TNAG-0127-FCO40-163-Illegal-strikes-and-lockouts-ordinance-1969 — Page 80

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The power of the Left Wing Unions in the

public utility services has been largely

broken and any early industrial dispute in

these services leading to a stoppage of

work initiated by a trade union would seem

unlikely. Spontaneous stoppages caused by some

specific grievance, or a further attempt at creating widespread strikes for political

motives would seem more likely possibilities.

No legislation could deal effectively with

the latter and the banning of strikes under

penalty in the case of the former, without

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effective arrangements for dealing with grievances,

would contribute little to industrial peace.

a panillel exists in that India's

It may be argued that/India's recent

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Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968,

customs

which gives the Government of India power to

prohibit strikes in the essential services

which include post, telegraph and telephones;

rail, air, port and other transport;

mint and security printing; defence establish-

ments; and any other service in connection

with matters in respect of which Parliament

has legislative powers. It must be noted,

however, that there already exist in these

services joint consultative machinery and some

tegrette, wink

compulsory arbitration and a firmly

established tradition of trade union

representation and collective bargaining;

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notwithstanding this, an assurance was given by Gant of Juding

that modified and improved negotiating and

arbitration machinery would be introduced by

legislation.

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