Railway trade unions to launch strike

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The Railways’ Professional Trade Union Alliance said it would launch a countrywide strike from today midnight.

Convener Janaka Fernando said some 2,500 Railway Department employees belonging to eleven grades will join the strike urging that their salary anomalies be resolved.

He said station masters, railway guards, engine drivers, train controllers and foremen will take part in the strike.

Mr. Fernando said the strike would be suspended if the authority resolves their salary concerns.(DS)

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Cheers Thursday, 30 July 2015 04:41 PM

The current government has no vision and no plan so all govt servants will now strike before elections so they get a increase

Michael Thursday, 30 July 2015 06:33 PM

We thought the Govt Employees got 10K increase, Railway is Govt Sector am i correct ?

de silva Thursday, 30 July 2015 06:59 PM

Sack them and give jobs to qualified people.

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