REPLAY TO SECRETARY GENERALY NFPE FOR HIS E-MAIL LETTER.

GDS/CHQ/41/1/2009 Dated: 31-12-2008

To,

Com. K. Raghavendran,
Secretary General, NFPE
New Delhi - 110001

Dear Comrade,

Kindly refer to your e mail sent to me regarding indefinite strike. You probably remember that we i.e. the AIPEDEU had waged a glorious three day strike from 17.12.2008 and the NFPE withdrew its support in the midst of the strike taking the plea that the attitude of the Department was positive and satisfactory and there was no need to continue the strike further. You probably remember that it was because of the united force of the G.D.S. employees that the Department held a detailed meeting with us and an agreement was signed. Now that we have proceeded towards a settlement and pulled the chest nut out of the fire, as mentioned in our letter of even No dated 29-12-2008 addressed to Com. K.K.N. Kutty, Secretary General Confederation and copy enclosed to you, the futility of including the same item in your charter of demands is obvious. Why should you or the confederation try to include an issue in your charter of demands which stands settled, is beyond any body's perception. Any strike on this issue will be an attempt to belittle or negate the achievements of the struggle of the G.D.S. employees or even to scuttle the settlement. How can there be a struggle when there has been an agreement even when action for implementation is on? And in this situation the NFPE or the Confederation is no where Justified nor it is within Jurisdiction to include G.D.S. issues in the charter of demands. You will agree that it will not be befitting to claim credit for a matter already settled by the united efforts of the G.D.S. employees.

What amuses us is the sudden change of your heart expressing a no confidence in the intentions of the Secretary department of Posts when free and frank talks have been held and the agreement has not been breached.

We request you to drop the issue relating to the G.D.S. employees from your charter of demands and also advise the Confederation accordingly.

At the present we do not see any reason to disbelieve the intentions of the Secretary Department of Posts or the Hon'ble Minister for Communications & IT. We can consider of any struggle only when the agreement is breached and in that case we shall certainly hit and hit hard; but we on our part, shall not walk out of the agreement by joining your strike with G.D.S issue as one of the items of charter of demands.

If you and the Confederation drop the item of G.D.S from your charter of demands, this Union will certainly support your strike, but we shall not walk out of the agreement without any provocation from the other side.

With New Year greetings,
Yours fraternally,

(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary
Copy forwarded to:-
1. Com. K.K.N. Kutty, Secretary General Confederations.