Workers oppose Govt. move to sell Nuwara Eliya Post Office complex

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Postal workers initiate token strike
Lanka Postal Services Union Convenor Chinathaka Bandara claims move is to object Government’s intent to sell Post Office properties in Nuwara Eliya, Kandy
Sri Lanka Post announces three-day leave denial for all workers in response
Postmaster General acknowledges informing the President’s Secretary on readiness to transfer Nuwara Eliya Post Office building to UDA to cater for Govt. policy on optimised investment opportunities
Assures no Department-owned Post Office will be closed as UDA will provide a suitable building for continued operation of Nuwara Eliya Post Office

Postal workers have initiated a token strike opposing the proposed conversion of the Nuwara Eliya Post Office into a hotel.

Lanka Postal Services Union Convenor Chinathaka Bandara said that the strike commenced on Tuesday at midnight, to express their objections to the intended sale of post office properties in Nuwara Eliya and Kandy.

Separately Sri Lanka Post announced that all postal workers will be denied leave from 8, 9 and 10 November.

In a statement, Postmaster General R.P. Sathkumara acknowledged informing the President’s Secretary of their willingness to hand over the Nuwara Eliya Post Office building to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) to allow a more effective investment opportunity, according to Government policy.

Adding that no Post Office owned by the Department of Posts will be closed, he said the UDA will in turn provide a suitable building to run the Nuwara Eliya Post Office.

The Postmaster General also said the possibility of a Postal workers strike was discussed with the Mass Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana and Ministry Secretary Anusha Palpita on Tuesday.