Power Dept workers on strike for 3 days over unfulfilled demands

August 11, 2025

The joint platform of various unions of Punjab electricity employees has called for a strike from August 11 to 13. This will make it challenging for the department to manage the power system for the next three days.

Union leaders say that a meeting was held on June 2 under the chairmanship of the power minister, in which an agreement was reached on several issues, but no concrete action has been taken so far. They said that protest is the last option left for them to resolve the pending demands.

The workers’ unions alleged that the management had asked for time, but no action was taken even after three weeks. Since June 25, the workers have been performing their prescribed duties only under work-to-rule.

Their main demands include higher compensation, full treatment of workers injured in the line of duty, permanent recruitment of contract workers, restoration of old pension, pay parity, separate toilets for women employees, and repair of dilapidated offices.

Several major unions are involved in this struggle, including the PSEB Employees United Forum, Bijli Employees Ekta Manch, Grid Sub-Station Employees Union, Powercom and Transco Pensioners Union (ETUC), and Pensioners Federation (Punjab).