RTC JAC demands payment of arrears; serve strike notice

The RTC JAC on Monday served strike notice to the management for failing to address their grievances including payment arrears, leave encashment and other perks.

The JAC leaders gave the strike notice to the TSRTC JMD G V Ramana Rao at Bus Bhavan on Monday. JAC chairman P Kamaal Reddy said that the unions had entered into a pay scale agreement in front of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on May 13, 2015.

text-align: justify;">He said that it was agreed upon to provide 50 per cent of dues with 8.75 per cent interest in the form of bonds and remaining 50 per cent in three instalments (2015 Dasara, 2016 Ugadi and 2016 Dasara). He said that though the first instalment was released during Dasara, no payment was made during Ugadi.

With strike notice being served, the RTC staff can go on strike any time after May 31.