In a report to the I.S. our comrades states
".....%e aro having a wave of strikes. The CTB Goneral Strike (which started with the support of the SLFP union also) was a yroat victory, not only from a trade union angle, for the party, but also politically (since tho Prime Minister was exposed as having stated falschoods)
horoas perhaps as much as 75% of the CTB workers had earlier been pro=SLFP politically, after the strike the situation is quite different, with us as the principal gainors. The harbour strike is also a complete one in Colombo (ie0., the workers of tho Port Cargo Corporation.) There are several unions, but we have managed in making the real issue that of the monthly wee Pot attached to any norm), in spite of the confusion apread by the other unions, If we win, it will be a great step forward, generally stren gthening the self-confidence of the working.class.
"The Oil workers and bank clerks may follow. Also carly 1962 a big strike of the Governments workers (along with the clerks) is in the offing. SLFP's M.P.s are demoralised, while the Cabinet itself is divided by internal rivalries..."