TSRTC employees call off nearly two-month-old strike

The nearly two-month-old strike by employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation over various demands was called off on Monday, a top trade union leader announced. The TSRTC employees' unions Joint Action Committee (JAC) leader Aswathama Reddy said the decision to end the strike was taken to halt alleged attempts to 'privatise' the corporation. “All RTC employees should go to depots for resuming their duty,” he said.

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Over 48,000 employees of TSRTC went on an indefinite strike since October 5, demanding among other things, the merger of the corporation with the state transport department. However, neither the TSRTC management or the state government has acceded to any demand of the workers.

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