COLOMBO (News 1st) - Strike action launched by trade unions of several fields in the public sector are still underway. The strike launched by the employees of the Railway Department is on for the 4th consecutive day. Railway drivers, regulators, station masters and Supervisors have joined the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st):- The strike action launched by the Railway Trade Unions enters its second day today (September 27). The strike action was launched with effect from the midnight of September 25th over several issues including the removal of salary anomalies. The protest is joined by employees of ...

Colombo (News 1st): The work to rule trade union action which was initiated by railway drivers last afternoon (September 19) severely inconvenienced passengers today (September 20). Meanwhile, a tense situation arose at the Fort Railway Station this evening as several trains were delayed. The ten...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Ashok Abeysinghe noted that immediate steps will be taken to resolve the issues between Secretary to the Ministry and the General Manager of Railways. The Deputy Minister added that the General Manager of Railways had decided...

Colombo (News 1st): Train commuters are facing hardships once again as Railway Trade Unions commenced their weekly trade union action at midnight yesterday (June 27). News 1st correspondents said that trains were not operating across many major train stations across the island. Thus they report, ...