All Thai Train Services Resumed

[george]

Train to resume services at 6pm

BANGKOK: -- Trains services nationwide are ready to resume their services on Tuesday evening after train labour unions struck a deal with the government.

The agreement will end the strike which started on Monday, stranding thousands of passengers throughout the country.

Weesarak Kwanyuen, Chiang Mai station chief, said that the first train to be resumed following the agreement will be Chiang Mai - Bangkok that will leave Chiang Mai at 5.55pm, followed by the same route at 9pm.

The officials will disseminate the information to people that the train services will resume in the evening.

Meanwhile Nakhon Ratchasima train station chief Somsak Tienponkrang said all train services will be resumed at 6pm. The station was ready to provide service to passengers at tha time.

In Lampang, Panas Mongkhonrit, chief of Nakhon Lampang train station said that all the services, including tickets and trains will be ready at 6pm. The first train to reach the station will be one from Chiang Mai and is expected to arrive at the staton at about 6pm.

-- The Nation 2009-06-22

Strike-bound railways set to resume service this evening

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart on Tuesday announced that striking State Railways of Thailand (SRT) workers union would resume railway services Tuesday evening after a two-day work stoppage affecting about 200,000 people.

The first Bangkok-Chiang Mai train will leave Bangkok’s main Hua Lamphong station before 6pm.

Speaking after negotiating with the SRT executives and union members, Mr. Sanan said the labour union agreed to end the nationwide strike and would further discuss with SRT executives details of the rehabilitation plan for the state enterprise before submitting it to the Cabinet for further consideration.

The union opposed the Cabinet-approved rehabilitation plan for the debt-ridden state enterprise which would see two separate subsidiaries emerge to run the SRT’s airport link project and to manage its assets. Although the SRT would hold 100 per cent of shares in both subsidiaries, being run by the private investors, it alleged that the move would lead to fare rises in the future.

SRT union chairman Sawit Kaewwan said the workers organisation wanted to have a say in the restructuring plan.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, however, stood by the June 3 cabinet resolution regarding the SRT rehabilitation plan, reasoning it was not necessary to review the plan as it does not involve privatisation as alleged by some railway union members.

The premier said the SRT workers are welcome to air their views on the rehabilitation plan.

-- TNA 2009-06-23

[meelousee]

Yee haw

[Dap]

Business as usual. Welcome to Toontown.

[george]

Update:

Railway workers end two-day strike

BANGKOK: -- The labour union of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) ended its strike on Tuesday evening, while train services resumed with the first 23 trains departing Hua Lampong station in Bangkok after a two-day stoppage.

Train services in other regions are to resume full operation Wednesday morning.

After negotiating with SRT executives and union members, Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart said the labour union had agreed to end the nationwide strike.

The union would further discuss with SRT executives details of the rehabilitation plan for the state enterprise before submitting it to the Cabinet for further consideration.

The union opposed the Cabinet-approved rehabilitation plan for the debt-ridden state enterprise, which would see two separate subsidiaries emerge to run the SRT’s airport link project and manage its assets.

Although the SRT would hold 100 per cent of shares in both subsidiaries, run by private investors, the SRT union alleged the move would lead to fare rises in the future.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, stood by the June 3 cabinet resolution regarding the SRT rehabilitation plan, saying

it was not necessary to review the plan as it did not involve privatisation as alleged by some railway union members.

The union is welcomed to air their views on the rehabilitation plan, the prime minister said.

Around 200,000 people were affected by the work stoppage, according to the SRT.

-- TNA 2009-06-23

[HagenvonTronje]

Mr Chavarat: wage-increase for state enterprise employees is not linked to election campaign

BANGKOK, 23 June 2009 (NNT) - Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul denies connection between wage increasing for state enterprise employees and the general election campaign.

Interior Minister stated before presiding over the opening ceremony of the OTOP Development Competition that, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority, and the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority employees provided adequate revenues to the country and were appropriate have more salary, while there is no request from other state enterprises on similar issue. However, Mr Chavarat affirmed that the progress is not linked with the future general election campaign.

Mr Chavarat saw disagreement by the Ministry of Finance as usual, but confirming no conflict among the coalition parties.

-- NNT 23 June 2009

article here

[GENeIsUS]

I wonder how many red-shirts didn't make the scheduled meeting of 22-24 June in BKK?

Was there a conspirasy between RR workers and the goverment?

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Interesting!!!!