All India
Gramin Dak Sevaks Union (AIGDSU)
(CHQ)
First Floor, Post Office Building, Padamnagar,
Delhi 110007
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No.GDS/CHQ/1/5/2014 Dated 22-02-2014
To
All Circles / Divisional/ Branch
Secretaries of All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union, All India
Office Bearers….
Dear Comrades,
AIGDSU INDEFINITE STRIKE SUCCESS. A RESPECTFUL
AGREEMENT IS THE OUT COME. DEPARTMENT OF POSTS STARTED SINCERE EFFORTS FOR
INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7TH CPC. OUR UNION ALSO TOOK UP THE MATTER WITH
DOPT AND HON’BLE DOPT MINISTER V.NARAYANA SWAMY.
IN CASE THE GOVT. DOES NOT INCLUDE GDS IN 7TH
CPC, A JUDICIAL COMMITTEE WILL BE APPOINTED UNDER RETIRED HIGH COURT OR SUPREME
COURT JUDGE.
CONGRATULATION
CHQ congratulates all
C.W.C Members, Circle Secretaries, Divisional/Branch Secretaries, our members,
well wishers, and the leaders of sister unions and members for their valuable
support during indefinite strike. With the co-operation of all, we got the
victory.
NEGOTIATIONS
Our leaders were invited
for negotiations on 12-02-2014 to discuss and decide the charter of demands.
Talks were held in the G.P. Roy committee hall between our leaders and
Departmental officers. The Dept. again denied to settle the demands and
requested our leaders to withdraw the strike. Our leaders decided to continue
the strike till the demands will be achieved.
Again the negotiations
were held in the office of Sri S.K. Das Regional labour commissioner (Central)
on 14-02-2014 and 17-02-2014. Com. S.S. Mahadevaiah, Com. B.V. Rao, Com.
Lakhwinder Pal Singh and Ram Singh M.P. Circle attended.
The Dept. of Posts handed
over the letter to our leaders in presence of labour commissioner written by
Member (P) to the Joint Secretary DOPT requesting clarification regarding GDS
inclusion in 7th Central Pay Commission and requested us to withdraw
the strike. We did’nt accept the request of the Dept. and decided to continue
the strike. It is a pity and shame that some leaders claimed that the
Departments letter to DOPT was the out come of the two days strike.
Our leaders were invited
for Negotiations after the strike started on 20th February, 2014 and
21st Feb, 2014 Com. S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, Com. B.V.
Rao, Asst. General Secretary, Com. D.N. Giri, President, R.P. Diwaker,
Treasurer, Com. C.B. Tiwary, Org. Secretary attended the meeting on 21st
Feb, 2014. After the negotiations in congenial atmosphere, an agreement was
accepted. We are herewith enclosing the agreement copy.
As per
the agreement
POSITION
OF CHARTER OF DEMANDS
(1) Grant of Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak
Sevaks.
The Dept of post is not competent
to settle this demands, After appointment of the 7th CPC or judicial
committee it will recommend to the Govt. of India for consideration.
(2) Inclusion
of GDS wage structure and service conditions in the purview of 7th
CPC.
The Dept. of Post started
sincere efforts for inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC. In case the Govt.
does not include GDS in 7th CPC A Judicial committee will be
appointed under retired high court or supreme court judge.
(3) Provide cent percent compassionate
appointments to the wards of deceased GDS employees.
This demand was denied.
Some modifications suggested by the staff side are taken into consideration in
due course.
(4) Revised
Recruitments Rules.
Revised Recruitment Rules
will be reconsidered and revised after two examinations.
(5) Merger
of 50% with pay for GDS.
It will not be not
decided by the Govt. to the Departmental employees at the time of negotiations
held. After the decision of the Govt. it will be discussed with union and
decide.
(6) Regularization of casual, part time and
contingent employees and revision of their wages w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and grant
D.A.
It is under active
consideration. DOPT submitted its report to IFS. It may be settled in short
time.
The Mean, Shameless, Anti-Trade union activities of
Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General NFPE during our strike His deeds are shameful
to all working class.
He is unfit for hold the highest post of mighty
NFPE.
In the history of postal
trade union movement, No Secretary General of NFPE behaved like com. Krishnan
when struggles are launched against ruling class. It is shame to all working
class.
From the very first day
of the strike, he started to act in favour of administration and false
information was circulated through his website that the strike rate was only
5%. In the time of 2012 he made such type of false propaganda. Later we proved
that this narrow-minded leaders figures were absolutely wrong as per the
information of RTI Act. Then all the GDS spat on his face. Though he did not
get any realization. Again he started the same tactics. We don’t want to waste
our time on the mean, narrow-minded, down trodden leaders falls words. Time
will decide who are true? Or who are false? And GDS are with whom?
CHQ
STRUGGLES FOR JUSTIFIED DEMANDS OF GDS
The
General Secretary of AIGDSU submitted the charter of demands unanimously
resolved in the GDS National convention held at Delhi on 13-12-2014 in Agarwal
Dharmasala and requested to settle the demands. GDS convention issued
countrywide relay hunger fast programme at Circle offices from January 20-24th,
2014. Dept. of Posts denied to settle single demand and negative reply has been
given to the General Secretary. To put pressure on the Department Relay hunger
fast programme was successfully conducted in all Circles at Circle head
quarters from 20-24th January, 2014. The General Secretary Com. S.S.
Mahadevaiah attended the relay hunger fast in Hyderabad on 24-02-2014.
Due to
the adamant steps of Dept. We were compelled to initiate serious trade union
action. The General Secretary announced Indefinite strike from 18th
February, 2014 amidst thundering claps of 700 GDS employees who attend relay
hunger fast. The Indefinite strike notice was served to the Dept. of Posts on
29.01.2014.
Special thanks
We
express our heart felt thanks to Shri Oscar Fernades, Hon’ble minister of
Transport and high ways, Shri Ajit Jogi, Chairman, CWC Member, ST Department,
All India Congress committee, Shri V. Nareyana Swamy, Hon’ble Minister of DOPT
and Shri Pradeep Kumar Kunche Coordinator, ST Department, Smt. Maharani Parneet
Kaur,Hon’ble State
External Affairs Minister, Government
of India, Sri
Raj Kumar Verka, Vice Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes All India Congress Committee for their valuable
cooperation.
We
express our special thanks to com. B.V. Rao, Asst. General Secretary and Circle
Secretary A.P. Circle, Com. D.N. Giri, President (CHQ), Com. Lakhwinder Pal
Singh, Vice President (CHQ), Com. C.B. Tiwary, Org. Secretary and Circle
Secretary Uttar Pradesh, Com. Ram Singh Dhakad, Circle President M.P. Circle,
Com. R.P. Diwaker, Treasurer (CHQ), Com. Thu Ex. C/S and GDS comrades of Punjab,
U.P., Uttarakhand and Haryana for their services during the strike.
APPEAL
We have to fight with full strength to implement the
demands which we achieved. All CWC Members, Circle Secretaries, Divisional
Branch Secretaries are requested to put all efforts to make our organization
strengthen. You are also requested to send quota to CHQ.
With struggle greetings,
Yoursfraternally,
(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary