Dear Comrades,
No.PJCA/AGTN/2014 Dated – 12.11.2014
NFPE * FNPO * AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) * NUGDS
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)
NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS (FNPO)
CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, NEW DELHI – 110001
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Dated – 11.01.2014
POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECIDES TO GO FOR
INDEFINITE STRIKE DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF
FEBRUARY 2015. DATE OF STRIKE WILL BE DECLARED IN THE
2014 DECEMBER 4TH PARLIAMENT MARCH
Government and Postal board are totally negative and insensitive towards the demands of five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-Time Contingent employees.
EVERY DEMAND IS EITHER REJECTED OR INDEFINITELY DELAYED
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Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7thCentral Pay Commission and grant of civil servant status
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Rejected. Government decided to appoint separate committee with the approval of recognised GDS union.
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2
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Casual Labour wage revision and regularistaion
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Pending for the last six years. Revision of wages due from 01.01.2006. File still pending with Government. Poor employees are starving.
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3
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Cadre restructuring of Postal, RMS, MMS, Admin, Postal Accounts employees
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Long pending in the Directorate. No improvement.
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4
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Merger of DA with Pay
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Rejected by Government
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5
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Grant of Interim Relief
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Rejected by Government
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6
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Date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014
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Government not ready to give any direction to 7thCPC.
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7
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Scrap New Pension Scheme.
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Rejected by Government
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8
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Remove 5% ceiling for compassionate appointments
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Government not ready to remove the condition.
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9
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GDS Medical reimbursement scheme
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Pending for last six years
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10
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MACP anomalies including promotees case
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Rejected inspite of several CAT/Court Judgment
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11
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Postmaster Cadre related issues including permission to write IP/PS Group ‘B’ exam and parity with LSG, HSG-II regarding service length for promotion.
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Still pending. Attitude of the Department is totally negative.
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12
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System Administration case
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Rejected. Not ready to consider the demands on its merits.
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13
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RTP service regularization
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Rejected. Inspite of CAT orders not ready to issue general order
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14
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SBCO related issues
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Rejected on flimsy grounds.
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15
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Postmen related issues
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No progress
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16
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Parity in cash handling allowance
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Rejected.
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17
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Counting of Accountants special Allowance for pay fixation on promotion
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Rejected.
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18
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Computer and Technology related several issues
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No progress. Situation worsening day by day. Employees are suffering. Public agitated
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19
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Harassment of staff on account of CBS & CIS
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Still continuing
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20
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Allotment of funds for sanctioning all pending Medical, TA, OTA and RPLI/PLI incentives
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No progress. Bills pending for months together
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21
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Overtime allowance revision
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Pending for 27years
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22
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Circle processing centers (CPO) of PLI/RPLI at CO/ROs and stop redeployment of posts
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Rejected
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23
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Sunday, Holiday compulsory working
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Still continuing in certain circles
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24
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Office Building and staff quarters cases
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No progress. Situation worsening. Staff are suffering
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25
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MNOP related issues
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Suggestion of staff side rejected
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26
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Quality of uniforms, Chapplas and kit-items
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No improvement
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27
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Chennai Postal Accounts victimization
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Still pending
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28
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Stop Postmen/MTS open market outside recruitment
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Still pending. No progress
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29
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Filling up of all vacant posts including canteen employees
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Slow progress
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30
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Creation of justified new posts
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Total Ban imposed on creation of new posts
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31
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Prompt convening of Monthly meeting, Bi-monthly/four monthly meetings, JCM Regional Council meeting, JCM Departmental Council meeting, Formal meeting with Secretary (Posts)
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Periodicity is not maintained. In many divisions. Circles no meeting is held for months together
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32
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Prompt holding of Departmental promotion committees (CPCs)
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No progress
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Dear Friends and Comrades,
Meeting of the Postal Joint Council of Action was held on 11.11.2014 at New Delhi. Shri D. Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO presided. Com. R. N. Parashar, Secretary General, NFPE presented agenda items for discussion. General Secretaries of affiliated Unions/Associations of NFPE & FNPO attended. Com. M. Krishnan, Ex-Secretary General of NFPE was also present in the meeting. PJCA reviewed the progress in settlement of 39 points charter of demands submitted to Secretary, Department of Posts on 28.08.2014. PJCA came to the unanimous conclusion that not even a single issue is settled by the Government and Department. Employees are suffering but authorities are turning a deaf year towards their genuine demands. Rome is burning but Neros are fiddling.
None of our demand is unjustified. Five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-time, contingent employees cannot remain as mute spectators. There is a limit for our patience. Government and Postal Board are treating our patience as our weakness.
Taking into consideration all the above aspects, the PJCA unanimously took the following decision.
1. Entire five lakhs employees of the Department of Posts will go on indefinite strike from the third week of February 2015, if the demands are not settled before 31.12.2014.
2. The date of the indefinite strike will be declared in the 4th December 2014 Parliament March.
3. Every effort should be made by all All India/Circle/Divisional Unions to ensure maximum participation of employees in the Parliament March. Minimum 20000 employees should participate in the March. All should bring flags and banners.
4. Laaders of INTUC, CITU, AITUC & JCM National Council staff side will be invited to address the Parliament March.
5. Next PJCA meeting will be held on 03.12.2014 at 5 PM to decide the date of indefinite strike.
Let us march ahead with Determination and courage. This is time to show your sincerity towards the cause of five lakhs employees of the Department of Posts. Let us make the parliament March a Historic success. Let us unite together and make the indefinite strike a Thundering success. Let the Government and Postal Board understand that we are not Dumb-Driven cattle. We are workers and not beggars.
AWAKE! ARISE!! UNITE!!
Come in the Thousands to the Parliament March
Let us declare the indefinite strike in the presence of 20000 Postal Employees on 4thDecember 2014
Yours sincerely,
R. N. Parashar D. Theagarajan
Secretary General, NFPE Secretary General, FNPO
P. Pandurangarao P. U. Muraleedharan
General Secretary General Secretary
AIPEU-GDS NFPE) NUGDS (FNPO)
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
1st Floor, North avenue Postal Office Building, New Delhi – 110001
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi – 110001
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To,
Ms. Kaveri Banerjee
Secretary,
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
Madam,
Sub: - Reply to Charter of Demands Submitted by Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA) on 28.08.2014.
Ref: - Your office letter F. No. 9-10/1997-SP (SR Section) dated 29.10.2014.
Please refer to your office letter cited above wherein Action taken Report on the items included in the Charter of demands submitted by PJCA on 28.08.2014 is furnished. Actually the Charter of Demands submitted by us on 28.08.2014 contains 39 items. Charter of Demands attached to our earlier letter dated 01.08.2014 intimating the decision of PJCA contained only 38 items. But when memorandum is submitted on 28.08.2014 the following item was also added as item no. 39.
Item No. 39 - Revise Postmen/Mail Guard/MTS Recruitment Rules. Stop open market recruitment. Restore seniority quota promotion.
This item was earlier discussed in the JCM (DC) and it is assured by Secretary (Posts) that the Recruitment Rules will be reviewed after one or two Recruitment/Promotional exam are over, as DOP&T may not approve immediate revision of Recruitment Rules already approved by it. Now more than two Postmen/MG/MTS recruitment/examination is over and hence it is requested to take action to revise the Recruitment Rules and stop open quota recruitment. Entire vacancies may be earmarked for GDS and Casual Labourers as existed in the pre-revised Recruitment Rules.
You are requested to include the above mentioned item also in the charter of demands and “Action Taken Report” may be furnished on the above item also.
Yours faithfully,
R. N. Parashar D. Theagarajan
Secretary General, NFPE Secretary General, FNPO
Copy to: -
Shri Arun Malik, Director (SR & Legal), Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
1st Floor, North Avenue Postal Office Building, New Delhi – 110001
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi – 110001
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No.PJCA/AGTN/2014 Dated – 12.11.2014
To,
Ms. Kaveri Banerjee
Secretary,
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
Madam,
Sub: - Programme of agitation by Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA)
Ref: - (1) Charter of Demands submitted by PJCA on 28.08.2014
(2) Your office letter No. f. No. 8-10/1997-SR (SR Section Dated 29.10.2014
Meeting of the Postal Joint Council of Action held on 11.11.2014 reviewed the reply given by the Department to the Charter of demands submitted by PJCA on 28.08.2014 and also the progress made in settling the demands.
The PJCA meeting came to the unanimous conclusion that not even a single demand is settled and no positive approach in settling the demands is reflected in the action taken report. The PJCA is totally disappointed to read the reply. Discontentment among employees are growing day by day. Further it is noted that as many as 58 items submitted for discussion in the JCM (Departmental Council) was disallowed even without giving an opportunity to the staff side to explain the position on each case.
In view of the above position the Postal Joint Council of action unanimously decided to further intensify the agitational programmes. Accordingly the following decisions are taken.
1. Entire five lakhs employees of the Department of Posts shall go on indefinite strike commencing from the third week of February 2015.
2. Date of commencement of the indefinite strike will be declared in a massive Parliament March to be held on 4th December 2014. 20000 Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-Time, Contingent employees will participate in the Parliament March, which will be addressed by the leaders of PJCA and leaders of Central Trade Unions and JCM National Council Staff side.
This is for your information and necessary action.
Yours faithfully,
R. N. Parashar D. Theagarajan
Secretary General Secretary General
NFPE FNPO
