University dons postpone trade union action

Dinesh De Alwis

University lecturers have decided to postpone the trade union action until September 7 following a request from President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga. Earlier university lecturers planned not to report for work on August 30, University Teachers' Associations' federation President Prof.Sampath Amaratunga told the Daily News.

The federation had a discussion with Lalith Weeratunga on August 17 and he promised to solve the problem within one week,but he had to go to India on August 24 for an official matter. Again he has asked one week time to consider the problem. The federation hopes positive response from him over the issue Amaratunga said.

The university teachers' associations' federation is demanding to increase their academic allowance from 25 percent to 50 percent.