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Several transport trade unions led by the Labour Progressive Front (LPF) organised an enormous protest placing forth numerous calls for on the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation headquarters positioned in Vellore on Monday.
Numerous members of the LPF, which is a labour wing of the DMK, together with transport staff of different trade unions, together with the CITU, AITUC, HMF, MLF and AALLF, participated in the protest.
The protesters holding placards raised slogans in opposition to the State authorities and the Transport Department. LPF trade union chief Balakrishnan stated the Federation of State Transport Unions has been requesting the State authorities to provoke talks for wage revision from September 2019 for the reason that wage settlement interval had expired over 15 months in the past. However the State Transport Department has didn’t take any steps for conducting wage revision talks.
The members of the transport unions stressing the failure of the Transport Department to carry talks have been organising a number of protests however to no avail. The protesters stated whereas all these years the State authorities had been giving 20% bonus, this yr with out listening to the views of the transport trade unions, it has taken a choice and introduced a bonus of 10% solely.
The protesting staff additionally put forth different calls for to be fulfilled by the Transport Department, together with taking again the bonus announcement of 10% and paying full 20% bonus instantly. Also, the protesters wished the pageant advance quantity of ₹10,000 to be paid and steps to be taken for initiating talks for signing the 14th wage settlement.
The protest was organised by the Federation of Transport trade unions.
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