Non-academic staff struck work yesterday

University non-academic staff from registrars to labourers including administrative officers, staged a one-day token strike yesterday. They demand an immediate solution to problems related to rectification of their salary anomalies.

President of the Inter University Trade Union Federation (IUTUF) R. M. Chandrapala said that the government was still silent over their agitation and they are to show their strength to the government.

The trade union says that they represent around 10,000 employees from staff grades to minor employees.

Chandrapala said that a demand from the union to discuss the issue of salary anomalies with the Salaries and Cadre Commission before 29 September went unheeded.

University non-academics held talks with the National Salaries and Cadre Commission on 29 September to discuss matters relating to anomalies in their salaries, which have not been rectified since 2006. (Colombo Page)