More than 26,000 employees of 27 trade unions in the Postal Department are on strike today in parallel to the token strike, said Chinthaka Bandara, convener of the Postal United Trade Union Front.
Accordingly, the strike is being carried out at the Colombo Central Post Office, Postal Headquarters, 653 Post Offices island-wide, 3410 Sub Post Offices and over 100 Administration Offices.
Chinthaka Bandara alleges that the right to life of the citizens of the country is being systematically abolished and despite the growing opposition to the government, the government is using subterfuges other than providing solutions.
However, he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government.
