Dated
18-01-2017
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
To
1. All National Secretariat Members
2. Chief Executives of all Affiliated
Organizations
3. General Secretaries of all C-O-Cs
Dear Comrades,
1. NJCA
MEETING - NO CONSENSUS ON REVIVAL OF DEFERRED INDEFINITE STRIKE
Much
awaited meeting of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) was held on 17th January
at National Council (JCM) Staff-side office at New Delhi. Leaders of Railways,
Defence, Postal & Confederation attended. Detailed discussions were held on
the developments that took place after the deferment of the indefinite strike
of 11th July 2016 and also on the totally negative attitude of
the Government towards the 7th Pay Commission related issues of
Central Govt. Employees and Pensioners, including increase in Minimum
Pay, Fitment formula, Allowances, Pensioner’s Option-I etc.
Unfortunately,
there was no consensus regarding revival of the deferred indefinite strike.
Hence no decision could be taken. Meeting ended with an understanding to meet
again after some days. In the meantime, NJCA Chairman and Convener may try to
meet the Cabinet Ministers who have given the assurances on 30th June
2016 to NJCA leaders.
2. IMPORTANCE
OF 16TH MARCH 2017 CONFEDERATION STRIKE
The clear
picture that emerged from the NJCA meeting held on 17-01-2017 is that there is
no possibility of revival of deferred indefinite strike by NJCA in the
near future. It is also a fact that Govt. may implement the recommendations of
Allowances Committee, Pension Committee etc., before or immediately after March
2017. It has become certain that the Pension Committee has rejected Option-I
recommended by 7th CPC, the one and the only good
recommendation of 7th CPC and the Implementation Cell of the
Finance Ministry is processing the recommendation of Pension Committee for
Cabinet approval. Whether the Allowance Committee will recommend change in the
recommendations of 7th CPC (I.e., %ge of HRA etc.,) nobody can
predict. The request of the Convener of NJCA to the Chairman, Allowance
Committee, (Finance Secretary) to hold another meeting with Staff-side was also
not conceded by the Committee till date. There is every possibility that Govt.
may not implement the recommendations of the Allowance Committee
retrospectively from 01-01-2016, instead it may implement it from 01-01-2017 or
01-04-2017. After, Govt. unilaterally implementing everything, declaring
strike is a futile exercise and betrayal of the employees and Pensioners. We
should strike when the iron is hot. The unilateral decision of the Govt. to
implement “very good” benchmark for MACP has cast shadow on the future
promotional prospects of a large number of employees who are not in the good
book of the Government and administration for reasons best known to them. The
NPS Committee appointed by the Govt. is not mandated to recommend scrapping of
New Pension Scheme, but it is for recommending cosmetic changes in NPS in the
name of streamlining the NPS as recommended by 7th CPC.
Regarding increase
in Minimum Pay and Fitment Formula, no High Level Committee is constituted till
date, as assured by the Group of Senior Cabinet Ministers to NJCA leaders on
30-06-2016. A Group of Senior Officers held two round discussion with the
Staff-side, but surprisingly they had not come prepared to discuss increase in
Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula. They made a mockery of the meeting by
disclosing in the first meeting that they are not fully aware of the details of
the issue and in the second meeting they told that they came for discussing
Allowances (though another Committee for Allowances is already constituted) and
not Minimum Wage or Fitment Formula!!!. The last meeting was held in October
2016 and thereafter no meeting is notified. All anomalies arising out of
implementation of 7th CPC recommendations remain unsettled.
There is no
improvement in the issues relating to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), Casual, Contract
Workers and Daily-rated mazdoors. The GDS Committee Report submitted to
Government on 24-11-2016, it yet to be published. Even if it is published, it
may take time for implementation. Other demands submitted to Govt. by the NJCA
strike notice served on the 10th June 2016 and charter of
demands are also pending. The four months time fixed for Allowance Committee
already extended to six months. The four months time for increasing Minimum
Wage and Fitment Formula expired on 30-10-2016.
All the
employees and Pensioners are totally disappointed and are voicing their anger
and protest through various forums and social media. In the above circumstances
everybody expected that the NJCA shall revive the deferred indefinite strike.
Inspite of our best efforts that is not happening.
3. SOMEBODY SHOULD COME FORWARD TO PROTEST AND
CONFEDERATION IS TAKING UP THAT RESPONSIBILITY
When the
three Cabinet Ministers including Shri Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, Shri Arun
Jaitely, Finance Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister have gone back
from their assurances and betrayed 33 lakhs Central Govt Employees and 34 lakhs
Pensioners, when the Government is going ahead unilaterally without even
consulting the NJCA leaders, we cannot remain silent spectators and accept
every decision of the Government, lying down, without any protest. Somebody
should come forward to protest and if necessary to suffer and sacrifice and
history has bestowed that responsibility on Confederation and Confederation is
ready to accept the challenge and responsibility. We are not afraid of the NDA
Govt. when we are fighting for the justified demands. All employees are eagerly
looking towards Confederation and they want Confederation to lead, whether
others may follow or not. It is in this background the Diamond Jubilee year,
All India Conference of Confederation held at Chennai from 16th to
18th August 2016 has taken the historic decision to organize
independent trade union action including strike, if NJCA is not ready to revive
the deferred indefinite strike.
4. INTENSIFY MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN – MAKE THE 2017 MARCH 16th ONE
DAY STRIKE A HISTORIC SUCCESS.
All of us
should clearly understand that more than the strike, the intensive nationwide
mobilization and campaign plays an important role in building up pressure on
the Govt and settling the demands. The success of the strike also depends upon
the mobilization and campaign work carried out by the leadership, especially
the grass-root level leadership. The date of one day strike was postponed to
March 16th due to the following reasons :
(a)Election
Commission has notified election to five State Assemblies during the month of
February and first half of March 2017.
(b)15th February
2017, which was our strike date, happens to be a polling day in Uttarakhand and
Uttar Pradesh.
In the
campaign programme of the National Secretariat Members, already published, if
any change in date is required, the concerned National Secretariat Members and
C-O-Cs may make it in consultation with each other.
5. INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN BY EACH AFFILIATE AND
C-O-C IS MOST IMPORTANT
In addition
to the campaign programme of National Secretariat members, all affiliated
organizations and C-O-Cs should plan their own independent campaign programme.
Office meetings, General body meetings, Gate meetings, Conventions, Managing
body meetings may be held at all places. Posters, notices, bulletins etc, may
be printed and circulated widely among the employees. Maximum publicity may be
given through print/electronic media and social media like whatsapp, face book
etc,. Intelligence Agencies of the Govt will report each and every movement
from our side and let the report reach the Government that the entire Central
Government employees and Pensioners are totally disappointed and their
resentment is growing day by day. Please give top priority to campaign. No
leader whether All India, State or Unit level shall sit idle in the coming days
and everybody should be in the field, mobilizing the employees. Betrayal
of the Cabinet Ministers of NDA should be exposed among the employees,
Pensioners and general public, especially in the poll-bound five States.
6. SERVE STRIKE NOTICE BEFORE 10th FEBRUARY
2017, IF NOT ALREADY SERVED
All
Affiliated Organizations should serve the strike notice to their respective
departmental Heads. Proforma of the strike notice and charter of demands
already published in the Confederation website
www.confederationhq.blogspot.com. If any organization has not served the strike
notice to their Departmental Head, they should serve it before 10th February
2017. Those organizations which had already served the strike notice as 15th February
2017, should give a letter to the authority concerned, intimating the
postponement of the strike date to 16th March 2017, due to
declaration of election to five State Assemblies (if necessary, revised strike
notice can be given). Copies of the strike notice served to the Departmental
Heads should be circulated to all lower units. Complaints are received at
Confederation CHQ that some organizations are not circulating their strike
notice to lower units which creates a lot of confusion at unit level. This
should be avoided and each organization should ensure that copy of the strike
notice is circulated to all lower units WITHOUT FAIL.
7. NAME & POSTAL ADDRESS OF WOMEN
SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF CONFEDERATION
Confederation
CHQ had already written letters to the concerned Chief Executives of the
affiliated organizations to intimate the full postal address with PIN code of
all newly elected Women Sub Committee members of Confederation. It is requested
that the same may be furnished before 31stJanuary 2017.
8. HELP CONFEDERATION TO SERVE YOU BETTER
All of you
are aware that the financial position of the Confederation CHQ is not at all
sound. It is needless to mention that without fund, no organization can
function. For Parliament March and strike mobilization etc., big amount is
already be spent. We are continuously fighting against the Government’s
policies and for efficient and vibrant functioning, funds are required. All
Affiliated Organizations and C-O-Cs are requested to collect and remit maximum
quota and donations to the Confederation immediately. The amount may be
remitted to the following address:
Com. Vrigu
Bhattacharjee
Financial
Secretary
Confederation
of Central Govt
Employees
& Workers
17/C,
Kalibari Marg New Delhi – 110 001
Mobile:
09868520926
E-mail:
v.aicaea@gmail.com
Bank Account
details:
Bank
: Indian Overseas Bank
Branch:
Goal Market, New Delhi
A/C No.084001000015586
IFSC code :
IOBA0000840.
9.
CONFEDERATION TRADE UNION EDUCATION CAMP – 2017
Confederation
Trade Union Education Camp – 2017 will be held on 2017 May 6th &
7th (Saturday & Sunday) at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala).
Detailed Circular enclosed along with this circular.
Fraternally
yours,
(M.
Krishnan)
Secretary
General
Confederation
Mob &
whatsapp: 09447068125
E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
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