VIDEO: Commuters stranded due to railway strike

July 8, 2013 07:10 am

Scores of commuters are stranded as train services are disrupted due to the 48 hour railway strike. The union action was taken despite the request by the Transport Secretary to the trade unions to call off the strike until talks later today.

Railway Professional Trade Unions decided to launch a 48 hour strike from midnight July 07, based on several demands including a wage hike.

A total of 11 trade unions attached to the Railways Professional Trade Union Alliance are reported to be involved in the strike action.

Discussion held with relevant authorities for over 3 hours were futile as it failed to provide solutions to their grievances, said the convener of the Joint Trade Union Alliance (JTUA) of railway employees, Janaka Fernando.

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