Surat: The Surat chapter of the Western Railway Employees Union (WREU) has threatened to stop the train movement from October 22 if the central government fails to accept the long-pending demands including the bonus payment to the railway employees for the period of 2019-20.
WREU members of Surat and Valsad railway stations staged protest at the carriage depot at the railway station. The stir was part of the call given by All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF).
Secretary of WREU’s Surat branch, Ashwin Rana said, “We are protesting the anti-employees policy of the government”
According to Rana, other demands include abolition of new pension scheme, implementation of cadre review committee (CRC) for trackmen, filling up vacant posts, payment of DA and stopping privatization of Indian railways.