in the unit. Newly elected representative committee with local leadership became stable in the unit.
I feel that this commitment to local traditions is an important Matter. Faith in trust is very necessary in social interaction. Western societies and their religions consider this trust as an important factor. Where is the distinction in Indian tradition? If all those workers had individually returned the advance to old union then their behaviour would be normal according to Indian tradition. That action would be according to their personal and family values as Indians. But would all people give Money back? Would new union approve of it? As a matter of fact the new Union and their leaders had won the battle for allegiance of workers. Why should they have bothered about the losers? It was necessary to rekindle Ram in their minds. As a Karta of the family it was my duty to awaken this Value in their minds. Ram ultimately said after winning the battle that the animosity has ended with the death of the vanquished. (Maranantarani Vairani AXoTrcfereRToR). This was latent in their minds. My job was only to rekindle it. As a Manager, as a Karta or elder brother I had to do my duty. I did that. Distinction in my behaviour lies in my assuming the role of a Karta. As it is, I was not a worker. I was not their leader, politician, elected representative, government officer or Court official. I was a Manager. I was relatively a minor officer in a small industrial unit.
This role of a Karta does not fit into the Western practice of management in the individualistic framework. It is also customary amongst Human resource managers to call it paternalistic approach with disdain. Even according the existing labour laws based on Adversary culture it is wrong for the management to dabble in affairs of the union-worker relationship. There is an assumption that Management and Workers are two classes. Their relationship is expected to be adversarial. The clauses in the Industrial Disputes Act regarding conciliation etc are apparently like patches fitted later. Basic idea is that of a class war. It is considered inevitable. It will be settled by conflict. Their behaviour will be decided by agreements, These are present assumptions.
Tconsider the idea of class war as un-Indian and not in consonance with the tradition of the country. Though human bodies are different, assumption of a common soul is a valid assumption. The idea that all owners constitute one class or all workers are of one class is not borne out by facts in life. The internal fights and competition between the workers are as real as they are amongst the employers. To hold a gate meeting of workers, asking people to wait for gate meeting, and stopping them from going home after the settlement are tough tasks which will be vouched for by any union activist. The differences amongst the employers are equally strong as I can say from my experience. People think and calculate their
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