PM orders THAI to explain reported strike

The source said Yingluck demanded an explanation from the THAI following a report that the THAI labour union reached a resolution to allow THAI workers to use individual judgment whether to join the three-day strike. The strike was called by protest leader and former Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban as part of civil disobedience against the administration.
It was reported that some THAI workers started joining the strike since Wednesday.
The source said Yingluck was worried that the strike by THAI unionists would escalate into flight cancellations.
According to the source, PM’s Secretary General Suranand Vejjajiva told Cabinet Secretary General Ampon Kittiampon, who is also THAI chairman,  to find out about the reported strike.
Ampon then demanded an explanation from the THAI management, which explained that the union had no official resolution because there was still an internal fight in the union over the election of the new union president, Damrong Waikhanee. The THAI management said the new union board has not yet been endorsed by the Labour Ministry because of the internal feud.
“So, the union has no resolution. The issue was just a discussion of a group of THAI employees and the discussion concluded that each staff would be allowed to decide on his or her own whether to join the strike or not,” the source said.
“But the management saw that the call for three-day strike by Suthep was illegal. Although some workers might take sick or business leaves, the management would strictly check those who stop working from Wednesday to Friday,” the source quoted Ampon as reporting to Suranan.