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Maharashtra government staff strike hits work
Tuesday November 15, 2011 05:22:53 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
Work in Maharashtra government departments was paralysed as nearly
two million employees, including teachers, went on a day's strike
Tuesday demanding better pay and working conditions, an official
said.
The strike, in which gazetted officers and medicos did not
participate, paralysed work in most departments, especially
revenue and education, though essential services were not
affected, said Maharashtra State Government Employees
Confederation president Yogiraj Khonde.
They were demanding "full and proper implementation" of the sixth
pay commission recommendations, hiking the retirement age from 58
to 60 years for all, parity of state dearness allowance (DA) with
the central government employees' DA and a five-day week, Khonde
said.
"If the government fails to conceded our demands, then we shall go
on an indefinite strike from Dec 20," Khonde told IANS.
He said that the strike was "a hundred percent success" with all
non-gazetted and lower level employees keeping away from work.
Rallies and processions were held in all district headquarters and
Mumbai where thousands of employees took part.
The proposal for the indefinite strike - starting Dec 20 - comes
when the winter session of the state legislature is likely to be
held in Nagpur, with the civic body elections round the corner.
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