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.
No. Conf/20/2012 Dated: 14th
December, 2012
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.
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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.
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