2nd SEPTEMBER 2016 -ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE
-MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS
The Joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) of the Country along with Independent National Federations of employees of different industries and services including Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, have decided to organize All India General Strike on 2nd September 2016, against the anti-people, anti-workers policies and authoritarian attitude of the NDA Government. Intensive campaign and preparation to make the general strike a resounding historical success is going on in full swing throughout the country. The attitude of the NDA Government is profoundly negative and hugely challenging to the working class including Central Govt. employees. The issues in the Charter of demands submitted by the Trade Unions to the Govt. relate to basic interest of the country’s economy and also issues concerning the livelihood of the working people of both organized and unorganized sectors.
Govt. has not taken any meaningful step to curb price rise of essential commodities and to generate employment except making tall baseless claims. Govt. is mysteriously silent on the question of retrieving the black money stashed abroad and recovering lakhs of crores of rupees of bad debts of public sector banks. Whole range of social security measures are under severe attacks including the pension of post – 2004 entrants in Central Govt. Services. Govt. has launched atrocious attack of drastic cut in interest on small savings deposits. Totally ignoring the united opposition of the working class, the Govt. has been moving fast to demolish existing labour laws thereby empowering the employers with unfettered rights to “hire and fire” and stripping the workers and trade union of all their rights and protection provided in laws. Alongwith the peasantry and agri- labourers are also under severe attack. Attack on public sector has been pushed to unprecedented height with Govt. announcing mega strategic sale and also allowing unlimited FDI in strategic sectors like Railways, Defence and financial Sector as complimentary to the move of privatization and Public Private partnership etc. The anti-worker and authoritarian attitude of the Government is also nakedely reflected in their refusal to implement the consensus recommendations of 43rd, 44th and 45th Indian Labour Conference for formulations of minimum wages, equal wage and benefits of regular workers to the Contract workers.
The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Govt. has landed the entire national economy in distress and decline affecting the working people the most.
Central Govt. Employees worst affected:
The policy offensives of the Govt. like downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, corporatization and privatization has affected the Central Govt. departments and employees in a worst manner. Ban on creation of new posts and non-filling up of about six lakhs vacant posts had increased the work load of the existing employees and adversely affected the efficiency of the services. The New Pension Scheme (NPS) implemented with affect from 01.01.2004, is nothing but a “No Pension Scheme”, as it is fully dependent on the vagaries of share market forces. The Govt. is not ready to grant civil servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and to regularize the services of causal, contingent and contract workers. The 5% ceiling on compassionate appointment is not yet removed. The bonus ceiling enhancement from Rs.3500/- to Rs. 7000/- is not made applicable to Central Govt. Employees. Govt. is not ready to modify the 7th CPC recommendations, which is worst ever made by any pay commissions. The assurance given to the staff side regarding enhancement minimum pay and fitment formula is yet to be implemented. All other retrograde recommendations like reduction in the percentage of HRA, abolition of 52 allowances etc. are yet to be modified. Overall the attitude of the Modi Govt. is totally negative towards the Central Govt. employees and pensioners.
The National Secretariat is of the firm opinion that unless the policy of the Govt. is changed, more attacks are likely to come on the Central Govt. employees and working class. To change the policy the united struggle of entire working class is required. It is in this background the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers has decided to join the General Strike along with other sections of the working class of our country.
The Confederation National Secretariat calls upon the entirety of Central Govt. employees to make intensive campaign and preparation for making the 2nd September 2016 strike a grand success. Along with the 12 Point charter of demands of the working class, the Confederation has decided to submit the demands pertaining to the Central Govt. employees also as Part-B of the Charter of demands to the Govt. The Chater of demands (Part A and B) is furnished below:
2016 September 2nd General Strike 12 Point Charter of Demands of Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions submitted to government:
PART – A
1. Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization 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 measures for violation of labour laws.
4. Universal social security cover for all workers.
5. Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).
6. Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).
7. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state public sector undertakings.
8. Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent/perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as that of regular workers for the same and similar work.
9. Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.
10.Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.
11.No FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.
12.No unilateral amendment to labour laws.
PART – B
Demand of the Central Govt. Employees
1. Avoid delay in implementing the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30thJune 2016, especially increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time bound manner.
2. Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7th CPC recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015.
3. Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.
4. No privatization, outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.
5. (i) Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of departmental employees.
(ii) Regularise casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other benefits.
6. Fill up all vacant posts by special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.
7. Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.
8. Extend benefit of Bonus Act amendment 2015 on enhancement of payment ceiling to the Adhoc bonus/PLB of Central Govt. employees with effect from the financial years 2014-15. Ensure payment of revised bonus before Pooja holidays.
9. Revive JCM functioning at all levels.
All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to plan phased campaign programme during the month of August 2016 by conducting squad work, general body meetings, conventions, and printing and circulating notices, pamphlets and posters. Each affiliated organization should issue their own separate circulars and instructions to all their units endorsing the decision of the Confederation National Secretariat.
Serve Strike Notice on 12.08.2016
Strike notice should be served to all Departmental heads by the affiliated organisations on 12thAugust 2016. On that day demonstrations should be conducted in front of all offices and copy of the strike notice may be served to all lower authorities also. Confederation CHQ will also serve strike notice to Cabinet Secretary on 12th August 2016.
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
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Source–http://confederationhq.blogspot.in
GANGADHARA H
ya iits abuosely good idea for union leaders bcz the normal employes dng critical jobs but oncome is very low compare to kooli also i saw the normal cement worker got the salery for month nearly 20000 in own village.but daile traveling peoples are got just 10 to 15 only in that way what abt traveling pair what about food i think 60% of salery goes to trav eling and other.plz do that srike seriously wr are supporting to u sir
from GANGADHARA .H
Badri
Strike is totally useless it will not affect to any body
Ravi Chomal
With this band there will be no benefits to the middle class family. We will be suffering the way we are its just the entire government employees, lower caste people and higher class people will be benefited with this kind of bands. Even after this band I am sure apart from harassment we are not going to achieve anything,
Anurag Sarkar
if 2nd sept is strike it will be a great problem for the ppl as it is being followed by a holiday weekend and many ppl will hv dffrnt plns for the weeknd.gvt. cnt do whatever he wants and whenever he wants!!!!!
Verma AK
Forcing to government for work is crime as per IPC for narmal man
P.R.Parial
Govt. Ko ishe javav hum ballot may denge regarding 7th Cpc
Nitin
Sabse bura haal class 3-4 employees aur pensioner ka hone wala hai….
Nitin
Why 2nd September…. Why couldn’t it was on 1 August… Ab kuch nahi ho sakta hai ab to govt ne implement kar diya hai…..
Vivek
By making a new commettee this govt has achieved what it wanted .Thanked to our so called union leaders they behave like govt pets and cheated their own bro&sis by taking huge benefits for their own .The decision taken by our so called leaders will affect the entire on going process in future so now beliving on u people is quite impossible so do what u want but use your soulders not ours
Ashis
Dum nahin… Hum kisi se kam nahi! So funny. Wish u all the best for the circus show.
P S MANI
How for 2nd September, 2016 strike will be successful? I wish you that you will not go back to your strike notice and do it for better result of the employees and retired employees also.
KIRTAN BIHARI BEHERA
Mr F M Kicked all the things & tactfully handled our Union Leaders & Cheated all the Employee Category. Let us Promise to give a lesson to F M & P M in 2019
KIRTAN BIHARI BEHERA
Mr. Krishnan,
Where 2 nos Committee could not do any thing, How do You expect this committee will enhance Min Salary & Fitment factor. It is only Illusion. You lost every thing when You decided to withdraw the proposed strike on 11.07.2016. All the employee lost every thing .Whatever You want You Do with Your Leader Friends. We are not with you now.
Gagan
What abt LDC and udc grade pay issue and OROP for central govt employees as recommended by 7 CPC
Davendra Pal Singh
This is very important to make the STRIKE SUCCESS. It is MUST, as GOOvt. is totally lier, and playing with CONSTITUTIONS, NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS of the 7th CPC and what to talk even they have DELINKED PRE_2006 pensions of OLD/SENIOR PENSIONERS, INSPITE OF SUPREME COURT, as Order was to give advatage to PRE-2006 pensioners. But Govt. on its will modified this as they want. The EXTRACT OF SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT is as given Below;
13. In view of the judgments of the Honble Supreme Court
in D.S. Nakara (supra), V. Kasturi (supra), T.S. Thiruvengadam (supra) and order of the
Full Bench of the Tribunal in OA 937/2010 with OA 2101/2010 dated 20.11.2014, we are of
the opinion that the prayer in the OAs is fully justified. We, therefore, quash and set
aside the impugned orders dated 3.10.2008 and 19.03.2010 being violative of law laid
down by the Honble Supreme Court and direct the respondents that the qualifying
service for earning full pension will be treated as twenty years also for those who retired
from the Central Government service on or before 31.12.2005 and were alive on that day.
The respondents are also directed to modify/amend all relevant government orders/
letters/ notifications in accordance with the above decision. It is made clear that this
parity of pension between pre and post-1.01.2006 pensioners (on the question of
eligibility of minimum pensionable service of twenty years) would apply both as regards
pension and family pension. The respondents are granted three monthstime from the
date of receipt of this order for implementation of directions contained in this order.
Biltu
Its a joke.
S chakraborty
Mr Krishnan who will believe you again. You have lost our faith. Now you do what you like
D P SINGH
Central govt employees has lost the chances of any change in the meeting held on 29 June with the decision of differing the strike. the present govt has tactically handled the trade unions and succeeded. Now there are no chance of any thing positive done from the govt side for the employees.