Thiruvananthapuram: KSRTC has declared ‘dies non’ to counter the national strike announced for Wednesday. The salaries of those who don’t report for duty will be revoked. The KSRTC CMD’s order also states that the police should be informed if there are any law and order issues.
Though Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar had stated that KSRTC would not participate in Wednesday’s strike, unions have come out in opposition. LDF convener T.P. Ramakrishnan also asserted that the minister has no authority to say that workers won’t participate in the strike. Following this, KSRTC declared ‘dies non’.
The nationwide strike on Wednesday, led by ten trade unions, has been called to raise 17 demands. The primary demand is for the central government to abandon the four anti-worker labor codes. Workers argue that if these labor codes come into effect, the intervention of trade unions in the employment sector will diminish.