NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECLARES
NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23RD NOVEMBER 2015
PRESS STATEMENT
We
send herewith a copy of the resolution adopted by the massive rally of the
Central Government employees held today 28.4.2015 at Jantar Mantar. New Delhi
declaring that if no settlement is brought about on the ten points
charter of demands, the Central Government employees in all the De-departments
of the Government of India will go on indefinite strike action from 23.11.2015.
The rally was held under the chairmanship of Shri M. Raghavaiah, General
Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen. Shri Shiv Gopal
Mishra convenor of the NJCA conducted the proceedings. The
resolution was moved by Com. K.K.N. Kutty, President, Confederation of Central
Government employees and workers, New Delhi. Besides, the Chairman and
Convenor of the NJCA, the other who spoke at the rally include S/Shri Rakal
Dasgupta, President, All India Railwaymen Federation, Guman Singh and Bhatnagar
of the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen, Shri M. Krishnan, Secretary
General, Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, R.N.
Parashar, Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees, Shri D.
Theagarjan, Federation of National Postal organisations, Shri Sreekumar and
Pahak of All India Defence Employees Federation, Srinivasan of the Indian
National Defence Workers Federation, Harbhajan Singh Sidhu, General Secretary,
HMS and many others. It was decided that the Railway and Defence Federation
will take the strike ballot in the month of October, 2015. More than a
lakh of workers participated in the rally. The copies of the resolution
were handed over to the honourable Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Honourable Prime
Minister by a delegation of the National Joint Council of Action
We shall be grateful for favour of coverage of the decision in your esteemed
daily/Newspaper /weekly.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Shiv Gopal Mishra
Convenor
NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION OF CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
4, STATE ENTRY ROAD,
NEW DELHI
RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE MASSIVE RALLY AT JANTAR
MANTAR (PARLIAMENT STREET) ON 28 APRIL 2015
The massive congregation of the
representatives of Central Govt Employees who have come from various parts of
the country held at Jantar Mantar before the Indian Parliament on 28-04-2015
decided to commence the indefinite strike action from 23rd November
2015 from 6 AM having failed to elicit any positive response from the
Government in settlement of the 10 point Charter of Demands submitted months
back. It was also decided that the Railways and Defence organizations will
conduct the strike Ballot as per the provision of the Industrial Disputes Act
and Recognition Rules before commencing the strike from 23-11-2015.
The massive gathering adopted the resolution
unanimously exhorting the central Govt. Employees to prepare for the eventual
strike action in all earnestness and make it a historic one.
The meeting congratulates the employees for
forging exemplary unity and carrying out various programmes chalked out by the
National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) after the national convention on 11th December
2014. Even though the Govt. was compelled to set up the 7th CPC
on account of the sanctions generated through the action programmes, Govt. has
refused to grant Interim Relief and merger of DA and excluded the Gramin Dak
Sewaks of the Postal Department from the ambit of the 7th CPC.
It is a matter of regret that in spite of
public admission of non-privatisation of Indian Railways by Prime Minister of
India and assurance of Minister of Railways on various occasions, including
Parliament, Dr. Deb Roy Committee had submitted a report which is a clear
roadmap for privatisation of IR.
The meeting noted that the Government has
purposely ensured the closure of Joint Consultative
Machinery, the negotiating forum set up in
1966 for Central Government Employees to discuss and bring about settlement of
their demands.
The meeting chaired by Secretary (Personnel)
on 25th February 2015 did not bring about settlement on
any single issue of the Charter of Demands.
The meeting unanimously decided to demand
before the Government to convene the meeting of National Council, JCM
immediately and settle the following charter of demands, if at all it wants to
avoid confrontation with its own employees.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS:
1. Effect wage revision of the Central Government
Employees from 01.01.2014, accepting the memorandum of the Staff Side JCM;
ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant Interim Relief and Merger of 100%
of DA. Ensure submission of the 7th CPC report within the
stipulated time frame of 18 months; include the Grameen Dak Sewaks within the
ambit of the 7th CPC. Settle all anomalies of the 6th CPC.
2. No privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways and
Defence Establishments and no corporatisation of postal services.
3. No Ban on recruitment/creation of post.
4. Scrap PFRDA Act and re-introduce the defined
benefit statutory pension scheme.
5. No outsourcing; contractorisation,
privatisation of governmental functions; withdraw the proposed move to
close down the Printing Presses; the publication, form store and stationery
departments and Medical Stores Depots; regularise the existing daily rated/casual
and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices.
6. Revive the JCM functioning at all levels as an
effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the CGEs.
7. Remove the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate
appointments.
8. No labour reforms which are inimical to the
interest of the workers.
9. Remove the ceiling on payment of Bonus.
10. Ensure five promotions in the service career.
The meeting authorized the National JCA to
take appropriate and necessary steps needed to make the indefinite strike
beginning from 23rd November 2015 an unprecedented and grand
success.
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Convener
28.04.2015
National Joint Council
of Action
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