12.12.12. STRIKE

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

Manihsinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027.

Website: confederationhq. Blogspot.com.

E mail:confederation06@yahoo.co.in.

Conf/19/2012 Dated: 10^th November, 2012.

Dear Comrade,

                We have already placed on the website the format of the strike notice to be served on all Heads of Departments/Offices on 19^th November, 2012.  The strike notice must have the charter of demands as an enclosure.  In order to ensure that the charter of demands is uniform in all respects, we give hereunder the same.  Kindly incorporate the same in all the strike notices to be served on 19^th November, 2012.

                We once again request the Sectt. Members, who were assigned the responsibility for undertaking campaigns in different states that the same may be undertaken with all seriousness and in the event of any difficulty, the same may be brought to the notice of the CHQ.  November, being the festival months, the programmes, if not already completed, must be organised in the 3^rd and 4^thweeks.  As per the decision of the National Executive, evening dharnas are to be organised continuously from 20th to 23^rd i.e. immediately after the serving of notice.  The first week of December will be utilised for the circulation of pamphlets to all the members explaining the issues and demands contained in the charter. 

                The Sectt .Members who are assigned with the task of undertaking review meeting in different State Capital must be in touch with the concerned State Committee Secretaries and finalise the programme.  The Secretaries of the State Committees are requested to please contact the concerned Sectt. members and ensure that the campaign programme as chalked out by the National Executive is carried out to make the strike participation on 12^th a grand success.

                We have sought the support and solidarity for the strike action slated for 12^th December, 2012 from various Central Government organisations in Defence and Railways and FNPO.  Similar letters are being addressed to all such organisations.  On serving the strike notice on 19^thNovember, we shall approach the Central Trade Unions and other Independent Federations seeking their support to make the strike total on 12^thDecember, 2012.  Copy of our letter is placed hereunder. 

                We have also written to the Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Officers seeking their support and requesting them to kindly explore the possibility of joining with us in the strike on 12^th December, 2012. (copy of the letter is enclosed)

We place hereunder the copies of letters the Confederation has written on various issues for your information.

                With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General

    

CHARTER OF DEMANDS.

1.       Revise the wages of the Central Government employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks with effect from 1.1.2011 and every five years thereafter by setting up the 7^th CPC.

2.       Merge DA with pay for all purposes with effect from. 1.1.2011 including for Gramin Dak Sewaks.

3.       Remove  restriction imposed on compassionate appointments and the discrimination on such appointments between the Railway workers and other Central Govt. employees.

4.        (a) Departmentalise all Gramin Dak Sewaks and grant them all benefits of regular employees; End Bonus discrimination and enhance bonus ceiling to 3500/-; withdraw open market recruitment in Postman / MTS cadre; Revise cash handling norms; Grant full protection of TRCA; Grant Time Bound Promotion and Medical Reimbursement facility etc, 

  

(b) Regularise the daily rated, contingent, casual workers and introduce a permanent scheme for periodical regularisation;

5.       (a)  Revive the functioning of the JCM.  Convene the meeting of the Departmental Councils in all Ministries/Departments.  Settle the anomalies raised in the National Anomaly Committee as also in the Departmental Anomaly Committees. Hold National Council meetings as specified in the JCM constitution. (b) Remove the anomalies in the MACP Scheme.(c) Grant recognition to all Associations/Federations, which have complied with the formalities and conditions stipulated in the CCS(RSA) Rules.

6.       Fill up all vacant posts and creates posts n functional requirements.

7.       Stop downsizing outsourcing, contractorization, corporatization and privatisation of Governmental functions.

8.       Stop price rise; strengthen the PDS.

9.       (a) Stop the proposal to introduce the productivity linked wage system; (b) discard the performance related pay structure; (c)  introduce PLB in all Departments; (d) remove the ceiling on emoluments for bonus computation.

10.   Revise the OTA, Night duty allowance and clothing rates.

11.   Implement all arbitration awards;

12.   Make the right to strike a legal and fundamental right of the Government employees on par with the other section of the working class.

13.   Grant  Five promotions to all employees as is provided for in the case of Group A services.

14.   (a) Withdraw the PFRDA Bill. (b) Rescind the decision to allow FDI in pension sector;(c) Scrap the new contributory pension scheme (d) Extend the existing statutory defined pension scheme to all Central Govt. employees irrespective of their date of entry in Government service.

15.   Vacate all Trade Union victimisation, and more specifically in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.