KARNATAKA BENGALURU 28/04/2021 : BMTC bus parked at Yeshwanthpur depot, through the 14 days lockdown, in Bengaluru on April 28, 2021. Photo MURALI KUMAR Ok / The Hindu
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After a gathering with the Managing Director of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), the Joint Action Committee of workers’ commerce unions determined to withdraw its strike scheduled for March 21 demanding adjustments to their pay revisions.
“The Managing Director listened to all our concerns. He has assured that the pay revision will be applicable from January 1, 2020, itself. He also told us that for the first time, the Government Order had created an opportunity for employees’ unions to participate in arrear discussions. He further said that other issues like payment series, bata, increment, and incentives will be discussed and solved at the corporation level. Hence, we have withdrawn our strike call,” the Joint Action Committee mentioned in a press launch.
However, the opposite union, Sarige Nigmagala Noukarara Samana Manaskara Vedike, has determined to go forward with their indefinite strike from March 24. When authorities workers went on a strike, they assured them of implementing the seventh Pay fee and in addition gave them a 17% hike. When KPTCL workers known as for a strike, the federal government hiked their general pay by 20%. But just for transport workers, they don’t seem to be sticking to their written assurances and have solely hiked fundamental pay 15% and minimize down on all different financial advantages,” the vedike members mentioned.
They added that they’d already offered all the required authorized notices to officers involved and they’re going to start their strike on March 24 except their calls for are met. “We do not know what the other union has negotiated with the government, but our demands still stand and we will go ahead with the strike,” a member mentioned.
The Transport Department, on Thursday mentioned {that a} 15% hike will likely be added to the essential wage of the RTC workers, which didn’t go nicely with the latter. They mentioned that the federal government didn’t sustain its assurances which in flip, compelled them to name for a strike.
The State authorities issued an order on Friday night asserting a 15% improve within the fundamental wage of RTC workers, a day after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai introduced the identical. Negotiations began with Transport Minister B. Sriramulu making promise of hike by 10%. Later, within the assembly with the MDs of the company, it was proposed to extend as much as 14%, after which the Chief Minister lastly introduced that the wage of workers will likely be elevated by 15%.
The 4 companies – KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC, and KKRTC – have a workforce of 1.07 lakh workers and the pay revision for workers has been pending since January 2020.
Source: www.thehindu.com
