Aggrieved techies in TN meet state govt; union might be in the offing

Next meeting is scheduled on May 22

A tripartite meeting between Cognizant Technology Solutions, group of employees and State Labour Department was held in Chennai on Wednesday raising speculation that an IT union is slowly taking shape in the state.

This is the second such meeting held by the state with Cognizant and employees who were asked to leave from the company. Last week a conciliation meeting was held in Hyderabad, with the company seeking two weeks to respond.

During Wednesday's meeting in Chennai, a group of employees under the leadership of Forum of IT Employees (FITE) participated and alleged that the company is forcing some of the employees