Teachers & Principals to join ‘People’s Protest’ against treacherous government

October 6, 2018

Teachers and Principals of schools will join the ‘People’s Protest’ to be held in Colombo organized by the JVP and participated by forces of the farmer community, fisher folk, youths and other working masses on the 23rd to protest against the fisherfolk that follows a destructive economic policy which torments masses with exorbitant taxes, increase in prices of essential commodities including fuel and fails to increase the salaries of state employees says the General Secretary of Lanka Teacher Services Union (LTSU) Mahinda Jayasinghe.


Mr Jayasinghe said at the press conference held in Colombo yesterday (5th) that a large number of teachers and Principals were waiting to join ‘People’s Protest’ against the failure of the government to increase the salaries of all teachers and Principals and the denial of a 30 month arrears for them.

The President of LTSU Dhammika Alahapperuma, the Organizing Secretary of the Union Lal Kumara, the President of Colombo Zonal organization of LTSU Gayan Sangeeth Edirisinghe were present.