Haryana roadways staffers to go on strike today
The employee unions have been criticising the “delay” in notifying the Eighth Pay Commission, despite earlier announcements.
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Punia, who hails from Haryana, confirmed that various roadways unions will be participating in the larger nationwide agitation. (File photo)The major employee unions of Haryana Roadways have called for a strike on July 9, aligning with the nationwide protest against the policies of privatisation of public sector undertakings and public services. Employee associations from several other government departments in Haryana have also announced their support for the strike.
Sarbat Singh Punia, vice-president, All India Road Transport Workers Federation, said on Monday that a strike call has been issued to the staff operating all 2,800 government-run buses in Haryana, including Volvo services, to express dissatisfaction over the non-fulfilment of their demands.
Punia, who hails from Haryana, confirmed that various roadways unions will be participating in the larger nationwide agitation. “We have urged the employees not to run the buses from 4 am on Tuesday till midnight (12 am),” he said.
Subhash Lamba, president of All India State Government Employees Federation said: “Employees of various departments and workers working in the industrial sector will also be on strike on July 9 on the call of federations of central trade unions and employee unions”.
The employee unions have been criticising the “delay” in notifying the Eighth Pay Commission, despite earlier announcements. Lamba also flagged other long-pending demands including the restoration of the old pension scheme, regularisation of contract workers, and filling vacant posts through permanent recruitment.
Additionally, Lamba declared resistance to the four labour codes notified by the central government, which he described as a “document of slavery of workers”. The Centre had earlier notified four labour codes — The Code on Wages, 2019; The Industrial Relations Code, 2020; The Code on Social Security, 2020; and The OSH Code, 2020 — to replace 29 sets of labour laws.
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