No.
Conf/20/2012 Dated: 14th December, 2012
GLORIOUS RESPONSE TO STRIKE
CALL
Dear Comrades,
The one day strike on 12.12.12 in
pursuance of the 15 point charter of demands elicited magnificent response from
the Central Government employees. As per the reports received at the
Confederation Headquarters from the State Committees and Affiliates, near about
70% of the CGEs whom the Confederation represents is reported to have
participated in the strike action
On behalf of the Secretariat, we convey
our sincere gratitude and thanks to all our State/District/Branch level leaders
and through them to all the members who participated in the strike. We
reproduce the Press statement issued by us on 12th which is reflective of the extent of participation
state-wise and organisation-wise. During the three months long campaign and
mobilisation programmes undertaken by our leaders, we could convincingly bring
to the understanding of the rank and file of our membership the pernicious
impact of the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Government since
1991. The employees could realise more than ever before the need for united,
organised and sustained struggles and responded admirably to the call.
We were no doubt apprehensive of our
decision to organise a day's strike sans the major section of the CGEs i.e.
Railways and Defence Federations. We were also aware of the erosion of the
efficacy of the Confederation came about in the background of prolonged
confabulations and negotiations in the JCM sans struggles. It, therefore, goes
to the credit of the leaders of the affiliates and members of the State
Committees that we could successfully overcome our weakness and bring about
vibrancy and cohesiveness and enthuse our members for a decisive action. The
crowning success in our endeavour which was considered by many as adventurously
risky in the beginning will embolden us to go ahead and chalk out much more
intensive struggles in the days to come.
The issues which we have projected
through this highly successful strike action are of paramount importance and
require to be settled without delay. We firmly believe that in the action
programmes that will unfold in the coming months, those who did not have the
courage to walk along with us on 12th December, 2012 will join and this Government will be
compelled to reverse its policies or perish. We will ensure through sustained
struggles and with unwavering determination that the PFRDA bill is withdrawn,
the outsourcing, privatisation, contractorisation is ended; there are no
informal, daily rated workers, the Grameen Dak Sewaks enjoy the status,
privileges , perks and salary of a regular employee; discrimination on various
matters like the compassionate appointment, overtime allowance, Bonus
entitlement etc., is removed; that the Government employees enjoy the trade
union rights, i.e. right to collective bargaining and strike,; that posts are
created as per the work requirement; a decent career advancement scheme is
evolved to all employees and above all revision of wages is effected through the
setting up of the 7th CPC
together with the merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay for all
purposes.
We know there are innumerable problems,
hurdles and difficulties. We also know that nothing is insurmountable. Let us
with determination go ahead and intensify our campaign to make the next
struggle, the two days strike on 20th and 21st February a grand success.
We must record our appreciation over
the efforts of the State Committees in organising Press media meet and
conferences, which immensely helped in getting widest possible coverage for the
strike. We thank those comrades who could persuade the honourable Members of
Parliament to take up our problems with the Government. Our communication to
the Political Parties, Central Trade Unions, Federations and Associations has
helped in bringing our demands and problems within the knowledge of the cross
section of our countrymen. We shall intensify our efforts in this regard. The
strike action was covered extensively and widely by the Regional Electronic and
Print Media and as usual was spurned by the National Media owned by the rich
corporate houses.
We express our gratitude to Com.
Besides Acharya, Member of Parliament, Leader of the CPI(M) in Lok Sabha and a
very senior leader of the CITU for raising our demands in the Parliament on
12th December, 2012. His
submissions as it appeared in the Lok Sabha records are reproduced.
The National Secretariat of the
Confederation will meet on 2nd
January, 2013 at New Delhi. Notice is issued separately and copy is enclosed.
We shall review the strike participation at the meeting with a view to remove
the weakness manifested in certain areas during this struggle. To help us to
evolve the appropriate strategy to make the future struggles significantly of a
higher dimension we request you to kindly favour us with a report in the
following format.
For
State Committees:
1.
Name of
the State.
2.
Names
of associations/Federations, which participated in the strike with percentage of
participation.
3.
Name of
the Associations/Federations, which did not take part in the
strike.
4.
Names
of those organisations which participated in the strike whose CHQ had not taken
part in the action.
5.
Name of
the Stations visited by the State leaders as part of the
campaign.
For
Affiliates.
1.
Name of
the Federation/All India
association.
2.
Number
of Unit/.branches,
3.
Names
of the Units which participated in the strike with the percentage of
participation.
4.
Names
of the Units which did not take part in the
strike.
5.
Specific reasons advanced by the Units for non
participation.
6.
Names of the
Units visited by the
Leaders.
With
greetings,
Yours
fraternally,
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary
General.