Delhi Metro, which has become the lifeline of the NCR, may be forced to halt services on June 30 with its 9,000 non-executive employees threatening to go on a strike, if their demands pertaining to pay hike and promotions are not met.
The non-executive staff, who play a critical role in running the metro have been protesting since June 19 at various depots and control rooms of the Delhi Metro. They have been taking part in sit-in protests at different metro stations, wearing black armbands.
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The non-executive workforce include train operators, station controllers, technicians, operations staff, maintenance staff, etc.
This is not the first time non-executive employees have raised such demands. Delhi Metro was on the brink of a shutdown last July as its non-executive staff threatened to go on strike raising similar demands. However, the DMRC management and staff council came to an agreement at the last minute.
The employees are now claiming that the promises made in July last year have not been kept by the DMRC management. The primary demand is the same as last year – a revision of salaries and pay grades and payment of arrears, apart from other demands, such as the right to form a union and fixed guidelines for sacking an employee only in extreme conditions.
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