en_1101036_0	A strike action is currently being launched by employees of the Sri Lanka Transport Board in the Northern Province.
en_1101036_1	SLTB employees said the strike action was launched after an altercation took place between the employees of a SLTB bus travelling from Mullaitivu to Vavuniya, and a private bus.
en_1101036_2	SLTB bus operators also charge that they are inconvenienced by the location of the newly-erected bus depot in Vavuniya which was declared open in January.
en_1101036_3	Police arrested three individuals after the conflict between the two groups escalated.
en_1101036_4	The SLTB employees charged that the protest commenced as the law was not being implemented.