Resolve strike issue amicably: CITU
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The KSRTC administration ought to resolve the staff’ protests amicably as an alternative of taking disciplinary motion in opposition to them, mentioned Dharmesh, State secretary and Hassan district president of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).
At a press convention in Hassan on Tuesday, Mr. Dharmesh mentioned the administration had suspended a number of workers and dismissed just a few. Besides that it had not launched salaries of earlier months for the staff. “Withholding the salaries of the employees is inhuman. By taking such harsh measures, the State government is making the issue more complicated, instead of resolving the issue”, he mentioned.
The workers of 4 transport firms had served the general public in all opposed circumstances and made the transport system within the State one among the many finest within the nation. The firms might safe many nationwide awards due to their laborious work. “However, the salary and other benefits have not been enhanced properly. Besides that, the successive governments have made efforts to weaken the trade unions. And, the harassment of workers has gone up. In view of these developments, the employees are on strike”, he mentioned. He additionally commented that those that gave a name for the strike ought to have concerned all of the organisations that had prolonged assist throughout the protest in December 2020.
H.S. Manjunath, state common secretary of KSRTC Employees Federation, M.B. Pushpa, district secretary of CITU, and others had been current on the press convention.
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