No. P3NFPE-Odisha/04 - 11/2018
Dated at Cuttack the 16th
November, 2018
To
All the Divisional Secretaries
AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle
Sub:- Postal JCA decides
to conduct 2 days strike on 8th and 9th January, 2019.
Dear Comrades,
This is to intimate that in the resolution
adopted in the National Convention of Confederation held in Hyderabad on 10th
June, 2018 and also in the National Secretariat meeting held thereafter, Confederation
had decided that the proposed one day nationwide strike of the Confederation on
15th November, 2018 will be changed, if the Central Trade Unions
declare nationwide strike, so that the dates of both strikes will be
synchronized to make it a joint strike.
As you are aware, the National Convention of
Workers held at Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi on 28th September 2018 with participation of all the
Central Trade Unions (except BMS) and all other independent Federations have
declared two days nationwide strike on 8th & 9th January 2019 against the anti-people and
anti-labour policies of the NDA Government.
Accordingly, the National Secretariat of
Confederation has decided to postpone the 15th November 2018 strike
to 8th & 9th January, 2019. The strike will be for
two days. There is no change in the Confederation charter of demands.
In the meantime, the State Level Convention
of the Central Trade Unions has been conducted on 4th November, 2018
in Bhanja Kala Mandap, Bhubaneswar which endorsed the above decision of the
National Convention with resounding decision to make the 2 days strike
successful in Odisha. On behalf of the Confederation and National Federation of
Postal Employees, Odisha State CoC, this Circle Secretary had attended and
addressed the said State Level Convention endorsing the decision of the
Confederation.
Now, Postal
J.C.A consisting of NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU GDS and NUGDS in a meeting dated
15.11.2018 in New Delhi decided to conduct the 2 days nationwide strike on 8th and 9th
January, 2018.
The Postal JCA Circle No. PJCA / 2 / 2018, dated 16.11.2018 with the
above decision and 19 point charter of demands are enclosed here with for ready
reference.
While there will be no change in Confederation’s 10 point charter of
demands (reproduced below for reference), the Postal JCA will join the strike
with its 19 point sectional demands. After receipt of the tour programmes of
the central leaders, Odisha Circle will shortly fix its own tour programme to
undertake rigorous campaign for making the strike successful.
Please organize general body meetings and try your level best to
motivate our members for active participation. A brief note on some important
demands are also attached here with for your reference that will help you during
the campaign programme.
Thus, you are requested to get ready with your strategy to make this
general strike successful.
Expecting cooperation from all of
you.
With struggle greetings.
Comradely yours,
( BRUHASPATI SAMAL)
Circle Secretary
Copy for kind
information and necessary action to all Circle Union office bearers.
POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – GDS
NATIONAL UNION – GDS
Circular No. PJCA/2/2018
Dated - 16.11.2018
Circular
Comrades,
A
meeting of Postal J.C.A consisting of NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU GDS and NUGDS was held
at NFPE office, North Avenue, New Delhi on 15-11-2018. All General Secretaries
of NFPE, FNPO and GDS Unions participated in the meetings.
The
meeting was presided over by Com. T.N Rahate, Secretary General FNPO.
A
threadbare discussion took place on the prevalent situation in Deptt of Post.
Deptt is moving ahead on the path of corporatization which will lead to
privatization of services in future . IPPB is the burning example of this.
After MNOP, PNOP has been brought and separate Parcel Directorate has been Setup
. The Minister communication is announcing to setup a separate company for PLI
& RPLI.
There
is acute shortage of staff in each cadre . Cadre Restructuring for left out
categories is not being finalized. The result of regular membership
verification conducted in 2015 has not been declared yet. The entire process of
GDS membership verification was cancelled arbitrarily.
High
Court & Supreme Court decisions in respect of MACP, RTP and others matters
are not being implemented.
Positive
recommendations of Sri Kamlesh Chandra Committee are not being implemented.
Every
day new services are being introduced without developing proper infrastructure
and without providing adequate manpower and training to the staff. Deptl
Council meetings and periodical meetings are also not being held since long.
More and more victimization of trade union leaders has become the order of the
day.
So
therefore taking a serious note of all the above mentioned facts, PJCA has decided
unanimously to conduct 2 days strike on 8 & 9 January – 2019 for which
vigorous campaign will be launched . All leaders of NFPE & FNPO will carry
on the campaign programme which will be declared shortly.
T.N Rahate
R.N Parashar
S/G – FNPO
S/G - NFPE
CHARTER OF
DEMANDS
1.
Implement all positive recommendation of
Sri Kamlesh Chandra Committee report and grant Civil servant Status
to GDS.
2.
Fill up all Vacant Posts is all cadres of Deptt of
Post i.e P.A/S.A, Postmen, Mail Guard, MTS, GDS, Postal Acctts,
P.A Admn Offices, P.A SBCO & Civil Wing etc and separate
identity of all cadres within a time frame.
3.
Settle all the problems arisen out of
implementation of C.S.I & R.I.C.T.
4.
Withdraw NPS and Guarantee minimum pension 50% of
last pay drawn.
5.
Membership verification of G.D.S and declaration of
result of regular employees membership verification conducted in 2015.
6.
Implementation of orders
of payment of revised wages and arrears to the
casual , Part time, Contingent employees & daily rated mazdoors as per 6th 7th CPC
and Regularize Services of casual Labourers.
7.
Implement Cadre Restructuring for left out
categories i.e RMS, MMS, Postman/MTS, PACO, PASBCO, Postal
Acctts, Postmaster Cadre and Civil Wing etc.
8.
Stop Privatization, Corporatization and
out sourcing in Postal Services.
9.
Very Good Bench Mark should be implemented after
issue of orders i.e from 25.7.2016.
10. Implement 5 days
week in Postal and RMS.
11. Consider the
suggestions by RMS JCA regarding PNOP & CSI.
12. Enhancement of
higher payscales to those categories whose minimum qualification has been
enhanced e.g Postmen, Mail guard.
13. Grant of pension
to the promoted GDS based on Supreme Court Judgement in SLP No (C) 13042/2014.
14. Withdraw orders of
enhancement of cash conveyance limit without security.
15. Implement all High
Court and Supreme Court decision in C/W MACP, RTP and others.
16. Cash less facility
treatment under CGHS and allotment of adequate fund under head MR
& T. A.
17. Retention of Civil
wing is the Deptt of Post.
18. Holding of Deptt
Council Meetings and periodical meetings at all level.
19. Stop Trade Union
victimization and in the name of unscientific targets.
******
10 POINTS
CHARTER OF DEMANDS OF CONFEDERATION
(adopted
by the National Convention held at Hyderabad on 10-06-2018)
1. Scrap New Contributory Pension Scheme.
Restore old defined benefit Pension Scheme to all employees.
2. Settle 7th CPC
related issues including increase in Minimum Pay and fitment formula, HRA
arrears from 01-01-2016, MACP Bench Mark, promotional heirarchy and date of
effect from 01-01-2006, Option-I for pensioners and anomalies arising out of
implementation of 7th CPC recommendations.
3. Fill up all vacant
posts. Reintroduce Regional Recruitment for Group B & C posts. Withdraw
orders for abolishing posts lying vacant for more than five years. Revive all
posts abolished during 2001 to 2008 under Annual Direct Recruitment plan as
per May 2001 orders of former NDA Government.
4. (a) Regularisation of
Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of Civil Servant status. Implement remaining
positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra committee report.
(b) Regularise all casual and contract workers including those
appointed on or after 01-09-1993.
5. Ensure equal pay
for equal work for all. Remove disparity in pay scales between Central
Secretariat Staff and similarly placed staff working in field units of various
departments.
6. Stop closure of
Govt. establishments and outsourcing. Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India
Presses. Stop proposed move to close down salt department. Stop FDI and
privatisation of Railways and Defence department.
7. Implement 7th CPC
wage revision and pension revision of Autonomous body employees and pensioners.
Grant Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards.
8. Remove 5% condition
imposed on compassionate appointment.
9. Grant five time
bound promotions to all Group B&C employees. Complete Cadre Reviews in all
departments within a time-frame.
10. (a) Stop attack on trade
union rights. Ensure prompt functioning of various negotiating forums under the
JCM scheme at all levels.
(b) Withdraw the draconian FR-56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS Pension
Rules 1972.
BRIEF NOTES
1.
Scrap Contributory Pension
Scheme (Known as New Pension Scheme - NPS) and restore Defined Benefit Pension
Scheme under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 to all Central Government Employees,
joined in service on or after 01-01-2004.
Contributory
Pension Scheme (called as New Pension Scheme - NPS) was introduced through an
executive order with effect from 01-01-2004 for all Central Government
employees who joined service on or after 01-01-2004. Subsequently
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act (PFRDA) was enacted to
make it statutory. As per the NPS 10% Pay plus DA will be recovered from
the employee each month and an equal amount will be contributed by
Government. The amount goes to the Pension Fund and from there to
share market. As per the PFRDA Act - “There shall not be any
implicit or explicit assurance of benefit except market based guarantee
mechanism to be purchased by the subscribers”. Thus it can be seen
that the contribution in the Pension Fund is fully dependent on the vagaries of
share market. There is no guarantee whether pension will be received
at the age of 60 years and even if received what will be the amount of
pension. Now, many employees who entered service on or after 01-01-2004
has started retiring from service after completing 12 to 13 years
service. They receive a megre amount of 900 to 1700 as monthly pension,
whereas as per the old pension scheme an employee with minimum 10 years service
is eligible for 50% of last pay drawn as monthly pension, subject to a minimum
of Rs.9,000/- per month, that too without giving any contribution to the
pension fund. With meager amount of Rs.900 to 1700 how a pensioner
and his family can survive?
It
is this bitter reality that compels the employees to demand scraping of NPS and
restoration of the old Pension Scheme for all those employees who entered
service on or after 01-01-2004.
2. Honour
assurance given by Group of Ministers to the Leaders of National Joint Council
of Action (NJCA) of Central Government employees regarding increase in Minimum
Pay and Fitment formula for Pay revision from 01-01-2016.
Most of the recommendations of 7th
Central Pay Commission (CPC) are retrograde, especially regarding Minimum Pay
and Fitment formula. The NJCA representing entire Central Govt.
employees had given notice for indefinite strike from 11th July 2016 demanding
modifications in the recommendations of 7th CPC. To avert the inevitable strike
action, a Group of Ministers consisting of Shri. Rajnath Singh, Home Minister,
Shri. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister and Shri. Suresh Prabhu, then Railway
Minister held discussion with NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016 and assured that the
main demand of increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula will be considered
favourably and for that purpose a High Level Committee will be constituted by
the Government which will submit its report within four months
time. This assurance was confirmed through a press statement issued
by Finance Ministry on 06-07-2016. Even though two years are over
since then, neither High Level Committee is constituted by Government nor the
assurance given by Group of Ministers implemented. Entire employees
and pensioners feel let down and betrayed. Now Government has made it clear in
the Parliament that at present, no such proposal for increase in Minimum Pay
and Fitment formula is under consideration of the Government.
3. Regularisation
and grant of Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal
Department. Implement all positive recommendations of Kamalesh
Chandra Committee report without any modifications or dilution:
Consequent upon the appointment of 7th
Central Pay Commission, the Government set up a separate committee on
19-11-2015 for revision of wages of three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) of
Postal Department. Even though the Committee submitted its report on
24-11-2016, the Government delayed its implementation for 18
months. Aggrieved by this, entire GDS employees went on 16 days
indefinite strike and finally Government approved the wage
revision. Even though the revised pay scales recommended by the
Committee is approved with effect from 01-07-2018, the formula for pay fixation
and calculation of arrears from 01-01-2016 to 30-06-2018, recommended by the
Committee is modified by the Government to the detriment of the employees
resulting in loss of huge amount of arrears to each Gramin Dak
Sevak. Further some other recommendations of the Committee like
composite allowance, raising the maximum limit of ex-gratia gratuity to 5
lakhs, three financial upgradations, enhancement of paid leave from 20 to 30,
Enhancement of monthly subscription and insurance cover of EDGIS, Enhancement
of working hours as per workload upto 8 hours, combined duty allowance,
retirement on last day of the month on which GDS attains the retirement age
etc. are either modified/curtailed or rejected by the
Government. Recommendations like grant of Children Education
Allowance, Emergency leave, Accumulation of paid leave upto 180 days, Insurance
Scheme, Limited transfer liability, Voluntary Discharge Scheme, lesser
qualifying service for Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations (LDCE)
etc. are yet to be approved by the Government. Our demand for
regularisation and grant of pension as per CCS (Pension) Rules 1972,
Introduction of Medical Insurance Scheme, weightage increment for every 3 years
service to seniors, etc. are not considered favourably by the
Government. In short, the attitude of the Government towards the
genuine demands of the GDS employees is not at all positive and Govt. want to
continue the inhuman exploitation of GDS.
(b) Regularisation
of Casual, Part-time, Contingent and Contract Workers who are engaged for years
together to perform the work which are permanent and perennial in nature.
Thousands of Casual and Contract
workers are engaged in various Central Government departments against permanent
Group-C vacant posts and also to perform other work which is
permanent/perennial in nature like sweeping etc. Consequent on
introduction of ban on recruitment by successive governments in power, their
number increased phenomenally. Government is not ready to regularize
them and is not even ready to grant equal wage for equal work reiterated in the
latest Supreme Court Judgment.
4. Pension
Parity recommended by 7th Central Pay Commision (Option-I):
7th Central Pay Commission, headed by
Justice (Rtd) Ashok Kumar Mathur and consisting of experts from various fields,
has recommended a new formula called “Option - I” for fixation of pension of
all pensioners retired prior to
01-01-2016 which ensure cent percent parity in pension between present and past pensioners. But, the Government has unilaterally rejected the recommendation on the specious plea that it is not feasible to implement. This has adversely affected the pensionary benefits of about 33 lakhs Central Govt. Civilian Pensioners.
01-01-2016 which ensure cent percent parity in pension between present and past pensioners. But, the Government has unilaterally rejected the recommendation on the specious plea that it is not feasible to implement. This has adversely affected the pensionary benefits of about 33 lakhs Central Govt. Civilian Pensioners.
In
addition to the above the following demands of the Central Govt.
employees are also long pending.
5. Filling
up of all vacant posts.
There are about six lakhs vacant posts
remaining unfilled in various Central Government departments.
6. Stop
closure of Government establishments -
Government has issued orders for
closure of 12 Govt. of India Printing Presses out of 17 Presses, inspite of the
fact that the Parliamentary Standing Committee has opposed the proposal and
recommended twice for revival and modernisation of all 17 printing presses.
7. Implement
7th CPC wage revision and pension revision of all Autonomous body employees and
pensioners.
There are about 600 Autonomous bodies under the Central Government. 7th CPC wage revision and pension revision is not yet extended to 80% of the Autonomous body employees and pensioners.
8. Remove
5% condition imposed on compassionate appointments
Govt.
has restricted the compassionate appointments to 5% of the total Direct
recruitment quota vacancies earmarked for each year in each recruiting units of
various departments. This has resulted in rejection of even genuine
and deserving cases of compassionate appointments. The dependents of
thousands of employees who died while in service are put to untold sufferings
due to this inhuman decision of the Central Government.
9. Stop
attack on trade union rights and ensure prompt functioning of various
negotiating forums under the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) scheme at
National and Departmental level:
Government
has issued instructions banning all peaceful agitational programmes like
dharnas, demonstrations etc. Various negotiating forums under the JCM
Scheme are not convened regularly and has become almost defunct or ineffective.
10. Grant
of five promotions during the entire service career of each employee –
At
present almost all employees in the Group B and Group-C cadres retire from
service with maximum three promotions only. Our request to ensure
minimum five promotions in one’s career is not considered favourably by
Government.
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