Railway unions on May 21 gathered employees at the Lower Parel workshop in large numbers to protest against RFID attendance wherein the staff needs to tap every time they go out. After the mass protests, Western Railway decided to temporarily suspend the RFID attendance.

The practical problem was that the canteen is small and cannot accommodate all employees at one go. The canteen can only accommodate some 150-200 odd people plus rail employees sit on the floor of the workshop in groups or go out during lunch and tea breaks. Hence when employees step out for work, they needed to tap in and tap out every time, which will led to close monitoring and restricting their movement.