INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Railway under-guards have called off their strike after a successful discussion with respective authorities.The discussion, which took place
Alagiyawanna and Sri Lanka Railways officials.Now that the trade union action has come to an end, the railway department is working to bring
the disrupted train operations back to normalcy this evening.According to reports, the under-guards, who went on sick leave over an assault
incident, have commenced reporting for duty.Earlier this morning, the railway department announced that leave of all railway under-guards
was cancelled with immediate effect and ordered them to report to work before 12 noon.Railway services were disrupted after a surprise
strike action was initiated by under-guards on Wednesday (Oct
04) citing an assault of a co-worker by a security officer at the Maligawatta railway yard.Despite security forces personnel being
dispatched to major railway stations last evening to maintain peace and security, tense situations were reported as commuters were
infuriated by the sudden trade union action which left them stranded as a number of trains were cancelled while others were far behind
