Non academics give Govt. four weeks to solve salary issue

September 29, 2011, 9:13 pm

by Dasun Edirisinghe

University non-academics, including executive officers, who met the officials of the National Salaries and Cadre Commission (NSCC) yesterday, said they would give the government four weeks to resolve their salary problems or they will resort to trade union action immediately.

President of the Inter University Trade Union Federation (IUTUF) R. M. Chandrapala told The Island that they were not happy with the discussion at the NSCC on Thursday morning. Officials from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Higher Education Ministry also attended the discussion with the IUTUF and University Executive Officers Union.

"The UGC officials asked for two weeks to study and approve the NSCC proposal, prepared by us at the meeting, on rectifying anomalies in our salaries," he said.

Chandrapala said that the problem was passed from one to another from 2006, but this time they would definitely stage tough trade union action after a month from yesterday.

At the discussion, he said, the NSCC also asked for two weeks time to refer the proposal, once they get it from the UGC for approval and amendments.

Therefore the IUTUF gave the government four weeks to resolve the issue, Chandrapala said.

He said that the NSCC had however promised to meet their grievances before the budget.