UNITY STRENGTHENED
Consequent on the INVITATION from the ‘GDS Ikya Vedika’ to all the General Secretaries of the AIGDS Unions, on behalf of our union, the General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, A.P. Circle President and other activists of our union participated the convention of GDS held at ‘Railway Institute’ in Vijayawada Town of Andhra Pradesh on 20th of April, 2014.
A large number of GDS across Andhra Pradesh from every district attended the convention and expressed their stand that is required to be adopted by the Unions and Federations on long pending crucial GDS Demand of ‘Departmentalization of GDS’. Further, the convention applauded the strikes conducted in 2008, 2012 and 2014 by our Union for the GDS noble cause.
The convention attended by a huge number of Group-C, Postman, MTS also expressed it’s dissatisfaction over the gross injustice caused to the GDS in respect of their abolished ‘Seniority based promotions, un-ethical point system in respect of compassionate appointments , un-scientific and impractical ‘Targets’ imposed on GDS for RPLI and SB Targets etc.,. The convention further demanded for abolition of ‘Engagement Rules’.
The convention while appreciating our General Secretary for having agreement with the Department for constitution of a Judicial Committee in the event of no possibility for including the GDS in 7th CPC, advised for building constructive struggles to achieve the long cherished goal of GDS ie., Departmentalization.
While assuring the convention that our union will fight till the GDS crucial problem is achieved, the General Secretary recalled the measures adopted by the ‘GDS Ikya Vedika’ in supporting the various strikes observed by our union and Federations, for strengthening the unity of the Postal Employees in General and the GDS of all unions in particular.
In this connection, while expressing our union’s sincere thanks to the ‘GDS IKya Vedkika’ for it’s efforts to promote ‘GDS Noble Cause’, it is to communicate to all GDS fraternity that ‘Our union always invites constructive criticism, but for whom who makes criticism for their vested interests, our future course of action and our relentless efforts for achieving the GDS noble cause will only make them understand what our aim is’.
General Secretary attended Warangal
Organizational meeting on 21.04.2014;- On 21.04.2014 at Warangal.
General Secretary along with Com.
Jaya Ra,j vice President and Divisional Secretary Khammam Com. Venkateshwarulu
A C/S and Divisional Secretary Hanumakonda, Shri Satyanarayana Reddy, Leader
AIGDSU, Shri Ravindhar Rao, President, Shri BikhashaPatti, Senior Leader Warangal,
FNPO, Shri Rajendera Reddy, AIGDU and other
Leaders from Warangal and more than two Hundred GDS Employees attended
the meeting. General secretary requested and appealed to Join AIGDSU. More than
350 GDS had joined Warangal Division. General Secretary and AIGDSU CHQ will
congratulate to all leader and GDS Staff who have joined our AIGDSU. In Andra
Pradesh more than newly enrolled 2400 GDS employees joined in 30th
April, 2014 in AIGDSU.
