Privatisation of public sector units (PSUs) is against the interest of the people of the country, according to trade union AITUC. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made his strongest pitch for privatisation of non-strategic PSUs, saying the government has no business to be in business and sustaining loss-making units on taxpayers money drains resources that could otherwise have been spent on public welfare schemes. Speaking at a webinar on privatisation by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), he said the government has no business to be in business and his administration is committed to privatising all PSUs barring the bare minimum in four strategic sectors.
Updated Feb 25, 2021 | 10:45 IST
The strike in Tamil Nadu is being observed by eight State Transport Undertakings (STUs), including the Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Tamil Nadu: Some transport trade unions in the state have called for a statewide strike today over their various demands, including their wages | Photo Credit: ANI
Chennai: Bus commuters in Tamil Nadu had to face a harrowing time as nine transport trade unions observed their indefinite strike today. The strike has been called over wage and some other issues. Around 80 per cent of the government buses did not ply from today affecting hundreds of people who depend on state-run buses to travel.
Updated Feb 24, 2021 | 17:19 IST
TN bus strike: The Tamil Nadu transport trade unions had earlier called for a strike on December 3 but withdrew it citing “social responsibility”. Representative image | Photo Credit: IANS
Chennai: Nine transport trade unions will begin observing an indefinite strike from 25th February over the Tamil Nadu government’s failure to conclude wage talks. It is believed that around 80 per cent of the government buses in Tamil Nadu will stay off the roads from tomorrow.
Notably, there are 21,000 government buses in Tamil Nadu.
In a joint press release, the nine unions, including Labour Progressive Federation (LPF), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), said the strike will cover eight State Transport Undertakings (STUs), including the Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
TDF s R Ayyappan, K Gopakumar, R Sasidharan, and K Ajayakumar, and KSTES KL Rajesh, S Ajayakumar, GK Ajith, and TP Vijayan attended the meeting with Prabhakar.
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