BEST buses strike to end today

Mumbai | Wednesday | 16th January, 2019

Summary:

MUMBAI: The BEST Workers Union on Wednesday agreed to call off their strike in the Bombay high court. The mediator will have three months to look into the issues and bring about a conciliation. This followed the Union agreeing to the BEST managements offer of a 10-point increment in salary for around 13,000 junior grade staff, including drivers and conductors and the court’s suggestion of appointing a mediator to work out a solution for its demand.Theissues include the proposal to merge the BEST and BMC budgets as well as other measures to help the loss-making undertaking turn a corner..