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Tag: trade union

Customs officers to launch sick-leave protest
LOCAL

Customs officers to launch sick-leave protest

Customs Officers Association has decided to launch a trade union action to protest the failure of the government to provide…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/09/2018
Finance Minister invites striking railway employees to end the strike and come for discussions
LOCAL

Finance Minister invites striking railway employees to end the strike and come for discussions

Strongly condemning the trade union action taken by the Sri Lanka Railways employees yesterday severely inconveniencing the evening commuters, Finance…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/08/2018
President discusses problems of SriLankan Airlines
BUSINESS

President discusses problems of SriLankan Airlines

President Maithripala Sirisena said that the Presidential Commission appointed to look into the alleged frauds and malpractices in the national…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/04/2018
STRIKE ON. STRIKE OFF
EDITORIAL

STRIKE ON. STRIKE OFF

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) this week had threatened to go ahead with the planned 24-hour countrywide token strike…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/02/201803/02/2018
National Hospital nurses join hands with union over “fingerprint system” strike
LOCAL

National Hospital nurses join hands with union over “fingerprint system” strike

Nurses attached to the Colombo National Hospital and Eye Hospital have decided to carry out a trade union action by…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/01/2018
CEB employees pass sixth day of hunger strike without light in sight
LOCALTOP STORY

CEB employees pass sixth day of hunger strike without light in sight

After several days of a train strike that inconvenienced hundreds of commuters countrywide, the Ceylon Electricity Board Trade Union commenced…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/201716/12/2017
Railways strike: Continued strike cause over 12 Million daily loss to the state
LOCALMain Story

Railways strike: Continued strike cause over 12 Million daily loss to the state

The Railways trade union is continuing their strike, despite a Gazette notification which declared railways as an essential service. According…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/12/201711/12/2017

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