Summary:
The Shashank Rao-led BEST Workers Union have called off its indefinite strike that was to begin from February 15. The contract states that BMC will pay to the BEST in case of any untoward loss,” said Shashank Rao, president, BEST Workers Union. Marathon meetingsIn the first half of Wednesday, there was a standoff as both the unions and BEST, BMC administrations remained undecided. The good news is that one need not deal with unscrupulous auto and taxi drivers or the surge pricing of mobile aggregators due to the proposed strike by BEST employees. As part of wet-lease, the BEST will start getting 450 buses that would include 200 AC buses at a cost of Rs 604 crore..