# BEST union calls meeting over asset sale, demands merger with BMC 2026-08-17T06:51:03+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The BEST Workers Union has convened a crucial employees' meeting in Parel on Monday to discuss the proposed sale of BEST assets and long-pending demands. Union leader Shashank Rao said a major agitation may be announced if the issues remain unresolved. Key demands include halting the sale of BEST properties, merging the BEST budget with the BMC's, implementing Seventh Pay Commission wage agreements, ensuring equal pay for wet lease employees, and releasing pending gratuity and retirement benefits to former staff. The Times of India reports that the union is planning a major protest if its demands are not met. The meeting on Monday will decide the union's next steps, including the possibility of a large-scale agitation. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BEST, BEST Workers Union, BMC, Mumbai, Shashank Rao Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/best-union-calls-meeting-over-asset-sale-demands-merger-with-bmc/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/best-union-calls-meeting-over-asset-sale-demands-merger-with-bmc/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/