Why Coal India failed to sign wage revision agreement with the workers

Trade union leaders blamed the coal ministry for the delay

A three-pointer disagreement, ranging from benefits to workers’ dependents, Coal India’s strive to keep the mines running throughout the week and negotiation over the monetary benefits for contractual workers resulted in the postponement of signing the 10th coal wage agreement between the four central trade unions and the company. 
 

Trade union leaders, in turn blamed the coal ministry of compelling Coal India to include “unacceptable terms to the unions” thereby foiling the wage negotiation agreement.

After reaching an accord on August 25 late night, the formal agreement was supposed to be signed on August 31, the day, Sutirtha Bhattacharya retired as