K'taka govt talks tough ahead of RTCs indefinite strike By IANS | Published on Tue, Apr 6 2021 17:36 IST | 5 Views
Nagpur: Buses remain parked at a bus depot as Aapli bus operators went on a strike to protest against the non-payment of dues by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), in Nagpur on Sept 25, 2018. . Image Source: IANS News Bengaluru, April 6 : Taking a tough stand, the Karnataka government on Tuesday ruled out any negotiations with various Road Transport Corporations employees deciding to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday, demanding that their salaries be increased in accordance with the sixth pay commission recommendations. The employees of four different state run road transport corporations have been demanding that the state government bring them under the government employees category in order to receive the benefits of pay commissions in the future too. They had gone on a four-day strike in December last year with the same demand.