Central government employees and
workers declared to observe a daylong strike on December 12 if their
charter of demands such as setting up of the seventh pay commission is not
addressed "expeditiously".
The employees, who participated
in 'march to Parliament' programme here under the banner of confederation of
Central Government Employees and Workers hoped the Prime Minister, to whom a
memorandum containing their charter of demands has been submitted, would
"consider and settle the issues within a reasonable time frame".
The demands include withdrawal of
the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, merger of DA with
pay, stopping of privatisation and downsizing, regularisation of casual workers
and grant of five promotions in the career as is given to the officers.
A statement issued by the
confederation said over 20,000 central government employees participated in
today's programme, addressed by CPI-M leader Basudeb Acharya, CITU leader and
MP Tapan Sen and leaders of AITUC, BMS and INTUC among others.
