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CONFEDERATION
NATIONAL SECRETARIAT CALLS UPON ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Observe 6th March
2017
as
BLACK
DAY
·
Against the betrayal of Central Government
employees and pensioners by Group of Ministers of NDA Government.
·
Demanding increase in minimum pay and fitment
formula.
Dear comrades
We know
that all of you are in the midst of hectic preparation and campaign for making
the 16thMarch Strike action a great success. As has been
explained in the article, which we have placed on our website, the NDA
Government, led by BJP has exhibited the worst anti-employee attitude in the
post independent era of our country. This Government has treated
its own employees as its worst enemy. The decision taken by the Union Cabinet
on 29th June, 2016 rejecting even the recommendations made by
the high level committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary was unprecedented.
Even the setting up of various committees was nothing but an eye wash. Nothing
will come out of that. Even the NPS Committee on which the young comrades
had pinned some hope of at least getting a minimum guaranteed pension
will produce nothing. The discussions at the JCM fora has been converted
into mostly monologues i.e. the official side simply listening and not
reacting. The Government, it appears, has made the Pension department to
reject the one and only recommendation of the 7th CPC which was
considered to be positive i.e. Option No.1 for pensioners on the specious
ground that the same is not feasible to be implemented. The allowances
committee has dilly dallied its deliberation and would now submit its report
after the extended period of 6 months expires on 22.02.2017. Even if they make
any positive recommendation, which is seldom expected, the NDA Government would
not act upon it. They have very successfully postponed the payment of the
revised allowanced for 15 months.
In the face of such terrible onslaught, betrayal and chicanery, which no
Government in the past has every indulged in, it is surprising that some
of our friends who has a predominant role in the movement of the Central
Government employees has unfortunately chosen to wait and watch. It
appears that they have chosen to wait endlessly hurting the cause of the
workers.
We have no hesitation to affirmatively state the obvious that we have chosen
the right path, the path of struggles, which can only the choice of the working
class against tyrannical attitude of the employer, howsoever, powerful they may
be. We must realize that those who are in the saddle of power today are
not permanently posted there. We were witness to the abysmal downfall of
persons who were arrogant personified. It appears that the
reasonableness, righteousness and patience we had exhibited have been taken as
signs of cowardice. The undeniable fact is that those who fight, only can win.
We, therefore, appeal to you to carry on with conviction and courage.
Eight months will be over on 6th March, 2017, when the Group of
Ministers held out the assurance of revisiting the minimum wage and
multiplication factor. It is now crystal clear that that was an act of
chicanery. No committee was set up and no discussions were held to
seriously consider the issue. We, therefore, appeal to all of you to
ensure that the day, i.e. 6thMarch, 2017 is observed as a
day of betrayal and all our members are requested to wear a Black badge with
the following words inscribed on it in bold letters and conduct demonstrations
in front of all Central Government offices.
HONOUR THE
COMMITMENT MADE ON
30th June
& 6th JULY, 2016
REVISE
THE MINIMUM WAGE AND
MULTIPLICATION
FACTOR
6TH March 2017 must be yet another
occasion to mobilize our members to ensure their participation in the 16th March,
2017 strike action and ultimately win all the demands in the charter.
We fight to win and we shall win.
With greetings,
Yours
fraternally,
(M
Krishnan S/G Confd.)
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