Talks with CM Siddaramaiah fail; KSRTC trade unions' joint action committee to go on indefinite strike from Aug 5
On Monday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a high-level meeting, along with Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, President of the Federation HV Anantha Subbarao, and representatives of the JAC, at Vidhana Soudha. The negotiation meeting lasted for almost three hours.
Anantha Subbarao, who addressed the media after the meeting, said that they will go ahead with the strike. 'Chief Minister Siddaramaiah remained non-committal on the 25 per cent wage hike revision from January 1, 2024. As against the clearance of 38 months' salary arrears, CM has agreed to pay only 14 months. Stalemate continued, and we are going ahead with the protest', Anantha Subbarao said.
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