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LPG tanker operators announce indefinite strike from July 1
The Southern Region Bulk LPG Transport Operators Association has announced that it would launch an indefinite strike from July 1. The strike is in response to failure of oil companies to renew job orders to all the bullet tankers under the association, said office-bearers of the organization.
The Namakkal-based association has about 5,500 bullet tankers, which transport LPG from the refineries of three oil companies — Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum — to bottling plants, across south India.
“The companies renew their agreements with tanker operators once in five years and the last renewal was due on October 31, 2018. When they came forward for the talks, the association demanded that they give job orders for all the bullet tankers,” an office-bearer with the association said.
“However, the oil companies did not renew agreements of 700 bullet tankers. Those tanker operators are facing huge loss for the past nine months,” P Kumaresan, a bullet tank operator said, adding, “the companies failed to deal with the issue.”
So, all the LPG tanker operators have decided to take part in the indefinite strike at a general body meeting last week. The operators would not withdraw the strike till their demands were met, M Ponnambalam, president of the association, said.
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