NATIONAL COUNCIL (STAFF SIDE) JCM WRITES TO CABINET SECRETARY

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 The National Convention of Central Government Employees organizations participating in the JCM, being held at New Delhi on 11th December 2014, adopted the following declaration after detailed deliberations and discussions.

Charter of demands

1.Effect wage revision of Central Government employees from 1.12014 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 with the stipulated time frame of 18 months; include 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 Bonus ceiling;

10. Ensure five promotions in the service career.

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

1.Organise State/District/Divisional level Joint convention to popularize the declaration before February 2015.

2.To organize massive dharma/rally at all State Capital/major Defence centers jointly by all the participating Unions in March, 2015.

3.To organize campaign fortnight throughout the country in the first two weeks of April 2015.

4.To organize Rally before the Parliament house in the month of April when the house will be in budget session to declare the date for the commencement of the indefinite strike action and the programme and date of serving strike notice.