Over 11,000 of the 92,266 MSRTC employees joined duty on Friday even as a number of delegations, firm on their demand of merger with the state government, met with state transport minister and MSRTC chairman Anil Parab.

Parab said, “I am appealing with folded hands that employees resume work. The financial condition of MSRTC is already bad. If it goes from bad to worse, it will not be good for both the government and the employees. If the industrial court announces the strike is illegal, we have a provision to cut eight day’s salary for one day’s absence and take strict action. Even after offering a salary hike, if the employees continue the strike, what is the use of giving it?”