Dear Comrades,
MOST URGENT
IMPORATANT
No. CONFDN/GENL/2015 Dated – 13.07.2015
2015 SEPTEMBER 2
NATIONWIDE ONE DAY STRIKE AS PER THE CALL OF ALL CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS AND INDEPENDENT FEDERATIONS
2015 NOVEMBER 23
NATIONWIDE
INDEFINITE STRIKE AS PER THE CALL OF NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
OF ALL JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING RAILWAY,
DEFENCE & CONFEDERATION.
CONFEDERATION NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING DECIDED TO MAKE BOTH THE STRIKES A GRAND SUCCESS.
START INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN AND PREPARATIONS NOW ONWARDS.
CONDUCT GENERAL BODY MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, OFFICE-TO-OFFICE CAMPAIGN AND GATE MEETINGS
CIRCULATE NOTICES, PAMPHLETS, POSTERS AMONG ALL EMPLOYEES. EXHIBIT IN ALL WEBSITES.
STRIKE NOTICE FOR 2ND SEPTEMBER STRIKE SHOULD BE SERVED BY ALL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ON 11TH AUGUST 2015.
Dear Comrades,
The National Executive Committee meeting of the Confederation of Central
Government Employees & Workers was held at New Delhi on 12.07.2015.
Affiliated organizations, General Secretaries of State Committees
(COCs) and CHQ office Bearers attended the meeting. Com. K. K. N. Kutty,
National President, Confederation, presided. After detailed
deliberations for about six hours, the meeting took the following
important decisions.
(I) 2nd SEPTEMBER 2015 NATIONAL STRIKE:
1. Confederation and all its affiliated organizations shall participate in the Nationwide one day strike on 2nd September 2015 as per the call of all Central Trade Unions and independent Federations.
2. Charter of demands on which the strike is being organised on September 2nd by Confederation shall include
(1) 12 point common charter of demands affecting all sections of the Indian working class and
(2) 10 point charter of demands of the central government employees formulated by the National Joint Council of Action.
(See Charter of demands attached – Annexure-I)
3. Intensive
campaign should be conducted among all Central Government Employees by
each individual organisation by holding General body meetings,
conventions, office-to-office campaign and gate meetings. Notices,
pamphlets and posters should be printed and circulated to all offices
and employees. Wide publicity should be given through print and
electronic media. All websites of affiliates shall exhibit the campaign
details, photos etc.
4. Confederation CHQ Leaders shall visit all important centres throughout the country between August 16 to 31st and
address Joint Conventions/meetings of the employees. Meetings should be
organised by the state/District level units of the Confederation
(C-O-Cs). Advance planning should be made by the C-O-Cs to make the
campaign programmes of Al India Leaders a grand success, by ensuring
maximum participation of employees from all affiliated organisations
(Details of the campaign programme will be published in the website
within two days.)
5. State/District Units of the Confederation shall plan and organize their own campaign programmes at state/District level.
6. Strike notice will be served by Confederation CHQ to the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India on 11th August
2015. On the same day each individual affiliated organsiation of the
Confederation should also serve strike notice to their respective
Departmental heads. Demonstrations in front of all important offices
should be held on 11th August 2015. Copy of the strike notice served by each organisation should be sent (email) to confederation CHQ.
7. All affiliated organisation shall make maximum efforts to ensure participation of maximum number of employees in the 2nd September strike. More than 10 crores organised and unorganised workers will be participating in the strike.
8. All
affiliated organizations should issue their own separate circulars to
all the lower units directing the
Branch/District/Divisional/State/Circle level leaders to start campaign
work immediately and also to ensure maximum participation of employees
in the strike.
(II) 23rd NOVEMBER INDEFINITE STRIKE:
1. Confederation
and all its affiliated organizations shall commence their own
independent intensive campaign especially among grass-root level workers
from now onwards.
2. At
the same time Confederation state/District level leadership (C-O-Cs)
should take initiative to organize joint conventions of National Joint
Council of Action at maximum possible centres.
3. Immediately after the 2nd September strike and after submission of report by 7th CPC,
the Confederation National Executive will meet again and decide further
programmes to intensify the campaign programme for the success of 23rd November indefinite strike.
4. A Resolution adopted by the National Executive regarding 2nd September one day strike and 23rd November indefinite strike is enclosed herewith.
(III) OTHER DECISIONS:
1. The All India Two days Women’s Workshop of Confederation will be held at Hyderabad on 9th& 10th October
2015. About 150 lady delegates from all affiliates and C-O-Cs will
attend the workshop. Quota fixed for each affiliate and C-O-Cs will be
circulated shortly. Delegate fee per head is fixed as Rs. 500/- (Rs.
Five Hundred only). All affiliated organizations and C-O-Cs are
requested to ensure maximum participation in the workshop. Travel
tickets of the delegates may be booked well in advance.
2. Next
National Conference of the Confederation will be held at Chennai
(Tamilnadu) before September 2016. The Tamilnadu state Committee of the
Confederation (C-O-C) shall finalise the dates/month in consultation
with CHQ. Efforts may be made to hold the Conference in July itself.
3. Financial
position of the Confederation CHQ was reviewed. It is noticed that many
affiliates have not remitted their due quota. It is decided to instruct
all affiliates to clear their quota arrears before 31st August
2015. Delegates to the National Conference will be fixed based on the
quota remitted by each affiliated organizations and C-O-Cs. Needless to
say that for smooth functioning of the CHQ and also for undertaking
campaign programmes funds is a must.
4. Decided
to nominate Com. R. Seethalakshmi, Convenor, Women’s Sub Committee,
Confederation to the Women’s Committee of the Trade Union International
(TUI)-Public an allied services functioning under world Federation of
Trade Unions (WFTU)
5. Decided to grant affiliation to the following organizations
(a) Forest Survey of India Employees Association Dehradun (Uttrakhand).
(b) Employees Association of Directorate of Forest Education Dehradun Staff, Dehradun (Uttrakhand)
6. Decided
to extend full support and cooperation for the successful conduct of
the Asia-pacific region meeting of the Trade Union International (TUI) –
Public and Allied Services at Delhi during the month of November 2015.
Meeting ended at 5 PM.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
ANNEXURE – I
2ND SEPTEMBER 2015 STRIKE CHARTER OF DEMANDS
PART-I
1. Urgent
measures for containing price-rise through universalisation of public
distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.
2. Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.
3. Strict
enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption
and stringent punitive measure for violation for labour laws.
4. Universal social security cover for all workers
5. Minimum wages of not less than Rs. 15,000/- per month with provisions of indexation.
6. Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs. 3000/- P.M. for the entire working population.
7. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/State PSUs.
8. Stoppage
of contractorisation in permanent perennial work and payment of same
wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and
similar work.
9. Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund; increase the quantum of gratuity.
10. Compulsory
registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date
of submitting applications; and immediate ratification of ILO Convention
C 87 and C 98.
11. Against Labour Law Amendments
12. Against FDI in Railways, Insurance and Defence.
PART-II
1. Effect
wage revision of the Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014
accepting memorandum of the staff side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision
in future; grant interim relief and merger of 100% of DA; Include Gramin
Dak Sevaks within the ambit of 7th CPC. Settle all anomalies of 6th CPC.
2. No Privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways, Defence Establishment and no corporatization of Postal services.
3. No ban on creation of new posts. Fill up all vacant posts.
4. Scrap PFRDA Act an re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.
5. No
outsourcing, contractrisation, privatization of governmental functions;
withdraw the proposed move to close down the printing presses, the
publications, form stores and stationery departments and medical stores
Depots; regularize the existing daily-rated/casual and contract workers
and absorption of trained apprentices.
6. Revive
the JCM functioning at all level as an effective negotiating forum for
settlement of the demands of the Central Government Employees.
7. Remove arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointment.
8. No labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of the workers.
9. Remove the ceiling on payment on bonus
10. Ensure five promotions in the serve career.
ANNEXURE-II
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE CONFEDERATION HELD ON 12.07.2015 AT NEW DELHI.
1. The
National Executive of the Confederation which met at New Delhi on
12.07.2015 decided unanimously to endorse the call of the Central Trade
Unions and independent Federations in the country for organizing one day
nationwide strike on 2nd September 2015 to oppose the
ongoing aggressive neo-liberal economic policies of the Government of
India. The National Executive has decided to call upon all its
affiliates to organise intensive mobilization campaign to reach out to
each and every Central Government employees. The National Executive has
also decided to deploy the National and state leaders of Confederation
for a wider campaign amongst the Central Government employees in all
states and District capitals of the country.
2. The meeting also noted with grave concern the rejection of a 5 years wage revision for Central Government Employees by the 7th Pay
Commission and consequent demand of the benefit of merger of DA an
Interim Relief. The meeting also noted the advisory articles appearing
in the corporate/controlled media against the wage revision of Central
Government Employees to influence the recommendation of the 7th CPC.
The meeting noted with grave concern the negative attitude of the
Government towards three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal
Department by refusing to include them in the 7th CPC. The
meeting decided to exhort the affiliates to bring the contents of the
memorandum of the staff side JCM once again to the employees and prepare
them for the proposed indefinite strike action of the CGEs including
Railways and Defence workers from 23rd November 2015. It was
also decided that besides the National charter of demands of prepared by
the Central Trade Unions, the 10-point Charter of demands of the JCM
staff side National Council shall form the combined charters of demands
of the Central Government employees for the strike action on 2nd September 2015.
3. The
meeting decided to appeal to all state committees and affiliated
organizations to take active part in all meetings and conventions
organised by Central Trade Unions, jointly with state Government
Employees Federation, Bank, Insurance and other public sector
undertakings. The Confederation and its affiliates shall serve strike
notice for the 2ndSeptember strike on 11th August 2015 by holding massive demonstrations at the respective work places.