The response of the CEB trade unions to the suspension of 62 of their members is another demonstration that the working class cannot rely on the trade unions and their leaders to defend their democratic and social rights.
While workers are determined to fight privatisation, the Ceylon Electricity Board’s trade union front is restricting them to futile campaigns, claiming this will pressure the Wickremesinghe government to change course.
Workers need to form action committees, independent of the trade unions, in every workplace and unify with other sections of workers in a common political struggle for socialist policies.
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In 2003, the B.C. Perera Salary Commission was implemented. Subsequently, all salary issues cropped up
Due to the E-Grade scale, large scale salary anomalies have been created among the cadres of the
CEB service grades
By Chaturanga Samarawickrama
Ceylon Electricity Board Technological Engineers’ and Superintendent’ Union (CEBTESU) requested to conduct a proper job evaluation to establish services according to appropriate wage structure.
CEBTESU Secretary Jayalal Athukorala told the Daily Mirror that the Marasinghe National Salaries and Cadres Commission should be applied to solve the issue as soon as possible.
He said with the recommendations of the Marasinghe Commission, no salary ratio issue was raised.