Teachers in black to join the protest!

All teachers belonging to the Teachers and Principals Trade Union Alliance have taken a decision to attend schools in black today (05) demanding that the people not be oppressed and that democracy be restored.

The Secretary of the alliance Joseph Stalin said that the teachers would also engage in a protest outside all schools after the teaching period.

Thirty teachers' and principals' unions including the Ceylon Teachers' Service Union, the All Ceylon United Teachers' Union and the National Principals' Union belong to this alliance.

Protests have also been organized for tomorrow (06) under the leadership of this alliance.