RTC strike: Labour dept plans Feb. 10 meeting between unions, management
1 month, 2 weeks ago

RTC strike: Labour dept plans Feb. 10 meeting between unions, management

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With a strike threat by RTC workers unions looming, the labour department has called for a conciliation meeting between them and the TGRTC management on February 10. While the joint commissioner of labour in his letter to RTC managing director on Friday called him for the meeting with the union representatives, it is uncertain if anyone from the management would attend the meeting as the RTC does not have any recognised official union, according to sources in the RTC. It may be recalled that a joint action committee of the employees unions had said it presented a list of 21 demands to the RTC management along with its strike notice. These include completing the merger process of RTC employees with the government, payment of `2,700 crore towards CCS and PF arrears, and implementation of two pay revision commissions.

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Government Announces DA; RTC Unions Firm on Strike
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Government Announces DA; RTC Unions Firm on Strike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government’s announcement of 2.5 per cent DA to TGSRTC employees, notwithstanding, the seven unions are set to go ahead with their strike in keeping with the notice they had served on January 21. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar, who announced the DA revision on Thursday, said the state government “will bring 150 buses to RTC on rental basis through …

TGSRTC employees give strike notice, list 21 demands
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TGSRTC employees give strike notice, list 21 demands

The Hindu  

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation employees through their joint action committee on Monday served a strike notice on the management while pressing for 21 demands, including its merger with the State government first proposed through a government order in 2013. From fulfilling the promises made to RTC employees in the election manifesto, revision of salaries and allowances pending since …

RTC serves strike notice, sets 21-day deadline
1 month, 3 weeks ago

RTC serves strike notice, sets 21-day deadline

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A joint action committee of TGSRTC workers unions have served a strike notice to the public transporter’s management, seeking action on their 21 demands within 21 days. The major demands include the implementation of two pending pay revisions, clearing the public transporter’s debt, enhancing budget allocation, new recruitment, and reimbursement of provident fund amount used by the corporation. If …

RTC trade unions of Karnataka threaten indefinite strike from Dec 31 in state
3 months, 3 weeks ago

RTC trade unions of Karnataka threaten indefinite strike from Dec 31 in state

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Joint Action Committee of the Trade Unions of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporations representing six unions have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from December 31 if their demands are not met. They said they would protest at Belagavi during the winter session of the state legislature on December 9, urging the government to clear their …

Congress, BRS members spar over TGSRTC issues in Telangana Assembly
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress, BRS members spar over TGSRTC issues in Telangana Assembly

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Heated exchanges took place between the ruling Congress and the Opposition BRS in the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday on issues related to the State Road Transport Corporation. Trouble started when BRS MLA T Harish Rao wanted a specific date for the merger of RTC employees into government service. When the Speaker allowed CPI MLA K Sambasiva Rao to speak …

RTC forms Panel, Hired Bus Owners Call off Strike
1 year, 2 months ago

RTC forms Panel, Hired Bus Owners Call off Strike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Hired Bus Owners Association has called off its proposed strike from Friday after the TSRTC decided to form a committee to resolve the issues emanating from the Maha Lakshmi scheme for free bus travel, by January 10. The association, with 2,700 bus owners, highlighted five issues, with regard to fuel and maintenance charges, among others. “We …

RTC Staff Beset by Pay Dues, Unpaid Arrears, Increased Work and Inhumane Practices
1 year, 4 months ago

RTC Staff Beset by Pay Dues, Unpaid Arrears, Increased Work and Inhumane Practices

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Having played a crucial role in the statehood movement, employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation are resentful about the treatment meted out to them, with pay revisions remaining on and an increase in workload, among other issues. Increased workload: Workers say that when the Telangana state was constituted, 56,740 employees used to cover 31 to 33 lakh …

Telangana RTC employees plan massive strike over unpaid dues
1 year, 8 months ago

Telangana RTC employees plan massive strike over unpaid dues

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation are set to lock horns with the government over unpaid dues, on the lines of the 2019 agitation when a 55-day strike prompted the state government to resolve their issues and announce a special revenue package to revive the corporation. Kamalakar Goud, state president of the RTC Telangana Mazdoor Union, said: …

RTC staff refrain from joining JAC
1 year, 8 months ago

RTC staff refrain from joining JAC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TSRTC employees are thinking twice before joining the joint action committee of unions in the corporation. RTC employees were locking horns with the government, but at the time of the Munugode byelection of November 2023 the JAC joined hands with the ruling party and urged the voters to cast their votes for the BRS. The JAC leaders explained that …

Strike by RTC employees played crucial role
1 year, 9 months ago

Strike by RTC employees played crucial role

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The then APSRTC employees, belonging to the Telangana region, were the only employees from the transport sector, to respond to the call of the Joint Action Committee and join the statehood movement full-throttle. The slogan of the protesting employees was ‘Telangana nahi toh RTC ka paiyya hilega nahin’. Recalling those moments, Komirelly Rajireddy, JAC convener from RTC, said “All …

Another union called for electricity strike from April 25
1 year, 11 months ago

Another union called for electricity strike from April 25

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a surprise move, the Telangana Vidyut Employees Union a faction of the state electricity employees union, called for a strike from April 25 in support of six demands for artisans in power utilities. The Telangana State Power Employees Joint Action Committee and Telangana State Electricity Employees Joint Action Committee had agreed to a memorandum of settlement on April …

Electricity employees divided over protests from April 17
1 year, 11 months ago

Electricity employees divided over protests from April 17

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Electricity employees are a divided lot over the proposed strike from April 17 demanding a hike in salaries and implementation of other demands. The Telangana State Power Employees Joint Action Committee, which comprises 24 unions, served a strike notice, which is being opposed by the Telangana Electricity Employees Joint Action Committee. The TSPEJAC has conducted preparatory meetings in undivided …

TS power dept workers to strike from April 17 over pending demands
1 year, 11 months ago

TS power dept workers to strike from April 17 over pending demands

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Around 50,000 workers of the electricity department announced on Thursday their decision to go on a strike from April 17, to press for a salary hike backdated from April 1, 2022, as per the Pay Revision Commission’s suggestions. The Telangana State Power Employees Joint Action Committee and five unrelated unions took a joint call on the matter and said …

Andhra Pradesh transport wing employees plan protest on December 20 seeking payment of pending allowances
2 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh transport wing employees plan protest on December 20 seeking payment of pending allowances

The Hindu  

Demanding immediate payment of pending amounts towards overtime and night shift allowances, leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department Employees’ Union plan to organise gate meetings in the 129 depots and four zonal workshops across the State on December 20. They said the new pay scales based on the recommendations of the 11th PRC were implemented for the employees …

TSRTC workers await payments of salary hike, DA dues
2 years, 4 months ago

TSRTC workers await payments of salary hike, DA dues

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Employees of TSRTC are seeking payment of pending salary hikes, along with dearness allowances hikes, which have been pending since April 2017. TSRTC members said that worker unions met ministers K.T. M. Nageshwar Rao, a former board member of RTC, said, “The government had invited the unions at that point of as these employees should not create any kinds …

RTC employees ready to go on strike
3 years, 1 month ago

RTC employees ready to go on strike

The Hindu  

There is no clarity on whether the RTC employees will go on strike from the midnight of February 6. The employees have already submitted a memorandum to the RTC Vice-Chairman and MD informing him of their decision to strike work from February 6 in support of the government employees, who have been agitating against the “injustice done to them in …

APSRTC joins strike with government employees
3 years, 1 month ago

APSRTC joins strike with government employees

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: In a blow to the Andhra Pradesh government, APSRTC employees were drawn into the indefinite strike of government employees from February 7 in support of the demand for more salary and benefits, over and above the 11th PRC. State public transport department unions’ united forum decided to hold black badge protests on Saturday and Sunday at all RTC depots …

About 48,000 Telangana RTC employees resume duties after 52-days strike
5 years, 3 months ago

About 48,000 Telangana RTC employees resume duties after 52-days strike

India TV News  

Around 48,000 workers of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation resume their duties on Friday after calling off 52 days strike. Telangana Chief Minister welcomed back TSRTC employees who have joined their duties on Friday. Member of Legislative Council Ramchander Rao said that that the RTC employees have joined their duties but the state government was not prepared in any way …

RTC staff may get conditional reprieve
5 years, 3 months ago

RTC staff may get conditional reprieve

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state Cabinet on Friday may take a decision on allowing Telangana State Road Transport Corporation workers to resume duties. The Cabinet could also discuss the issue of privatising 5,100 RTC routes and explore the possibility of announcing a Voluntary Retirement Scheme for the RTC workers. For privatising RTC routes, the state government would have to request the Central …

Tussle over salaries of RTC staff continues
5 years, 3 months ago

Tussle over salaries of RTC staff continues

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Aggravating the worst economic situation of TSRTC workers, who lost almost two months’ salary due to the strike, the TSRTC, on Wednesday, claimed before the high court that it has power to deduct the wages of the workers for wilful absenteeism. While in arguments in the petitions filed by the Telangana Jathiya Mazdoor Union and TSRTC Bahujana Karmika Union …

Vain RTC strike of 52 days creates record
5 years, 3 months ago

Vain RTC strike of 52 days creates record

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The 52-day Telangana State Road Transport Corporation strike has created the record of being the longest protest, while being a great failure. The current RTC strike, called off on Monday, also makes history in that during the 52 days, 30 employees have died, including due to suicides. After dropping its main demand, the RTC JAC came forward to call …

Opposition parties in Telangana seek Governor's intervention in RTC strike
5 years, 4 months ago

Opposition parties in Telangana seek Governor's intervention in RTC strike

India TV News  

The Congress, TDP and BJP besides other opposition parties on Wednesday sought Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan's intervention to resolve the stir by employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation which began on October 5, to press their various demands. Despite the best efforts of the employee's unions, political parties and even the High Court, the state government is turning a …

Telangana govt eyes conditions for returning staff
5 years, 4 months ago

Telangana govt eyes conditions for returning staff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government wants to impose some conditions if the RTC workers call off the strike and rejoin duty. If the RTC workers do not accept these conditions, the government will take a decision about what to do with them after the verdict of the labour court, where the High Court has referred the strike. Meanwhile, in response to …

RTC unions ready to end strike, join work
5 years, 4 months ago

RTC unions ready to end strike, join work

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The only solace the striking Telangana State Road Transport Corporations workers found in the Telangana High Court on Monday was the refusal of the court to declare the RTC strike as illegal. While disposing the five PILs seeking to declare the strike as illegal and to direct the state government to negotiate with trade unions, the division bench comprising …

Telangana: TSRTC strike enters 45th day, health of striking employees deteriorate
5 years, 4 months ago

Telangana: TSRTC strike enters 45th day, health of striking employees deteriorate

India TV News  

Leaders of striking employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation continued their fast in a state-run hospital here on Monday even as doctors advised them to end their protest in view of their health condition. Aswathama Reddy and Raji Reddy, both hypertensive and diabetic, were developing ketone bodies, and have been advised to call off their fast as its continuance …

Telangana HC sets up panel to end RTC stir
5 years, 4 months ago

Telangana HC sets up panel to end RTC stir

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After a fairly long period of time without any concrete step towards a redressal to the ongoing RTC strike, as a last resort, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday came to a decision to constitute a high powered committee, comprising three retired judges of the Supreme Court to conduct arbitral proceedings. However, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra …

K Chandrashekar Rao set to decide RTC future today
5 years, 4 months ago

K Chandrashekar Rao set to decide RTC future today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao will take a final call on Wednesday on the fate of the TSRTC workers who do not rejoin duty by Tuesday midnight. After the Chief Minister set a new but final deadline of Tuesday midnight for workers to report to work, 208 workers have reported to work as of Tuesday 9 pm. The Cabinet …

RTC staff get 2-day deadline
5 years, 4 months ago

RTC staff get 2-day deadline

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Cabinet on Saturday decided unanimously not to merge the TSRTC with the government and issued a fresh deadline to the striking workers to unconditionally join duty by the midnight of November 5. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao also resolved to issue permits for a total of 5,100 routes being operated by the RTC …

Three weeks since beginning of Telangana bus strike, deadlock between TRSTC management, workers continue as unions claim officials are ‘restricting agenda’
5 years, 4 months ago

Three weeks since beginning of Telangana bus strike, deadlock between TRSTC management, workers continue as unions claim officials are ‘restricting agenda’

Firstpost  

Talks between the TSRTC management and unions, held for the first time since the workers went on strike on 5 October 5over various demands, failed to achieve a breakthrough. Hyderabad: Talks between the TSRTC management and unions, held for the first time since the workers went on strike on 5 October 5over various demands, failed to achieve a breakthrough as …

Hyderabad: More PILs filed on RTC strike
5 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: More PILs filed on RTC strike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: More public interest litigations have been filed before the Telangana High Court, seeking the court to deem the Road Transport Corporation workers’ strike as illegal and direct the employees to resume their duties. A lawyer, K. Bhaskar Reddy, from Zaheerabad and one Venkat Rao Bompalli from the city filed separate PILs on Friday before the court. Both petitioners complained …

Nobody can save RTC from shutting down, says KCR
5 years, 4 months ago

Nobody can save RTC from shutting down, says KCR

India TV News  

With employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation continuing their indefinite strike on 20th day on Thursday, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao said nobody can save the public transport utility from shutting down. KCR, as Rao was popularly known, was talking to media after his Telangana Rashtra Samithi won Huzurnagar Assembly bypoll with a huge majority. The Chief Minister, who …

Telangana bus strike: TSRTC unions deny KCR's claim that they have withdrawn demand to merge corporation with state govt
5 years, 4 months ago

Telangana bus strike: TSRTC unions deny KCR's claim that they have withdrawn demand to merge corporation with state govt

Firstpost  

Protesting workers’ termed the K Chandrasekhar Rao government’s claim that they have withdrawn their demand for a merger of the TSRTC with the Telangana government as incorrect and ‘misleading’. As the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation strike demanding a merger of the corporation with the state government entered its 19th day on Wednesday, protesting workers’ termed the K Chandrasekhar Rao …

Hyderabad: RTC has no money for salaries
5 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad: RTC has no money for salaries

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government and the Road Tra-nsport Corporation management informed the High Court that they are unable to pay September salaries to the RTC staff on strike. TSRTC managing director Sunil Sharma said this in an affidavit before the bench led by Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili, dealing with two petitions of the Telangana Jathiya Mazdoor Union and TSRTC …

RTC strike: No money to pay September salaries, corporation tells HC
5 years, 5 months ago

RTC strike: No money to pay September salaries, corporation tells HC

India TV News  

The management of state-owned Telangana State Road Transport Corporation told the Telangana High Court on Monday that it has no money to pay salaries for September to the striking employees. The TSRTC informed Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili that the public utility requires Rs 224 crore to pay the salaries to over 48,000 employees while it currently has only Rs 7.5 …

Telangana HC orders RTC bosses to begin talks with staff
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana HC orders RTC bosses to begin talks with staff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday directed the management of the TSRTC to invite RTC employees and workers’ unions and the RTC Telangana Mazdoor Union for negotiations as the RTC workers unions were not stressing on the merger of RTC into the government as a pre-requisite to enter into dialogue. A High Court bench asked the RTC management to …

Telangana High Court notice to RTC, govt over workers’ pay
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana High Court notice to RTC, govt over workers’ pay

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government and the RTC management to respond to a petition filed by the Telangana Jathiya Mazdoor Union seeking directions to the corporation to pay September salaries to around 49,190 workers who were on strike. Responding to the RTC counsel’s submissions, Mr Prabhakar said that if the corporation was ready to …

It’s like a return of Telangana struggle
5 years, 5 months ago

It’s like a return of Telangana struggle

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: It is almost as if the days of the statehood agitation are back. The RTC strike is becoming the magnet for diverse trade unions and associations and has also brought all opposition parties together. During the separate Telangana state movement, all opposition parties, unions of government employees, workers and teachers came together on one platform to put pressure on …

Late night meet raises hope of RTC stir ending
5 years, 5 months ago

Late night meet raises hope of RTC stir ending

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The RTC staff strike entered the 13th day on Thursday, but there was a sliver of hope late on Wednesday night that the issue could move towards resolution. Sources close to the Chief Minister’s Office, however, said the meeting was held to discuss the RTC strike, but Mr Rao deferred to certain views expressed by officials. On the other …

TSRTC Strike: Video of Woman’s Sari Held By Male Cop Sparks Row
5 years, 5 months ago

TSRTC Strike: Video of Woman’s Sari Held By Male Cop Sparks Row

The Quint  

The officer in question was identified as Kazipet Assistant Commissioner of Police Narsing. Speaking to BBC Telugu, the ACP refuted the allegations of inappropriate behaviour and said, “We were taking the protesters into custody as they had started rushing towards the local court. But it is being blurred and shown as if I intentionally pulled her sari.” However, this still …

Telangana High Court isn’t satisfied with RTC report
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana High Court isn’t satisfied with RTC report

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Not satisfied with the report filed by the state government and TSRTC management on the measures taken to mitigate people’s sufferings due to the ongoing RTC strike, the Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government and RTC management and also RTC unions to file detailed counter affidavits in the PIL filed against the strike. The Vacation Bench …

NGOs get K Chandrasekhar Rao’s invite for talks
5 years, 5 months ago

NGOs get K Chandrasekhar Rao’s invite for talks

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Officers-bearers of the Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers Associ-ation were surprised to get an invitation from the Chief Minister’s Office on Thursday, after trying for a long time to get to meet him. The RTC Trade Unions Joint Action Committee and leaders of various opposition parties had announced on Wednes-day that the ongoing RTC strike will become another Sakala Janula Samme …

RTC workers strike: Transport minister says action to be taken against those charging higher rates for tickets
5 years, 5 months ago

RTC workers strike: Transport minister says action to be taken against those charging higher rates for tickets

Firstpost  

The minister said that the government had taken a ‘perfect measure’ against the backdrop of the RTC workers strike in the state Hyderabad: Telangana transport minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has said that an adequate number of buses are plying in the state and stringent action will be taken against those who collect tickets at a higher rate. The minister said …

KCR govt in Telangana dismisses 48,000 RTC employees
5 years, 5 months ago

KCR govt in Telangana dismisses 48,000 RTC employees

Op India  

In a surprising move, the Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao has announced the dismissal of over 48,000 employees of the state RTC as they had announced an indefinite strike. As per reports, CM Rao announced it after a meeting with state RTC officials late on Sunday evening. After a high-level meeting with state RTC officials on Sunday evening, CM Rao …

Telangana RTC strike: Transport services hit, KCR defiant on 48,000 dismissals
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana RTC strike: Transport services hit, KCR defiant on 48,000 dismissals

India TV News  

The stir by nearly 50,000 staff of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation has entered the third day on Monday with TSRTC buses staying off the roads hampering travel plans of thousands of people during the festive season. Telangana government has sacked 48,000 employees of the Telangana State Roads Transport Corporation with Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao calling the strike -- …

Telangana transport strike: Govt refuses to take back protesting TSRTC staff, says firm end to 'blackmail tactics' necessary
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana transport strike: Govt refuses to take back protesting TSRTC staff, says firm end to 'blackmail tactics' necessary

Firstpost  

Rao also categorically said there is no question of taking back the employees who did not join their duties before the deadline stipulated by the government Declaring the indefinite strike by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation unions illegal, the state government on Sunday rejected their demand for a merger with the government. Different employees’ and workers’ unions of the TSRTC …

TSRTC strike: Telangana CM says RTC will not be merged with govt
5 years, 5 months ago

TSRTC strike: Telangana CM says RTC will not be merged with govt

India TV News  

Declaring the indefinite strike by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation unions illegal, the state government on Sunday rejected their demand for a merger with the government. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said employees who did not join their duties before the deadline set by the government will not be taken back. Different employees' and workers' unions of the TSRTC began …

K Chandrashekar Rao sacks 48,140 striking RTC staff
5 years, 5 months ago

K Chandrashekar Rao sacks 48,140 striking RTC staff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a bold move, giving a severe jolt to striking workers of the Telangana State Road Transport Cor-poration, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday night rejected the main demand of the strikers by declaring that the RTC would not be merged with the state government at any cost. Mr Rao said only 1,200 employees now remained in the …

K Chandrasekhar Rao to decide fate of RTC staff today
5 years, 5 months ago

K Chandrasekhar Rao to decide fate of RTC staff today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: To decide the fate of the TSRTC and its striking employees, Chief Minis-ter K. Chandrasekhar Rao will hold a high-level meeting on Sunday, where the state government is expected to frame an alternative transport policy. Transport minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said the government has decided to evolve a permanent alternative transport policy to see that the people are not …

Buses go off in Telangana as TSRTC strike begins
5 years, 5 months ago

Buses go off in Telangana as TSRTC strike begins

India TV News  

Buses of state-owned Telangana State Road Transport Corporation went off the roads across the state as employees began an indefinite strike from Friday midnight to press for their demands. Hundreds of passengers were stranded at bus stations across the state and people travelling to their destinations for Dasara and Bathukamma festivals faced severe inconvenience as over 10,000 buses remained confined …

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