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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.
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
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