Nashik: At least 5,000 employees of the Nashik division of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Thursday joined an indefinite statewide strike called by a transport workers' union over their demand for a salary hike.

"The drivers and conductors have struck work to demand a 25 per cent hike in their salary. The strike has been called by the Maharashtra ST Workers Congress (INTUC)," senior Congress leader and former MLA Jaiprakash Chhajed, who is the President of INTUC, told PTI.