Transport Strike

Commercial vehicle owners in Mizoram to go on strike over fuel price hike

Commercial vehicle owners in Mizoram have decided to go on an indefinite strike from October 23 demanding reduction in prices of fuel. The price of petrol has been hiked from Rs 93.93 to Rs 99.24 per litre, while the diesel rate has been increased to Rs 88.02 from Rs 82.62 for a litre from September 1. The Mizoram government, after a cabinet meeting, on October 17 announced it would not roll back the hike in fuel prices. Protesting the decision, 11 commercial vehicle owners' associations on Saturday called for the indefinite strike. Initially, the commercial vehicle owners had decided to go on an indefinite strike from October 14 but withdrew their plan after Chief Minister Lalduhoma requested them to be patient and wait till the cabinet meeting on October 16. A statement issued by Mizoram Commercial Vehicle Union (MCVU) said that the meeting of the union held on Saturday decided that all commercial vehicles will remain off the roads for an indefinite period from October 23 as the

Private bus operators call off proposed strike in 14 Odisha districts

Private bus operators in 14 districts of Odisha have decided to call off their proposed strike after a meeting with Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena on their demand in Berhampur on Monday. The private bus owners' associations in the 14 south and western Odisha districts had announced to go on a 24-hour strike beginning at 6 pm on Monday, opposing LAccMI bus service from blocks to district headquarters. Loknath Padhi, president of Private Bus Owners Association, Baliguda, who was present during the meeting with the Transport minister said, "We have decided to call off our strike from this evening as the minister has assured us that he will certainly look into our demand." The state government has decided to run AC buses from blocks to district headquarter towns under Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme at an affordable price of Rs 10 per woman passenger while the private buses are charging Rs 60 to 80 per passenger, he said. "If the LAccMI buses start ..

US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico port strike set to start Tuesday, says union

If union members walk off the job at ports stretching from Maine to Texas, it would be the first coast-wide ILA strike since 1977, affecting ports that handle about half the nation's ocean shipping

Roadways staff end strike after Maharashtra govt promises Rs 6,500 hike

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has agreed to raise the basic salary of MSRTC staff by Rs 6,500 per month. The increase will be applied retrospectively from April 2020

'Hope govt will fulfil our demands,' say drivers as strike ends in Odisha

The association of commercial drivers in Odisha has withdrawn its strike, as the cease work affected passenger bus services and transportation of petroleum products and milk. The Odisha Drivers' Mahasangha announced the withdrawal of the strike on Saturday night, the third day of the agitation, after getting assurance from the state government that their demands would be looked into. "We hope the Odisha government will fulfil our demands," Mahasangha president Prasant Menduli said. State transport commissioner Amitabh Thakur also said that drivers have withdrawn the strike and normalcy will return. Drivers across the country were on strike over stringent provisions for hit-and-run' cases under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which replaces the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Mahasangha was part of the All-India strike. The drivers also said that there was a provision for imprisonment of two years under Section 304 of the IPC for accidents. As per the provisions in the

Private transporters' observe bandh in Bengaluru, security beefed up

Owing to bandh, lakhs of private vehicles including autos, taxis, maxi cabs, goods vehicles and corporate buses would stay off the roads, officials of the Federation said

Opposition parties enforce state bandh in support of RTC stike in Telangana

State government employee associations also declared solidarity with striking RTC staff, staging lunch demonstrations in front of the state secretariat and other government offices

Truckers threaten all-India strike after Diwali to protest unmet demands

The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which claims support of 93 lakh truckers, had gone on an indefinite strike demanding reduction in diesel prices, among others, from July 20

Transporters strike on pending salary issue, life in Tamil Nadu hit

Members of trade unions affiliated to the ruling AIADMK, however, operated some bus services