Bala Tampoe (23 May 1922 – 1 September 2014[1]) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and a trade unionist.
After Tampoe became its general secretary in February 1948, the union came under the influence of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), which at the time was part of the Fourth International.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Tampoe was known for his militant challenges to the political decisions of the government of the day.
When the LSSP left the Fourth International to join the Bandaranaike government in 1964, Tampoe became a central leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary), which the United Secretariat of the Fourth International recognised as its section.
After Tampoe died, Sylvester Jayakody became the current General Secretary of the CMU.