Dear Comrades,
POSTAL
JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION OF
NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
ALL INDIA POSTAL
EXTRA DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEES UNION
NATIONAL UNION
OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS
JCA/2011
Dated – 15th December
2011
To,
The Director General
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi –
110001
NOTICE
Madam,
In accordance with the
provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act,
1947, we hereby notify that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal
Accounts Employees and the Gramin Dak Sewaks will go on indefinite strike from
17.01.2012. The demands for acceptance of which the employees embark upon
this indefinite strike are detailed in the Charter of Demands
enclosed.
M. Krishnan
D.
Theagarajan
Secretary
General, NFPE Secretary
General, FNPO
K. V. Sridharan
D. Kishan Rao
General
Secretary, AIPEU Group ‘C’ General Secretary, NAPE
Group ‘C’
Ishwar Singh Dabas
T. N. Rahate
General Secretary
General Secretary
Postmen,
MTS & Group ‘D’ NAPE Postmen,
MTS & Group ‘D’
Giriraj Singh
D. Theagarajan
General Secretary
General Secretary
AIRMS
& MMS EU Group ‘C’
R-3, FNPO
P. Suresh
A. H. Siddique
General Secretary
General Secretary
AIRMS
& MMS EU MG & Group ‘D’
R-4, FNPO
Pranab
Bhattacharjee
O.P.KhannaGeneral Secretary
General Secretary
AIPAOEU
Group C & D Admn. Emp. Association-
FNPO
S. S.
Mahadevaiah P.U.
Muralidharan
General
Secretary General
Secretary
AIPEDEU
NUGDS
T.
Satyanarayana H.L.
Ramteke
General
Secretary General
Secretary
AIPAEA
AIPAOA
S.
Appanraj S.
Sambandam
General
Secretary General
Secretary
AIPSBCOEA
NASBCO
S. A.
Raheem Pratha Pratim
Ghorai
General
Secretary General
Secretary
AIPCWEA
NUCWE
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
1.(a)
Drop the Mail Network Optimisation Project (MNOP) and reject the Mckinsey
Consultancy’s disastrous recommendations. Inspite of the opposition and
disagreement expressed by the staff side in the MNOP Committee, the Department
is going ahead with the implementation of L1, L2 (hub system for first class
mails). Further the request for additional intra-circle speed post hubs
proposed by the staff side is not yet fully implemented. Change of
administrative jurisdiction of speed post hubs from Postal side to RMS side is
also not considered favourably.
(b) Stop closure/merger of Post offices including Branch Post offices. Even
though it was assured by the Secretary (Posts) in the minutes of the discussion
held on 01.07.2011, that there will be no closure/merger of Post offices, except
simultaneous relocation, instructions in this regard are yet to be communicated
to the Circle/Regional heads. Even now some Regional heads are closing Post
offices indiscriminately.
(c) Drop the proposed move to introduce delivery hubs for delivery of
articles by withdrawing delivery from all town sub post offices in the urban
areas. Orders for rotation of the Sorting Postmen work among Beat Postman may be
withdrawn.
(d) Review CRC, EPP and
logistics norms.
2. Grant
status as Central Government Civil Servants to Gramin Dak Sevaks employees for
all purposes including service matters, pay scale, increment, allowances,
pension, promotion, leave, bonus, trade unions rights and other terminal
benefits. Scrap the new Recruitment rules for appointment of postmen by 25%
outside recruitment which curtails the promotional avenues of GDS and restore
the previous Recruitment rules. Enhance the bonus ceiling of GDS to 3500/- at
par with regular employees. Withdraw the tightened norms for cash handling,
stamp sale, and other norms for assessing the workload of BPMs, stop reduction
of TRCA in case of reduction in workload. Modify the orders restricting
compassionate appointment of GDS. Scrap the newly notified “GDS Conduct &
Engagement Rules” and restore the previous “GDS Conduct and Employment Rules”.
Fill up all GDS Mailmen Posts in RMS. Providing norms for NREGS. Inspite of
assurances to reconsider the orders, no favourable orders have been issued so
far.
3. Revise
the wages of casual labourers including part-time and contingent employees
w.e.f. 1.1.2006 as per Supreme Court orders based on the minimum pay implemented
as per Sixth CPC recommendations. Stop outsourcing the work of casual labourers
and contingent employees. Grant temporary Status to all full time casual
labourers. Convert part-time into full-time by combination of duties. Absorb all
part-time casual and contingent employees creating GDS posts. Inspite of
favourable assurances during discussion no orders have been issued so
far.
4. Immediate
revision of OTA rates and stop recovery of OTA paid to officials who are engaged
compulsorily on OTA overlooking the pay-ceiling.
5. Implement
the assurances made on 12.07.2010 strike settlement and also in the JCM
Departmental Council Meeting held on 23.08.2010. Ensure prompt holding of
Departmental Council Meetings. Inspite of assurance that next JCM meeting
will be held within one month, no meeting has been notified so
far.
6. Immediate
finalization of Cadre Restructuring proposals including Postal Accounts as
assured by the Secretary Department of Posts and its implementation. Inspite
of the assurance that the proposals will be finalized within one month, the
process is still in the initial stage.
7. Stop
decentralization of Postal Accounts, PLI and RPLI and ensure status-quo. Save
DPLI office, Kolkata and ensure job security to the staff of DPLI. Certain
items of work relating to PLI has been decentralized
unilaterally.
8. Expedite
the process of filling of all vacant posts in all wings including GDS. Create
additional new post wherever workload is heavy. 2/3 posts for the period up to
2008 kept in skeleton may be redeployed to offices where additional post is
justified.
9. Ensure
100% filling up of LSG, HSG-II, HSG-I promotional posts before implementation of
Postmasters Cadre, remove the retrograde eligibility conditions for appearing
the examination of Grade I and PSS Group B and allow Account line officials
also.
10. Create the
System Administrators posts as assured with specified norms and other works and
make it a separate cadre as a promotional cadre to
PA/SA.
11. Stop
combination of beats /double duty, stop harassment of staff insisting 100%
impracticable condition for delivery under Project Arrow. Settle the demands
raised in the Postmen Committee such as distance factor, number of articles,
Grant of Cycle allowance without distance condition, cash payment for uniform
and kit items, Supply of good quality uniforms, Revision of norms. Stop imposing
unmanageable workload on staff in the name of verification of applications and
delivery of Adhar cards to public. Settle the items already submitted by
Postmen Unions.
12. Fixing norms
for newly assigned works of Multi Tasking Staff. Allow to decline postman
promotion for MTS under seniority quota without loosing MACP promotions and
review the recruitment rules of MTS to Postmen / Mail
Guards.
13. Grant
promotions to Drivers / Artisans at par with other C.G. organizations like
Railways/Defence. Higher Pay Scales to charge hand & Drivers.
14. Declare SBCO
Staff as Divisional cadre, Stop harassment of SBCO officials under contributory
factors. Complete the Ledger Agreement Work and update the SBCO before launching
Core Banking.
15. Fill up all
Postal Civil Wing and Electrical Wing posts as per CPWD norms. Creation of one
Civil Circle and Electrical and Architectural Division in every Circle. Expedite
the Restructuring of Civil Wing Cadres. Restrict the transfer of non-gazetted
staff within the concerned Postal Circle only. Retain Head clerk designation
instead of Assistant and declare Head clerk as supervisory
posts.
16. Ensure full
fledge functioning of newly formed Postal Accounts Offices by providing adequate
Staff strength and accommodation. Rectify the anomaly/discrimination caused due
to the promotion of Gr.D officials under SCF quota to the cadre of LDC after
2006 ignoring the seniors in the Sorting cadre. Grant MACP to those joined in
Sorter cadre treating LDC as entry grade as the Sorter grade has been defunct
since 2000. Grant Gr.B non-Gezetted status to Senior Accountants as declared by
the DOP. Stop recovery from the DEOs of Chennai PAO. Expedite the process of
filling up of vacant posts in the Postal Accounts
Wing.”
17. Counting of
past services rendered by erstwhile RTPs for promotions and
MACP.
18. Implement
Apex Court Judgment in case of RRR Candidates in true sprit and extend to all
approved RRR Candidates awaiting for absorption.
19. Stop
Harassing and victimization of innocent officials under contributory negligence
factors. Implement the true spirit of Govt. orders and Volumes and no recovery
should be made if the concerned is not directly responsible for the loss
sustained to the department.
20. Stop
discrimination towards PO & RMS Accounts Cadre, Create separate cadre and
earmark percentage of posts for norm based promotions in the same cadre, Count
Special Allowance for fixation on promotion, Withdraw the recovery imposed on
Postman Pay fixation and drawal of bonus to GDS. Restore the date of passing the
Accountant examination for according LSG promotions instead date of entry in PA
cadre.
21. Enhance the
LR strength on all cadres to the extent of 20% and fill up all vacant LR
posts.
22. Ensure
prompt grant of Child Care Leave as per the liberalized orders, unnecessary
hurdles put forth should be dropped.
23. Review the
MACP clarificatory orders and rectify the issues like, non drawal of special
allowance on acquiring MACP, wrong interpretation of IIIrd MACP to departmental
promotes only after 30 years, Counting as double promotions as Group D &
Postmen even in the case of promotion to Postman on GDS quota, non counting of
training period for MACP, ignore promotions acquired on deptl. exam for MACP,
ignore all uncommunicated average bench marks for MACP as per Judicial verdict.
Ensure prompt holding of DPCs at Circle and Divisional level as per DOP&T
latest instructions. Grant of Grade pay 1900, 2000 with effect from 01.01.2006 to
those Group D (MTS) who were given TBOP/BCR before 1.01.2006 with pay fixation
benefits at every stage.
24. Vacate
victimization and condone/drop FR-17A in Maharashtra Circle. Stop attack on
Union office bearers by misusing Rule 37 transfers and Rule 9 of CCS (CCA)
Rules. Dispose all Rule 9 (Pension rules) disciplinary cases and review petition
cases pending at Directorate years together.