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Electricity trade unions continue strike
Colombo, March 10 (Daily Mirror) - Twenty-five electricity trade unions have decided to continue their industrial action as they did not receive any favourable response from the six new state-owned companies formed following the dissolution of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
CEB Technical Engineers and Superintendents Association Vice President Nandana Udayakumara told the Daily Mirror that discussions held today with the chairpersons of four of the newly established companies failed to address the unions’ concerns.
“We were unable to receive any favourable response from the discussion. Therefore, the unions have decided to continue their appeal directly to the President today,” he said.
As a result, all maintenance work and related services have been halted, raising fears of potential disruptions to electricity supply.
Udayakumara said the main reason for the strike is the uncertainty surrounding employee rights and job security under the new reform process. The unions’ decision follows inadequate responses from authorities on long-standing issues related to appointment regularization and employee conditions.
The strike comes just days after the historic restructuring of the CEB, which saw the 56-year-old institution replaced by six state-owned companies aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the power sector.
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