Trade unions snub PM, firm on Wed, Thu strike

February 18, 2013 17:10

The central trade unions today remained firm on their call for a two-day strike despite an appeal from the Prime Minister even as they were set to meet senior Union Ministers tonight on his assurance of looking into their demands. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had made an appeal yesterday to all the 11 trade unions to withdraw their call for a nation-wide strike from February 20, saying that it would cause loss to the economy and inconvenience to general public.

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