Karnataka road transport staff withdraw strike, buses resume
Sun, Dec 13 2020 09:47:59 PM
Bengaluru, Dec 13 (IANS): Karnataka s road transport employees on Sunday called off their 4-day strike after the state government responded to some of their demands, enabling resumption of bus services across the southern state. As we accepted some of their demands at a meeting with their union leaders, the road transport employees have agreed to withdraw the strike and resume bus services from tonight, state Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi told reporters here. Though the state government agreed to offer health insurance under the Arogya Sanjeevini scheme, wage revision and inter-corporation transfers, the demand for government-employee status has been rejected, asserted Savadi, who holds the transport portfolio.
Karnataka transport unions protest affects bus services
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Fri, Dec 11 2020 13:42 IST |
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Karnataka transport unions protest affects bus services. Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Dec 11 : Frustrated over the inordinate delays in payment of their salaries on time, employees working with four of the Karnataka state-run transport corporations refused to report on duty on Friday following which bus services were largely affected across the state while Bengaluru came to a screeching halt.
The situation was largely exploited by cab and auto rickshaw drivers as they doubled the fare to ferry passengers from bus stands and railway stations in Bengaluru.