Mangalore, October 15: General secretary of the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation H.V. Ananthasubba Rao said here on Sunday that road transport corporation (RTC) workers might strike work anytime if officials did not stop unnecessary transfers.
Addressing a meeting of Mangalore and Puttur divisional units of the union affiliated to the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) he said: “Even after the last month's two-day strike, the officials have not changed [their attitude]. Even now the transfers are on.”
Referring to the calling off of the two-day strike last month, Mr. Rao said: “It was a temporary victory. We have not laid down our arms.”
He said before the last month's strike, the union had pressed the State government to have separate pay scales for the staff and workers with effect from April 2012. But Transport Minister R. Ashok did not agree to the demand stating that it would cost an additional Rs. 164 crore to the exchequer. He had said the government had no money. But after the two-day strike, the government agreed to consider the demand, he said and sought to know from where the government got the money now.
He alleged the government had suppressed the RTC staff and workers for the past 16 years.
He said the management adopted discriminatory policy while taking disciplinary action against top officials and staff and workers.
Mr. Rao criticised former Chief Ministers B.S. Yeddyurappa and H.D. Kumaraswamy for taking credit for RTC workers calling off their strike last month. They did not do anything in this regard. They were claiming credit keeping in mind the coming Assembly elections, he alleged.
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