Power utilities approached labour commissioner on strike

HYDERABAD: D. Prabhakar Rao, chairman and managing director of TS Transco and Genco, on Thursday requested the labour commissioner to intervene for a joint meeting of managements of power utilities and trade unions to prevent the proposed strike by the staff from April 17.

He said that the TS power employees' joint action committee (TSPEJAC), an unregistered organisation, had served a strike notice to the power utility managements demanding hike in salaries.

He said the management had explained its financial position to the employees at several meetings. The strike would adversely affect the people and several sectors, he said.