Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- The Teachers' and Principals' Trade Union Alliance has announced that it will give the government time until November 7 to reverse the decision to extend the duration of the school term.

The union further warned that if the decision is not changed, it will launch island-wide trade union action during the first week of December.

Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers' Union, made this statement while addressing a media briefing held in Colombo.

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