Colombo court issues injunction against seven railway trade unions
Colombo Page: June 8, 2006
Colombo: The Colombo District Court today issued an injunction order against seven trade unions for disrupting railway services by engaging the workers in a strike.
The court issued the injunction after hearing an appeal by the General Manager of the Sri Lanka Railway Authority.
Accordingly, trade union actions will be barred until June 22.
The General Manager of the Sri Lanka Railway Authority pointed out that 75 trains were not operating due to the strike and 300,000 commuters are stranded. Two million litres of oil have also not been transported.
The Railway United Trade Union Front led the running shed workers of the Sri Lanka Railway Department to walk out yesterday, demanding disciplinary action against the chief foreman of the Dematagoda Railway running division.