• Strike was to be launched over the appointment of new Deputy General Manager

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama  

The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) has decided to launch a 24-hour token strike starting last night. 

 The union said the token strike will be launched against offering the position of Deputy General Manager (Commercial) to a person who has been accused of corruption.  
The union central committee held an emergency meeting to discuss the issue and decided to launch an immediate 24-hour token strike against this appointment.  

Accordingly, all station masters have decided to withdraw from all services as of midnight yesterday.