Joint declaration by AIDEF, INDWF and BPMS on 20 & 21 February, Strike

Joint declaration by AIDEF, INDWF and BPMS on 20 & 21 February, Strike

Joint declaration with regard to observing 2 days strike on 20 & 21 of February, 2013. : The three federation of Defence Civilian Employees the AIDEF, INDWF and BPMS have issued a Joint declaration with regard to observing 2 days strike on 20 & 21 of February, 2013

ALL INDIA DEFENCE EMPLOYEES FEDERATION

INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS FEDERATION

BHARTIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

Circular No.1

Date: 12/12/2012                                                                                                                                                                                                             

To,
The General Secretary
All the Affiliated Unions of AIDEF, INDWF and BPMS

Subject : Joint declaration with regard to observing 2 days strike on 2o & 21 of February, 2013.

A meeting of the representatives of the three Federations viz. AIDEF, INDWF and BPMS took place at Kolkatta on 12/12/12, to discuss about the framing of Charter of Demands and also to formulate various action programmes for jointly organizing the general strike on 20 and 21 of February, 2013 in the Defence Establishments The following were present.


AIDEF
1) Shri. S.N.Pathak / President
2) Shri. Saila Bhattacharya / General Secretary
3) Shri. C.Srikumar / General Secretary

INDWF
1) Shri. R. Srinivasan, General Secretary
2) Shri. Gurudayal Singh, Vice-President
3) Shri. Subash Chandra Naha, Vice-President

BPMS
1) Shri. Sadhu Singh, General Secretary
2) Shri. V. L. Nawade, Working President
3) Shri. B. R. Naresh Kumar, Secretary

The meeting took a serious note of the attitude of the Government of India in not settling the various outstanding demands of the Defence Civilian Employees pending at various levels in the Government. The efforts taken by the federations to settle all those issues through negotiation and discussion has not yielded an result.

The meeting also expressed its concerned about the ongoing privatization, outsourcing and contractualisation in the Defence Establishments and also the privatization policy adopted through DPP-2011 and allowing FDI in Defence Research and Production etc. The meeting also discussed about the declaration adopted by the Central Trade Unions in the National Convention of Workers held at New Delhi on th 04th of September, 2012. After considering all the above aspects it has been unanimously decided to observe 2 days strike of Defence Civilian Employees on the 20th and 2l of February, 2013.

The meeting also formulated the enclosed 46 Charter of Demands and also the action programme for jointly organizing the strike successfully. The meeting has also decided to constitute a National Level Joint Action Committee consisting of the following representatives of the three Federations.

AIDEF

1) Shri. S.N.Pathak / President

2) Shri. Saila Bhattacharya / General Secretary

3) Shri. C.Srikumar / General Secretary

INDWF

1) Shri. R. Srinivasan, General Secretary

2) Shri. Gurudayal Singh, Vice-President

3) ShrI. Subash Chandra Naha, Vice-President

BPMS

1) Shri. Sadhu Singh, General Secretary

2) Shri. V. L. Nawade, Working President

3) Shri. B. R. Naresh Kumar, Secretary

The meeting also calls upon all the Affiliated Unions of the three Federations to constitute Joint Action Committee at State / Regional / Area and Unit level, so as to Jointly carry on mobilization and action programmes successfully at grass root level.

AIDEF/INDWF/BPMS 

DRAFT CHARTER OF DEMAND

Common Demands of Defence Civilian Employees

1) Stop privatization of Def. Production and in all related activities like Research & Development, services and maintenance etc.

2) Stop all types of outsourcing and contract in the Defence Establishments.

3) No FDI in Def. Production and Research.

4) Regularize all Contract, Casual & Daily wage workers, who are engaged in permanent and perennial jobs and Payment of Wages at the same rate as available to the regular workers of the Industry / Establishment.

5) 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/- linked with cost price index.

6) Remove all ceilings on payment and eligibility of Bonus, Provident Fund and increase the quantum of gratuity.

7) Compulsory registration of Trade Union within a period of 45 days and immediately ratification of the 110 Conventions Nos. 87&98.

8) Fill up all posts lying vacant in the Defence Establishments and restore all posts abolished between 2001 and 2009 in the name of ADRP.

9) Promotional opportunities of all categories of employees may be enhanced by Cadre Restructuring in consultation with the Federations.

10) Scrap the New Pension Scheme, withdraw the PFRDA bill and ensure Pension for all.

11) Liberalize the Compassionate Appointment scheme by removing the artificial 5% restriction and grant Compassionate Appointment 100% as being done in the case of Railways.

12) Immediate merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay for all purposes.

13) Immediate wage revision of the Central Government Employees by setting up the 7th Central Pay Commission.

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