Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 6: The J&K State Road Transport Corporation workers held protest demonstration at Srinagar headquarters of the Corporation and Jammu PMD workshop complex in support of their demands today.
In Srinagar, a large number of workers led by chairman of J&K State Road Transport Corporation Workers Union, Wajahat Hussain assembled at SRTC complex M A Road during the day and held strong protest demonstration. They raised slogans in support of their demands and alleged that Management of the SRTC was not serious in implementation of Rs 300 crore revival package and on other issues of the workers.
While addressing workers, the chairman of the Union claimed that they have already served 10- day notice to the Management of the SRTC on their demands on January Ist, 2018. It is going to be over on January 10. If their demands were not addressed by this period, they will be forced to launch indefinite agitation including pen down, tool down and complete strike,
He said the consequences of the losses to the Corporation will entirely be the responsibility of the Transport department. He alleged that no one from SRTC Management or higher officials in the Transport department bothered to have dialogue and take initiative to settle the issues of the SRTC workers so far.
In Jammu, the protest was led by Ashok Mehra vice chairman, president Paramjit Singh and general secretary Janak Raj at Narwal workshop. The Union leaders urged upon the MD SRTC, Mir Afroz to address the issues, otherwise workers will be compelled to launch agitation from January 11, 2018. They said that charter of demands has already been submitted to the Government through SRTC management.
These workers are demanding issuance of regularization orders in favour of consolidated workers, release of pending 31 % DA and 6th Pay Commission arrears, revisiting of transfer orders of the technicians/female employees and Ministerial staff , promotion of junior drivers, over time in favour of crew and technicians, provision of basic facilities to drivers, conductors and workshop staff, establishment of recovery cell, revival of SRTC Press, reshuffle of entire administration and so on.
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