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BEST Workers Union members at Wadala depot. (Photo: DEBASISH DEY )

9-day-long BEST strike finally ends

Unions agreed to the management's offer of 10-point increment in salary.

17 Jan 2019 4:53 AM IST

Even on a Sunday, when public transport sees fewer crowds, the BEST bus strike posed a problem for people going out with their family to enjoy the weekend or for some work.

Dilly-dallying on strike only to benefit Sena: NCP

Aam Aadmi Party leader Preeti Sharma Menon alleged that the state government was anti-labour .

15 Jan 2019 1:47 AM IST

Committee includes chief secretary D.K. Jain, transport secretary Aashish Singh and urban development secretary Manisha Mhaiskar. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Bombay high court verdict on strike today

Court says will give its decision if union, state fails to end logjam.

15 Jan 2019 1:43 AM IST

BEST employees are also seeking resolution of the issue of employee service residences and recruitment. (Photo: File | PTI)

BEST buses strike in Mumbai enters 7th day, private cabs get costlier

Mumbai's civic transport, comprising a workforce of 32,000 people, has been demanding the merger of BEST budget with 'A'...

14 Jan 2019 11:09 AM IST

A source said in the meeting, it had been told that BEST has a short fall of Rs 700 crore annually to meet its need.

BEST strike continues; privatisation on cards?

It is one of the 3 solutions being considered by authorities.

13 Jan 2019 1:52 AM IST

Various unions of BEST workers are demanding renewal of their salary agreements that got expired in 2016, rise in gratuity and bonus amounts. (Photo: ANI |Twitter)

Commuters continue to suffer as BEST bus strike enters 3rd day

Some harried commuters also appealed to the Maharashtra government to take necessary steps to end the protest.

10 Jan 2019 12:09 PM IST

Buses parked at a depot following the strike by BEST employees at Magathane Depot on Tuesday. (Photo: MRUGESH BANDIWADEKAR)

BEST strike to continue today

7,000 bus workers and conductors to resume work, claim official.

9 Jan 2019 1:58 AM IST

BEST, which used to ferry around 35 lakh passengers daily, has reduced to 20 lakh in just a matter of five years.

BEST workers suspend strike

Former chief minister of Maharashtra, Narayan Rane, who was once chairman of the BEST committee, orchestrated the...

30 Aug 2019 3:07 AM IST

A BEST bus plying on a busy city road in the monsoon.

BEST unions to start striking from today

The action committee, comprising all unions, on Monday met the mayor.

1 Aug 2017 2:24 AM IST

Commuters boarding private buses on the day of the strike. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

BEST lost 90 per cent revenue on strike day

The BEST bus strike on Monday for the rights of 36,000 workers has cost the undertaking more than it thought it would.

10 Aug 2017 3:08 AM IST

A private bus service was started in Andheri on Monday as commutters struggled to find even a single empty auto. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Kaalipeelis in south bombay make hay while Best stays off the road

Transport commissioner Praveen Gedam said that RTO squads were deployed to prevent this exploitation but it could only...

8 Aug 2017 1:03 AM IST

A BEST bus plying on a busy city road in the monsoon.

BEST unions to go on hunger strike from August 1

Declaration of the hunger strike comes on the back of BEST workers not being paid on time for nearly half the year.

22 July 2017 1:05 AM IST