KSRTC Employees’ League reiterates stand on strike

They plan to don black band while working, sell tea and snacks at public places

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Employees’ League has reiterated that employees of Road Transport Corporations (RTCs) will go on an indefinite strike from April 7 if the State government fails to revise their salaries before April 6. The union has also announced that employees and their family members will hold different kind of protests between April 1 and April 6; employees will wear black bands while on duty, and sell snacks, tea and coffee at public places, while their family members will form a human chain and display placards of demands, among others. In a press release, the union has accused the State government of making false claims about fulfilling their demands. “The State government and management have issued orders on some of the demands without consulting employee representatives,” states the release.