National Federation of Postal Employees

ONTO OUR 3^rd FEDERAL EXECUTIVE MEETING AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

22-23^rd September 2008

 

 

Dear Comrades!

 

We are going into our 3^rd Federal Executive Meeting at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala within a year since the 7^th Federal Council Session held in Kolkata in October 2007.

 

Both the earlier Federal Executive Committee meetings were held in New Delhi. Due to developments that warrant our frequent meeting of Federal Executive, we are quickly going into our third session after the December 2007 and April 2008 Sessions.

 

The first meeting in December was to chalk out the strategy if pay commission recommendations are negative. The second meeting was in the background of submission of recommendations by the 6^th CPC to the Government and our exercises over seeking modifications with regard to both common demands and sectional issues.

 

As you all comrades know very well, this third Federal Executive is entrusted with the task of taking important decisions in the immediate aftermath of implementation of pay commission recommendations. The Confederation of Central Government Employees in its National Executive analysed the whole situation and as all basic issues are rejected by the Government, unanimously decided to go for an Indefinite Strike after adequate preparations including Departmental level All India Conventions and strike ballot. This 3^rd Federal Executive will deliberate on that in order to endorse the decisions of Confederation.

 

The much delayed Formal Meeting between the Department of Posts and Postal Staff Side has been completed on 16.09.2008 and we know the reactions of the Department on our sectional issues. In the background of the formal meeting now it is our task to deliberate and finalise our stand on Modified ACP Scheme; Finalise the detailed proposals on Cadre Restructuring to better our promotional avenues and to over come the age old problem of TBOP/LSG lower scales etc; Consider the delay in submission of GDS Committee Report and our counter action; Consider the reaction of the Department towards PO&RMS Accountants, System Administrators, Marketing Executives, MMS staff and other issues. Indeed this is a very important Executive.

 

The Notice issued for the Federal Executive Meeting is placed hereunder for the information of our membership:

 

National Federation of Postal Employees

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

 

 

PF-01(b)/2/2008        Dated 28.08.2008

 

NOTICE

 

It is hereby notified that in accordance with Article 12 of the Constitution of NFPE the meeting of the Federal Executive of the National Federation of Postal Employees shall be held in the P&T House, Near GPO, Thiruvananthapuram [Kerala] PIN: 695001 on 22.09.2008 and 23.09.2008 for considering the following agenda. The Executive shall commence at 9 A.M and shall go into the night session also considering the heavy agenda and therefore the presence of all members of Federal Executive is requested well in time.

 

AGENDA

 

1. Review of activities of Federation since last Federal Executive – Consideration of Secretary General's Report thereto.
2. Review of performance of one-day Strike on 20^th August 2008.
3. Consideration of the decisions of the Extended National Executive of Confederation held in New Delhi on 26^th August 2008 including Strike Ballot and Indefinite Strike and endorsement thereof.
4. GDS Issues – Demand for Status of Civil Servant and grant of pension – Nataraja Murti Committee Report – our efforts for joint action with GDS Union on a common charter of demands.
5. Consideration of Pay Commission related issues with regard to Postal Employees and the reaction of the Postal Department on the Note of NFPE seeking modifications - Consideration of the modified 3 ACP Scheme and shifting from TBOP/BCR Scheme to ACP Scheme as well as pursuing the demand for cadre restructuring in the Department of Posts.
6. Removal of 60 days cap in the Productivity Linked Bonus for Postal and the enhancement of bonus quantum ceiling to 3500/-.
7. Issues of Casual, Part-time, contingent, substitutes etc and the formation of an all India Union for these categories under NFPE with Associate Membership.
8. Removal of Ban on Creation of Posts and Scrapping of Screening Committee and filling up of 2006-07 ADR Vacancies.
9. Implementation of Arbitration Award on OTA and payment of all pending OTA Bills and TA Bills etc.
10. Verification of Membership – Court stay orders and the present position and the consequences – Situation with regard to SBCO and Civil Wing Associations.
11. JCM National Council / Departmental Council / Reconstitution of Regional Council / and holding of Periodical Meeting – situation thereof.
12. Reorganisation of Postal Accounts and Administrative Wing.
13. Expansion of Franchisee outlets and fresh outsourcing of more permanent work by the Department.
14. Postal Crusader – form, content and expenditure.
15. Financial Review.
16. Any other item with the permission of Chair.

  

Sd/-

K.Ragavendran

Secretary General

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE