SRT and BMTA confirm to work on May 22

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SRT and BMTA confirm to work on May 22



BANGKOK, 19 May 2014 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand Governor has assured that SRT workers will not go on strike in compliance with the PDRC’s instruction while the Minister of Transport firmly insists that all state enterprises will not take people for hostage.

Chadchart Sittipunt, caretaker Minister of Transport has discouraged state enterprise workers from joining with the PDRC in a strike on this coming May 22. He states that state enterprises’ major responsibility is to service the people, and the strike would only affect innocent customers. Mr. Chadchart also affirmed he would remain in the position until a new government is chosen.

Prapat Jongsanguan, governor of the State Railway of Thailand, meanwhile, assures that SRT employees will not join in the strike with the PDRC as they have never done so. He personally thinks that Thailand has been bruised enough, and the PDRC should halt the protest.

The acting director of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) assured that BMTA employees will not take part in the strike since it would have an effect over the customers.


-- NNT 2014-05-19

[Piichai]

Of course they would say that, but what did the unions say?

[Sunderland]

Of course they would say that, but what did the unions say?

I think it will depend on the individuals themselves. The unions seem to be keen, and I am sure the workforce are more likely to listen to a union leader than the transport minister, who they are not even sure is still legitimately entitled to tell them what to do. Anyway, I am guessing some will skip work, some will join the protests and some will go to work as normal.

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BMTA: Normal bus service on 22 May

BANGKOK, 19 May 2014 (NNT) - The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMAT) confirms to provide normal service since a strike will affect the general public especially back-to-school students.

President of the BMTA Labor Union Weeraphong Wongwaen said the BMTA could not strike on 22 May according to the resolution of the State Enterprises Workers Relations’ Confederation. A strike would affect a lot of people particularly students and low-income people, he said.

The BMTA provided service to all people regardless of their political affiliation but its labor union still objected to the Amnesty Bill, Mr Weeraphong said.

The BMTA labor union president added that over 1,000 BMTA employees had to right to take off work on 22 May but the BMTA’s service would not stop.


-- NNT 2014-05-19