THANWEER QURAISHIN
COLOMBO : Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union has initiated another trade union action with immediate effect from 12 noon on Friday, Thai Pongal Day on Jan.14
They resorted to this strike action after the union’s vice chairman was interdicted.
The station masters’ move came hours after they called off the 24-hour token strike they had launched on Thursday.
Train travelers who came to the railway station were disappointed to see the stations closed and they had to find alternative mode of transport to get to their destinations.
“ We are more on the road these days,” a commuter said, expressing frustration and anger towards the state and the strikers who are unmindful