Thursday, August 23, 2018

Railway Unions To Launch An Island Wide Strike From Next Wednesday

Railway Technical Services Trade
Unions Committee has decided to launch an Island Wide Continuous strike with effect from midnight on next Wednesday  (29) along with several other Railway Trade Unions over few demands including not providing solutions for  their salary anomaly problem.

Earlier the Trade Unions Committee has decided to launch the strike with effect from midnight last night (23) however after considering the inconvenience face by Public travelling from trains to view "Esala Perahera (PROCESSION) and  Students who are sitting for the Adanced Level Examination the Trade unions had decided to postponed the strike till next Wednesday it has been revealed.

The talks held between the Railway Trade Unions and President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (23) over the demands of the Unions ended unsuccessfully according to reports. During the talks President Had requested the Trade Unions to await till the releasing of the report of Salary anomalies Committee headed by Dr.Sarath Amunugama.

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