National Federation of Postal Employees

NFPE * FNPO * AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) * NUGDS

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)

NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS (FNPO)

CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, NEW DELHI – 110001

 

Dated – 11.11.2014

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECIDES TO GO FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2015. DATE OF STRIKE WILL BE DECLARED IN THE

2014 DECEMBER 4^TH PARLIAMENT MARCH

Government and Postal board are totally negative and insensitive towards the demands of five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-Time Contingent employees.

EVERY DEMAND IS EITHER REJECTED OR INDEFINITELY DELAYED
1	Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7th Central Pay Commission and grant of civil servant status	Rejected. Government decided to appoint separate committee with the approval of recognised GDS union.
2	Casual Labour wage revision and regularistaion	Pending for the last six years. Revision of wages due from 01.01.2006. File still pending with Government. Poor employees are starving.
3	Cadre restructuring of Postal, RMS, MMS, Admin, Postal Accounts employees	Long pending in the Directorate. No improvement.
4	Merger of DA with Pay	Rejected by Government
5	Grant of Interim Relief	Rejected by Government
6	Date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014	Government not ready to give any direction to 7th CPC.
7	Scrap New Pension Scheme.	Rejected by Government
8	Remove 5% ceiling for compassionate appointments	Government not ready to remove the condition.
9	GDS Medical reimbursement scheme	Pending for last six years
10	MACP anomalies including promotees case	Rejected inspite of several CAT/Court Judgment
11	Postmaster Cadre related issues including permission to write IP/PS Group ‘B’ exam and parity with LSG, HSG-II regarding service length for promotion.	Still pending. Attitude of the Department is totally negative.
12	System Administration case	Rejected. Not ready to consider the demands on its merits.
13	RTP service regularization	Rejected. Inspite of CAT orders not ready to issue general order
14	SBCO related issues	Rejected on flimsy grounds.
15	Postmen related issues	No progress
16	Parity in cash handling allowance	Rejected.
17	Counting of Accountants special Allowance for pay fixation on promotion	Rejected.
18	Computer and Technology related several issues	No progress. Situation worsening day by day. Employees are suffering. Public agitated
19	Harassment of staff on account of CBS & CIS	Still continuing
20	Allotment of funds for sanctioning all pending Medical, TA, OTA and RPLI/PLI incentives	No progress. Bills pending for months together
21	Overtime allowance revision	Pending for 27years
22	Circle processing centers (CPO) of PLI/RPLI at CO/ROs and stop redeployment of posts	Rejected
23	Sunday, Holiday compulsory working	Still continuing in certain circles
24	Office Building and staff quarters cases	No progress. Situation worsening. Staff are suffering
25	MNOP related issues	Suggestion of staff side rejected
26	Quality of uniforms, Chapplas and kit-items	No improvement
27	Chennai Postal Accounts victimization	Still pending
28	Stop Postmen/MTS open market outside recruitment	Still pending. No progress
29	Filling up of all vacant posts including canteen employees	Slow progress
30	Creation of justified new posts	Total Ban imposed on creation of new posts
31	Prompt convening of Monthly meeting, Bi-monthly/four monthly meetings, JCM Regional Council meeting, JCM Departmental Council meeting, Formal meeting with Secretary (Posts)	Periodicity is not maintained. In many divisions. Circles no meeting is held for months together
32	Prompt holding of Departmental promotion committees (CPCs)	No progress

Dear Friends and Comrades,

Meeting of the Postal Joint Council of Action was held on 11.11.2014 at New Delhi. Shri D. Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO presided. Com. R. N. Parashar, Secretary General, NFPE presented agenda items for discussion. General Secretaries of affiliated Unions/Associations of NFPE & FNPO attended. Com. M. Krishnan, Ex-Secretary General of NFPE was also present in the meeting. PJCA reviewed the progress in settlement of 39 points charter of demands submitted to Secretary, Department of Posts on 28.08.2014. PJCA came to the unanimous conclusion that not even a single issue is settled by the Government and Department. Employees are suffering but authorities are turning a deaf year towards their genuine demands. Rome is burning but Neros are fiddling.

None of our demand is unjustified. Five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-time, contingent employees cannot remain as mute spectators. There is a limit for our patience. Government and Postal Board are treating our patience as our weakness.

Taking into consideration all the above aspects, the PJCA unanimously took the following decision.

1.      Entire five lakhs employees of the Department of Posts will go on indefinite strike from the third week of February 2015, if the demands are not settled before 31.12.2014.

2.      The date of the indefinite strike will be declared in the 4^th December 2014 Parliament March.

3.      Every effort should be made by all All India/Circle/Divisional Unions to ensure maximum participation of employees in the Parliament March. Minimum 20000 employees should participate in the March. All should bring flags and banners.

4.      Leaders of INTUC, CITU, AITUC & JCM National Council staff side will be invited to address the Parliament March.

5.      Next PJCA meeting will be held on 03.12.2014 at 5 PM to decide the date of indefinite strike.

Let us march ahead with Determination and courage. This is time to show your sincerity towards the cause of five lakhs employees of the Department of Posts. Let us make the parliament March a Historic success. Let us unite together and make the indefinite strike a Thundering success. Let the Government and Postal Board understand that we are not Dumb-Driven cattle. We are workers and not beggars.

AWAKE! ARISE!! UNITE!!

Come in the Thousands to the Parliament March

Let us declare the indefinite strike in the presence of 20000 Postal Employees on 4^th December 2014

Yours sincerely,

R. N. Parashar                                                                                     D. Theagarajan

Secretary General, NFPE                                                                     Secretary General, FNPO       

P. Pandurangarao                                                                                P. U. Muraleedharan

General Secretary                                                                               General Secretary

AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)                                                                               NUGDS (FNPO)