KSRTC unions to go ahead with stir

Thiruvananthapuram | Tuesday | 24th July, 2018

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The union has also petitioned against the creation of the three zones to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Transport Minister A.K. more-inAmidst the sweeping reforms being introduced in the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), the three major unions in the State transport undertaking, affiliated to the CITU, INTUC, and AITUC, have decided to go ahead with their agitation in support of a 17-point charter of demands. “If the demands are not met, the unions will go on an indefinite stir,” he added. An announcement will be made by State CITU president Anathalavattom Anandan in front of the Transport Bhavan, the headquarters of the KSRTC, at Fort here on Tuesday. Three zonesThe announcement by the unions for a token strike is being made a day ahead of the KSRTC formally creating three zones — North, based in Kozhikode, Central, based in Ernakulam, and South, based in Thiruvananthapuram — based on the recommendation of the Sushil Khanna Committee tasked with restructuring the State transport utility..