A two-day training programme for executive committee members, organised by the National Mazdoor Union (NMU) of APSRTC got under way at the Platinum Jubilee Guest House of Andhra University here on Monday.
Addressing the delegates at the inaugural session, Andhra University Registrar V. Umamaheswara Rao said that RTC played a key role in public transportation in the State. He commended the NMU for organising training classes for workers in a bid to promote leadership qualities among them. A trade union should strive to improve the working conditions of workers while maintaining good relations with the management.
Prof. Umamaheswara Rao felt that a successful trade union leader was one who would change his/her style of functioning depending on the situation. They should be sometimes democratic and at other times even autocratic, when the situation demands.
He also said that trade union leaders should also inculcate a sense of belongingness among workers.
