RTC buses remain off road as staff strike work for pay hike
The Hindu
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Bus services of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) were disrupted across the State from Thursday midnight following a strike by various employees unions demanding pay revision.
On Friday, scores of people were seen stranded at various bus depots, especially in southern districts, which are completely dependent on the State-run transport service. Attendance in Government offices and schools in some areas that are completely dependent on the KSRTC was affected.
The KSRTC’s fleet remained completely off the road till Friday midnight, as the Kerala State Road Transport Employees Association (KSRTEA) affiliated to the Centre for Indian Trade Unions and the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh-affiliated Kerala State Transport Employees Sangh (KSTES) have called a 24-hour strike. As the Indian National Trade Union Congress-affiliated Transport Democratic Federation (TDF) and the union affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), have called for a 48-hour strike, the services could be disrupted partially on Saturday too.
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