All universities will launch token strike today

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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All 17 state universities countrywide launched a token strike today over several demands, including salary issues and the slashing of funds granted to universities.

The decision was taken following a meeting held by the State Service Trade Unions Alliance and the Federation of University Teachers’ Association (FUTA) at the premises of the Open University of Sri Lanka in Nawala yesterday.

A powerful protest march organized by the Professionals' Trade Union Collective was held in Colombo yesterday. The purpose of the march was to express their dissatisfaction with the PAYE taxation and the government's perceived 'arbitrary tax policy'.

Notably, the protest saw participation from various influential organizations such as the FUTA, GMOA (Government Medical Officers' Association) and several other trade unions.

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Jaffna Graduate Thursday, 02 November 2023 10:16 AM

Sri Lanka political economic social issues, people used to blame politicians.It is partly correct. What about the university teachers doctors CEB engineers who have to take major share of blame who disrupted smooth functioning.

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Just Thursday, 02 November 2023 12:23 PM

Time is right for them to ask the government to make all these demands because of incoming elections. Ranil will do anything to win election . They know it well.

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Observer Thursday, 02 November 2023 12:32 PM

A Token Strike will not have any results as the Government will merely ignore it .

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Ram Thursday, 02 November 2023 02:05 PM

Politicians failed our beautiful country, all the time gave false promises to capture power and thereafter ignored the promises. MS

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