MCC staff strike work seeking 7th Pay Commission benefits
The protesting employees and officers were joined by the pourakarmikas, who demanded the same benefits be extended to the State government employees and the staff of the city corporations.
The strike in Mysuru was in response to the call given by the State association of the employees of the city corporations – Karnataka State City Corporation Employees' Associations' Parishat.
Besides demanding the benefits as extended to the government employees as per the 7th Pay Commission report, the MCC employees sought Karnataka Government Insurance Department (KGID), Group Insurance Scheme (GIS), and General Provident Fund (GPF) as provided to the State government employees without any modification.
They sought the Jyothi Sanjeevani health scheme implemented for the Karnataka State government employees and for the city corporation employees.
Stating that the officers and employees of the city corporation were deprived of promotions for many years, they urged the government to consider promotions in various posts. The striking employees sought an amendment to cadre and recruitment rules.
The strike affected the services at the zonal offices of the MCC. With the pourakarmikas joining the strike, sanitation work in some parts of the city was also hit. Some employees were said to have joined the strike which was staged in Bengaluru.
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