Trade unions tells government to stop further stake sale in CIL

NEW DELHI: Five trade unions have told the government that if the issue of further disinvestment in Coal IndiaBSE 2.29 % is not resolved they might resort to industrial action, including stoppage of production, Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said today. 

"Five central trade unions (CTUs)...have given notice ... to the Honourable Minister of Coal to stop further 10 per cent disinvestment in CIL," Patil said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

"In the aforementioned notice it is mentioned that if the issue of further 10 per cent disinvestment is not resolved, along with other demands, the coal workers/five CTUs shall be constrained to resort to industrial action, including stoppage of coal dispatch/production," the minister said. Economic Times .