THE MESSAGE IS LOUD AND CLEAR
-- AWAKE,
ARISE, UNITE --
The 9th Federal Council of NFPE held at Hyderabad from 9th to
13th June 2013, gave a clarion call to the five lakhs Postal
and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) to be ready for an
indefinite strike, in case our demand for setting up of seventh Central Pay
Commission (CPC) and merger of DA with pay is rejected by the Central
Government. The conference in one voice also demanded the Government to
withdraw the Contributory Pension Scheme and scrap the Pension Fund Regulatory
and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill. It further decided that even if Pay
Commission is appointed, if the Government refuse to include the revision of
wages and service conditions of GDS in the term of reference of the CPC and
grant the DA merger benefit to GDS, entire employees shall go on indefinite
strike.
The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, the
united fighting organisation of Central Government Employees, in its 24th National
Conference held at Kolkata from 4th to 6th May
2013 has taken a historic decision to go on indefinite strike demanding
constitution of seventh CPC, DA merger, scrapping of New Pension Scheme and the
settlement of the 15 point charter of demands. The decision of the
Confederation clearly reflected the aspiration and commitment of about 28 lakhs
of Central Government Employees and about 40 lakh Central Government
Pensioners. Unlike in the past, this time, the Confederation has rightly decided
to project the GDS demands as one of the main demands and in the 12th December
2012 strike the GDS participated in the strike en-masse as per the call given
by NFPE, even though the so-called recognized union of GDS has not even given
strike notice.
Finally, as in the past, as a logical corollary, the Railway and
Defence employees Federations have also decided to go for an indefinite strike
raising the 7th CPC and DA merger demand. Due to conscious and
persistent effort made by Confederation, especially its versatile and
undisputed leader Com. S. K. Vyas Ji, a joint meeting of AIRF, AIDEF and
Confederation was arranged on 29thJuly 2013 and Joint Council of
Action (JCA) is formed, the JCA decided to organize various campaign
programmes, culminating in indefinite strike. As a first step it is decided to
submit a letter to the Government listing out the demands and also its
time-bound settlement. The seven point charter of demands includes setting up
of 7th CPC, DA merger, compassionate appointment, regularization
of GDS and Casual Labourers, Scrapping of PFRDA Bill, removal of bonus
emolument ceiling, functioning of JCM and implementation of arbitration awards.
Even though in the past, the dominant leadership of the National Council JCM
has taken a stand that as GDS do not come under JCM, their demand cannot be
included, this time the Confederation and NFPE leadership could convince them
and they agreed for inclusion of GDS demands also.
Thus a
situation has emerged wherein the entire Central Government employees stands
united and determined to realize just and genuine demands. The message is loud
and clear. Now it is the duty and responsibility of each and every one of us to
carry the message to the grass-root level workers and build up broadest unity
among the rank and file. Once such a rock-like unity for struggle is achieved,
no Government can reject our justified demands.
Time is short.
Let us awake,
arise and unite.
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