Date:01/04/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/04/01/stories/2007040105840600.htm

Andhra Pradesh

A.P. transport union gives strike notice

Special Correspondent

Agitation to begin from April 16 if demands are not met

HYDERABAD: Bus services of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) are likely to be severely affected in the State from April 16.

The APSRTC Employees Union, the second largest union of the corporation with over 42,000 members, has served a notice on the management on Saturday threatening to go on strike on or after April 16.

They handed over the notice to RTC chief personnel manager J. Ramesh.

The employees were demanding that the management take steps to regularise the service of contract employees.

The also wanted scrapping of the contract appointments.