Saturday, 12 January 2013

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)
NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (FNPO)

No. JCA/2013                                                                                               Dated – 22nd January, 2013
To,
The Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

NOTICE

Madam,

            In accordance with the provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, we hereby notify that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal Accounts Employees and the Gramin Dak Sewaks will go on two days strike on 20th and 21st February 2013. The demands for acceptance of which the employees embark upon two Days Strike are detailed in the Charter of Demands enclosed.


M. Krishnan                                                                                                                 D. Theagarajan
Secretary General, NFPE                                                                                            Secretary General, FNPO


R. Sivannarayana                                                                                                        D. Kishan Rao
General Secretary, AIPEU Group 'C'                                                               General Secretary,
                                                                                                                                    NAPE Group 'C'


Ishwar Singh Dabas                                                                                         T. N. Rahate
General Secretary                                                                                                       General Secretary
AIPEU Postmen, MTS & Group 'D'                                                                  NAPE Postmen,
                                                                                                                                    MTS & Group 'D'


Giriraj Singh                                                                                                                D. Theagarajan
General Secretary                                                                                                       General Secretary
AIRMS & MMS EU Group 'C'                                                                                      R-3, FNPO



P. Suresh                                                                                                         A. H. Siddique
General Secretary                                                                                                       General Secretary
AIRMS & MMS EU MG & Group 'D'                                                                           R-4, FNPO



Pranab Bhattacharjee                                                                                     O. P. Khanna
General Secretary                                                                                                       General Secretary
AIPAOEU Group C & D                                                                                                Admn. Emp. Association-
                                                                                                                                    FNPO


T. Satyanarayana                                                                                            H.L. Ramteke
General Secretary                                                                                           General Secretary
AIPAEA                                                                                                            AIPAOA



S. Appanraj                                                                                                                  S. Sambandam
General Secretary                                                                                                       General Secretary
AIPSBCOEA                                                                                                      NASBCO



S. A. Raheem                                                                                                   Pratha Pratim Ghorai
General Secret                                                                                                            General Secretary
AIPCWEA                                                                                                         NUCWE



P. Pandurangarao                                                                                           P.U. Muralidharan
General Secretary                                                                                           General Secretary
AIPEU GDS (NFPE)                                                                                                       NUGDS

  

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART – I

1. Take Concrete measures to contain price rise.
2. Take Concrete measures for linkage of employment protection with the concession/incentive package offered to the entrepreneurs,
3. Ensure Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws,
4. Universal social security cover for the unorganized sector workers without any restriction and creation of a National Social Security Fund with adequate resources in line with the recommendation of NCEUS and Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour.
5. Stoppage of disinvestment in central and state PSUs.
6. No Contractorisation of work of permanent/perennial nature and payment of wages and benefits to the contract workers at the same rate as available to the regular workers of the industry/ establishment
7. Amendment of Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage irrespective of the schedules and fixation of statutory minimum wage at not less than Rs 10,000/-.
8.   Remove all ceilings on payment and eligibility of Bonus, Provident Fund; Increase the quantum of gratuity.
9.   Assured statutory Pension for all
10.       Ensure Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days and immediate ratification of the ILO Conventions nos 87 and 98


PART – II

1.      Appoint Seventh Central Pay Commission for revision of wages of Central Government Employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks. Grant merger of 50% of DA with pay for all purposes, including GDS.
2.      Stop abolition of posts and restore all abolished posts with immediate effect.
3.      Grant Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sewaks and extend all benefits of regular employees to GDS also. Enhance GDS Bonus ceiling from 2500/- to 3500/- . End discrimination in wages and other service conditions.
4.      Revise the wages of Casual, Part-time & contingent employees with effect from 1.1.2006 at par with the minimum pay scale implemented as per 6th CPC recommendations. Regularisation of the services of casual labourers.
5.      Drop the proposal for privatization of Postal Sector and retrograde clauses of the National Postal Policy 2012.
6.      Revision of OTA rates as per the Arbitration award.
7.      Complete the cadre restructuring and honour the assurance given to staff side.
8.      Remove arbitrary restrictions imposed on compassionate appointments.

Thursday, 10 January 2013

Working Committee meeting of AIPEU Gr-C, Postman & MSE/Gr-D, GDS(NFPE) & Postal Workers Union will be held on 20.01.13 at Baruipur Dak Andolan Bhawan at 11 hrs. All member of Working Committe of AIPEU Gr-C, Postman & MSE/Gr-D, GDS(NFPE) & Postal Workers Union are requested to  attend the said meeting in time.

Com. R. Sivannarayana, General Secretary submitted a Memorandum to Dr. Killi Krupa Rani, Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications & IT on 10-01-2013 at Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

Com. R. Sivannarayana, General Secretary submitted a Memorandum  to  Dr. Killi Krupa Rani, Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications & IT on 10-01-2013 at Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)  on important  issues pertaining to Postal Employees particularly GDS  issues - civil servant status, bonus ceiling to Rs 3500/-, revision of cash handling norms, protection of TRCA, health scheme, compassionate appointments and also on abolition of 17093 posts, revision of wages to Casual labour, ceiling on compassionate appointments, cadre restructure, OTA rates, HSG I RR rules.
   
Com. V. Vara Kumari, Co-Convenor, All India Mahila Committee, P IV, Com. G. Srimathi, Convenor Mahila Committee, Com. N. Nageswara Rao, ACS P3, Com. Ch. Vidya Sagar Dy. CS, P-IV, Com. M. Srinivas Rao D/S GDS (NFPE), Com. David Williams, President Casual, Com. S. K. Fareed DS Casual, Com. B. Rama Rao, Vice President P3,Com M Rama Krishna ADS P3, Com. P. Appa Rao ADS P3 accompanied  the General Secretary.

Hon'ble Minister assured to take necessary swift action to settle  the issues as early as possible.