Ref: Circular No. 18 Dated – 17.08.2014
To
All CHQ office Bearers
All Affiliated organizations
All State C-O-Cs
CONFEDERATION DECLARES NATIONWIDE AGITATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Dear Comrades,
The National Sectt. of the Confederaton met at New Delhi on
11.08.2014 to consider the follow up action required in the matter of some of
the pressing issues on which Confederation had organized series of agitational
programmes prior to the commencement of the Election process of the 16th
Lok Sabha. The CHQ has received reports from various affiliaties to the effect
that they have all endorsed the common memorandum, the Confederation had
submitted to the 7th CPC. Most of the affiliates have emailed copies
of the respective memorandum to the CHQ. Those who have not sent copies are
requested to do so without further loss of time. This will enable the
Confederation to write to the 7th CPC to provide an opportunity to
these organisations to tender oral evidence to explain and elucidate their
submissions in the memorandum.
The meeting noted that there has been only negative response
from the Government on the issues of Interim Relief and merger of DA. We have
already sent to you a copy of our letter addressed to the Seretary, Staff Side,
JCM National Council, (Com. Shivgopal Mishra) which is yet to be responded. The
meeting considered the following issues as important, the pursuance of which must
not brook any delay, especially in the background that the 7th CPC
has formally written to the Government asking it to indicate the course of
action required to be taken on the memorandum of the staff side on Interim
Relief and marger of DA.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
1. Merger
of DA with pay for all employees with effect from 01.01.2014 including Gramin
Dak sewaks and pensioners.
2. Grant
of Interim Relief to all employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Pensioners.
3. Inclusion
of Gramind Dak sevaks under the purview of 7th Central pay
Commission.
4. Scrap
PFRDA Act and grant of statutory pension to all.
5. Date
of effect of 7th CPC recommendations should be 01.01.2014.
6. Regularisation
and revision of wages of casual laboures and contract workers.
7. Removal
of 5% condition for compassionate appointments.
8. Fill
up al vacant posts and creation of new posts wherever justified.
9. Stop
downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation and privatisation of Government functions.
10. Grant
Productivity linked Bonus to all without ceiling; compute Bonus as weighted
average of PLB for those not covered by PLB agreement.
11. Revise
OTA and NDA and implement arbitration awards.
The meeting also considered the policy perception of the new
Government in the light of the administrative price hike in petroleum products,
the proposals in the Railway and General Budget, the steep hike in the freight
and passenger fares of Railways, the decision to hike FDI in Defence
Production, Railway Infrastructure and Insurance sectors, disinvestment of
public sector including nationalized banks and have come to the inescapable
conclusion that under Narendra Modi dispensation, the neo-liberal policies, as
expected, will only be intensified and the promised “Achche Din” is for the
Corporate giants of the country. The last session of the Parliament witnessed
the determination of the NDA Government in changing the labour laws on the
lines of the enactment made by Rajasthan Government of Vasundhara Raje Scindhia
by virtue of which in almost 90% of the manufacturing units in India, the
employers are permitted to indulge in hire and fire policy, for the existing
regulations will be dispensed with.
The meeting came to the decision that the confederation must
organise serious and prolonged campaign, preferably in unison with the Railway
and Defence Federations. We will pursue our consultation with those Federations
to reach a common approach in the matter. Since it might take some more time,
the meeting decided to pursue the demands through a demonstrative programme.
11th
September 2014 - Submission of the Charter of Demands along
with a brief Note to all heads of offices by arranging demonstration in front of
all offices; the branch level/district/divisional/state level leaders will explain
the demands especially the memorandums on interim relief, DA merger and GDS
issues.
19th
September 2014 - Dharna between 10 AM to 3 PM at all
important state/districts/divisional centres.
25th
September 2014 - Dharna between 10 AM to 3 PM at New Delhi with
participation of the leaders of all affiliates and the members working in the
city of Delhi (at a central place-to be decided by the Confederation Delhi
State committee).
Confederation office Bearers will meet again at Delhi on
26.09.2014, 5 PM to decide further course of action. Confederation will bring out
pamphlets and bulletins to explain various issues like minimum wage, DA, Bonus,
GDS problems etc. shortly as part of an
education campaign. The detailed campaign programe to be undertaken after
Diwali festival will be intimated later.
Comradely yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
