Editorial
VICTORY
OF AIGDSU
We are all
aware that nearly fifty days unnecessary delay has been taken place to publish
the GDS committee report by the Department of posts. After series of struggles
of AIGDSU only, the Department revealed the report of GDS committee.
These is no
need to say again that the positive recommendations of GDS committee are the
outcome of the AIGDSU uncompromised efforts. Most of the suggestions made in
the Memorandum of AIGDSU had been taken into consideration by the GDS Committee
and recommended in its report accordingly.
As a unique
GDS recognized union, we put the responsibility on our shoulders for an early
implementation of GDS Committee recommendations with suitable modifications
suggested by AIGDSU and requested the Department for the same.
As there is
no response from the Department, we are compelled to go on countrywide trade
union action. As a part of the struggle, AIGDSU conducted an historical and
uncompared dharna at Jantar Mantar on April 6th 2017 with nearly Ten
thousand GDS comrades. We are proud to say that it is not possible to anybody
except AIGDSU in the Department of posts. In fact it is a mile stone in the
History of AIGDSU trade union movement.
With the
consultation and concurrence of all who attended to Dharna, an indefinite
strike notice was served to the department of posts on 06.04.2017 demanding for
an early implementation of GDS committee report including modifications
suggested by AIGDSU.
The
Department has come down and invited AIGDSU leaders for negotiations through
e-mail letter. The General Secretary and all other leaders are on strike tour
and unable to honour the department request immediately.
At last a
meeting was held in Dak Bhavan with higher officers on 24-04-2017 in congenial
atmosphere. After two hour discussions, the department agreed the demand of
AIGDSU and a letter was issued to the union. There after AIGDSU deferred the
indefinite strike. We hope that the Department should keep its word. This is
the great achievement of AIGDSU regarding GDS committee. Really it is victory
of AIGDSU.
