Private bus strike from Feb 25

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Private buses in the state will stage an indefinite strike from February 25 seeking revision of fair wages. The bus employees are seeking a 50% hike in wages.

The Motor Thozhilali Samyukta Samara Samithi has served a notice announcing the strike to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Transport Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan. The Samara Samithi said the government has not increased the employees’ wages since five years. The government had assured to increase their wages last year, but has not been implemented it so far, blamed the samithi.

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