Despite efforts by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) management to reach out to employees’ unions seeking a possible agreement over the launch of the newly procured electric buses along the city circular routes under the newly formed KSRTC-SWIFT, the unions have decided to boycott the launch function.
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)-affiliated employees’ union went a step ahead stating that they would block the city services.
In the meeting held on Sunday to discuss the issue, KSRTC Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Biju Prabhakar assured the ’ unions that their pending salary for June would be credited to the accounts by August 5 and July salary by August 10. However, the unions have decided to go ahead with protest programmes as their main demand that the electric buses be operated under the KSRTC instead of KSRTC SWIFT was not met. The KSRTC employees would soon have no salary or buses to work in, alleged the union leaders.
