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Wednesday, 9 May 2018
NFPE CIRCULAR
National Federation of Postal Employees
1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001
Phone: 011.23092771 e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com
No. PF – 01(a)/2018) Dated: 07th May 2018
NFPE CIRCULAR
To
All General Secretaries / NFPE Office Bearers
All Circle /Divisional and Branch Secretaries of NFPE Unions
Dear Comrades,
As could be seen from their website, the All India Gramin Dak Sewak Union, led by Com. S.S. Mhadeviaiah, have decided to organise an Indefinite Strike action from 22nd May, 2018 against the undue delay in taking the decision over the Kamlesh Chandra Committee Report on Wage Revision of the GDS Employees. No doubt the delay is absolutely inexplicable especially in the background that the Finance Ministry had assigned its seal of approval long time back and consequently the Department of Posts had prepared the Cabinet Note and submitted to the Government. In the face of the fact that the Kamlesh Chandra Committee took just about a year to finalise the report, it is strange that the Government had taken more than 17months to study the same. The GDS Employees Association (an affiliate of the FNPO), perhaps on being approached by the AIGDSU have also agreed to organise similar action from 22nd May, 2018.
The non settlement of the Wage Revision of the GDS employees is the most significant and important issue that was subjected to discussion at length at the recently held All India Conference of the All India Postal Employees Union-GDS (NFPE) at Allahabad. The Conference had directed the General Secretary Com. Panduranga Rao to organise Indefinite Strike action as the Conference came to the inevitable conclusion that the NDA Government would not settle the issue, without a serious struggle programme. NFPE with whom the said Union is associated was in full agreement with the conclusion of the Conference and had endorsed the same as that was the most appropriate and timely decision, which alone was the pathway open to the employees who believe in struggles to win the demands.
The sudden decision of the AIGDSU to go in for an Indefinite Strike from 22nd May,2018 without causing even a discussion with the NFPE was indeed a bolt from the blue, totally unexpected in the background of the election process in the Karnataka State and the consequent election Code of Conduct coming into existence, which eventually makes it difficult for the Government to take decision till the announcement of the election results, which is likely to be only on 18th May, 2018.
Most of the Federal Sectt. members of NFPE were at Kerala in connection with the joint Circle Conference of the NFPE Unions of that State. The available members of the Federal Sectt. met there to discuss the situation that has arisen due to the sudden announcement of the strike by the AIGDSU. In the meantime, the General Secretary of the All India Postal employees Union-GDS, Com. Panduranga Rao got in touch with his colleagues and they arrived at the unanimous decision to synchronise the strike action in the larger interest of the GDS employees. The Sectt. meeting ,therefore, came to the conclusion that the Government must be confronted unitedly irrespective of the hegemonic attitude of the AIGDSU and the hurdle of the election Code. Accordingly, the All India Postal Employees Union-GDS has served the strike notice. The strike shall commence on 22nd May, 2018. NFPE calls upon all its affiliated Unions to do everything possible and needful to make the strike a grand success and compel the Modi Government to issue the requisite orders on wage revision of the GDS employees. It must be a fight for the finish and a beginning to the end of the anti- worker attitude of the BJP Govt.
Constituents of NFPE are advised that they should direct their members to organise a joint mass demonstration at all work places on 10 may in preparation of the strike action and from 22nd May, 2018 onwards to bring about compulsions on the Government.
A strong opinion had emerged during the discussions at the informal Federal Sectt. meeting held at Kerala that the NFPE must join the strike to make the action militant and all pervasive, which alone shall generate sanctions on the Government . It was, therefore, decided that the NFPE will convene an emergent Federal Sectt. meeting after prior consultations with all the General Secretaries of the affiliates to consider this suggestion and take appropriate decision. In the meantime, the General Secretaries may kindly hold discussions with their colleagues.
Though NFPE has already scheduled Federal Secretariat Meeting on 16th May, 2018 to discuss all the serious issues including implementation of GDS Committee Report and Membership verification.
A PJCA meeting has also been scheduled to be held in the after noon of the same date i.e. 16th May, 2018. A serious decision for serious agitational programme may be taken under the banner of PJCA.
We are happy to inform you that the Joint Circle Conference of Kerala which was in session at Tirur has already decided to organise the strike under the auspices of the Co-ordination Committee of Postal Unions, NFPE Kerala and every Postal Employee of Kerala will participate in the strike action commencing on 22nd May, 2018.
With greetings and with a request to await our next communication in the matter and prepare the membership for the eventual strike action on 22nd May, 2018 if Modi Government persist with its anti employee attitude.
With revolutionary Greeting
Comradely Yours
(R.N Parashar)
Secretary General
NFPE
Friday, 4 May 2018
GDS COMMITTEE REPORT IMPLEMENTATION - INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 22nd MAY 2018
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GDS COMMITTEE REPORT IMPLEMENTATION
INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 22nd MAY 2018
Protesting against the inordinate delay in implementation of GDS Committee Report and demanding immediate implementation, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has decided to go for nationwide indefinite strike from 22nd May 2018.
Strike notice served on 04-05-2018.
NFPE & all its affiliated unions have decided to extend full solidarity and support for the strike. Decision to make the strike a grand success in each circle should be taken by the NFPE unions at Circle level.
All Circle/Division/Branch Secretaries are requested to start preparation for making the strike a grand success.
HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS ON 10TH MAY 2018
All Circle/Division/Branch unions are requested to conduct mass protest demonstrations at all work places on 10th May 2018.
R.N.Parashar P.Pandurangarao
Secretary General General Secretary
NFPE AIPEU-GDS
Thursday, 3 May 2018
EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER MAY 2018
BANKING CRISIS
Due to wrong imposition of policies and intensification of neo-liberal economic policies most of the financial sectors are in crisis but the banking sector is badly affected now a days. Demonetization and GST has aggravated the situation more. At the time of Demonetization the common man had supported and believed the Prime – Minister who stated that due to demonetization corruption and black money will be finished, funding for terrorist and anti national activities will be stopped, forged and fake currency will be finished. The money which will not come in banks that will be the income of Govt. But surprisingly 99% cash in the form of demonetized Rs 1000/- and 500/- came back in banks. If the currency in Nepal & Bhutan may be taken in account than there will be no money left as black money. Still with some genuine citizens in India and abroad having some demonetized currency with them which they could not deposit in banks due to many reasons.
Now again it is coming in news in electronic and print media that in many parts of country, Banks are suffering due to deficiency of cash and no cash is being put in ATMs. Banks are not able to make payments to the customers. Some banks are making payment in part and any how managing their customers.
At the time of demonetization we had mentioned that this demonetization is not for the reasons which mentioned by the Prime-Minister but because of lack of liquidity i.e flow of money in banks.
Some top class Industrialists who have taken loan from banks in thousand crores, they are not repaying the loans causing huge amount of NPA(Non Performing Assets) which has reached to an amount of Rs eight lakh crores. An amount of Rs two lac forty thoushand crores has already been waived by the Govt which top industrialists were deemed as they are not able to repay.
This Banking crisis is not a simple one. This is lack of faith of common man in Govt and it’s policies as the most of the people are not depositing their money in banks and keeping a very little amount in banks because of the fear of F.R.D.I Bill in which it is proposed that in the event of crisis in Banks, the deposited money of public will be fixed in FD for 15 years and without the consent of depositor leaving only Rs onelac in the S.B account . So the people are very much afraid to keep their money in banks. After demonetization Rs 2000/- currency note has been introduced which is also facilitating in dumping of the cash.
It has been reported by the banks that 80% of Rs 2000/- note is not coming back in the banks. A common man faces so many difficulties in taking a smaller loan for a very genuine cause but the big corporate and big companies can take thousands of crores rupees as a loan without any security and guarantee . For a common man for taking loan about 150% property is required in the form of guarantee but for the companies which have been given A+ rating do not require any guarantee or security and thereby the big industrialists and corporates like Viajy Malya, Nirav Modi, Kothari, Mehta and other get loan easily and after that do not repay and the Banks, it’s staff and common man has to suffer.
After nationalization of Banks in 1969 by the then Prime – Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi a tremendous development in industrial sector was noticed as the loan was given by the Banks to establish industries. But now after Nirav Modi and others, Some of the top brass at the helm of Govt are demanding to privatize the Banks which will not be in the interest of neither common man nor Govt. A large scale unemployment may grow after privatization . There is acute shortage of staff in Banks and employees are suffering like anything. One of the most ambitious plan of Govt. i.e Mudra Yojna in which loan is granted to an unemployed youth to establish his own business and up to Rs 50000/- loan, no security or gurantee is required. A Bank manager told that most of the loanee are not repaying back the loan and it is also becoming part of NPA.
So the crisis in Banking Sector is purely because of wrong policies of Govt which require to be rectified.
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