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Karnataka 108 Ambulance Staff Threaten Mass Exit Over Pay

Karnataka 108 Ambulance Staff Threaten Mass Exit Over Pay
'Pay Us Or We Quit': Karnataka's 108 Ambulance Staff Threaten Mass Exit · timesnownews.com

Workers who operate Karnataka’s 108 ambulance service are unhappy with their pay and working conditions.

They have asked the government to address several demands.

These include increasing salaries and giving all staff equal pay.

They also want pay levels to reflect how long someone has worked.

Another demand is that salaries arrive by the seventh day of every month.

The workers’ association warned that employees could resign together.

It also said the protest would become stronger if the government does not decide clearly on the demands.

R Sridhar, the association’s president, announced the warning.

Key facts

Service
108 ambulance service
State
Karnataka
Association president
R Sridhar
Main warning
Employees may resign collectively
Salary demand
Salary revision and uniform pay for all staff
Payment deadline sought
Salaries paid by the seventh of every month

Quotes

R Sridhar

President of the 108 Ambulance Employees’ Association

“the government should take a clear decision on our demands, otherwise, we will resign collectively and intensify the protest.”
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