Dear
Comrades,
This is
from your General Secretary and hope that you would have organized very
effectively for the 20.06.2013 Confederation Dharna Programme demanding
formation of Seventh Pay Commission etc. as well as for the GDS programme to be
conducted on 25.06.2013. Let us discuss some important issues herein.
NFPE
Federal Council
As you are
aware that the NFPE Federal Council was held in Hyderabad from 09.06.2013 to
13.06.2013 and I have been elected as the Secretary General once again. With
all your cooperation, I am Confident that we will deliver goods and leave no
stone unturned in mitigating the issues of Postal employees as well as putting
stiff resistance to the globalization policies, the Government desires to
introduce in the communication sector.
Federal
Council decisions
The
Federal Council has decided to organize the programme of action and let us
sincerely carry out them with 100% participation of all rank and file.The
following are the most important decisions of the 9th Federal
Council.
1. To Celebrate the 60th year
of NFPE as the Diamond Jubilee year for one year and convene a Diamond Jubilee
All India Convention of NFPE in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on 24th November
2014.
2. To conduct indefinite strike along
with other Central Government Employees organisations under the banner of
Confederation, if the demands raised by the Confederation in its 15 point
charter of demands including setting up of the 7th Pay Commission and the 50 %
merger of DA are not accepted by the Government.
3. To conduct joint indefinite strike, if
the Government refuses to include the GDS employees under the purview of the 7th Pay
Commission.
4. To oppose and defeat the National
Postal Policy which envisages opening up of postal services to the private
sector.
5. To organise agitational programmes
including indefinite hunger fast for settlement of the demands raised by the
Postal Joint Council of Action (NFPE & FNPO) in the memorandum submitted to
the Secretary, Department of Posts, including the issues of GDS and casual
labourers.
6. To take initiative to form and build
up an All India organisation for Postal and RMS pensioners.
7. To make maximum effort to organise
women employees including GDS in all circles and Divisions.
8. To conduct Trade Union Education
Camps.
9. To form Circle co-ordinating
committees in all Circles.
Confederation
News
In the 24th Kolkata
National Council held from 04.05.2013 to 06.05.2013 the Confederation decided
to organize programme of action very effectively on 15 Point Charter of Demands
and also to coordinate with Railway & Defence Federations for a joint
programme of action demanding immediate formation of the Seventh Pay
Commission. Accordingly, a meeting is scheduled to be held on 29.06.2013 at New
Delhi and AIRF, AIDEF & Confederation will finalise the programme action
culminating in indefinite strike, if the 7th CPC & merger
issue is not sorted out.
Ensure
Democratic & efficient functioning
For an
efficient and well-organized organisation, adoption of democratic principles
and functioning is the must. There should be transparency in all activities and
there should be no gap between the members and the leaders. We are not
receiving the list of office bearers of divisional unions as well as Biennial
report & accounts for more than 40% division/branches. This is no good.
Please ensure the prompt communication of the same and there should be no gap
in between the CHQ and the divisional unions. Please ensure the following.
(i) Holding of Division/Branch/Circle
Conference within the stipulated time as per the provisions of the union
constitution i.e. 24 + 3 months. Failure to adhere to the constitutional
provisions will be viewed seriously.
(ii) Holding of Divisional Working
Committee, General body meetings, circle council at regular intervals and
discuss all the issues.
(iii) Forwarding the copies of the official
minutes of meeting to the next authorities i.e Circle & All India, intimating
the unresolved issues for taking up such cases at their levels. Remember, only
satisfied membership will extend more support to the functioning of the union.
(iv) Ensure holding of monthly meetings,
Bi-monthly meeting, Four months meeting, RJCM meeting etc. with the
administration without fail. Any difficulty or problem in holding the official
meetings shall be brought to the notice of the CHQ. Please don’t hesitate to
take up more issues in the monthly meeting/RJCM as there is no limit of subjects
to be placed therein.
(v) Issue frequent Circulars/Bullettin and
distribute to the members. Please appraise all the developments then and there
to the members and keep them ready for any organizational activities. Visiting
web sites alone is not sufficient and the news obtained from there shall be
propagated to all members.
Effective
organizational activities
(i) For effective and efficient
functioning and to resist the erroneous doings at circle levels, the unity
among the NFPE affiliates as well as other unions is a must, for which let us
first form circle coordinating committee of NFPE unions. Now it is in existence
only in very few circles. Let us first concentrate and form NFPE coordinating
committees in the circles where it is not in existence so that all the
programme of actions can be effectively implemented.
(ii) Formation of the State Committee and
District Committee of the Confederation is the immediate requirement for
carrying out the calls of the Confederation. At present, the full-fledged
Confederation State Committee is available only in seven to eight states and
the participation of Postal comrades is also not up to the mark. This position
should be changed. When our Secretary General NFPE has taken charge as Secretary
General, Confederation, in the last National Conference, our responsibility is
certainly higher. Let us form the Confederation State committees and District
committees by inviting the representatives of other C. G. Organisations and
intimate the news to the CHQ at the earliest.
(iii) As the percentage of women employees
are increasing and to involve them in Trade Union activities, formation of
Mahila Committee at State and divisional levels is the need of the hour. Let us
form such committee at all levels and intimate the office bearers to the
convenor, All India Mahila Committee for coordination.
Formation
of GDS-NFPE Union – Our foremost task
After the
Federal Council approved the associate membership accorded to AIPEU GDS (NFPE),
it is our duty to extend all patronage to form branches at the divisional /
circle level. Wherever the divisional branch is not formed, our divisional
secretary should initiate immediate action and form the branch union within a
month. If the issues of GDS are not remitted to Seventh CPC, NFPE has already
decided to go for indefinite strike for which the organisational readiness is
the foremost importance. Further it is fait accompli that we have to nurture
the newly formed NFPE GDS Union. All Branch/Divisional Secretaries are
requested to take this task of the formation of divisional union
seriously and sincerely and complete the task as early as possible.
JCA
Programme demanding settlement of demands
Postal JCA
has written a letter to Secretary seeking a meeting to discuss the pending
issues and finalization of cadre review proposals etc. JCA will meet shortly
and will decide agitational programme including indefinite hunger fast in front
of the Dak Bhawan/Circle office, in case, the Department is not ready to settle
the demands put forth in the memorandum already submitted to the Secretary,
Department of Posts.
Venture,
Pioneer, Avant Garde
The
publications on the basis of ‘No Profit; No loss’ is being launched by the CHQ
with the only one intention to educate the leadership at grass root levels on
Staff rulings for their effective presentation of issues with officers. But it
is unfortunate, the value of the books are not being felt by the budding
unionists. Is it not a must to have such reference books by all the office
bearers of the divisional union? Shall they not be updated with the knowledge?
More branches have not indented and some of the branches have returned the VP
stating that they are having the last Venture publication forgetting that it is
revised updated edition with double the size contents and more rulings.
All
Divisional/Branch Secretaries are requested to contact members/office bearers
and collect the requirements and place indents to CHQ at the earliest. Really
we have been disappointed in seeing the non response from some branches for
such noble work executed by the then General Secretary Com. K. V. Sridharan in
educating the rank and file on staff rulings.
Revision
of Subscription & Remittance of Quota
With
effect from 01.07.2013 the revised monthly union subscription will be Rs. 50/-
per membership. The department has approved the constitutional amendments and
already forwarded the same to all Circle/Divisional heads. Please ensure that
the union subscription will be recovered at the revised rate of Rs. 50/- w.e.f
01.07.2013. If need be, a reference may be made to the DDO for this effect.
Similarly,
the due quota may please be remitted to all higher bodies regularly and without
keeping any arrears. Prompt remittance will ever be appreciated. Please clear
all the arrears of quota to CHQ within 15 days.
At last
I have
been forced to take up more responsibilities in the Federation and also the
Confederation but I am Confident that we will come up with flying colours with
all your cooperation. If the functioning of P3 is refurbished and revamped at
Circle and Divisional levels, it will be an easy task to carry forward the
movement further. Let us improve and enhance the standard of our functioning.
Let us be a role model for all others.
Okay
comrade! This Desk is fully contained with the organizational matters and its
importance. Let us meet in our next shortly.
With fraternal
greetings,
Comradely yours,
(M Krishnan)
General Secretary
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