CME Trade Union action unjust - Post Master General

Sandasen Marasinghe

Post Master General M.K.B. Dissanayake stated that the work to rule trade union action by four trade unions of the Central Mail Exchange (CME) was unjust as they have commenced it against a disciplinary action taken by the Department on four employees of the Register Branch for allegedly committing a fraud.

The Post Master General talking to the media at a press conference at the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry said that the Postal Department had to interdict four employees of the Register Branch of the Central Mail Exchange when it found 6000 letters had been registered charging Rs. 50 less than the normal charge.

The Post Master General further stated that due to the work to rule campaign there were 368 bags of registered letters to be delivered in Colombo and another 406 bags outside Colombo. In addition there were another 23,966 and 8834 registered letters to be delivered within and outside Colombo respectively, not delivered.

Secretary to the Post and Telecommunication Officers’ Association K.S. Weerasekara, Superintendent of Colombo Central Mail Exchange H.M.P. Herath and representatives of 21 Trade Unions of the Department of Posts also participated at the occasion.