STRIKE DECLARED
BY
NFPE CIRCLE
CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE
FAST IN FRONT
OF CPMG OFFICE CALLED OFF
MOST INSPIRING
STRUGGLE IN THE HISTORY OF CASUAL LABOURERS.
As per the decision taken by the Central
Working Committee of All India Postal Casual , Partime , Contingent and
Contract Workers Federation , the fast infront of Chief PMG office Chennai
commenced on 27th June 2017 demanding revision of wages of Casual Labourers
with effect from 01.01.2006 and 01.01.2016 as per orders issued by Postal
Directorate. Along with leaders of Casual Labour Federation , leaders of NFPE
Circle Co-ordinating Committee (CCC) , Confederation State Committee also
joined the programme extending full support and solidarity. The programme was
organised under the leadership of NFPE CCC Tamilnadu Circle. More than 1000
casual workers participated in the struggle. Chief PMG held two round
discussions with Circle Secretaries of NFPE on 27th June. CPMG took a stand
that Directorate orders are not implemented in any circle and challenged our
leaders to produce copies of the orders issued by Divisions in other circles.
Next day morning Circle leaders produced before the Assistant Director , copies
of orders issued and implemented in many divisions of Kerala , Andhra and
Telangana including Vijayawada Region where the CPMG was working as PMG prior
to his promotion as CPMG Tamilnadu. Understanding that his arguments stands
demolished by NFPE Circle Unions , the CPMG , instead showing the courage to
face the NFPE leaders again in the discussion table , suddenly left
Chennai (ran away !!) without intimating the leaders. It is learnt that
he will not be available in Chennai for next four days. NFPE COC held an
emergent meeting and decided to declare one day strike on 13th July 2017 protesting
against the negative stand of the Circle administration and demanding immediate
wage revision of Casual Labourers. Accordingly 14 days legal notice for the
strike was served on 28th June 2017. Entire employees of Tamilnadu Circle
(P3 , P4 , R3 , R4 , Admin , Postal Accounts , SBCO , GDS and Casual
Labourers) will go on strike for the cause of Casual Labourers declaring
-- "an injury to one is an injury to all" !!!. As strike is declared
, NFPE CCC decided to call off the fast in front of CPMG office and the mass
fast ended at 5 PM on 28th June with thundering slogans.
The
Fast was inaugurated by Com M.Durai Pandian , General Secretary , Confederation
Tamilnadu state. Com: T.K.Rangarajan , MP (CPIM) and Shri R.S.Bharati , MP
(DMK) addressed the programme. National leaders of Casual Labour Federation
Coms: M.Krishnan (President) Y.Nagabhushanam (Working President) P.Mohan
(General Secretary) D.Sivagurunathan (CHQ Treasurer) S.Balamurugan (CHQ OGS)
alongwith NFPE leaders Coms: J.Ramamurthy (CHQ President P3 & CS P3 )
B.Paranthaman (President CCC NFPE) G.Kannan (Convenor CCC NFPE) Angel
Sathyanathan (Chairman , Women's Committee) participated in the fast. Com
A.G.Pasupathy , veteran leader of P&T Trade Union movement (86 years)
participated on two days. Coms: K.Raghavendran (Ex-SG NFPE & GS AIPRPA)
K.V.Sreedharan (Ex-GS P3) K.Regupathy ( Asst SG NFPE) A.Veeramani (AGS P3 CHQ)
R.B.Suresh (CS AIPAEA) K.R.Ganesan (Circle President R3 ) Dhananjay (CS AIPEU
-GDS) Santhoshkumar (President , AIPAEA CHQ) attended and addressed the
gathering. Shri D.Theagarajan (SG FNPO) and Shri Kumar (FNPO & Chairman
PJCA) Leaders of AIRF, DREU and Confederation affiliates also
addressed.
The
inspiring struggle of the most down trodden, marginalised and poor casual labourers
of Tamilnadu will be written in red letters in the history of the struggles of
Postal employees.
Red
Salute to the NFPE / Confederation/ Casual Labour leaders and members who made
it a historic struggle.
M.Krishnan R.N.Parashar
President
Secretary General
Casual Labour, Federation. NFPE
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