Dear Comrades,
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
CIRCULAR NO. 10 DATED – 29.11.2013
GET READY FOR STRIKE
CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT DECIDES TO ORGANIZE PHASED AGITATIONAL PROGRAMMES CULMINATING IN STRIKE
NO COMPROMISE ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF 7th CPC SUBMITTED BY THE STAFF SIDE
1. The National Secretariat
of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers met at
New Delhi on 28.11.2013 and reviewed the situation arising out of the
Government’s announcement of Seventh Central Pay Commission and the
subsequent developments thereon.
2. Eventhough Government has announced constitution of 7th Central
Pay Commission, the appointment is yet to take place. In the meanwhile
one round of discussion was held with Secretary, DOP&T on terms of
reference. Subsequently, the staff side, JCM National Council has
submitted a unanimous proposal on the items to be included in the terms
of reference of the 7th CPC, which includes (i) date of
effect as 01.01.2014 (2) merger of DA with pay (3) grant of interim
relief (4) inclusion of GDS under the ambit of 7th CPC (5) statutory pension for those entered into service on or after 01.01.2004 (6) settlement of anomalies of 6th CPC (7) cashless/hassle-free medicare facilities etc.
Government while announcing the 7th CPC has made it clear
that the date of effect will be 01.01.2016. Further nothing has been
mentioned about DA merger and interim relief. Regarding GDS the declared
stand of the Government is that GDS are not civil servants and in the
past also every time when CPC is appointed, the Government refused to
include them in the Pay commission. Last time also inspite of the strong
protest and agitational programmes conducted by NFPE and Postal JCA,
the Government has appointed a bureaucratic committee. Regarding
statutory pension to those who entered into service on or after
01.01.2004, the Government’s stand is well known and it may refuse to
include this item also in the terms of reference.
This being the position, our past experience shows that unless and until
the demands raised in the staff side proposal submitted to Government
on terms of reference of the CPC is backed by serious agitational
programmes, rallying the entire Central Government Employees and create
compulsion on the Government to accept our justified stand, there is
every possibility of Government rejecting the above proposal.
Further all of us are aware that the political situation in the country
is gradually getting in election mode. This is bringing forth before the
working class movement a crucial task of front-loading our class issues
in the ensuring political battle. We have to keep in mind that the
corporate class and corporate controlled media has started making effort
for relegating the working class issues and the economic policy related
issues in particular to the background. It is our duty to bring the
demands of the working class to the fore-front and conduct intensive
campaign against those policies and also against those who are
supporting the neo-liberal globalization policies. Confederation of
Central Government Employees & Workers being the part and parcel of
the mainstream of the working class of our country has got an added
responsibility to rally the entire Central Government Employees in the
joint struggle against the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the
Government which shall ultimately lead to a change in the political
equation ensuring implementation of pro-people, pro-worker alternative
policy.
Taking into Consideration all the above facts and circumstances, the
National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government
Employees & Workers met at new Delhi on 28.11.2013 took a unanimous decision to go for strike if the Government refuse to accept the staff side proposal on terms of reference.
Confederation further decided to organize series of phased programme of
action and campaign from now onwards so that the employees will be
ready to go for strike on short notice.
It is further decided that Confederation shall not go for any
compromise on the demands raised in the proposal submitted by the JCM
Staff side on terms of reference of 7th CPC.
3. The following are the important decision of the National Secretariat.
1. The earlier decision to defer the strike ballot after the announcement of the 7th CPC by the Government is ratified. Under the given circumstances the decision taken to defer the ballot was perfectly right.
2. The modification made in the Confederation Charter of Demands regarding date of effect of the 7th CPC
(i.e. from 01.01.2011 to 01.01.2014) is approved as it was necessitated
for arriving at unanimity among the staff side on term of reference
which will strengthen further the unity of all Central Government
organizations including Railways and Defence.
3. Approved the modified
Charter of Demands of the Confederation which includes the terms of
reference submitted by the Staff side to the Government (copy enclosed
Annexure – I)
4. Decided to conduct the following phased programme of campaign and agitational programmes.
(a) Convening the Managing
bodies/Executive Committees of all affiliated organizations to discuss
and ratify the Confederation decision to go for agitational programmes
culminating in strike.
(b) Sector-wise/organisation-wise
intensive campaign among the employees by conducting squad work,
General body meetings, conventions, postering and issuing printed
pamphlets, lunch hour meetings etc, explaining the demands raised in the
charter of demands and also the necessity to go for strike if our
demands on terms of reference are not accepted. All India/State Leaders
of the affiliated organizations shall under-take extensive tour as part
of campaign programme.
(c) The campaign tour programme
finalized by the Secretariat meeting earlier is to be implemented.
Whereever State level and C-O-C level conventions are yet to be held, it
should be held before 20.12.2013. All State Committees and C-O-Cs
are requested to organize conventions immediately. The name of the
Confederation National leaders who are attending the conventions is
given in the enclosed circular. Date of the Conventions may be fixed in
consultation with the concerned comrade.
(d) Decided to conduct nationwide day-long dharna programme at maximum centres, particularly at the state capitals on 2013 December 19th (19.12.2013) with massive participation of employees. Effort is to be made for maximum media coverage of the programmes.
(e) Decided to organize mass rallies at all State capitals (and
if possible at District Capitals also) before 31.12.2013. National
leaders of the Confederation and other trade Union leaders may be
invited to address the rallies. All effort should be made to make the
rally a grand success ensuring maximum participation of employees.
(f) Decided to conduct press
conferences at all State capitals (other centres also if possible) by
the State committees/C-O-Cs to explain the justification of demands and
also the proposed strike action.
(g) Decided to organsie nationwide five days relay dharna at various centres of each city during the period from 30th December 2013 to 3rd January 2014 (30.12.2013 to 03.01.2014)
(h) Mass dharna at New Delhi on 9th January 2014 by
All India Leaders of Confederation and leaders of all affiliated
organizations and C-O-Cs and also maximum number of employees from Delhi
and nearby states.
(i) Extended National Executive meeting of Confederation will be held at New Delhi on 10.01.2014 (10th January 2014) for declaration of the strike date and also the duration of the strike. All
the National Secretariat members of the Confederation, All the C-O-C
Representatives and all the Chief Executives of the affiliated
organizations of Confederation shall attend the mass dharna on 9th January and the Extended National Executive meeting on 10th January 2014 WITHOUT FAIL. (Please book the up and down ticket immediately to ensure the participation on both days i.e. on 9th & 10th January 2014) If
any organisation or C-O-C wants participation of more comrades in the
extended National Executive as observers it will be allowed subject to a
maximum of five) Participation in the Dharna is allowed without any limit.
5. Decided to extend full
support and solidarity to the proposed strike action of NFPE & FNPO
on demands of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) and Casual, Part-time, Contingent
employees. It is decided to request the Postal JCA to adjust the date of
the strike so that it will be a strike of all Central Government
Employees.
6. Decided to file a case in
the Kolkata High Court challenging the PFRDA Bill passed by the
Parliament jointly with the All India State Government Employees
Federation (AISGEF). The methodology for raising funds for meeting the
expenses for the conducting of the case up to Supreme Court will be
decided in the next meeting. C-O-C West Bengal is authorized to assist
the National Secretariat in completing the formalities for filling the
case in the Kolkata High Court in consultation with AISGEF.
7. Decided to mobilize maximum employees for participating in the 12th December
Parliament March organized by the Central Trade Unions against the
anti-people, anti-worker policies of the Central Government. C-O-C Delhi
and C-O-Cs of nearby states and also all affiliated organizations are
requested to ensure large scale participation of the employees in the 12th December Parliament March. It
is decided that each organisation shall conduct workers meeting at all
important centres in Delhi and nearby states for mobilizing maximum
employees to participate in the march.
8. Decided to extend maximum support and solidarity to the 11th December
2013 Parliament March organized by the AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) demanding
settlement of GDS demands. Delhi C-O-C is requested to extent maximum
support for the successful conduct of the GDS Parliament March.
9. The National Secretariat
placed on record its sincere thanks to all the state committees/C-O-Cs
and also all the affiliated organisations for making the All India Trade
Union Education Camp conducted at Mumbai on 14th & 15th November 2013 and also the All India Women’s Convention held at Delhi on 25th & 26th November 2013 a grand success, especially to the C-O-C Mumbai and C-O-C Delhi for providing all the infra-structural facilities in an excellent manner.
10. Decided to appeal to all
affiliated organisations to clear the quota dues towards Confederation
CHQ before 31.12.2013. Financial Secretary shall issue separate notices
to each organisation indicating the total dues to be remitted.
11. It is decided that Com. M.
Krishnan, Secretary General shall represent the Confederation as an
official delegate in the International Congress of Southern Initiative
on Globalisation and Trade Union Rights (SIGTUR) to be held at Perth,
Australia from 2nd to 6th December 2013.
The National Secretariat meeting was presided over by Com. K. K. N.
Kutty, the National President. Com. S. K. Vyasji, Advisor, was present
and gave his valuable guidance for arriving at correct conclusion and
decisions on each agenda items. Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General,
presented the organizational report.
Yours Comradely,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
ANNEXURE – I
MODIFIED CHARTER OF DEMANDS OF CONFEDERATION
1. Accept the terms of reference of 7th CPC, submitted by the staff side, National Council JCM.
(a) To examine the existing
structure of pay, allowances and other benefits/facilities, retirement
benefits like Pension, Gratuity, other terminal benefits of various
categories of Central Government Employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks
(GDS) of Postal Department.
(b) To work out the
comprehensive revised pay packet for the categories of Central
Government employees including GDS as on 1.1.2014.
(c) The Commission shall
determine the pay structure, benefits, facilities, retirement benefits
etc. taking into account the need to provide minimum wage with reference
to the recommendation of the 15th Indian Labour Conference (1957) and
the subsequent judicial pronouncement of the honorable Supreme Court
there-on, as on 1.1.2014.
(d) To determine the Interim Relief needed to be sanctioned immediately to the Central Government employees including GDS.
(e) To determine the percentage of Dearness allowance/Dearness Relief immediately to be merged with Pay and pension including GDS.
(f) To settle the anomalies raised in various fora of JCM.
(g) To work out the
improvements needed to the existing retirement benefits, like pension,
death cum retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or
recurring benefits maintaining parity amongst past, present and future
pensioners and family pensioners including those who entered service on
or after 1.1.2004.
(h) To recommend methods for
providing cashless/hassle-free Medicare facilities to the employees and
Pensioners including Postal pensioners.
2. Ensure every five year revision of wages of Central Government Employees in future.
3. (a) Regularisation of
Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal Department and grant of Civil Servant
status, statutory pension and all other benefits at par with regular
employees.
(b) Regularisation and revision of wages of casual and contract workers.
4. Compassionate appointment – removal of restrictions imposed by Government.
5. JCM and Anomaly Committee Functioning.
6. Fill up all vacant posts and creation of new posts wherever justified.
7. Stop downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation and privatization of Government functions.
8. Stop the move to introduce performance related Pay (PRP) system, Extend PLB Bonus for all, removing bonus ceiling.
9. Revise OTA and Night Duty Allowance rates and clothing rates.
10. Implement arbitration awards.
11. Five promotions to all.
12. Rescind the PFRDA Act. Ensure statutory Pension for all.
13. Stop price rise. Revive and extend public distribution system for all.
14. Stop trade Union victimization.
15. Ensure Right to strike.
ANNEXURE - II
CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT MEMBERS DEPLOYED FOR CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME
S.No
|
Territorial area to be covered
|
Name of CHQ Office Bearers
|
Mobile Nos.
|
1
|
Kerala
|
K. K. N. Kutty,
M. Krishnan
C. P. Sobhana
|
09811048303
09447068125
09446721330,
|
2
|
Tamilnadu
|
M. Krishnan,
T. Narasimhan
|
09447068125,
09440056969
|
3
|
Karnataka & Goa
|
K. K. N. Kutty
M. Krishnan
V. Venkatasubramanian
R. Seethalaxmi
|
09868145667
09440056969
09443735356
09448819821
|
4
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
M. Krishnan
M. Duraipandian
B. Krishna Gaud
Mani Achari
|
09447068125
09789833552
09866618391
09442155128
|
5
|
Maharashtra
|
K. K. N. Kutty
Ashok B Salunkhe,
Giriraj Singh,
R. P. Singh,
Nilesh Nasre
|
09811048303
09969233999
09811213808
09969080996
09850354898
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
K. P. Rajagopal
I. S. Dabas,
K. V. Jayaraj
|
09868277455
09968099272
09869501189
|
7
|
Rajasthan
|
Giriraj Singh,
M.S. Raja
|
09811213808
09868145667
|
8
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
K. P. Rajagopal
I. S. Dabas
N. Somaiya
Nageshwar Rao
|
09868277455
09968099272
09704562781
09912348233
|
9
|
Chhattisgarh
|
M. S. Raja
P. Suresh
Yeshwant Purohit
|
09868145667
09885077451
09406717191
|
10
|
New Delhi
|
M. Krishnan
Ashok Kr. Kanojia,
Giriraj Singh
V. Bhattacharjee
|
09447068125
09810206426
09811213808
09868520926
|
11
|
Bihar
|
Giriraj Singh
V. Battacharjee
|
09811213808
09868520926
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
K. K. N.Kutty
Pijush Roy
|
09811048303
09433575577
|
13
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
S. K. Vyas,
R. N. Parashar,
V. Bhattacharjee
T. Satyanarayana
|
09868244035
0986819295
09868520926
09912348500
|
14
|
Orissa
|
K. P. Rajagopal
P. Suresh
|
09868277455
09885077451
|
15
|
Bengal
|
K. K. N. Kutty
M. Krishnan
Pijush Roy
|
09811048303
09447068125
09433575577
|
16
|
Assam
|
K. K. N. Kutty,
Pijush Roy
|
09811048303
09433575577
|
17
|
Meghalaya & Tripura
|
K. P. Rajagopal
V. Bhattacharjee
|
09868277455
09868520926
|
18
|
Haryana & NCR (Gurgaon, Faridabad, Gaziabad, Noida, Meerut etc.)
|
R.N. Prashar
A. K. Kanojia
I. S. Dabas
V. Bhattacharjee
N. Somaiya
|
0986819295
09810206426
09968099272
09868520926
09704562781
|
20
|
Punjab
|
K. K. N Kutty
Giriraj Singh
|
09811048303
09811213808
|
21
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
M. Krishnan
|
0944706812
|
22
|
Uttarakhand
|
S. K. Vyas
M. S. Raja
Arup Chatterjee
|
09868244035
09868145667
09874408310
|
