Ludhiana MC staff observe pen-down strike

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, July 15

Municipal Corporation (MC) employees observed a pen-down strike for three hours on Thursday over the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. The employees observed protests at all the four zones of the Ludhiana MC and sat on dharna.

The visitors to the MC offices faced inconvenience as they had no prior information about the strike that continued till 12 in the afternoon.

Extending support to the various state-level unions protesting the recommendations, the members of the Municipal Employees’ Sangharsh Committee had earlier announced to go on a pen-down strike.

Chairman of the committee Ashwani Sahota said the staff at all four zones gave their full support to the strike.

The union members had earlier demanded from the MC authorities not to force the employees to sign an option form to accept the amended pay scales as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. The Committee, while extending its supports to the unions of various departments, had also refused to accept the recommendations of the state’s Sixth Pay Commission.