Dear Comrades,
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL
EMPLOYEES
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES
UNION
GROUP-C, POSTMEN & GR-D/MSE
& AIPEDEU (GDS)
KORAPUT DIVISIONAL BRANCH
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E mail: aipeukoraputdivision@gmail.com,
Website: aipeukoraputdivision.blogspot.in
12th and 13th
Feb, 2014
PRESS NOTE
Twelve lakh Central Government Employees will be on 48
hr. Strike on 12th and 13th Feb, 2014 demanding settlement of 15 point Charter
of Demands, the major issues being immediate wage revision and repealing the
new contributory Pension Scheme by reintroducing the Statutory Defined Benefit
Pension Scheme which was in vogue for more than a century.
The Government in September 2013 announced the setting up
of VII-Central Pay Commission to effect Wage Revision from 1.01.2016. The
employees have made it clear that prospective date of effect is not acceptable
to them and the VII-CPC recommendations must of effective from 01.01.2014. The
Government is yet to take a decision on the Terms of Reference of the VII-CPC
viz. the merger of Dearness Allowance, composition of the VII-CPC with a labour
representative, Interim Relief, the need to bring the Gramin Dak Sevaks of
Postal Department within the ambit of the CPC etc.
The employees are agitated over the introduction of the
New Pension Scheme, passing the PFRDA Bill in the last session of the
Parliament, the denial to guarantee minimum pension and the provision of the
new enactment to cover even the existing employees in the new contributory
pension Scheme. The employees covered under the new pension scheme are
apprehensive of having no pension at the end of their service career of 35
years for the return on their contributions is presently linked to the market.
The Confederation of the Central Government Employees and
Workers in their National Executive Meeting held at New Delhi on 10th January,
2014 expressed their total dissatisfaction over the closure of JCM, the
negotiating machinery and the consequent non-settlement of any of their demands
in the last nine years. The introduction of contract labour system in carrying
Governmental functions, the indiscriminate outsourcing, closure of many
institutions, the total ban on creation of posts and recruitment have made
regular employment in Central Services impossible. The Confederation has
therefore, decided to organise the two day strike on 12th and 13th February,
2014. The resolution adopted at the meeting of the National Executive (copy of
which is enclosed), explains in detail the major issues.
(Rajendra Pr
Sahu) (Nilambar
Naik) (Purna Chandra Maharana)
Divisional Secretary Divisional Secretary Divisional Secretary
AIPEDEU/AIGDSU AIPEU Postmen&Gr-D/MSE AIPEU Group-C
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
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
