• Calls for long lasting solution to salary issue
• Government has succumbed to trade union pressure granting certain public servants monetary and other perks

While saying that the ongoing trade union move by health workers to declare a continuous strike is ill timed and somewhat selfish at this critical juncture, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) stressed the importance of working towards long lasting solutions in correcting salary anomalies.   

 In a letter addressed to Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, the AMS said that the ongoing health sector trade union action has made the poorest of the poor absolutely helpless.   

“In the recent past, the government has succumbed to trade union pressure granting certain public servants monetary and other perks. These ad-hoc decisions have opened avenues for various groups to fight for their claims. If this continues in the same direction, all powerful trade unions will be claiming for various demands leading the nation into chaos,” the AMS wrote.   

“It is imperative for Government to work for a long lasting solution in correcting salary anomalies in conformity with the national policy and through National Pay Commission, giving due consideration to educational and professional qualifications,” it added.    

• Ad-hoc decisions of the Govt. have opened avenues for various groups to fight for their claims