The BEST trade unions have decided to go ahead on an indefinite strike as the talks between the union and the administration failed even as the BEST managed to get a restraining order from the industrial court against the employees from going on a strike from midnight till it hears the complaint filed by BEST management.

BEST Workers Union leader Shashank Sharad Rao told Mid-Day that the General Manager of the undertaking called them for talks and went away for another meeting. "The strike is on. They just do not want to resolve the issue. The BEST administration is run by the Shiv Sena, Maharashtra has a transport minister from the Shiv Sena and the BMC is managed by the Shiv Sena. Despite all this, they are powerless," Rao said. We have decided to go ahead with the indefinite strike over the several pending demands.