UPDATE: Mumbaikars brace yourself for a rough day, BEST workers on strike today

August 07, 2017 09:39

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport worker's union decided to go ahead with the bus strike on Monday to press for their demands,

including timely payment of salaries.

The bus strike would put citizens to inconvenience as 'Raksha Bandhan' is being celebrated on Monday.

The BEST employees and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation have been at the loggerheads for the past few days over several issues, including irregular payment of salary.

The BEST employees' union led by Shashank Rao, which claims to have support of 16,500 workers, saidon Sunday night, "We wanted a written assurance from the BMC administration but they did not give it. Now, we have decided not to report to duty from midnight. No bus will ply tomorrow."

The Maharashtra government has warned of invoking Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act, 2011 against the employees who go on strike.

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