Telugu Film Industry Declared A One-Day Strike
With the Telugu Film Producers` Council and AP Film Industry Employees Federation at loggerheads, the one-day token strike is likely to be extended for more than a week. The producers` council had declared a one-day strike in protest against AP stunt men assaulting a kin of a stunt master on Wednesday and also had sought an explanation from the employees union for their misconduct. The producers council was waiting for a delegation of the employees union to come and discuss Wednesday`s incident, but it instead received a "letter" faxed by the employees union informing that the employees were reluctant to resume work until their long-pending issues were resolved. Majority of the employees objected to the one-sided decision of the producers to halt work without prior notice, and resolved not to attend work until their issues are settled. "We were disappointed with the ad hoc decision of the Film Producers` Council. After the incident, they could have sought an explanatio...