Sai Ratna Chaitanya
Okay, I am trying to understand the use of Essential Services Maintenance Act in declaring #TSRTCstrike illegal. Before anything, we will be referring to two government orders and two acts. Links to all of them in next toot. Some one who understands how to read these, please help ! 1/4 #SaveTSRTC
Nov 12, 2019 at 5:50amWeb
Show threadSai Ratna ChaitanyaNov 12, 2019
1. Government order notifying Motor Transport Industry in the Telangana as a Public Utility Service : https://drive.google.com/file/d/17XGWXq3bN_S_gnlFA1exwZMG4ci6hpev/view?usp=sharing
2. Government order prohibiting strikes : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cgoBNnYoWwhUxDpyQOpZHjbc-U_veRHH/view?usp=sharing
3. Telangana Essential Services Maintenance Act 1971 : https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/8076/1/act_20_of_1971.pdf#search=essential
4. Industrial Disputes Act 1947 : https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2169/3/A1947-14.pdf#search=industrial 2/4 #SaveTSRTC #TSRTCstrike
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Show threadSai Ratna ChaitanyaNov 12, 2019
Government of Telangana notified Motor Transport Industry in the state a "Public Utility Service" under Industrial Disputes Act 2019. In a government order issued later, the government prohibited strikes in TSRTC for a period of six months using ESM Act. But, ESM Act requires the state government to notify TSRTC as essential service. was this notification done ? If not, how can the government claim strike is illegal ? 3/4 #SaveTSRTC #TSRTCstrike
Show threadSai Ratna ChaitanyaNov 12, 2019
This is not the first time they issued a Government Order prohibiting strikes though. These are just some of the notifications in the gazette. This is a standard operating procedure for the government. Wait for the unions to organize, sense they are going to give strike notice, issue a GO and circular prohibiting strikes. If only, they were as forthcoming in engaging with the unions. 4/4 #SaveTSRTC #TSRTCstrike