TRI-PARTY JOINT TU ACTION ON WEDNESDAY

Sregistry to the Public Service Commission and the Cabinet to make political appointments as recommended by the Political Victimization Committee.

He stressed that such action could sabotage the entire education sector.

He further said the alliance would seek stern action if the authorities failed to address the issue further.

According to Mr. Stalin, SLEASPA had a membership of 2, 500 members while the country’s entire teachers’ population stood at around 241, 505 including 15, 000 school principals. ri Lanka Educational Administrative Service Professional Association (SLEASPA), eight Teachers’ unions and three school principals’ unions will resort to a one- day- token strike on Wednesday (4) urging the authorities to halt all appointments made under the recommendations of the Political Victimization Committee.

In a letter sent to the Education Secretary, all alliances of the joint action had said although the trade union action was informed before two weeks, no action was taken by the authorities.

Speaking to Daily Mirror, Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said all appointments in the education sector should be given only according to its service constitution.

Instead of the service constitution Mr. Stalin claimed that authorities had sent a

Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said all appointments in the education sector should be given only according to its service constitution