Mumbai's Best Buses Go on Strike
BEST buses go on strike from today in Mumbai.
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses, will go on a two day strike.Almost 40,000 BEST workers will be on strike from today. 25 lakh people which include, people who go to office and students, will be affected because of the strike.
Along with Mumbai’s BEST buses, Bengaluru’s Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses have also threatened to go on a strike.
The workers have demanded distribution of bonus and gratuity. They have also demanded a change in the salary of the staff. The workers have many problems with the recruitment of new staff. They want the government to solve these problems.
If the BEST workers do not come for work, MSRTC will provide special buses to help the passengers. Last time BEST workers went on strike on 7th August 2017. Uddhav Thackeray had helped to solve the workers problems.
