Wednesday 31 December 2014

The All-India CPI-IW (AI CPI-IW) for the month of November has been released by the Labour Bureau, Government of India. The index remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive month since August and remains at 253. The relaxing inflation and fuel prices contributed to the index value remaining static. With 11 of 12 indices required to calculate the dearness allowance from January 2015 available, Dearness Allowance from January'15 will be 113% by all likelihood. 

                       DA hike of 6%.

Tuesday 30 December 2014

: As 2015 approaches, give a moment of thought to the
 achievements as well as the failures of 2014 so that you
 know what the right path for you would be. 

PREPARE FOR INDEFINITE POSTAL STRIKE FROM 2015 MAY 6TH.

GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS DO NOT WANT SEPEREATE GDS COMMITTEE

SEPERATE COMMITTEE (WHETHER JUDICIAL OR BUREAUCRATIC) 
IS A WASTE AND FARCE.

Ø    2.76 lakhsGDS do not want a separate GDS Committee.
Ø    2.76 lakhs GDS want inclusion of GDS in the 7th CPC.
Ø    NFPE & AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
Ø    FNPO & NUGDS demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
Ø    Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
Ø    JCM National Council (staff side) organisations including Railway & Defense Federations demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
BUT RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF SHRI.MAHADEVAIAH IS DEMANDING SEPARTE COMMITTEE FOR GDS
*      Hon’ble Supreme Court stated that GDS are Civil Servants and they are Central Govt. Employees.
*      Justice Singhal, Chairman 4th PC stated GDS are Civil Servants and they are Central Govt. Employees.
*      Justice Charanjit Jalwar stated that GDS are Civil Servants and they are Central Govt. Employees.
*      Talwar Committee recommended to the Govt. that GDS should be included in Pay Commission and no separate committee should be appointed in future.
*      Govt. appointed 7th Pay Commission for Central Govt. Employees.
*      NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) says GDS are part of Central Govt. Employees and they should be included in 7th CPC itself.
*      Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers says that GDS are part of Central Govt. Employees and they should be incuded in 7th CPC itself.
*      JCM National Council (staff side) orgisastions including Railway & Defence Federations says GDS are part of Central Govt. Employees and they should be included in 7th CPC itself.
*      BUT RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF SHRI. MAHADEVAIAH ACCEPTED THE GOVT. STAND THAT GDS ARE NOT PART OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND HENCE HE IS DEMANDING SEPERATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS.  HE DON’T WANT GDS TO BE INCLUDED IN 7TH CPC.  HIS MAIN DEMAND IN THE CHARTER OF DEMANDS IS SEPERATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS .
*      NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) declared joint indefinite strike under the banner of JCA from 2015 May 6th for inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
*      FNPO & NUGDS also declared joint indefinite strike under the banner of JCA from 2015 May 6th for inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
&     Confederation, Railways & Defence Federations organised joint National Convention of entire JCM staff side orgnisations and decided to organise massive Parliament March in April 2015 to declare indefinite strike of entire Central Govt. Employees.  Inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC is included in the charter of demands as number one demand.
RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF SHRI MAHADEVAIAH DON’T WANT JOINT STRIKE OF GDS & REGULAR EMPLOYEES.  HE ALWAYS DECLARES FRAGMENTED STRIKE TO TORPEDO THE UNITY OF GDS AND REGULR EMPLOYEES.  HE IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO RETAIN HIS CONTROL OVER GDS.  HE HAS WRITTEN TO THE GOVT. NOT TO ALLOW NFPE & FNPO TO DISCUSS GDS ISSUES.  GOVT. ALSO WANTS TO DIVIDE GDS AND REGULAR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY CAN EASILY DENY THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS OF THE GDS INCLUDING CIVIL SERVANT STATUS AND ALL BENEFITS OF REGULAR EMPLOYEES.
LET US ORGANISE JOINT INDEFINITE STRIKE OF FIVE LAKHS GDS & REGULAR EMPLOYEES FROM 2015 MAY 6TH UNDER THE BANNER OF POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION (NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) & NUGDS) DEMANDING INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7TH CPC & GRANT OF ALL BENEFITS OF REGULAR EMPLOYEES TO GDS ALSO.
RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF MAHADEVAIAH IS AGAINST FILING CASE IN SUPREME COURT  for grant of Civil Servant status and all benefits of regular employees to GDS.  NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has filed a Writ Petition in Supreme Court and after the preliminary hearing Supreme Court transferred the case to Delhi High Court.  The next hearing of the case in Delhi High Court is on 4th February, 2015.
But Shri. Mahadevaiah had filed a case in the Karnataka High Court for his own benefit requesting to grant Foreign Service benefits to him.  (Writ Petition No.24106/2005 (S.CAT).  
When he has filed Writ Petition in High Court for his own benefit it is perfectly alright, but when NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) filed case in Supreme Court for the benefit of 2.76 lakhs GDS he is ridiculing it and opposing it.

P.PANDURANGA RAO                                                          R.N.PARASHAR
General Secretry.                                                                  Secretary General,
AIPEU-GDS(NFPE)                                                                NFPE.


(NB:  Shri.Mahadevaiah has published in December 2014 a circular in his website in which again he has used filthy and unparliamentary language against the NFPE leadership.  He has called the leadership of NFPE as “Cowards” “impotent” and “liars”.  NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) don’t want to stoop to the level of Shri. Mahadevaiah by replying him using such indecent and low-level third-rate language in our writeups).

RTP PRINCIPAL CAT CASE

NEXT DATE OF HEARING OF RTP PRINCIPAL CAT CASE is 15.03.2015

Minutes of the JCM, Departmental Council eeting held on 16/12/2014 

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Saturday 27 December 2014

Memorandum was submitted to Honorable Minister of labor, Govt. of India Sri. BANDARU DATTATREYA on 26-12-2014 and the same was forwarded to SECRETARY, DEPT. OF POST BY HIM ON THE SAME DAY. We convey our sincere thanks to the Minister.
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NFPE                                                                             NFPE                 

ALL INDIA POSTAL CASUAL, PART TIME CONTINGENT AND CONTRACT WORKERS FEDERATION

NEW DELHI.

PRESIDENT:                                                       WORKING PRESIDENT
Com. C.C. PILLAI                                            Com. Y.NAGABHUSHANAM

                                                                                              Date- 27.12.2014


Memorandum Submitted to sri. BANDARU DATTATREYA,HON’BLE

MINISTER OF LABOUR, GOVT. OF INDIA ON wage structure of casual

contingent employees and their regularization.

                 We the all India federation casual, contingent part time and contract workers working in Dept. of posts for favorable consideration of the minister.
                      The system of engaging casual laborers is in existence in the Dept. of post even from undivided  P&T Dept. casual labour are engaged against group’d’/ postman vacencies since 1980 but they are not being considered for regularization.

                NFPTE filed writ petition No302 of 1986 on 5-2-86 in the manner of MANDAMUS to the Union of India to direct it to pay to the petitioners same salary and allowances and other benefits as are being paid to the regular and permanent employees in the corresponding cadre and to direct the Union of India to regularizes the service of casual labor who had been continuous service more than 6 months.

The Apex Court delivered the Judgment on 27-7-1987 which directed the Government as follows :-

Direction (1). The petitioners are entitled for the wages rates equal to the minimum pay in the pay scale of the regular employees and workers in the corresponding cadre including DA & ADA if any and other benefits which are being enjoying on the date of the Judgment.
Direction (2). Directed  the department to prepare scheme on a rational basis for absorbing as far as possible those who have been continuously working for more than one year Within eight months of the date of Judgment.


   Basing on these Judgments some orders were issued by the department.

They are- 
    
(1)   DOP no 14/8/88-PAP dated 15-6-1987.
(2)    
This order allowed paid w/off if a casual labor performed duties for 6 days.

2- DOP no 2-10/88-PE dated 19-2-88 directing the authorities to create posts wherever feasable  and complete the process of absorption by 31-5-1988

3- DOP No 17-141/88-EDC & trg. dated 6-6-88 in these orders instruction issued for considering casual labors against group D/ EDA posts. In spite of all these orders same are not  being implemented at lower level and number of quires were  raised as mentioned below.

A.                        4.Who should be treated as casual  labor

B.                     5.       Whether casual labor engaged through employment exchange are to be absorbed or all casual labors are to be absorbed .


these were clarified by the department vide its No 55-24/88 –SPB1 dated 17-3-89 This order clarified that all the casual workers working with different names in all the offices should be treated as casual labor only with two different names i.e. part time casual labor and full time casual labor.

Further clarification was issued on 16-9-92 vide lr. no.45-14/92 –SPB 1-directing the authorities to consider the PTCLs working for five hours and more should be made PTCL by re-adjusting on combination of duties wherever possible. In the same order it was clearly mentioned that in future no fresh CL should be engaged.

Dept. of post issued orders called as grant of temporary status and regularization scheme wef. 29-11-89 according to which CL on the roles of the Dept as on 29-11-89 was continued to employed for 240 days in a year would be conferred by the temporary status.  This was further extended up to 1-9-93.

In spite of various orders mentioned above lower level authorities did not concentrate on this issue and casual labor system was continued as it is and engagement of new CL and contingent without following the rules and orders.
Again in the years 2006 orders were issued by DOPT vide its memo no. 49019/1/2006-EStt.dated 11 Dec.2006 for regularization  of casual labors who were recruited  in irregular manner also basing on the Supreme Court Judgment in Civil Appeal No 3595,3612/1999 dated 10-4-2006. But the same was neither circulated nor implemented by the dept. of posts.

Even CAT HYD. in OA no 388 of 1998 directed the Dept. to grant the temp. status to PTCL also but the same was not implemented and opposed by the Dept. and filed wp No 17048 of 2000 in AP High Court . Hon'ble High Court dismissed the petition confirming  the orders of the CAT on 7-9-2010 . again dept. approached Hon'ble Supreme Court by filing SLP which was dismissed by the Apex Court . After this much of long struggle for 15 years the Hon'ble CAT judgment was implemented for only those who approached that too particularly prospectively but not retrospectively.

This is the situation prevailing in the dept of post in respect of casual labors. Even today Number of casual labours working from 1980 are still awaiting  for their absorption.

After implementation of 6th C.P.C. to the regular employees  they have been denied of revised wages even till today on one plea or other. The benefits which have been enjoyed by the down trodden section which are given because of the Judgment given by Apex Court on 27-7-1987 were withdrawn one by one.

           They are:-

1.                                                                                               *Paid w/o was withdrawn on the plea of Audit objection
2.                                                                                                
3.                                                                                               *They have been denied temporary status
4.                                                                                                
3.                         *They have been denied identity cards which are essential to                them for performing duties.

4.                                         *They have been denied arrears of revised wages / DA from 1-1-                             2006

5.                                     *  Wages were not revised on par with regular employees w. e.f. 1-                            1-2006

6.                                     * They are not being paid DA for the last three years.

7.                                      Up to implementation of fifth C.P.C. recommendation payment of HRA & CCA was drawn with arrears but subsequently this was withdrawn against which Hon'ble CAT Chennai delivered Judgment to pay HRA&CCA ,the same was ratified by Hon'ble High court also but by amending the rules dept. did not implement the Judgment and HRA&CCA and permanently withdrawn by issuing clarificatory order.

Keeping in view all the above HON’BLE MINISTER is requested to examin the situation prevailing in respect of casual labor in the dept. and direct the Department to settle the issue early.

i.                   Immediate payment of revised wages from 1-1-2006 along with arrears irrespective of date of entry in the dept. which was quashed  by the Apex Court in 1987

ii.                All the CL either full time or part time may be granted paid w/o,POH Including national holidays.


iii.             All the part time contingent posts may be converted as GDS posts and the present incumbents working in that posts may be upgraded as GDS

iv.              All other PTCL may be regularized by issuing appointment orders so that they will get job security


v.                 All the PTCL may be absorbed against MTS/GDS vacancies by implementing AP High Court Judgment in W.P. no 17048 of 2000 dated 7-9-2010

       vi.      The following modifications may be made in the latest MTS recruitment rules
  1.  Against 25% out side quota priority may be given to eligible casual labors.
 2.  The condition of prior to 1993 in respect of PTCL may be remove keeping in view AP High Court Judgment

vi.              PTCL may be considered against GDS vacancies by reiterating the DG posts order no 17-141/88-EDC&TRG dated 6th June 88.

vii.           casual labour engaged against postmen vacancies may be allowed to write examination for departmental vacancies.


                We hope that minister will intervene and settle the issue by issuing instructions to the department to implement various orders issued time to time.


                                                       Thanking you sir,


                                                                                                           Yours faithfully,


                                                                                                            [P. MOHAN]

                                                                                             GENERAL SECRETARY.

Friday 26 December 2014


CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, NORTH AVENUE, NEW DELHI - 110 001.
TRADE  UNION  WORKSHOP 2015
5th, 6th JANUARY 2015 - BANGALORE
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
05-01-2015
10.00 AM to 11.30 AM                                              Inauguration & Class I
Subject: 
International-National situation &                    :     Com.A.K.Padmanabhan,
Task of the Trade Unions                                       National President, CITU
11.30 to 11.45 - Tea Break
11.45 AM to 1.15 PM                                                Class II (Interactive Session)
Subject: 7th CPC Memorandum &                    :     Com.S.K.Vyas, Advisor
Related issues - Interation of Delegates         :     Com.K.K.N.Kutty, President &
with CHQ Leaders.                                             :     Com.M.KrishnanSecretary General
                                                                                   will attend the session.
1.15PM to 2.00 PM -Lunch Break
2.00 PM to04.00 PM                                                 Class III
Subject:
Media and Politics                                              :     Com. P.Rajeev, MP, Rajyasabha.
04.00 PM to 04.30 PM - Tea Break
04.30 PM to 07.00 PM                                              Class IV (Interactive Session Continues)
Subject:                                                                     
Central Govt. Employees Charter of               :     National Leaders of Confederations will
Demands -  Future Course of Action -                  attend the session.
Role of Confederation.
06-01-2015
9.00 AM to 11.00 AM                                                Class V
Subject:
Two decades of Globalisation and its impact      :                                             Dr.Venkitesh Athreya (Economist)
on working class.
11.00 AM to 11.15 AM - Tea Break.
11.15 AM to 01.00 PM                                              Class VI
Subject:
Human Rights and Working Class                   :     Prof.G.Haragopal (ICSSR, National Fellow,
                                                                                   Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Visiting                                                                                                        Professor, National School of Law, Bangalore.
01.00 PM to 02.00 PM - Lunch Break
02.00 PM to 04.00 PM                                              Class VII (Interactive session continues)
Subject: How to further improve the                    
functioning of Confederation                           :     National leaders of Confederation will attend
                                                                                   the session.
04.00 PM to 05.00 PM
Camp Review and conclusion.
- 05.00 pm - END –
Venue of the Camp                                         :     Income Tax Office, Bangalore.
                                                                                   “Cauvery Hall, 4th Floor of Income Tax Office located on Queens Road, which is opposite to GPO building and near to Vidhan Soudha (State Assembly Hall).
Registration                                                      :     0800 AM to 09.30 AM

Attendance of all delegates in the camp from 05-01-2015, 10 AM to 06-01-2015, 05.00PM is compulsory.  No exemption will mbe granted to any delegate. Late coming and early leaving not permitted.


K.K.N.Kutty,                                                                                      M. Krishnan,
President.                                                                                          Secretary General.