MEETING WITH SECRETARY POSTS Ms. P. GOPINATH

                                       MEETING WITH SECRETARY POSTS Ms. P. GOPINATH

Organisational matters and struggles of Gramin Dak Sevak employees.

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ALL INDIA POSTAL EXTRA DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEES UNION(CHQ)

First Floor, Post Office Building, Padamnagar, Delhi 110007

No.GDS/CHQ/1/5/2013                                         Dated 30-01-2013

To

All the Circle / Divisional/ Branch Secretaries of All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union. All India Office Bearers

Sub:- Organisational matters and struggles of Gramin Dak Sevak employees.

Dear Comrades,

      At the outset the CHQ offers sweetest and warmest greetings to all our members, and wishes a very happy and prosperous new year. Before we go on to discuss critically the orgnisational situation with regards to the GDS employees and the situation prevailing with regard to postal employees we would rather have a glimpse of the national level scenario. This will show the atmosphere in which we have to march forward inch by inch.

Comrades, what we see in day to day developments does not present an encouraging scene. While every attempt in being made to afford all sorts of encouragement and concession to big business houses and corporations foreign or domestic, nothing at all is being done towards the well being of the employees. Privatisation is opening its urgly face and this is only to offer an occasion to some big business house to have a hefty harvest at the cost of the national exchequer. To bridge the deficit by selling the family silver is thought to be the worst type of economy. Opening the doors for FDI in multi brand retail sector and enhancing the ceiling on FDI in Insurance and Banking sector will have its consequences. We have to work against these heavy odds and political economy and have to strain all our energy in trying to march ahead. We have to fight for every inch. But March forward we must and so we do. Hats off!

We salute our members

We salute our members for the iron resolve and steel unity they have demonstrated in spite of very vile attempt by a section of leadership to fragment our unity. What a fall! Those who had been preaching unity all through are practicing disunity and fragmentation. But the GDS employees have dealt suitable blow to their misadventure by remaining united and organized and those who were running after some mirage are coming back.

We are trying to march forward with the cause of the GDS employees and there are they who are pulling our legs. When we are on struggle, they work as strike breakers. When we demand something which is Justified and due, they try to defeat our cause. When we succeed, they work as morale-killers. When difficulties are faced by us, they rejoice. Probably no true trade union leader can descend so low.

But there is very encouraging side of the coin also. The Central unions are striving to forge workable unity of workers to arrest the unbridled economics of privatization and libralisation to push forward cause of the common man and working class in particular. The General Strike on February, 20 and 21 is a mile stone in history of workers struggle. This is true unionism. Not that they work for their supremacy and one up-manship over others but with a sense of fraternity and unity. Will those who

are trying to wreck our organization, though in vain, take some lesson from it and accept their blunder?

Comrades, our problems are many and the mode of solution sustained is one suctioned struggle tempered with solid organization and unbreakable unity. We have covered a good distance in the way of our emancipation from nacked discrimination and subdued rights only on the strength of our unity. But still much, much longer distance is to be covered and we must once again salute our rank and file for coming with flying clours on this score.

We are getting curious queries asto the fate of our demands, especially in respect of bonus ceiling and health insurance. Though some people were rejoicing and spreading remours that our case on bonus-ceiling was rejected, the fact, as we have already reported is otherwise. A departmental committee was constituted to examine in depth the justification because the Nataraja Murti Committee had ditched us by reversing the practice. The committee has finalized its report and the case is reported to be submitted to the Secretary, Deptt of Posts. The Secretary will submit the case again to the Finance Ministry. Which may take some time in deciding the issue. We are looking to the issue of health insurance for an early solution.

Comrades, here is the time that we must critically examine the gains and losses of our strike. We concede that we had to lose some days wages. But, is not this like the seeds that one had to sow to have a fine harvest? But this is not all. Our achievement is that the GDS employees have been recognized as a fighting force for the cause of the Common well being of the G.D.S. Gone are the days when we were treated as followers and subjects. Now we have an organization of our own which we run not at the mercy of some other people. Secondly had we not waged this struggle the bonus issue could have been treated as a closed issue never to be opened again. The issue still remains a live issue and seeks solution. Our struggle shook the conscience of a large part of the political leadership. Everybody recognized the genuineness of our cause. Might be some technicality stood in the way or we would have already clenched the issue. But we take collectively a vow that we shall not rest till we get what is due to us.

TWO DAYS GENERAL STRIKE FROM 20 AND 21 FEBRUARY 2013

All Central Trade Unions, Independent Federations and All India Unions have taken decision to go on two days strike i.e. 20 and 21^st February 2013 against anti workers policies of the central Government. This is the first strike conducting two days against the policies of the central Government after independence. We appeal all our members to participate and conduct two days strike effectively. Charter of demands and strike notice enclosed, All Circle/Divisional and Branch Secretaries requested make success two days general strike.     

Comrades, struggle never goes fruitless. We shall run, maybe we fall some time but ultimately we shall win the race.

                 

        With warm and new year greetings again.

                                                                                

 Yours fraternally,                       

                                         
                                 (S.S. Mahadevaiah)
                                  General Secretary   

CHQ HINDI CIRCULAR Dated 30-01-2013




CHQ HINDI CIRCULAR Dated 30-01-2013

MEETING WITH NEW SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS Smt. P. Gopinth.

MEETING WITH NEW SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS Smt. P. Gopinth.

Com. S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, Com.  Raju Diwaker, CHQ Tr, Com. Lakhwinder Pal Singh, CHQ Vice President and Circle Secretary Punjab Circle and Com. Rajesh Gurdwan, Circle Secretary Chattisgarh met Hon’ble Secretary, Department of Posts Smt. P. Gopinath, on 01.02.2013 at Secretary’s Chamber. Our leaders expressed whole heartedly congratulated for taking over the charge of Secretary, Department of Posts. We on behalf of the members of A.I.P.E.D.E.U. extend a hearty welcome and wish all success. We assured to Madam our full cooperation for betterment of the services to the people who are our real masters. We hope that under your stewardship the Department will meet all the challenges of competition and protect the interest of workers to the high esteem. The leaders were informed that Department was Organized “Best MNRGS Payment”  awards  to 12 GDS BPMs and 5 other Dept. staff Hon’ble President awards, the presentation programme will be held on 2-2-2013 at Vignanbhavan New Delhi.

Editorial Rural Postal Employees Feb,2013

2013 FEBRUARY 20-21 NATION WIDE STRIKE IS A PEOPLE REVOLT AGAINST ANTI PEOPLE, ANTI EMPLOYEES POLICIES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

The fate of the Common   people of the contrary has been becoming worse and worse day to day of the implementation of Liberalization Globalization and Privatization in the year 1991. The central Govt. moved  fastly  against the wishes and will of common people supporting multinationalists and capitalists there is huge depth between have and have-nots un controlled hike of commodities has great blow on common people.         

FDI in Retail Bussiness and reforms in insurance and banking sectors disinvestments from 15 public sector units which are still running in profits withdrawal of subsidy to commodities and cooking gas changes in the labour laws in favour of employers resulted the lives of common people thrown in to gutters

After implementation of the liberalization policies  the justified rights of all the central Govt. employees including 5 lakh fifty thousand Postal employees have been snatched, due to these policies there is abnormal  delay in appointing 7^th CPC, Denial of 50% DA Merger in basic, denial of civil servant Status to GDS Employees, Discrimination in bonus ceiling, denial  cent percent Compassionate appointments to the wards  of deceased GDS employees, deneal of prorate wages to causal, part time and contingent employees  abolition of posts have been taken place.

Recently Department of posts abolished 17093 Group ‘B’ Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ Posts pertaining 2005-2008 Under optimization scheme.

In this scenario Joint forum of Central Trade Unions called two days nationwide strike from 20^th to 21^st feb, 2013, all the central trade unions Like  BMS,INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC,  CUCI, LPF, SWA Extended solidarity and support to the ensuing  strike.

We request all our Branch, Divisional and Circle Secretaries to take all efforts to make this Historic strike Success. We are going to issue strike notice soon.   

BAD PROPAGANDA OF KRISHNAN &CO. AGAINST AIPEDEU

                                              BAD PROPAGANDA OF KRISHNAN &CO. AGAINST AIPEDEU

 

 

 





Notice for two Days General strike on 20-02-2013 and 21-02-2013

Tele/Fax: 23697701

ALL INDIA POSTAL EXTRA DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEES UNION

(Central Head Quarter)

First Floor, Post Office Building, Padamnagar, Delhi 110007

President:                D.N. Giri

General Secretary:     S.S. Mahadevaiah

 

GDS/CHQ/2013                                              Dated 30^th January, 2013 

 

To

The Director General 

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

NOTICE

Sir / Madam,

 

In accordance with the provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, we hereby notify that all the Gramin Dak Sevaks will go on Two Days General strike on 20-02-2013 and 21-02-2013 The demands for acceptance on which the employees embark upon this Two Days Strike are detailed in the Charter of Demands enclosed.

 

                          Yours faithfully,                                                                                         

                                 Sd/-
                   (S.S. Mahadevaiah)      
                    General Secretary

 

 

 

Appeal

 

The CHQ call upon the All CWC Member's/Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries and active member's call upon is to make the two days General strike on 20.02.2013 and 21.02.2013 programme a resounding success. It is requested you made press conference and other publicity to poplies our demand. A report may also be sent to the CHQ.

                                                                                    

We request you kindly to translate this circular letter in local language and circulate among the staff. This fact may be explained to the membership through group meetings are meetings and general body meetings.

 

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART-A

1.        Take concrete measures to contain Price rise.

2.        Take concrete measures for linkage of employment protection with the

        concession / incentive package offered to the entrepreneurs.

3.        Ensure strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.

4.        Universal social security cover for the unorganised sector workers without any restriction and creation of a National Social Security Fund with adequate resources in line with the recommendation of NCEUS and Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour.

5.        Stoppage of disinvestment in Central and State PSUs.

6.        No Contractorisation of work permanent/perennial nature and payment of wages and benefits to the contract workers at the same rate as available to the regular workers of the industry / establishment.

7.        Amendment of Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage irrespective of the schedules and fixation of statutory minimum wage at not less than Rs.10,000/-.

8.        Remove all ceilings on payment and eligibility of Bonus, Provident Fund; Increase the quantum of gratuity.

9.        Assured statutory Pension for all.

10.     Ensure Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days and immediate ratification of the ILO Conventions Nos.87 and 98.

 

PART-B

11.     Include Gramin  Dak Sevaks in 7th CPC and Grant Status/Regularisation as government servant to GDS employees as recommended by Justic Talwar Committee. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its land mark judgement date 22-04-1977 held that the Extra Departmental agents (now Gramin Dak Sevaks) are holders of civil posts. He is doing multifarious activities viz.,RPLI,Savings/NREG,Business etc. and most of the GDS are working more than 5 hours and it is high time to consider the demand.

12.     Grant Bonus ceiling of Rs. 3500/- at par with Departmental staff. It is grass injustice and discrimination done to Gramin Dak Sevaks by denying Bonus ceiling of Rs. 3500/-.

13.     Grant compassionate appointments in all cases by removing irrational conditions and restrictions/norms prescribed recently.

14.     Scrap new recruitment rules of Postman/Mailguard and MTS. Restore the previous recruitment rules.  The promotion from GDS to postmen and MTS is direct recruitment in the version of the department.  Promotion under seniority quota should be restored.

15.     Grant immediate pro-rata revised scales to Casual labourers including part time and full time and MMC workers and restore DA which has been stopped for the last four years.

                                                                     Sd/-

   (S.S. Mahadevaiah) 

General Secretary