Charter of Demands for the forthcoming 2 days nationwide strike on 8th and 9th January, 2019

2019 JANUARY 8th & 9th TWO DAYS ALL INDIA STRIKE

CONFEDERATION’S COMMON CHARTER OF DEMANDS

 of entire Central Govt. Employees, Autonomous Body Employees, Gramin Dak Sevaks, Casual / Contract Workers and Central Government Pensioners.

(Adopted by the National Convention held at Hyderabad on 10th June, 2018)

1.       Scrap New Contributory Pension Scheme (NPS).  Restore old defined benefit pension scheme (OPS) 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 hierarchy and date of effect of MACP from 01-01-2006.  Implement Option-1 for pensioners and settle all 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 (ADR) as per May 2001 orders of the former NDA Government.

4.       (a)     Regularization of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of Civil Servant Status.  Implement remaining positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee report.

          (b)     Regularize 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 similary placed staff working in field units of various departments.

6.       Stop closure of Government establishments and outsourcing of Government functions.  Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India Printing Presses.  Stop proposed move to close down salt department. Stop Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Railways and Defence departments.

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 appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases.  Rejected cases for want of 5% quota vacancies may be reviewed and appointment to dependents may be granted.

9.       Grant five time bound promotions to all Group C & B employees on completion of 8,7,6,5 and 4 years of service respectively.  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 JCM scheme at all levels.

          (b)     Withdraw the draconian FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972,

            (If necessary, affiliates can add their own department - specific demands as PART-II of the Charter of demands).

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CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART - A

(POSTAL JCA – NFPE,  FNPO, AIPEU GDS & NUGDS)

1.    Implement all positive recommendations 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 6^th  7^th 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.    Scrap Bench Mark in MACP.

10. Implement 5 days week in Postal and RMS.

11. Enhancement of higher pay scales to those categories whose minimum qualification has been enhanced e.g Postmen, Mail guard.

12. Grant of pension to the promoted GDS based on Supreme Court Judgement in SLP No (C) 13042/2014.

13. Withdraw orders of enhancement of cash conveyance limit without security.

14. Implement all High Court and Supreme Court decision in C/W MACP, RTP and others.

15. Cash less facility treatment under CGHS  and allotment of adequate fund under head MR & T. A.

16. Retention of Civil wing is the Deptt of Post.

17. Holding of Deptt Council Meetings and periodical meetings at all levels.

18. Stop Trade Union victimization and in the name of unscientific targets.

19. Provide 40%SCF Quota promotion in AAO Cadre and amend RR incorporating the modification demanded by AIPAEA.

20. Status of audit to SBCO.

21. Restore Special Allowance to PO & RMS Accountants and OSA to RMS / MMS Staff.

22. All NSH and I C Speed Post Hubs should be under the administrative control of RMS and all L-2 Mail Offices should be identified as I C Speed Post Hubs and as Parcel Hubs.

23. Permission to all staff of Circle Office, Postmaster Cadre, SBCO, Postal Accounts and RMS/MMS Staff to appear in Departmental Examination for promotion to PSS Group – B.

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART - B

(Common Demands of Trade Unions)

1.    Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity   Market.

2.    Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.

3.    Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.

4.    Universal social security cover for all workers.

5.    Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).

6.    Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 P.M.  for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).

7.    Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/State public sector undertakings.

8.    Stoppage of Contractorisation in permanent /perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as that of regular workers for the same and similar work.

9.    Removal of all ceiling on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.

10. Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submission application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 & C-98.

11. No FDI in Railways, Defence and other  strategic sectors.

12. No unilateral amendment to labour laws.

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