Mumbai Electric Employees Union
Mumbai Electric Employees Union (MEEU): There are about 7500 contract workers employed by Reliance Energy in the suburbs of Mumbai. Mumbai Electric Employees Union represents the majority of them. From 2005 to 2008, through continuous agitations, demonstrations and strikes, MEEU has succeeded in regularising payment, ensuring that each worker is provided identity cards and uniforms, establishing their right to a 21 day paid leave, a right to bonus ( Rs. 7800 in 2008) and an annual pay hike. Struggles are on for medical facilities, annual holidays apart from regularization and equal wage for equal work. 1040 workers have raised individual demands for regularization. They have approached the Industrial Court in Mumbai. The said court has passed an order asking Reliance Energy limited to maintain status quo with respect to their service conditions.