ALL INDIA TRADE UNION EDUCATION CAMP-2016

2016 MAY 24th & 25th ----DEHRADUN (UTTARAKHAND)

 COM: S. K.VYASJI AUDITORIUM

PROGRAMME 24th MAY 2016 - TUESDAY
08.30 AM	:	REGISTRATION
09.30 AM	:	FLAG HOISTING & HOMAGE TO MARTYRS
10.00 AM	:	INAUGURATION
INAUGURATION & CLASS - 1 BY	:	COM A.K.PADMANABHAN, National President , CITU
SUBJECT	:	NEO-LIBERAL POLICY OFFENSIVES & TASK IN THE TRADE UNION FRONT
01.00  PM	:	LUNCH BREAK
02.00 PM -- CLASS- II    BY	:	DR.S.P.KASHYAP , Eminent Scholar, Retd. Principal, R.B.S. Degree College, Agra
SUBJECT	:	TRADE UNION & SOCIAL ISSUES
04.30 PM -- CLASS - III ----BY	:	COM: K.K.N. KUTTY, National President , Confederation
SUBJECT	:	7th CPC RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUR TASK
06.00 PM	:	NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF CONFEDERATION
08.30 PM	:	DINNER
25th MAY 2016 – WEDNESDAY
09.30 AM -  CLASS - IV ----- BY	:	DR. VENKATESH  ATHREYA, Renowned Economist
SUBJECT	:	CHOICE BEFORE HUMANITY – SOCIALISM OR DESTRUCTION
01.00 PM	:	LUNCH BREAK
02.00 PM -- CLASS - V ----- BY	:	COM : M. KRISHNAN, SECRETARY GENERAL, CONFEDERATION
SUBJECT	:	60 YEARS OF CONFEDERATION –   SAGA OF STRUGGLE, SACRIFICE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
03.30 PM	:	INTERACTION WITH CONFEDERATION LEADERS & CAMP REVIEW
05.00 PM	:	END

To

(1) All Affiliated Organisations of Confederation 
(2) All C-O-Cs
(3) All CHQ Office Bearers of Confederation 
(4) All Women Sub Committee members

Please ensure participation of delegates from each affiliate and C-O-Cs as per quota fixed. 

(M. KRISHNAN)

Secretary General 

Confederation  

             It seems that Modi Govt. is not in favour of a negotiated settlement on the 7^th CPC related issues with the staff side. The Seventh CPC report was submitted on 19^th November 2015. Six months are almost over since then. Till date the Govt. has not come forward for a negotiated settlement. Instead, Empowered Committee of Secretaries (ECoS) headed by Cabinet Secretary conducted a meeting with the staff side on 1^st March 2016. In the meeting Govt. did not disclose its mind on any of the demands raised by the staff Side in the charter of demands submitted to Govt. Staff Side explained the justification for each demand but official side didn’t make any comment, either positive or negative. The concluding paragraph of the minutes of the meeting reads as follows:

            “After hearing the participants, Cabinet Secretary observed that the deliberations have helped ECoS in understanding the major concerns of the staff side and said that all issues have been taken note of. He assured that fair consideration will be given to all points brought out by JCM before taking final views. He further stated that the ECoS needs to examine the Report of the Commission in entirety as well as the issues raised by JCM in consultation with all other stake holders. As such, it may take some time to take a final call on the recommendations of the Commission.”

            It may be seen that, neither did the Govt. side made any commitment on any demands, nor did they indicate in the minutes that further discussion will be held with the staff side to arrive at a negotiated settlement on each demands. It seems that the Modi Govt is moving ahead to issue unilateral orders taking the staff side for a ride.

            The JCM staff side Secretary, in his letter dated 2^nd May 2016, addressed to Cabinet Secretary, has made the stand of the staff side clear, without any ambiguity. The letter reads as follows:

            “I have been directed to draw your attention towards minutes of the Standing Committee of National Council JCM held on 7^th May 2008 and our rejoinder submitted to Govt. in the matter of Report of 6^th CPC.

            You will kindly find that it was not only a general discussion, but also official side explained their views on each and every issue.

            I would therefore request your good self to kindly arrange for similar type of meeting for bi-lateral settlement on each of the issues raised by the staff side, NC/JCM before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries.”

            Thus the picture is clear now. The Govt, it seems, has a hidden agenda to take the staff side for granted without giving any further opportunity for a negotiated settlement. The staff side on the other hand has taken a position that if unilateral orders are issued, without taking the staff side into confidence, the NJCA shall go ahead with the indefinite strike from 11^th July 2016 as already informed to the Govt. Employees have faith in the NJCA and they believe that the NJCA leadership shall assert itself and shall not compromise on major demands.

            The coming days are crucial. If the Govt. adopts delaying tactics or issue unilateral orders rejecting our demands, then confrontation shall become inevitable. The stand taken by the then Nehru Govt. that “Pay Commission report is an award and is not negotiable” has resulted in the historic indefinite strike of 1960, which commenced on July 11^th midnight.

            The NJCA leadership should be ready for a showdown, if Modi Govt refuse to arrive at a negotiated settlement with the staff side as demanded by Secretary, JCM(NC) staff side.

M KRISHNAN

Secretary General

Confederation

ORGANISE MASS DHARNA BEFORE ALL 

DIVISIONAL OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY 

ON 10TH MAY 2006 

FOR SETTLEMENT OF CASUAL LABOUR PROBLEMS & PAYMENT OF ARREARS FROM 1-1-2006 WHERE IT WAS NOT PAID AND SUBMIT MEMORANDUM TO DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS TO FORWARD TO SECRETARY, DEPT. OF POST.

COPY OF MEMORANDUM IS ANNEXED.

NFPE                                                                                                 NFPE

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

Central Head Quarters, NEW DELHI

ADVISOR:  COM. C.C. PILLAI                          PRESIDENT : COM. M. KRISNAN 

 WORKING PRESIDENT: Com. Y.NAGABHUSHANAM                                                 GENERAL SECRETARY: COM. P. MOHAN          Web site:aipcpccwf.blogspot.in

                                               email: yn.krishna@yahoo.in

No. aipcpccwf/dharna/16                                                                                        Dt. 27-2-2016

CIRCULAR/APPEAL

To

All office bearers CHQ/CIRCLE SECRETARIES

Dear comrades,

As per the decision in our AIC MASS DHARNA was conducted successfully at JANTAR MANTAR, DELHI on 9^th feb 2016 with the solidarity and support of NFPE & NFPE affiliated unions. Nearly 100 members from all over India attended the DHARNS particularly large number from MAHARASTRA CIRCLE. DHARNA was addressed by all general secretaries and secretary general, NFPE. Com. M. KRISNAN, GS CONFEDERATION AND OUR PRESIDENT participated in the DHARNA.

After the DHARNA a delegation with com. R.N. PARASAR, SG NFPE met member [p] and submitted memorandum. He assured to examine the issues positively.

After wards  MASS DHARNA was conducted IN FRONT OF ALL CPMG OFFICES ON 22-3-2016.now as a further action it was decided to conduct DHARNA INFRONT OF ALL DIVISIONAL OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY ON 10-5-2016. As such we appeal to all circle/Divisional  secretaries of NFPE unions to organize the programme by taking initiative to mobilize casual labour in large number by issuing notice by divisional  co-ordination committee.

Without the support and solidarity it will not be possible to organize the programme on their own by casual labour.

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

NEW DELHI-110 001

ADVISOR : COM. C. C. PILLAI                              PRESIDENT : COM. M. KRISNAN

WKG. PRESIDENT : COM. Y. NAGABHUSHANAM                   SECRETARY: COM. P. MOHAN 

                                           WEB SITE : aipcpccwf.blogspot.in

No.PF-JCA-3/2016                                                        Dated:  10^th  ,May, 2016

To

The Director General

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawanm

New Delhi – 110001

                                     [through supt. Of po’s---------------- division]

Madam,

We submit this memorandum on the problems of CASUAL PART TIME CONTINGENT & CONTRACT WORKERS IN Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal Accounts offices,with a request to forward the same to SECRETARY, DEPT. OF POST and we also  demand immediate implementation of DG ORDERS on revision of wages of FTCL/PTCL and payment of arrears IMMEDIATELY and settle all the demands mentioned in our memorandum.

The Charter of Demands is ANNEXED here with.

           

             

                                                                                                                                  

                                                             

                                                                                   [P. MOHAN]

                                                                            GENERAL SECRETARY.

                                                  

                                           ANNEXURE

 MEMORANDUM SUBMITTEDTO SECRETARY, DEPT.OF POST ONTHE PROBLEMS OF  CASUAL. PART TIME, CONTINGENT & CONTRACT WORKERS OF THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT  ON 9^TH FEB 2016 AFTER MASS DHARNA.

Respected Madam,

               We are submitting this memorandum on the problems faced by the casual labour working in the department since long time without any regularization even though number of times orders are issued by the department to regularize this low paid workers and apex court and various courts delivered judgments  in their favor.

         

                       In this connection we convey our sincere thanks for issuing clear orders for revision of wages of these workers with effect from 1-1-2006. Though orders are issued in number of circles arrears are not paid to those workers. We request the madam to issue instructions to all circles to pay them arrears without any further delay. 

              Even though there are clear orders to regularize the full time casual labor who worked for 240 days in a year and part time casual labor who worked for 240 days a year for two years and various courts including SUPREME  COURT delivered judgments including the judgment in UMADEVI Vs KARNATAKA STATE still these orders are not being implemented in many circles. Further as per the MTS recruitment rules 25% of the vacancies are to be filled by full time or part time casual labor that was also not being implementing in many circles/divisions. This AIC demands the postal department to take immediate action to regularize all casual, part time and contingent employees working in the postal department in a time bound manner.

                      In some circles the outsiders [not GDS] working as substitutes in the vacancies of postmen/MTS are not being paid pro rata wages of postman/ MTS. We   demands that all substitutes [whether GDS or out siders] working in the vacant posts should be paid pro rata wages. Further it is demanded that the substitutes may be paid all benefits such as transport allowance, HRA etc. on prorate basis.

               All present daily rated mazdoors [DRM] working against the departmental posts are not being paid the wages of the departmental employees. We demand that all DRM working in the departmental posts shall be paid pro rata wages of the post in which he is working.

                          We demand that the benefits of EPF/ESI/PENSION shall be extended to all casual, part time contingent and contract workers, working in the postal department.

                                 We demand that as and when DA is declared and implemented for departmental employees, revised DA from the same date should be paid to all casual, part time contingent employees also without waiting for any further orders from directorate.

                     

                                       While fixing the working hours based on the standards for sweepers and other PTCL the minimum working hours should be fixed as 3 hrs per day. If the duty hours exceed five hours the post may be converted as full time and the official working in that post may be treated as full time casual labor.

                We demand that SUNDAY and holiday wages should be paid to all casual, part time and contingent employees, who work continuously for six days in a week. The break coming on account of holiday should not be treated as a break when six continuous working days are taken.

                    In spite of clear modificatory orders from directorate that those casual, part time and contingent employees who are working should not be terminated and their work should not be out sourced, some of the officers [e.g. SSPO’S AMARAVATHI DN, MAHARASTRA,NAGPUR REGION] are issuing orders terminating the services of casual labor. This AIC DEMANDS THE AUTHORITIES TO STOP SUCH INHUMAN PRACTICE and reinstate all casual laborers whose services are irregularly terminated.

                              we demand the postal department to extend the facility of formal meetings with officers of the department at all levels to our federation which represents 46000 casual employees in the department to discuss and settle the issues  of casual ,part time, contingent and contract workers which will result in better functioning in the department.

                           We demand immediate intervention of Postal Directorate and issue instructions to all the circles resorting to the ongoing recruitment process of GDS undermining the orders of the directorate to first exhaust the list of eligible casual labor for the recruitment to GDS posts [e.g. TAMILNADU CIRCLE except orders strictly. The Postal Directorate issued orders vide. Lr. No. 17-15/2015-GDS dated 7-5-2015 addressed to CPMG Karnataka circle and endorsed to all circles. Many divisions are going ahead to fill the vacancies ignoring the above orders. This AIC resolves to urge upon the Directorate to intervene and cause to stop the irregular process against the orders of directorate and ensure implementation of directorate orders strictly in all circles/ divisions.

                                              We  ALSO DEMANDS THE DIRECTORATE TO MODIFY THE CONDITION OF 10^TH CLASS PASS COMPULSORY FORABSORPTION AGAINST GDS POST FOR CASUAL LABOUR, AS THISIS NOT REQUIRED FOR GDS MM, PACKER AND OTHER POSTS. AS SUCH WE DEMAND THE DIRECTORATE TO RELAX THAT CONDITION SO THAT NUMBER OF CASUAL LABOUR WILL GET THE CHANCE FOR REGULARISATION.

                                            We demand the directorate to circulate the orders issued by the directorate vide its lr. No. 65-24/88-SPB-1 dated 17-5-1989 clarifying who is casual labour. Many circles /divisions are violating these instructions and denying revised wages and arrears from 1-1-2006 stating that they are not casual labors. This  AIC demands the directorate to reiterate the orders once again to avoid confusion in the circles/ divisions and all PTCL/FTCL will be paid revised wages with arrears.

                          We demand the directorate to redeploy the GDS posts transferred to postal divisions from RMS divisions’ earlier due to proposal of abolition of GDS posts in RMS. Now orders are issued to restore the GDS posts in RMS and fill those posts. In this back ground if these posts are not diverted back to RMS divisions the casual labor working in those divisions will be deprived of their legitimate right of absorption. As such we demand the directorate to issue orders to retransfer those posts to RMS immediately and fill up those posts from the eligible casual labor of that Division.

SAD NEWS

Com. P. Balakrishnan (84 years) veteran leader of P&T Trade Union Movement, Ex-All India Secretary, NFPTE, Ex-Asstt. General Secretary, AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) & Circle Secretary P3/CCC NFPTE Convenor Kerala & Ex-General Secretary, Confederation Kerala expired today (5^th May 2016) morning at 6 AM at Trivandrum.

AIPCPCCWF,CHQ conveys its heartfelt condolences.

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