Power workers across Karnataka will go on strike to demand higher wages.
Story so far: About 60,000 employees from the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) and other electricity supply companies (Escoms) in Karnataka will launch an indefinite strike from Thursday, March 17.
- Their objective is to demand a wage revision. The workers provided the management with a notice fourteen days in advance. After a lack of response, they decided to go on strike.
- The workers have assured media persons that their abstention from work will not cause any disruptions in the power supply. They will simply be unavailable to answer calls and provide additional support.
Back story: KPTCL Employees’ Association and Federation, the organisation behind the strike, represents 60,000 working employees and 45,000 retired staffers. They have been demanding a wage revision since April 2022.
- According to the Federation’s general secretary, the power workers’ salaries should have increased by 22%, but the government has delayed it.