Railway meting out injustice to managers in terms of pay: Employees’ union

The Railway Board is treating train drivers and managers in the “most inhuman manner” and meting out injustice to them in terms of their pay and duty hours, its largest employees’ union alleged as it staged protests across the country on Monday.

All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF) general secretary Shiva Gopal Mishra demanded that the authorities address the long-pending demands and grievances of the “running staff” without any further delay as there is a serious sense of disappointment and resentment brewing among them.

According to the AIRF, all loco pilots — shunting, goods trains, passenger trains, and express/mail — are placed in a common pay-level under the seventh Central Pay Commission. The shunting loco pilot pilots a loco from platform to shed and back.