Karnataka bus strike looms from May 20 as RTC staff firm on pay hike, arrears demands

Bengaluru, 13/5: Government bus services in Karnataka may be disrupted from May 20 onwards, as Road Transport Corporation (RTC) employees’ unions vowed to go ahead with an indefinite strike over pay hike and arrears payment.

On Wednesday, the Joint Action Committee of the Trade Unions of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation rejected the 12.5 per cent pay hike announced by the government with effect from April 1.