Leaders of the Public Transport Department (APSRTC) Employees’ Union have taken exception to “forced leaves” being thrust on conductors by the management due to the non-availability of a sufficient number of buses.
In a representation submitted to the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of APSRTC Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, the union leader, said that lately, many buses were diverted to transport crowds for government programmes and other reasons. As the buses were booked in advance, the conductors on duty in those particular vehicles received phone calls from the officials to inform them that they need not report for duty as the buses were being taken away for other programmes, he said.
