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Despite a wage hike of 12.5% for Road Transport Corporations (RTC) employees, the Joint Action Committee of the Trade Unions of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has said it volition spell up with an indefinite onslaught from May 20, arsenic planned before. The committee represents 7 RTC worker unions.
In a connection issued connected Wednesday (May 13), the committee said astatine a caller gathering with Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, it was demanded that the authorities o.k. a wage hike of 25% for each RTC employees, with effect from January 1, 2024, for a play of 4 years.
“The Transport Minister said the RTC management’s connection for a 7% hike was not last and that a determination would beryllium taken aft discussing with the Chief Minister. He besides assured america that different gathering would beryllium convened with us. But the authorities has unilaterally gone up and announced a wage hike of 12.5%. This is unacceptable,” the connection said.
The committee besides pointed retired that the State authorities had already implemented the Seventh Pay Commission for State authorities employees and hiked their wages by 27.5% 4 years ago. It condemned the “discrimination” towards RTC employees.
“Because of these circumstances, we entreaty to each RTC employees to marque the indefinite strike, called from May 20, a success,” the connection said.
Other demands see paying arrears for 26 months, for which the authorities has released ₹1,272 crore successful 1 tranche, and different 12 months’ arrears immediately.
