Secretary, All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) Sumathipala Manawadu told The Morning Leader that the Railway Ministry’s failure to provide protection to train commuters led to the latest disaster on Monday that claimed nine lives.
“Subsequent to the February 3 suicide bomb attack at the Fort Railway Station that killed 14 and injured more than [...]
The token strike in the railway service scheduled for today has been called off by the Railway Services Combined Trade Union Alliance (RSCTUA) following a discussion with Transport Minister Dulles Alahapperuma, the trade union leaders said yesterday.
“We had a discussion with Minister Alahapperuma and his officials this morning and we were given an assurance that [...]
Update: A UFRTU official said that Railway unions have called off the planned strike from midnight today after discussions with the Transport Minister over salary and other issues. All train services will be operating as usual tomorrow.
The United Front of the Railway Trade Unions (UFRTU) has decided to lunch a token strike from midnight today after discussions [...]
Railways Minister, Dulles Alahapperuma’s failure to rectify the salary anomalies created by the 2006/7 controversial salary circular, and non-allocation of sufficient funds for the distress loan scheme have irked railway employees, the All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) told The Morning Leader.
Although Alahapperuma on several occasions had promised to address the grievances he has [...]
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said approval has been granted to absorb 1,500 casual, substitute and contract employees of the Sri Lanka Railway Service, into the permanent cadre.
A Transport Ministry release said, the Minister has stressed that these 1,500 employees had been recruited before he assumed duty as the Transport Minister.
He said along with General Manager [...]
Chevron Lanka, the local subsidiary of Caltex, the marketer of the Havoline lubricants in the US has come forward to refurbish the 145 year old Kandy Railway Station at an initial cost of Rs. 7 million on a request made by the Transport Ministry as a social responsibility project of the company.
Addressing the gathering at [...]
Following this sunday’s suicide bomb attack at the Fort Railway Station that killed 14 and injured more than 100 railway commuters the railway employees are now up in arms against Railway Minister, Dulles Alahapperuma’s failure to provide adequate security at the Fort and Maradana Railway Stations.
On January 16, the Organisation for Protection of the Properties [...]
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has underlined the importance of the country’s train service in the passenger transport sector. Minister Alahapperuma said he was planning to re-energise the country’s train service and make it more popular with the commuters.
The Minister no doubt will have his work cut out given the state of affairs in the Railways [...]
