Wednesday, April 29, 2015
MASSIVE AND IMPRESSIVE RALLY AND PARLIAMENT MARCH OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES – 28.04.2015
NATIONAL JOINT
COUNCIL OF ACTION DECLARES NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23RD
NOVEMBER 2015
PRESS STATEMENT
We
send herewith a copy of the resolution adopted by the massive rally of the
Central Government employees held today 28.4.2015 at Jantar Mantar. New Delhi
declaring that if no settlement is brought about on the ten points charter of demands, the
Central Government employees in all the De-departments of the Government of
India will go on indefinite strike action from 23.11.2015.
The
rally was held under the chairmanship of Shri M. Raghavaiah, General Secretary,
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen.
Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra convenor of the NJCA conducted the
proceedings. The resolution was moved
by Com. K.K.N. Kutty, President, Confederation of Central Government employees
and workers, New Delhi. Besides, the
Chairman and Convenor of the NJCA, the other who spoke at the rally include
S/Shri Rakal Dasgupta, President, All India Railwaymen Federation, Guman Singh
and Bhatnagar of the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen, Shri M.
Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government employees and
workers, R.N. Parashar, Secretary General, National Federation of Postal
Employees, Shri D. Theagarjan, Federation of National Postal organisations,
Shri Sreekumar and Pahak of All India Defence Employees Federation, Srinivasan
of the Indian National Defence Workers Federation, Harbhajan Singh Sidhu,
General Secretary, HMS and many others. It was decided that the Railway and
Defence Federation will take the strike ballot in the month of October,
2015. More than a lakh of workers
participated in the rally. The copies of
the resolution were handed over to the honourable Speaker, Lok Sabha and the
Honourable Prime Minister by a delegation of the National Joint Council of
Action
We
shall be grateful for favour of coverage of the decision in your esteemed
daily/Newspaper /weekly.
Thanking
you,
Yours faithfully,
Shiv Gopal Mishra
Convenor
NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION OF
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
4, STATE ENTRY ROAD,
NEW DELHI
RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE MASSIVE RALLY
AT JANTAR MANTAR (PARLIAMENT STREET) ON 28 APRIL 2015
The
massive congregation of the representatives of Central Govt Employees who have
come from various parts of the country held at Jantar Mantar before the Indian
Parliament on 28-04-2015 decided to commence the indefinite strike action from
23rd November 2015 from 6 AM having failed to elicit any positive
response from the Government in settlement of the 10 point Charter of Demands
submitted months back. It was also decided that the Railways and Defence
organizations will conduct the strike Ballot as per the provision of the
Industrial Disputes Act and Recognition Rules before commencing the strike from
23-11-2015.
The
massive gathering adopted the resolution unanimously exhorting the central
Govt. Employees to prepare for the eventual strike action in all earnestness
and make it a historic one.
The
meeting congratulates the employees for forging exemplary unity and carrying
out various programmes chalked out by the National Joint Council of Action
(NJCA) after the national convention on 11th December 2014. Even
though the Govt. was compelled to set up the 7th CPC on account of
the sanctions generated through the action programmes, Govt. has refused to
grant Interim Relief and merger of DA and excluded the Gramin Dak Sewaks of the
Postal Department from the ambit of the 7th CPC.
It is a
matter of regret that in spite of public admission of non-privatisation of
Indian Railways by Prime Minister of India and assurance of Minister of
Railways on various occasions, including Parliament, Dr. Deb Roy Committee had
submitted a report which is a clear roadmap for privatisation of IR.
The
meeting noted that the Government has purposely ensured the closure of Joint
Consultative
Machinery,
the negotiating forum set up in 1966 for Central Government Employees to discuss
and bring about settlement of their demands.
The
meeting chaired by Secretary (Personnel) on 25th February 2015 did not bring about settlement on any single
issue of the Charter of Demands.
The
meeting unanimously decided to demand before the Government to convene the
meeting of National Council, JCM immediately and settle the following charter
of demands, if at all it wants to avoid confrontation with its own employees.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS:
1.
Effect wage revision of the Central
Government Employees from 01.01.2014, accepting the memorandum of the Staff
Side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant Interim Relief and
Merger of 100% of DA. Ensure submission of the 7th CPC report within
the stipulated time frame of 18 months; include the Grameen Dak Sewaks within
the ambit of the 7th CPC.
Settle all anomalies of the 6th CPC.
2.
No privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways and
Defence Establishments and no corporatisation of postal services.
3.
No Ban on recruitment/creation of post.
4.
Scrap PFRDA Act and re-introduce the defined
benefit statutory pension scheme.
5.
No outsourcing; contractorisation,
privatisation of governmental functions;
withdraw the proposed move to close down the Printing Presses; the publication,
form store and stationery departments and Medical Stores Depots; regularise the
existing daily rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained
apprentices.
6. Revive the JCM functioning at all levels as
an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the CGEs.
7.
Remove the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate
appointments.
8.
No labour reforms which are inimical to the
interest of the workers.
9.
Remove the ceiling on payment of Bonus.
10.
Ensure five promotions in the service career.
The
meeting authorized the National JCA to take appropriate and necessary steps
needed to make the indefinite strike beginning from 23rd November
2015 an unprecedented and grand success.
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Convenor
28.04.2015 National Joint Council of Action
