East corp says ‘no work, no pay’ as strike continues
NEWDELHI: Streets and public places of east Delhi continued to wear a dirty look on Thursday, with a protest by workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation entering its second day.
The strike was called by a group of workers for non-payment of arrears, bonus and for cashless medical insurance.
On Thursday, the second day of the strike, the east civic body said it will deduct wages of workers who had not turned up.
“None of the roads near my house have been swept. Garbage has also piled up on the roadside. We are fed up of repeated strikes,” said Anita Gupta, a resident of Geeta Colony.
Members of East Delhi RWA Joint Front said they will meet the striking workers and Mayor Neema Bhagat on Friday. “We have asked for an appointment with the chief minister as well as the deputy CM. East Delhi can’t suffer from financial constrains,” said BS Vohra, president of the federation.
At least 1,000 sanitation work- ers in ten municipal wards of east Delhi didn’t report to work on Thursday.
A senior official said the commissioner has ordered ‘no work, no salary’ for striking workers. “Their demands are legitimate but their method is wrong,” said the official.
On Thursday, members of MCD’S Swachhta Karamchari Union gherao the Mayor’s office and raised slogans. “The civic agency wants to enforce ESMA (Essential Services Maintenance Act) rather than understanding their issues,” said Sanjay Gehlot, president of union
SALARY AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON
North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Thursday signed an agreement with Union Bank of India for transferring salaries of employees with click of a button.
The agreement will allow real time transfer of salary to north corporation employees, every month. More importantly, the employees can even withdraw 90% overdraft of due salary and pay it back in three months without any interest.