Furious wives and families of BEST employees stepped out to protest at the Wadala bus depot, on Thursday, over being ordered to evict their staff quarters. The strike continued, as workers, including drivers and conductors, assembled outside bus depots, but were unwilling to sign the muster.

Till late last night, trade union leaders, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, and the Mumbai Mayor were closeted in a meeting at the latter's bungalow to resolve the stalemate. But union leader Shashank Sharad Rao said after the five-hour meeting, that the talks had failed and the strike continues. He said Thackeray simply asked officials to find a solution, but nothing came out of it.