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BMS Sweeps IISCO Steel Plant Union Polls, Marking Shift
Workers at the IISCO Steel Plant voted to choose their trade union representatives.
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or BMS, won by a large margin.
It received 2,189 votes, more than 66 percent of the total.
The Congress-backed INTUC received 781 votes.
The CPI(M)-backed CITU received 215 votes.
The plant is in Burnpur, in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district.
A state minister said the result showed changing worker preferences.
The election took place before a major expansion project planned for the plant.
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh won the IISCO Steel Plant union elections.
BMS received 2,189 votes, securing more than 66 percent of the total.
Congress-backed INTUC placed second with 781 votes, while CPI(M)-backed CITU received 215.
The result strengthens BMS’s position at the 107-year-old plant in Burnpur.
The victory came ahead of a planned expansion project reportedly worth over Rs.45,000 crore.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, INTUC and CITU contested the union election; BMS won.
- What
- BMS secured a landslide victory in the IISCO Steel Plant trade union polls.
- Where
- IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur, Paschim Bardhaman district.
- When
- The election date is not specified; the victory came ahead of the planned expansion project.
- Why
- Workers voted to select their trade union representatives; the result was described as a shift in worker sentiment.
Key facts
- Winning union
- Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
- BMS votes
- 2,189
- BMS vote share
- More than 66 percent
- INTUC votes
- 781
- CITU votes
- 215
- Plant age
- 107 years
- Planned expansion
- More than Rs.45,000 crore
Quotes
Agnimitra Paul
Asansol South MLA and West Bengal Urban Development Minister
“The results are a clear indication of which way the workers of central public sector units are shifting. It is a huge victory for our labour union in SAIL ISP Burnpur, coming just ahead of the massive upcoming expansion project worth over Rs.45,000 crore.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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