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Unions rope in bank officers, transport staff for tomorrow’s strike
NEW DELHI: Under pressure after the Centre’s sops for workers, trade unions are trying to get more support for their September 2 strike from different quarters.
NEW DELHI: Under pressure after the Centre’s sops for workers, trade unions are trying to get more support for their September 2 strike from different quarters.
The Karnataka state transport workers have pledged to join the general strike, as have their Telangana counterparts. AITUC chief Gurudas Dasgupta told HT, “A group of trade union leaders had met Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. He said his moral support will be available for the workers going on strike.”
The banks’ officers union will support the strike, signalling a closure of public sector banks on Friday.
Meanwhile, the left trade unions have hit back at labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya over the bonanza of bonus and the hike in minimum wages announced on Tuesday.
The trade unions have pointed out that the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have stopped paying bonuses and the Centre has not taken any step for the past one year.
The unions also accused Dattatreya for misleading the media for announcing that the hike of Rs 100 in minimum wages was taken as per the decision of the meeting of the minimum wage advisory board.
The Karnataka and Telangana transport bodies’ decision to join the strike is likely to cripple bus services in Bengalore and Hyderabad.
With Kerala likely to see an overall collapse of public services on September 2.
