Shiv Sena workers vandalize Mumbai hotel

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MUMBAI: Over 300 workers of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (BKS), the Shiv Sena's labour wing, on Wednesday vandalized the Hotel Intercontinental

Grand to protest the sacking of at least 21 employees, a party leader said. ( Watch )

BKS president Suryakant Mahadik said that the hotel sacked its employees for trying to form a labour union with affiliation to BKS.

"When the workers persisted in their efforts to unite the hotel employees under the BKS flag, they were sacked without any notice or compensation six months ago," Mahadik said.

Mahadik said the hotel management "threw us a challenge by vowing to never let the BKS form a union on its premises".

Agitated by this, over 300 BKS men led by Mahadik, the Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha Member Sanjay Raut and legislator Anil Parab marched to the hotel to protest its "anti-labour policies".

Admitting that some BKS workers clambered up the gates and vandalised the hotel lobby and broke glass doors and windows, Mahadik claimed that "the hotel management provoked my workers into causing damage in the premises".

"The police baton charged us but we are used to police caning," he added.

Police and the hotel's management were unavailable for comment.

The hotel is located barely two kms from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and is a favourite among business travellers.

Mahadik said that if the management fails to heed its demand that the sacked employees be reinstated and a BKS union formed in the hotel by this evening, the group will "take further steps".
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my cousin is doing his internship there... as the hotel is affiliated with ITM khargar..

i did call him when this happnd.... he was in the hotel at that time .. he said...

we dont need terrorists when he have these jerks arounds.

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Shiv Sena workers vandalize Mumbai hotel-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India
 
i dont understand...

the workers were thrown out for affiliating wid labour committe n hotel management threw them out...without any compensation...

how does that make BKS jerks?

do u have any idea how much the employees at hotel are being overworked?

they dont get paid for overtime. only compensation one can expect after a double shift is a holiday which they hardly get.

These workers get underpaid n overworked...n hotel management should be jerks here shouldnt they?

ask ur cousin this same question after he finishes internship n starts working as a regular...
 
@ madnav :- Just because you are not treated fairly..one should go and vandalize stuff??

Their are other ways to get what yeah need...just remember GET WELL SOON MAMU
 
madnav said:
i dont understand...
These workers get underpaid n overworked...n hotel management should be jerks here shouldnt they?

ask ur cousin this same question after he finishes internship n starts working as a regular...
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+1:ohyeah:
 
madnav said:
i dont understand...
the workers were thrown out for affiliating wid labour committe n hotel management threw them out...without any compensation...
how does that make BKS jerks?

do u have any idea how much the employees at hotel are being overworked?
they dont get paid for overtime. only compensation one can expect after a double shift is a holiday which they hardly get.
These workers get underpaid n overworked...n hotel management should be jerks here shouldnt they?

ask ur cousin this same question after he finishes internship n starts working as a regular...
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do u really think this sainiks care about their wellbeing ?

its just to garner political mileage buddy
 
well unions are a bad sign for the management mostly. after a union forms, majority of the people slack in the jobs and you cannot remove such people without major obstacles caused by the unions.

Politically affiliated unions are the worst. I say this from experience. Because of them a profit making company my relatives were working in came down to huge losses in just a few years and was forced to shut down.
 
Union is necessary at certain levels. . .you and me may not feel the need. . . But many workers are exploited in india. . . And the management will never listen to unions without political backing. If it wasnt for them, the working conditions would have been worse than that of china here.
sometimes violence is necessary. . During legal actions, the management will come up with any excuse for removing employees.
 
jith77 said:
Union is necessary at certain levels. . .you and me may not feel the need. . . But many workers are exploited in india. . . And the management will never listen to unions without political backing. If it wasnt for them, the working conditions would have been worse than that of china here.
sometimes violence is necessary. . During legal actions, the management will come up with any excuse for removing employees.
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:S :S They woke up after six months for this violent act. What was the legal course of action they followed...

Today everybody vouch for media. They could have gone openly to media, get their publicity & issue come to light.... instead organizations like these think they are above law... :@
 
though wont like to comment on this issue as i dont know exact details...

But regarding SS...they became famous as they were formed mainly becoz of mill workers and they were as their protector.....

Presently u see those mill worker who lost their jobs in 80s are still without work....And the SS itself became owner of Kohinoor mills...which latter is now part of MNS....but not a single plan was form for the helping those ppl

The main reason why political parties like SS,MNS ,Sp and even congress gets involve in this matter is because they get funds from them...in short hafta.....

Earlier MNS started pelting stones on reliance as their bill were getting higher....but in last one year thrice they have increased the price in comparision with BSES....and no action taken by them now...why?

Reason::ALl MNS offices in mumbai...and even residents of their top leader get free electricity...and we have to face the price hike....

Same way the hotel issue will be resolve in a month.....And latter when SS top leaders sons marriages will b arranged..where this ppl(hotels) charge ard 5-7 lakhs for the ball room per day plus a crore rupees of show off.....they will get all free.....

So in short if u really think for the ppl why dont u go their carrying nation flag rather than party flag......also no one will touch the nation flag....wheras party flag are found in every junkyard....in short this is all their business

I still dont know why the Sc havent strictly act on parties which call band or bring states to ransom...why their electoral power of party is not cancelled and why they dont pay fine for the damage they do the govt machinery
 
madnav said:
i dont understand...
the workers were thrown out for affiliating wid labour committe n hotel management threw them out...without any compensation...
how does that make BKS jerks?

do u have any idea how much the employees at hotel are being overworked?
they dont get paid for overtime. only compensation one can expect after a double shift is a holiday which they hardly get.
These workers get underpaid n overworked...n hotel management should be jerks here shouldnt they?

ask ur cousin this same question after he finishes internship n starts working as a regular...
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Are you from Hotel Industry? Are you a Hotel management Graduate?? Do you have any realtime experience working in a 5 star Hotel?? If not please do not comment.

I think then the BKS should destroy all the dhabas and local restaurants to the last brick down. I think the real overworking and underpayment comes there (in comparison to 5 star hotels).

Peace :)
 
violent action was taken 6months after the worker were sacked n BKS was challenged to form a union under the hotel premises.

how non-political is that?

if hotel management is playing fair then it has nothing to wory abt worker unions...

no management like to haveresistance...bt its the resistance that makes the service better for every1.

Graduates working at restaurants n hotels in india are very underpaid..unless part of management.

an Average chef at A-class Hotel in mumbai having 1.5lac business everyday gets paid 7k per month including all incentives.

Dominos pays 7k to their assistant managers... who have to be in dominos till 3-4am after their evening ship which ends at 11pm....to close business after calculating cleaning all.

These are just two example that i know of...n i dont think there's any way these things gonna change widout any union or government(ya..like thats ever gonna happen.)
 
if hotel management is playing fair then it has nothing to wory abt worker unions...

no management like to haveresistance...bt its the resistance that makes the service better for every1.

Graduates working at restaurants n hotels in india are very underpaid..unless part of management.

an Average chef at A-class Hotel in mumbai having 1.5lac business everyday gets paid 7k per month including all incentives.

Dominos pays 7k to their assistant managers... who have to be in dominos till 3-4am after their evening ship which ends at 11pm....to close business after calculating cleaning all.

These are just two example that i know of...n i dont think there's any way these things gonna change widout any union or government(ya..like thats ever gonna happen.)
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Thats makes it look a bad career move, come on the watchmen in my bldg work 12 hr shifts 7 days a week, without any leave pay, just get around 2-3k a month.. The fact is the supply far exceeds the demand, which makes the job less valuable...

BTW top chef's at 5 stars are paid 6 fig salaries monthly etc...
 
Never thought that hotel management courses were the ones that makes an expert on trade union:D
i am from manufacturing sector and have seen places with and without unions. And an talking only of the best names in the industries. Now when i say exploited, dont imagine up slave trade or pow camps. All i mean is fair compensation for the work one does or is forced to do in the name of having to feed ones mouth. And these unions are NOT REPRESENTING ANY MANAGEMENT OR ENGINEER personnel.
No doubt that there are a lot of negatives in having political backed ones. But i know cases where the union and the owner does well. The issue is, in a world without unions, here almost every worker will be exploited. And not only at roadside dabbas.
about media, they are also here to do business. They will run the news till there is interest. And considering the number of employees thrown out being small, they will switch back to aliens and himesh in on time. And about their day to day issues, no media can or will highlight that
 
Roxtin said:
Are you from Hotel Industry? Are you a Hotel management Graduate?? Do you have any realtime experience working in a 5 star Hotel?? If not please do not comment.
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i did not know the discussion was not open to ppl not in Hotel management industry.if it so..then i ask OP or mods to change the title of the thread for the same.:cool2:

Roxtin said:
I think then the BKS should destroy all the dhabas and local restaurants to the last brick down. I think the real overworking and underpayment comes there (in comparison to 5 star hotels).

Peace :)
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im commenting about the ppl who work at A-class restuarants n 3-5star hotel after doing graduation/diploma in Hotel Management.

These graduates are employed on the basis of their qualification n experience...n i dont think being a part of any labour union qualifies as a valid reason for any industry to expel their workers.

bear in mind that the workers were sacked just for being part of the union...n nothing else...the violence was the part of aftermath which im nt supporting.

one thing is certain here...that ppl are supporting Management in that Hotel just coz they dont want to support the political party...at some extent.

no 1 is commenting about why the management sacked the workers widout notice/reason.
 
If someone in Mumbai wants to redecorate the house but the carpenters are asking too much money to remove out the old furniture, call the Shiv Sena folks :-D. They will do it in 5 minutes what your carpenters might take couple of days to do it. They will get experience in doing melee attacks and your old furniture is LITERALLY out the window. If you are lucky, they might do an extra favour and make a hole on the wall so that you can put the door or windows where you always wanted- and its all for free. Make sure you arent in the house when they break the house furniture though....
 
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