PREPARE FOR SERIOUS CAMPAIGN TO SETTLE OUR CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PREPARE THE MASSES FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE ON COMMON AND SECTIONAL CHARTER OF DEMANDS

 

NFPE PREPARED A SECTIONAL CHARTER OF DEMANDS AT GUNTUR CONVENTION AND SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT FOR NEGOTIATIONS AND SETTLEMENT AND INDEFINITE STRIKE IF DEMANDS NOT SETTLED

 

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE CONFEDERATION PREPARED A COMMON CHARTER FOR NEGOTIATIONS AND INDEFINITE STRIKE IF NOT SETTLED

 

IT IS TIME TO PREPARE SERIOUSLY AS  NO NEGOTIATIONS HELD BY DEPARTMENT ON SECTIONAL CHARTER DESPITE OUR ULTIMATUM LETTER GIVEN TO DEPARTMENT ON 9.12.2008 ITSELF.

 

NO NEGOTIATIONS HELD BY GOVERNMENT IN STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE STAFF SIDE DEMANDS ON PAY COMMISSION RELATED ISSUES ETC

 

Dear Comrades! The NFPE Circular issued intimating the Charter of Demands of all CG Employees as circulated by the Confederation, the Charter of Demands of Postal Employees including GDS and regular employees, the Strike preparatory tour of Confederation and NFPE is reproduced below. The Circular already stands despatched to Circle Secretaries through respective CHQs:

 

    

Email: www.nfpehq@gmail.com

Website: www.nfpe.blogspot.com

                                                                               

      NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

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

PF-1(e)/14/2008                                                                 Dated 17^th December  2008.

 

To

All NFPE Office Bearers / All General Secretaries / Circle Secretaries.

All Divisional / Branch Secretaries through respective Circle Secretaries.

 

Dear Comrades!

 

TOWARDS AN UNITED INDEFINITE STRIKE

 

The National Executive of Confederation that met on 13.12.2008 has resolved to organize a massive rally of Central Government Employees in New Delhi on 2.1.2009 and to submit Notice for an Indefinite Strike to Cabinet Secretary and to all respective Secretaries of Ministries / Departments. The decision is to commence the Indefinite Strike from 20.01.2009 to press for settlement of CG Employees demands connected to implementation of 6th CPC as well as for sectional issues of employees of every department. The Confederation Executive has desired that the NFPE which has decided to commence an Indefinite Strike from 6.1.2009 to synchronize our action from 20th January instead of 6th January. NFPE has to agree in order to organize a common and united struggle, NFPE will also synchronize with the decision of the Confederation to serve the strike notice on 2.1.2009 to launch the Indefinite Strike from 20.01;.2009. Thus our earlier decision of Guntur Convention stands slightly modified.

 

CG EMPLOYEES STATE CONVENTIONS:

 

The Confederation National Executive has resolved that state level C.G.Employees Conventions in all State Capitals from 6th January to 9th January 2009 will be organized as below:

 

 

06.01 2009      Bhopal, Allahabad, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Calicut.

07.01.2009      Lucknow, Nagpur, , Dehradun, Bangalore, Patna

08.01.2009      Shimla, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Raipur.

09.01.2009      Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Shillong.

12.01.2009:     Ahmedabad.

 

NFPE representatives in these state level conventions are as furnished below:

 

D.K.Rahate President NFPE: Ahmedabad

M.Krishnan Working President NFPE: Bangalore

K.K.Sharma Vice President NFPE - Shimla

K.Ragavendran Secretary General NFPE: Allahabad, Lucknow

K.V.Sridharan General Secretary P3: Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai

Ishwar Singh Dabas Deputy Secy General NFPE: Dehradun, Chandigarh

Giriraj Singh General Secretary R3: Nagpur, Mumbai

P.Suresh General Secretary R4: Bhubaneshwar

S.P.Mukherjee General Secretary Admn: Ranchi, Patna

P.Rajanayagam General Secretary Postal A/c: Hyderabad

R.N.Parashar Secretary NFPE: Bhopal, Raipur

Somnath Mukherjee Deputy General Secretary P3: Guwahati, Shillong

 

MOBILISE TOTAL STRENGTH FOR STATE CONVENTIONS

 

Since there will not be a separate NFPE Strike tour programme by all India leaders for these State Capitals, it is suggested that NFPE Circles and all Divisional / Branch Secretaries in these Capital Cities and surrounding branches should mobilize total strength of postal employees to these conventions. NFPE representatives will cover both common CG issues and Postal sectional issues of the Charter of Demands.

 

NFPE & CHQ LEADERS STRIKE TOUR PROGRAMME

 

NFPE office bearers and CHQ office bearers of all affiliates of NFPE shall be attending the following all India strike preparatory meetings noted as follows:

 

Circle Secretaries of all organizations shall accompany the CHQ leaders in these strike preparatory meetings to be held at the Regional Headquarters. The Divisional / Branch Secretaries of all unions may kindly mobilize their total strength from the adjoining branches also to these meetings.

 

Andhra:

 

KURNOOL [11.01.08]

VIJAYAWADA [12.01.09]

VISAKAPATNAM [13.01.09]

 

NFPE: R.Seethalakshmi Secretary NFPE & Vice President P4 CHQ.

P3: R.Shivannarayana AGS

R3: M.B.Sukumar AGS

R4: B.Narasimhulu Vice President     

Admn: R.Aravindan OGS

 

 

Assam & NE:

 

[11.01.2009] DIBRUGARH

[13.01.2009] SILCHAR

 

P3: Somnath Mukherjee Deputy General Secretary

P4: Milan Bhattacharjee CHQ President

R3: P.Kamleshan Vice President

R4: Sanjay Chakraborthy AGS

Admn: S.S.Samanta OGS

 

Bihar & Jharkhand:

 

[12.01.2009] MUZAFFARPUR,

[14.01.2009] JAMSHEDPUR

 

P3: U.K.Tiwari OGS

P4:  K.D.Bhagat Vice President

R3: Mayashah AGS [12^th ] & G.Talukdar AGS [14^th

R4: K.K.Sharma Treasurer

Admn: Dyutiman Mukherjee Vice President

 

Chhattisgarh:

 

[12.01.2009] DURG,

[13.01.2009] BILASPUR

 

P3: R.C.Misra Vice President

P4: Kumbhkar OGS

R3: Giriraj Singh General Secretary

R4: Ram Naresh Vice President

Admn: B.C.Deka OGS

 

Delhi:

 

Secretary General and all available General Secretaries and Office Bearers of CHQs will address meetings in all major Post Offices, RMS offices, Circle Office and Postal Accounts Office along with the Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions.

 

Gujrat:

 

[13.01.2009] VADODARA.

[15.01.2009] RAJKOT.

 

P3: K.B.Barot Working President

P4: B.K.Chalke AGS

R3: C.S.Shanbag AGS

R4: S.M.Patil AGS

Admn: T.Ramesh President

 

Haryana & J&K

 

[12.01.2009] GURGAON;

[13.01.2009] AMBALA,

[14.01.2009] JAMMU

 

NFPE: Raj Kumar Treasurer

P3: Balwinder Singh Treasurer

P4: E.William OGS

R3: Jagdish Prasad Treasurer

R4: Tiarath Parkash AGS

Admn: Bhag Singh AGS

 

Punjab:

 

15.01.2009] LUDIANA,

[16.01.2009] AMRITSAR

 

P3: Balwinder Singh Treasurer

P4: E.William OGS

R3: K.P.Singh AGS

R4: Meva Singh AGS

Admn: Mayaram Treasurer

 

 

Karnataka:

 

[12.01.2009] MYSORE.

[14.01.2009] DHARWAD.

 

P3:  C.P.Shobana Vice President

P4:  T.M.Peer Mohammad OGS

R3:  Y.Nagabhushanum Vice President

R4: Lakshmipathy AGS

Admn: P.Sathish Kumar OGS.

 

 

Madhyapradesh:

 

[12.01.2009] GWALIOR,

[14.01.2009] INDORE;

[15.01.2009] JABALPUR.

 

P3: S.K.Nema OGS

P4: Mahabir Singh Treasurer

R3: S.K.Bardhan AGS

R4: P.Suresh GS

Admn: M.Jagdish AGS

 

 

Maharashtra:

 

[12.01.2009] GOA; 

[13.01.2009]; PUNE,    

[14.01.2009] AURANGABAD.

 

NFPE: D.K.Rahate NFPE President & R3 CHQ President.

P4: Ishwar Singh Dabas General Secretary

P3: Mangesh Parab AGS

R4: J.A.Ghodke President

Admn: S.C.John AGS

 

 

Orissa:

 

BHUBENESWAR: JOINT CIRCLE COUNCIL MEETING: 11.01.2008

 

P3: K.Ragavendran Secretary General & Working President

P4:  Kumbhkar OGS

R3: G.Talukdar AGS

R4: Sanjay Chakroborthy AGS

Admn: Pranab Bhattacharya AGS

 

 

Rajasthan:

 

[12.01.2009] JODHPUR;

[13.01.2009] AJMER

 

P3: H.P.Diwakar Assistant Treasurer

P4: J.U.Mahidha Vice President

R3: K.P.Singh AGS

R4: Ramnaresh Vice President

Admn: M.Z.Khan Vice President

 

 

Tamilnadu:

 

[04.01.2009] Pondicherry;

[05.01.2009] TIRUCHY,

[06.01.2009]; MADURAI,

[07.01.2009] COIMBATORE.

 

NFPE: Chandrasekhar Secretary NFPE

P3: R.Shivannarayana AGS

P4: S.K.Humayun Deputy GS & V.Rajendran AGS

R3: P.V.Rajendran AGS

R4: K.Rajendran Vice President

Admn: K.Ramachandram OGS

 

 

U.P:

 

[12.01.2009] GORAKHPUR

[13.01.2009] KANPUR

[14.01.2009] AGRA

[15.01.2009] BAREILLY

 

NFPE: R.N.Parashar Secretary NFPE

P3: Subash Misra AGS

P4: Vikram Sah AGS.

R3: Jagannath Singh  [15^th ] & R.N.Dhal AGS [13^th and 14^th]

R4: Beni Madhav Mishra AGS.

Admn: M.U.Khan OGS.

 

KERALA AND WEST BENGAL:  WILL HAVE PROGRAMMES AS CHALKED OUT BY THE CIRCLE UNIONS.

 

Headquarters will shortly exhibit campaign materials in our websites. These materials supplied by Confederation and NFPE/CHQs may be used for addressing meetings, issuing pamphlets for circulation etc by all.

                                 

BRANCH LEVEL MEETINGS: The divisional / branch level strike preparatory meetings need not wait until the all India leaders meetings are over.  These divisional / branch level meetings may be undertaken on dates to the best convenience of Circle leaders. We are aware of the festival mood in some parts of the country during the last week of December 2008 and during the middle of January 2009 and prepared the all India leaders strike tour programme accordingly. Local strike preparatory meetings also suggested taking into account these factors and chalk out appropriately.

 

EFFORTS FOR UNITY WITH FNPO

 

NFPE is taking all efforts to discuss with the Secretary General FNPO federation for trying to forge unity for joint struggle. If an organizational decision to this effect is taken by the FNPO Federation, then the above NFPE Strike Tour Programme will automatically stands converted into a programme of Postal JCA. But we have to wait for the decision of FNPO until 2nd or 3rd of January 2009.

                             

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

 

The Charter of Demands is of two categories. One is the common demands of all CG Employees divided into two parts. First part is pay commission related issues and the second part is the long pending issues of CG Employees. The other category is the sectional demands of Postal Employees. The Charter of Demands are as follows:

 

I.                    COMMOM DEMANDS RELATED TO 6^TH PAY COMMISSION:

 

1.         Grant Rs 10000 as minimum wage as per 15 ILC Norms.

2.         Grant minimum fitment benefit of 2.625 times of pre-revised basic pay to bring about uniform rise of 40% in emoluments and raise grade pay to 50% of the maximum of the pre-revised scales in respect of PB 1,2 & 3 as has been done in the case of PB 4.

3.         No abolition of Gr.D. Posts and functions. Lift ban on recruitment, fill up all vacant posts and scrap screening Committee.

4.         Grant 10% of pay+ Grade pay as minimum benefit on promotion or financial up gradation.

5.         Fix the date of effect of all allowances as 1.1.2006.

6.         No performance related pay or bonus scheme

7.         Revise the Transport and daily allowances as demanded by the staff side JCM National Council.

8.         Remove the condition of 6 months for applying the uniform date of Ist July as increment dates.

9 .        ACP to be on hierarchical system obtaining in each department.

10.       Retain and improve CGHS and make insurance scheme optional

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11.       Implement flexitime working hours for women/disabled employees as recommended by the 6 CPC and remove clause (iv) of OM No.13019/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 18th Nov. 2008 on Child Care Leave.

12.       Direct all the Departmental Heads to settle 6^th CPC related department specific demands/problems within a stipulated time.

13.       Grant civil servant status and Pension to 'Gramin Dak-Sevaks.'

14.       No reduction in the commutation value and restoration of full pension after 12 years.

15.       Compute the pension entitlement on the basis of notional pay as on 1.1.1996

 

II.                  LONG PENDING DEMANDS IN JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL:

 

1.         No outsourcing or contractorisation of Govt. functions.

2.         Grant statutory defined pension scheme to the employees recruited after 1.1.2004 and withdraw the PFRDA Bill from Parliament.

3.         Implement the Board of Arbitration Awards.

4.         Remove the arbitrary 5% ceiling and 3 years condition on compassionate appointment and withdraw court cases and absorb all waitlisted RRR  candidates.

5.           Implement the revision of bonus ceiling @ 3500/- in the case of all personnel employed by the Government including casual/contingent and daily rated workers and Grameen Dak Sewaks. Replace adhoc bonus with the PLB and remove the 60 days ceiling

 

I.                   POSTAL EMPLOYEES SECTIONAL DEMANDS: [to be submitted by Postal Organisations to Department of Posts]

 

1. Modify and improve the recommendations of Nataraja Murti Committee and reject the retrograde recommendations [list of modifications / rejections endorsed separately].
2. Re-fix the wages all Paid Substitutes – RRR Candidates – Part Time / Contingent w.e.f. 1.1.2006 on the basis of 6^th CPC Revised Pay Scales.
3. Exempt Postal Department from the purview of Screening Committee and fill up all vacant posts in all cadres immediately.
4. Hold Periodical Meeting and JCM Departmental Council / RJCM Regional Council meetings as per the schedule.
5. Implement all issues of April 2007 Strike Settlement.
6. Negotiate and settle the sectional charter of demands submitted by Federations and unions on 15.02.2008.[Sectiional Charter of demands enclosed]
7. Finalise Cadre Review for all cadres – creation of a separate establishment for System Administrators and redressing their current problems.
8. Improve the ACP and make it applicable to Postal Employees.
9. Remove all trade union victimisation in all Circles and end irrational application of Contributory Negligence orders.
10. Do not introduce new schemes without consultations with the Staff Side.
11. Withdraw the SLP against the RRR Candidates and absorb them immediately.
12. Grant immediate fixation of higher scale as per 6^th CPC to TBOP/BCR Postmen / Mailguards.
13. Grant higher pay scales to Head Mail Peons at par with Postman / Mailguard.
14. Grant Notional fixation for Artisan Grade I in MMS w.e.f. 1.1.1996 at par with the Railways and Defence.
15. Redistribute the LSG / HSG II / HSG I posts for Circle Offices including DPLI Kolkata.
16. Withdraw decentralisation of PLI/RPLI functions.
17. Stipulate periodicity of deputationists to Circle Offices and recruit new incumbents.
18. Ensure integration of all Accounting streams in DOP under PA Wing and stop the proposed move to decentralise Postal Accounts.
19. Restore the 3 year periodicity for promotion to Senior Accountant cadre.

 [Sectional Charter as under Number 6 above is separetely published in the next blog]

 

SUBMISSION OF STRIKE NOTICE BY ALL INDIA ORGANISATIONS ON 2.1.2009

 

 

As per the decision of the National Executive of Confederation, a massive rally of CG Employees including Postal will be organised at Jantar Mantar New Delhi on 2.1.2009 and then Indefinite Strike Notice would be served on each Head of Department by respective organisations as well as on the Cabinet Secretary by the Confederation.

 

The Circular of the Confederation allotting quota to each COC is enclosed. However the circles like Haryana, Punjab, Himachal, Rajasthan, M.P, U.P and Uttarakhand  are requested to bring maximum employees to Delhi to take part in the massive demonstration while serving the Strike Notice.

 

All Circle Secretaries are requested to mobilise mass rallies in front of Chief PMG Offices on 5th January to submit copy of Strike Notice served by all India Organisations to the Circle Head.

 

Demonstrations in front ot Divisional Offices / Head Offices / HROs etc shall be conducted in other centres on the same day viz., 5.1.2009.

 

PREPARE THE MASSES

 

Dear Comrades!

 

The NFPE All India Convention held at Guntur has formulated a Charter of Demands and decided that an ultimatum to be served to the Department to negotiate and settle them. The Convention had directed us to serve strike notice and launch indefinte strike if no negotiations are held to settle the issues. The ultimatum served to the Department of Posts by the NFPE on 9.1.2008 containing the entire Charter of Demands has received no reaction from the Department so far. This shows the importance attached to our issues and our letter of ultimatum by the Department.

 

Similarly there is no reaction from the Government to the letters written by the Confederation seeking meaningful negotiations on the demands presented by the JCM Staff Side which were ignored while implementing the recommendations of pay commission.

 

An indefinite strike took place on the issues of GDS Committee and we were assured that before the Postal Board sends its proposals to Cabninet we would be adequately consulted. However by the time we prepare for the launch of the indefinite strike the situation would be clear as to whether the positive approach of the Senior Officers Committee shown during our discussions with the Committee would be translated into actual action or not. If not the issues of GDS Committee would be one of the top priority of our indefinite strike from 20th January 2009.

 

Comrades!

 

We want a meaningful negotiations conducted by the Department with the Staff Side for a settlement of postal employees sectional issues. We also want a similar negotiation and settlement on the 6th CPC related common issues which were finalised unilaterally by the Government without any final round of discussion with the Standing Committee.

 

If we miss the opportunity then we would be missing a lot. There is no option before the movement but to go for full fledged preparation of indefinite strike from 20.01.2009 with the entire organisation geared up to perform the task.

 

Let us jump into the struggle.

 

Let us confidently go ahead with the understanding that our indefinite strike shall be launched with all our might and strength.

 

Comrdely Yours

 

 

Sd/- 

[K.Ragavendran]

Secretary General

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE