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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chanaka89" data-source="post: 12976794" data-attributes="member: 51319">July 03, Colombo: Employees of the Sri Lanka's power monopoly, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) are to hold a one day work strike from midnight today.Executive committee member of CEB's joint trade union alliance, Ranjan Jayalal says 28 trade unions of the CEB will commence the 24-hour token strike due to the failure of the authorities to rectify the current salary anomaly between the executive and non-executive grades at the CEB.The trade unions are requesting the authorities to grant the salary increments given to executive level employees to be given to them as well.The union leader has warned of power shortages and break-downs during the day Wednesday in many areas of the country.Jayalal has said that the trade unions have decided on a 24 hour strike and would resort to a continuous strike if the government does not respond positively to the workers' demand.However, the Power and Energy Ministry has ensured an uninterrupted power supply to the country despite the strike action by several CEB employees.</blockquote>

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