Bus strike throughout Punjab, commuters face inconvenience
By PTI
AMRITSAR: People confronted inconvenience at many locations in Punjab on Saturday as a result of a strike known as by contractual workers of a authorities transport enterprise to press for varied calls for.
The protesting workers claimed that over 2,000 buses of the federal government’s enterprise PUNBUS had been off the roads at varied bus depots throughout the state-wide protest.
The protest affected passengers at varied locations within the state, together with Ludhiana, Moga, Amritsar and Ferozepur. Some passengers mentioned they needed to go for non-public buses or taxis to succeed in their vacation spot.
The workers are protesting towards the outsourcing of 28 posts of drivers.
Their calls for embody cancellation of recruitment by outsourcing and formation of a greater hiring coverage for the division.
An worker union chief in Ludhiana mentioned the subsequent determination on the strike might be taken after a gathering with the federal government slated in Chandigarh on Monday.
In Amritsar, vice-president of the protesting workers union Jodh Singh mentioned buses would stay off the roads until their calls for are met.
He mentioned their calls for additionally embody quick fee of the promised 5 per cent hike to non permanent staff.
AMRITSAR: People confronted inconvenience at many locations in Punjab on Saturday as a result of a strike known as by contractual workers of a authorities transport enterprise to press for varied calls for.
The protesting workers claimed that over 2,000 buses of the federal government’s enterprise PUNBUS had been off the roads at varied bus depots throughout the state-wide protest.
The protest affected passengers at varied locations within the state, together with Ludhiana, Moga, Amritsar and Ferozepur. Some passengers mentioned they needed to go for non-public buses or taxis to succeed in their vacation spot.
The workers are protesting towards the outsourcing of 28 posts of drivers.
Their calls for embody cancellation of recruitment by outsourcing and formation of a greater hiring coverage for the division.
An worker union chief in Ludhiana mentioned the subsequent determination on the strike might be taken after a gathering with the federal government slated in Chandigarh on Monday.
In Amritsar, vice-president of the protesting workers union Jodh Singh mentioned buses would stay off the roads until their calls for are met.
He mentioned their calls for additionally embody quick fee of the promised 5 per cent hike to non permanent staff.
