Speedo staff on strike for salary in Punjab
Mass Transit Authority blames delay in govt subsidy release for company’s arrears
LAHORE:
Employees of Speedo Bus Service have gone on a strike in protest against non-payment of salaries for four months.
Punjab Transport Minister Jehanzeb Khan Khichi took notice of the protest and directed the authorities concerned to resolve the matter at the earliest.
The private company operating the bus service claimed that the salaries had been delayed because its arrears had not been received from the Mass Transit Authority. The authority, on the other hand, attributed the problem to a delay in receiving subsidy of Rs3 billion from the provincial government.