NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Transport Minister Anil Parab on Monday, January 10, met various unions of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) workers to discuss the ongoing workers’ strike.
प्रवासी जनतेची गैरसोय टाळण्यासाठी, एसटीच्या भविष्यासाठी... संपकरी कर्मचाऱ्यांनी कामावर यावे...! - शरद पवार यांचे आवाहन
— Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (@msrtcofficial) January 10, 2022
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This development came at a time when MSRTC strike entered its 76th day, with only 24,000 of the 92,666 staffers reporting for work.
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After the meeting, Pawar, while talking to the media, appealed staffers to resume work and said that he will take up the workers’ demands with the state government. He also stated that no action will be against any of the striking employees.
In the past two years, COVID-19 has caused financial hardship to MSRTC, which is connected to the common man and this has created a question mark over the existence of the organisation itself. In such a situation, the staffers should return to work immediately to avoid inconvenience to millions of passengers and also for their future and the organization, Pawar added.
For those unversed, the transport body workers have been on strike since October 27 demanding the merger of the organisation with the state government with the hope of getting the benefits of being government employees. All 250 bus depots were shut, owing to which, the general public in rural areas who are dependent on bus services are suffering.
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