Postal Unions on Strike From Today

 The postal unions alleged that the present government had come to power promising not to sell public assets, but  act   contrary to it.
The postal unionists had been protesting in the recent past  against a government move to sell the  post offices of historical value in the Galle Fort and Nuwara Eliya to foreigners and several other  administrative problems remained unattended.Hence postal workers will go on continuous strike from today(27).

Meanwhile, Postal and Muslim Religious Affairs Minister MH Abdul Haleem said, that the government had held talks with trade unionists and promised to look into their grievances. While the government was taking action to resolve their problems, the unionists were staging politically motivated strikes.

Convener of the Joint Postal Workers Union Front Chinthaka Bandara said, their aim was to protect the postal service and the interests of the postal workers and not to topple or inconvenience the government.

If the Government fails to resolve postal issues , the National Trade Union Collective comprising 18 main trade unions, the Ceylon Teachers Union, All Island Management Assistants’ Union, the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association, Health Professionals’ Union, Independent Harbour Workers’ have announced  that they, too, would join the strike.