Kerala Stage Governement Employees’s strike a grand success

Giving a sturdy warning to the United Democratic Front Government, on its plan to implement contributory pension scheme, the government employees and teachers in Kerala have observed a one day strike on Tuesday. Most of the government offices and schools were remain closed today. The service and education sector were totally paralyzed today. State Transport bus services were off the road as the KSRTC workers also joined the strike. More than 80 percent of the total strength of the government employees has participated in the strike. The employees in the state public sector units were also participated. Employees all over the state have participated in rallies in the premises of offices. From Village office to secretariat functioned with skeleton staff. University employees were also participated in the strike. All Municipal and Corporation offices were also seen vacant.

The government has done everything to pull the employees back from the strike. The wage of the day will be cut from the salary of the employees. The campaign unleashed by the government has argued that the employees will be benefited by the participatory pension scheme. Media were also used by the government to withdraw the employees from the strike.
A Sreekumar, Convener of the Federation of State government Employees and teacher organization and leaders of joint action committee have greeted the employees and teachers for participating in the strike and daring the actions of the government.