Transport strike called by trade unions has not hit bus operations in Chennai: MTC
The Hindu
The transport strike called by various transport employees unions demanding the 15th wage revision has not affected the operation of buses including the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
The transport strike called by various transport employees unions demanding the 15th wage revision has not affected the operation of buses including the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
In the city where MTC is the sole bus operator a total of 2,098 buses were operated against the normal operation of 2,025 buses.
A senior official of the MTC said the Managing Director Alby John has been going to various bus depots to inspect the operation of the buses so that commuters particularly office goers would not be affected due to the strike. The MTC has also issued a circular cancelling all leaves and asking the bus crew to be present without taking their regular offs.
The Transport department stated that the eight transport corporations operated 8,787 buses against the normal bus operation of 9,452 buses as of Tuesday, January 9, 2024 morning.
The demands of the transport unions include filling up vacancies, allocation in the State Budget to offset the deficit, increasing the dearness allowance of retired employees pending for the last 100 months, scrapping of a new pension scheme, immediate commencement of the 15th wage revision talks, and granting compassionate ground appointments.
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