CLICK TO VISIT LATEST POSTS

Monday, September 29, 2014

LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS – ONSLAUGHTS ON WORKING CLASS.

EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER OCTOBER-2014
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS – ONSLAUGHTS ON WORKING CLASS.
            The union Government is going to amend labour laws without prior discussion with Trade Unions. Bilateral forums and tripartite bodies made for maintaining relations by way of discussions between Government,Workers and employers are being dissolved only to implement neo-liberal reforms for the benefit of multinational and national corporates and curtailing workers rights and trade union facilities.

            The Rajasthan Government lead by Vasundhara Raje is being utilized as test laboratory as it has taken first step to amend labour laws i.e. Industrial disputes Act, Factories Act and contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act incorporating anti worker provisions without discussion with Trade Unions. All the amendments were placed in Rajasthan Assembly on 1st August, 2014 and were got passed on the same day. The industrial dispute act amendment empowers employers to retrench the workers without prior permission of government upto establishment of 300 and it also denies the rights of formation of Trade Union unless they have at least 30 % membership.
            The amended factory act increases the coverage from 20 workers to 40 workers in the factories without power and 10 to 20 with power? This amended Act has come as a protection cover for employer as the court cannot take cognizance on the complaints of violation of laws against the employer without written permission from the State Government. The amendment to contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act keeps the employer out of purview of the Act in the establishment where up to 49 workers are employed. The amendment in apprenticeship act also gives the opportunity to employer to replace a regular worker by apprentices.
            After passing these amendments in Rajasthan Assembly the Central Government Labour Ministry posted in its website the proposals to amend all these acts and introduced the Factories amendment Bill 2014 and the apprenticeship Act (Amendment) Bill 2014 in Lok Sabha and brought back in business the Labour Laws (Exemption from furnishing returns and maintaining of Registers by certain establishment) Amendment Bill 2011 in Rajya Sabha This shows that the Modi Government is also following the path of Vasundhara Raje Government of Rajasthan.
            This trend of Govt. is alarming as it is developing the unilateralism and authoritarian practices . All these so called reforms and amendments in Labour Laws will empower the employers and will keep them out of purview of labour laws and this  paves the way of more exploitation of workers in so many ways.
            So this is the need of the hour that all the workers whether they are in Govt. sector, in public sector or in organized or unorganized sector, require to be educated about all these changes and must be ready to fight all these onslaughts unleashed by the Govt. unitedly and compel the Govt. to reverse back the so-called reform policies which are being made in the favour of capitalist class.
            It is in this background, all the Central Trade Unions including BMS,INTUC,HMS,AITUC,CITU,UTUC etc. has decided to unitedly oppose this anti-labour policies of the NDA Government . The National Convention of Workers held at New Delhi on 15th September 2014 has decided to organise nationwide campaign against the labour law amendments. The resolution adopted unanimously by all Central Trade Unions and Federations calls upon the entire working class of the country to fight out these policies at any cost. NFPE calls upon the entirety of  Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks to rally behind the banner of joint plat form of Central Trade Unions and fight unitedly the unsought unleashed by the Narendra Modi Government.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION - CIRCULAR

NFPE - FNPO
POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
1st Floor, North Avenue Post office Building, New Delhi – 110001
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
T-24, Atul Grove Road. New Delhi – 110001

No. JCA/AGTN/2014                                                                                              Dated – 26.09.2014


POSTAL JCA DECIDES TO INTENSIFY THE STRUGGLE FURTHER
20000 Postal & RMS Employees Including Gramin Dak Sevaks will March Towards Parliament on 04.12.2014

A meeting of the Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA) was held at New Delhi on 25.09.2014 under the Presidentship of Shri D. Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO. General Secretaries and Other leaders of all affiliated unions of NFPE & FNPO attended the meeting. Com. M. Krishnan, Ex-Secretary General, NFPE was also present. Com. R. N. Parashar, Secretary General, NFPE placed the review report regarding the implementation of the phased programmes of action of JCA conducted so far. After detailed delebrations the following decisions are taken.

1. Secretary, Department of Posts, has informed that it will furnish the item-wise reply to the demands raised in the charter of demands to the PJCA shortly. After receipt of reply from the Department, the JCA will meet again and future course of action will be decided.

2. It was decided to organize as massive Parliament march on 4th December 2014 (04.12.2014 Thursday) demanding immediate settlement of Charter of demands. More than 20000 Postal & RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks will be mobilized in the March to Parliament (Date changed from 10.12.2014 to 04.12.2014 as the Central Trade Unions are organizing Parliament March on 05.12.2014).

3. It is further decided that NFPE will mobilize 15000 employees and FNPO will mobilize 5000 in the Parliament March.

4. It is decided to invite all Central Trade Union leaders to address the Parliament march on 04.12.2014.



DELHI CHALO

MAKE THE PARLIAMENT MARCH A HISTORIC SUCCESS
START MOBILIZATION NOW ONWARDS

Dear friends and comrades,

NFPE & FNPO calls upon all Circle/Divisional/Branch Unions to start intensive campaign and mobilization at all levels to make the Parliament March a historic success. Let us prepare for an indefinite strike if Government refuses to settle our legitimate demands.



D. Theagarajan                                                           R. N. Parashar                                    
Secretary General                                                       Secretary General                              

FNPO                                                                           NFPE

NFPE - circular

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
IST FLOOR, NORTH AVENUE POST OFFICE, BUILDING NEW DELHI-110001

No PF/o1 (e)/2014                                                                 Dated 26th September 2014

CIRCULAR
To

            All General Secretaries/Office bearers (NFPE)
            All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries

20000 POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES INCLUDING GDS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 4TH DECEMBER 2014

            A meeting of Postal JCA consisting NFPE & FNPO was held at NFPE office New Delhi on 25.09.2014 which was attended by the leaders and General Secretaries of both Federations. Com. M. Krishnan, Ex-Secretary General, NFPE also attended the meeting. A review of agitational programmes was taken and action on Charter of Demands was discussed in the meeting and following decisions were taken:

            1.         The Department has informed that it will send reply on the Memorandum & Charter of Demands submitted by JCA within a week. After             receipt of reply from the Department JCA will meet again and will decide further course of action.

2.         It was decided that the Postal JCA will organize a massive Parliament March on 4thDecember, 2014. 20000 Postal employees will be mobilized to participate in the Parliament March. The quota was allotted 15000 to NFPE and 5000 to FNPO. Respective Federations will make accommodation arrangements for their members. Central Trade Unions are conducting Parliament March on 5th December 2014.
           
            3.         In the Parliament March Central Trade Union leaders will be invited.

NFPE FEDERAL SECRETARIAT MEETING

                        Just after JCA meeting Federal Secretariat Meting of NFPE was held at NFPE office New Delhi. Available NFPE CHQ Office Bearers and General Secretaries participated in the meeting. Com. M. Krishnan, Ex-Secretary General, NFPE also attended. The following decisions were taken in Federal Secretariat:

            1.         Decisions of Postal JCA were endorsed.

            2.         The quota of participation in Parliament March to be held on 4th            December 2014 was allotted as under:

                        P-3                              -          4000              
                        P-IV                             -           4000
                        R-III                              -           1500              
                        R-4                              -            700
                        Admn.                         -             200              
                        Postal Account          -             300
                        SBCO                         -             100              
                        GDS (NFPE)             -          5000

            All General Secretaries are requested to allot the quota to each Circle and ensure participation as per quota allotted.

            Accommodation to the participants will be arranged by the respective unions.


            All General Secretaries are requested to issue separate circular and send to Circle and Branch Unions directing them to participate in Parliament March as per quota allotted to them and it should be given wide publicity to make the Parliament March a grand success.

Please instruct all Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries to book the travel tickets of participants well in advance i.e.; from 3rd October onwards.


Yours Comradely,


(R. N. Parashar)
Secretary General

CONFEDERATION DECLARES NEXT PROGRAMME OF ACTION


Circular No. 19                                                                                                        Dated – 27.09.2014

CONFEDERATION DECLARES NEXT PROGRAMME OF ACTION

TWO HOURS MASS SQUATTING OF NOT LESS THAN 3000 EMPLOYEES AT EACH STATE CAPITAL AT A CENTRALLY LOCATED IMPORTANT PLACE ON 18.11.2014

MODI GOVERNMENT IS TOTALLY NEGATIVE AND AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

No DA Merger, No Interim Relief, No Inclusion of GDS Under 7th CPC, No relaxation of Compassionate Appointment condition, No withdrawal of New Pension Scheme, No Filling up of Posts, No Removal of Bonus Ceiling, No Assurance Regarding 01.01.2014 Date of Effect of 7thCPC, No Regularisation of GDS and Casual Labour, For Each Demand the reply is NO, NO, NO, NO………………

NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NDA AND UPA GOVERNEMENT LET US PREPARE FOR A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Dear Comrades,

Confederation National Secretariat met at New Delhi on 26.09.2014, under the Presidentship of Com. K. K. N. Kutty, National President. Com. S. K. Vyas Ji, Advisor was also present. After detailed deliberations on all agenda items, the following decisions are taken.

1.      Decided to further intensify the campaign and agitational programmes against the Governments attitude towards the legitimate demands of the Central Government Employees. It is decided to organize two hours MASS SQUATING of not less than 3000 Central Government employees on 18th November 2014, at a centrally located important place at all the state capitals. Effort should be made to ensure maximum participation of Lady comrades in the programme. Next phase of action will be decided after successful implementation of the above programme.
2.      Decided to explore the possibility of joint action with Railways (AIRF) and Defence (AIDEF) culminating in strike.

3.      Decided to participate and implement all the decisions taken in the National convention of workers organised by Central Trade Unions on 15.09.2014.
4.      Decided to organize Two days All India Trade Union workshop of Confederation at Bangalore on 2015 January 3rd and 4th. Total number of delegates will be limited to 200. COC Karnataka has agreed to host the Trade Union workshop.
5.      Decided to grant affiliation to the following two organizations.
(1)   Forest Survey of India Employees Association
(2)   Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sanghathan (NYKS) workers Welfare Association.
6.      Decided to organize Dharna in front of all Government of India Presses and Stationery offices and also in front of Government Medical stores Depot to protest against the proposed move to close down these offices. In front of Government of India Presses Dharna will be organised by Confederation on 27th October 2014 and in front of Government Medical Stores Depot dharna will be organised on 30th October 2014.
7.      Financial position of the Confederation was presented by Financial Secretary Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee. CHQ is running with a ‘NIL’ balance. Unless and until all the affiliated Unions/Associations voluntarily clear all pending dues it will be very difficult to run the CHQ. It is decided that Financial Secretary shall issue notice to all affiliated organizations to clear the pending dues.
8.      National Secretariat calls upon all Central Government employees and also the affiliated organisatons and state COCs to make the 18th October programme a thundering success.



(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

NFPE-R3 Tamil Nadu circle conference held at Coimbatore - A brief report

Com.P.R.Natarajan, Ex.M.P.CPI(M), inaugurated the conference


Com.K.V.Rajendran, GS, Reception committee

Com.Girija, Joint secretary, LIC, AIIEA


Smt. Manju,P.Pillai PMG, Western region, Tamilnadu

Com.Sivagurunathan,

Com.C.Rengarajan,

Com.K.Ragavendran, ExSG, NFPE


Com. Tamil selvi, State govt. employeess association

Com. Ragupathy, ASG, NFPE

Com. N.Gopalakrishnan, Working President, NFPE P3


Com. Kangeyan (age- 88) greeting the delegates

Delegate session

30TH CIRCLE CONFERECNE OF TAMILNADU CIRCLE:- The 30th Circle Conference of All India RMS & MMS Emp. Union Group `C` was held from 19th to 22nd September, 2014 at Coimbatore  under the Presidentship of Com. K.R.Ganesan.

National Flag was hoisted by Com. P.R.Natrajan  Ex M.P. CPI (M) and NFPE Flag was hoisted by Com. Giri Raj Singh, President NFPE and General Secretary R-III on 19th September, 2014 at 10.00 A.M .Com. P.R. Natrajan   Ex M.P. CPI (M) and President Reception Committee inaugurated the Open Session on 19th Sept. 2014, at 10.30 AM. and elaborately spoke on FDI, NPS, Price rise, and amendment in Labour Laws and other issues.
 Com. Giri Raj Singh, President NFPE and General Secretary R-III, inaugurated the Inaugural Session and elaborately spoke on attack on RMS/MMS/Postal, Present Developments in Postal Department, Postal JCA memorandum , pending issues in DOP and its agitational programme, MACP, RTP case, OTA, Cadre review, filling up vacant posts, NPS, CRC Norms, Confederation 12 Point Charter of Demands including DA merger, IR, revision of wages of C.L, DRM, Part Time, inclusion of GDS in 7 CPC, outsourcing and other issues and Confederation phased programme and requested to all delegates to mobilize rank & File to participate and make all the programmes of Postal JCA & Confederation  including Parliament March on 10th December, 2014 a grand success.
This Conference was addressed and greeted by Smt. Manju P.Pillai PMG, Western Region, Coms. M. Kannaiyan, Ex C/S & AGS, M.Girija Joint Secretary AIIEA, J.Ramamurthy C/S P-III, J.Devan circle President P-IV, B.Parandavman c/s R-IV, S.Ramraj C/P GDS NFPE, S.Sivagurunathan All India Vice President AIP & RMS Pensioners Association., S.Karuna nidhi Ex JCM Member P-IV, V.K. Vijaya G/S ITEF, H. Sreedharan D/S P-IV, M.Ashokan Regional Secretary R-IV, D.Chandra Sarvan Secretary PSD , P.Muraga Dass G/S Stenographers Association and other leaders.
Diamond Jubilee celebrations and Convention was held on 20th Sept. 2014 at 10.00AM. Com. K.Ragavendran General Secretary AIP & RMS Pensioners Association spoke in details on the subject, New Pension Scheme and its impact, R.Tamil Selvi Circle President Tamilnadu State Govt. Emp. Federation spoke on the subject , Trade Union, women participation. Com. S. Raghpathi ASG NFPE spoke on History of P&T Movement, Com. N.Gopal Krishna Working President P-III spoke on New Economic  policy and Com. Giri Raj Singh President, NFPE & G/S R-III spoke on the subject  on 7 CPC & other demands.
All the leaders & guests were welcomed by Coms. K.V.Rajendran G/S , C. Rangarajan Working President   of Reception Committee and his team  by presenting shawl  & file.

Coms. K.R.Ganesan, K. Ramesh and Com. C.L. Veeraman were elected as President, Circle Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

CONFEDERATION STRUGGLE PROGRAMME

CONFEDERATION STRUGGLE PROGRAMME – THIRD PHASE MASS DHARNA AT JANTAR MANTAR, NEW DELHI ON 25.09.2014 FROM 10:30 AM
Confederation National Secretariat congratulates entire Central Government Employees for making the nationwide agitational programmes a grand success. Submission of memorandum and demonstration on 11.09.2014, Mass Protest Dharnas at all important centres on 19.09.2014, are organised everywhere with larges participation of employees.
Next Phase of programme is Mass Dharna at Jantar Mantar (Parliament Street) New Delhi by leaders and workers of Confederation and all its affiliated organizations.
12 – POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS IS FURNISHED BELOW
1.      Merger of DA with pay for all employees w.e.f. 01.01.2014 including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Pensioners.
2.      Grant of Interim Relief to all employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Pensioners.
3.      Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under the purview of 7th Central Pay Commission
4.      Scrap PFRDA Act and grant statutory defined pension to all including those appointed on or after 01.01.2004.
5.      Date of effect of 7th CPC recommendation should be 01.01.2014.
6.      Regularisation and Revision of wages of casual labourers and contract workers.
7.      Removal of 5% condition for compassionate appointment.
8.      Fill up all vacant post and creation of New Post wherever justified.
9.      Stop Downsizing, Outsourcing, Contractorisation and Privatisation of Government function.
10.   Grant productivity Linked Bonus to all without ceiling; Computer bonus as weighted average of PLB for those not covered by PLB agreement.
11.   Revise OTA and NDA and implement arbitration awards.
12.   Settle all pending anomalies of 5th and 6th Pay Commission.
Confederation National Secretariat will meet on 26.09.2014 to decide further course of action.
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: 09447068125

Tuesday, September 23, 2014