Thursday, June 27, 2019

Railway Service Declared As An Essential Service

Government has issued an extra
ordinary Gazette Notification declaring  Railway service as an Essential service from today  (27).

The Gazette Notification has been issued as the Railway Trade unions planned to launch an Island Wide one day strike with effect from midnight tonight  (27)demanding solutions for their demands imcluding  implementing of the Cabinet proposal regarding removing their salary anomalies .

However State MInister of Transport And Civil Aviation Ashok Abeysinghe has stated that under the Gazette Notification a stern legal action can be taken against  Railway Workers who will join the strike .

Ministry of Transport has recallEd  retired engine drivers to work on temporary basis to carry out Railway service it has been announced .

Railway trade unions have decided to launch one day token strike once a week till their demands are met .

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