• Says not attending comms. including tender-related activities

Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) Executive Committee Member Dhanushka Parakramasinghe announced that the union action launched in protest against the Government’s decision to divide the CEB into four entities, would be intensified from yesterday (16).

He stated that the first phase of the ‘work-to-rule’ protest action, which was carried out to object to the proposed division, concluded on Monday (15), and that the union has now decided to move into the second phase of its union action. 

Parakramasinghe emphasised that the public will not be inconvenienced by these measures, noting that the actions have been carefully planned in a manner that ensures that the Government remains informed. 

Outlining the next steps, he explained that while routine work will continue, union members will refrain from participating in certain committee activities, including withdrawing from tender committees, as a way of demonstrating the escalation of their protest against the Government. 

He further stated that all employees are scheduled to report sick leave in two groups today (17) and tomorrow (18), during which a protest movement will also be organised to oppose the Government’s decision. However, he assured that no office closures or disruptions to essential services would occur as a result of the union’s protest actions.