108 ambulance employees announce State-wide strike on Nov. 3
The Tamil Nadu 108 Emergency Ambulance Employees Progressive Union has called for a 24-hour state-wide strike on November 3. The union is demanding better wages, job regularization, and improved working conditions for thousands of employees.
Why it matters
A strike of this scale could significantly impact emergency medical response services across the state.
The Tamil Nadu 108 Emergency Ambulance Employees Progressive Union has announced a 24-hour State-wide strike from 8 p.m. on November 3 to press for its 11-point charter of demands.
In a petition submitted to the Coimbatore Collector on Monday, the union said around 1,353 ambulances were operating across Tamil Nadu and about 7,000 workers were engaged in the service.
The demands include direct government takeover of the 108 ambulance service, regularisation of workers, implementation of a Labour Tribunal award on wage revision and bonus, and introduction of an eight-hour, three-shift work system.
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