class<\/span> <\/span>power<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>solidarity<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>Suzuki<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>new<\/span> <\/span>democratic<\/span> <\/span>&<\/span> <\/span>militant<\/span> <\/span>Trade<\/span> <\/span>Union<\/span> <\/span>centre<\/span> <\/span>would<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>built<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>India<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>can<\/span> <\/span>harness<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>energy<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>young<\/span> <\/span>working<\/span> <\/span>class<\/span> <\/span>which<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>eventually<\/span> <\/span>challenge<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>system<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>capitalism<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>replace<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>with<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>Democratic<\/span> <\/span>Socialist<\/span> <\/span>system.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> <\/span>crisis<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>Maruti<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>heart<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>reflection<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>crisis<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>global<\/span> <\/span>capitalism<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>world<\/span> <\/span>over.<\/span> <\/span>As<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>New<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>Socialist<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>Alternative<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>(CWI<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 <\/strong><\/span>India)<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>always<\/span> <\/span>maintained,<\/span> <\/span>victory<\/span> <\/span>can<\/span> <\/span>only<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>ensured<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>challenging<\/span> <\/span>capitalism<\/span> <\/span>through<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>unionisation<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>working<\/span> <\/span>class<\/span> <\/span>through<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>mass<\/span> <\/span>mobilisation<\/span> <\/span>campaign<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Central<\/span> <\/span>TU<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span> <\/span>,which<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>itself<\/span> <\/span>has<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>democratised,<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>bring<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>new<\/span> <\/span>leadership<\/span> <\/span>based<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>democratic<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>workers<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>factory,<\/span> <\/span>city,<\/span> <\/span>state<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>national<\/span> <\/span>level.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anand<\/em><\/span> <\/em><\/span>Kumar<\/em><\/span> <\/em><\/span>&<\/em><\/span> <\/em><\/span>Jagadish<\/em><\/span> <\/em><\/span>G<\/em><\/span> <\/em><\/span>Chandra<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/strong><\/em><\/span>Socialist<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/strong><\/em><\/span>Alternative<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/strong><\/em><\/span>(CWI-India)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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