Transport utility staffers divided over demand for govt employee tag

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 28th January, 2020

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Preeja Prasad ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: Several transport corporations’ staffers and employees carried out a protest at Freedom Park to demand that they be considered and treated as government employees. We want this demand to be incorporated in the upcoming state budget for 2020-2021,” said Thippeswamy, General Secretary of the Karnataka State Road Transport Employees League. Anantha Subbarao, President of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) clarified that Union members are not part of this demand. Subbarao added that the employees have not reverted back on why they have brought forward such a demand. Prakash K, Vice President of KSRTC Employees Federation, said, “We are supporting their cause, but are not part of the protest..