CONFEDERATION AND NFPE PROGRAMME OF ACTION

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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

1^st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi – 110001

 

 

PF- 01(e)/6/2008      Dated : 7th May 2008

           

To 

All General / Circle / Divisional / Branch Secretaries

NFPE Unions

 

WE WANT MODIFICATION OF  PAY COMMISSION REPORT

 

Dear Comrade,

 

The Federal Executive of NFPE in its meeting on 29th April 2008 while noting that the basic modifications of financial nature sought in the Pay Commission's Report like Minimum wage, fitment formula etc will be dealt by the Staff Side JCM and the fundamental issues like abolition of Group D, corporatisation, Outsourcing and Contratorization etc will be focused by the Confederation of Central Government Employees through an independent programme of action, had decided to focus attention on our Note to Secretary [P] submitted on 17.04.2008 seeking changes / modifications in the Pay Commission's Recommendations with regard to postal employees.

 

All Circle / Regional / Divisional / Branch Secretaries of NFPE unions are requested to observe the following programme of action of Confederation as well as the NFPE's independent Programme of Action as follows:

 

1. Confederation Programme and Charter of Demands

 Demands

 1.     No abolition of Gr. D Posts; No contractorization of Group D Functions; No Corporatisation of Govt. Departments; No outsourcing or downsizing; lift the existing ban on recruitment; fill up all posts; do not abolish posts.

 2      Scrap the new pension scheme;  No privatization of pension payments.

 3      Restore commutation of pension after 12 years.

 4      No privatization of health care; No medi-insurance scheme; Extend CCS

         (MA)  rules to Pensioners; strengthen CGHS.

 5      No introduction of PRP based salary system.

 6      Grant minimum wage as per ILC norms; reduce the disparity between

        minimum and maximum salary by maintaining 1:10 ratio.

 7      Increase the rate of increment; concede the fitment formula to bring about

        uniform  benefit.

 8      No replacement of Bonus and overtime allowance with PRIS; Grant Bonus

         for 2006-07 on the basis of the revised ceiling limit.

 9      Regularize Casual/Contingent/daily rated workers; treat GDS as full-fledged

         civil  servants; afford pension and other benefits to them on par with the other

         central Govt. employees.

 

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

     

      a)   To organize demonstration/mass meetings in front of all offices from 13 to 15th   May, 2008

      b)  To organize a massive Mass Dharna programme at a central place at all stations unitedly by all organizations on 16th May, 2008 and adopt the following resolutions and forward the same to the Prime Minister with copy to the Secretary Staff Side, JCM, National Council, 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.

 

 

Resolution

 

                This meeting of the ________________________________________hereby resolves to

                urge upon the Hon'ble Prime Minister to kindly direct the concerned to negotiate and

          settle the demands of the employees appended hereunder:

 

President _____________________Federation / Union

 

 

2. NFPE Programme

 Demands

 

  1.  No abolition of Group 'D' Posts – Upgrade all non-matriculate Group D including non-test category to upgraded scale PB-1 [3050 pre-revised] w.e.f. 1.1.2006 without any discrimination – Promote GDS in all vacant Group 'D' posts – No outsourcing or Contractorising of Postal Group 'D' jobs.

  2.  Lift ban on recruitment and exempt Postal from the purview of Screening Committee to fill up all vacant posts in all cadres;

 3.  Expedite the submission of Nataraja Murti GDS Committee and grant Status, Pension, Gratuity, Maternity leave, Promotion, TU Facilities and all benefits on par with civil servants;

 4.  Restore the disturbed relativity with TBOP/BCR of Department of Telecommunications by upgrading Postal TBOP / BCR to pre-revised 5000-8000 and 5500-9000 scale of pay and place the TBOP officials in PB-2 pay band;

 5.  Constitute Cadre Review Committee for restructuring various cadres and addressing genuine grievances of various cadres of postal department, which has not been examined by the VI CPC and improve the Time bound promotion scheme and reach fresh agreement – Implement the recommendation of restructuring committee for Postal Accounts;

 6.  Grant Supervisory Allowance @ 10% of Basic + Grade Pay to PRI /LSG / HSG-II/ HSG-I and Selection Grade Postmen / Mailguard like Head Postman, Head Mailguard, Sorting Postman, Cash Overseer, Mail Overseer & allied cadres – Grant Incharge Allowance to remaining Sub-Postmasters;

  7.  Grant Higher Scale to PO&RMS Accountants; Allow the Special Allowance for fixation of pay on promotion;

  8..  Form 'Technology Wing' and create a separate establishment for System Administrators and grant higher pay scale for Marketing Executives and Development Officers;

  9.  Upgrade Charge Hand in MMS to facilitate elevation to PB-2;

10.  Upgrade Sorters in Postal Accounts to pre-revised 3050 scale of pay;

11.  End discrimination in cash handling allowance between Cashiers of RMS and Treasurers of Post offices;

12.  Merge the scale of pay of Despatch Riders with that of the Drivers.

13. Expedite implementation of OTA  Arbitration Award and revise suitably the rates of OTA based on wage increase by 6^th CPC; Do not withdraw MPCM Allowance etc.

 

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

     

      The following Programme of Action be implemented and the undermentioned Text

      of Savingrams / Telegrams be sent to Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan,

       New Delhi – 110001 to focus attention on the above demands of postal employees:

 

 

 1.  Mass Demonstration in front of O/o Divisional Offices / HPOs / HROs on 27th  May 2008 all over the country; 

 

2.   Mass Demonstration in front of Regional Offices jointly by all NFPE unions on 28th  May 2008 all over the country;  and

 

3.       Massive Demonstrations by Postal Workers under the banner of the Postal Circle Co-ordination Committee in front of Circle Offices in all Circles and in Delhi Circle the demonstration shall be organised in front of Dak Bhawan on 29th  May 2008.

 

 

Resolution to Secretary Department of Posts

 

                This demonstration of the Postal employees of _________________________________

                Division / ________________ Circle  hereby resolves to urge upon the Secretary [P]  to

                 kindly settle the 13 Point Charter of demands of the employees.                                        

 

                              Secretary / Convener 

 

 

Comrades are requested to organise these Programme of Action of Confederation and the NFPE Federal Executive with all our might in a united manner seeking modification of the unjustified recommendations of 6th CPC. Circle Secretaries are requested to kindly circulate this to all the Divisional and Branch Secretaries and take all organisational measurers to make the Programme of Action a massive success.

 

 

Standing Committee JCM Held

 

Government convened the Standing Committee of the National Council JCM to discuss the Note submitted by the Staff Side seeking modifications in Pay Commission Report. The discussions are exploratory and priliminary in nature. Confederation effectively argued for the modifications. Further discussions will be held.  Confederation circular under issue.

 

 

POSTAL CRUSADER SPECIAL ISSUE

 

Circle Secretaries are requested to obtain a full-page advertisement from Cooperative Societies / Banks and Divisional Secretaries are requested to obtain at least one advertisement for each division for the Special Issue of Postal Crusader June Issue. Advertisement Tariff already posted to all Circle / Divisional Secretaries by the Federation. The Federation finances are very critical. Kindly send the advertisement and the DD/Cheque early to the NFPE.

 

With Regards,

 

Comradely Yours

 

 

Sd/-

K.Ragavendran

Secretary General

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE