This time the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers taking all efforts to include the GDS issues under the purview of proposed 7th CPC at any cost. Along with the genuine demands of Central Govt. employees, the GDS demand has also given similar prominence and cause to decide future course of action in the ensuing National Secretariat of Confederation, scheduled to be held on 23rd October, 2013 in New Delhi.
The decision on strike ballot on 11th to 13th November 2013 is deferred.
The decision on strike ballot on 11th to 13th November 2013 is deferred.
Copy of the Confederation letter:
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
(Central Head Quarters)
1st Floor, North
Avenue Post
Office Building ,
New Delhi
CIRCULAR
NO.
8/2013
DATED –
28.09.2013
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT WILL MEET ON 23.10.2013 TO
DECIDE FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION
STRIKE BALLOT DEFERRED
Dear
Comrades,
The
National Secretariat of the Confederation congratulate the affiliates and State
Committees for the strenuous efforts put in by them to propagate and campaign
amongst the mass of the employees of the need for an immediate wage revision
and setting up of the 7th CPC
and enlist the massive participation of the Central Govt. employees for a long
drawn out struggle, which commenced in 2011 and the first phase of which was
culminated on 12th December,
2012 in a one day strike action. We are proud of the fact that our
efforts has borne fruit as the Government had to announce the
setting up of the 7th CPC
on 25th. Confederation, as you are aware, had always been in the
forefront in formulating demands of the CGEs, presenting and articulating the
issues in spearheading struggles and negotiating the demands to reach
settlement. This time also Confederation was the organization which
raised the setting up of the 7th CPC
and wage revision; demanded that the 7th CPC’s recommendation must be effective
from 1.1.2011; insisting that the tenure of the recommendation of the 6th CPC must be ended on the expiry of the
five years on par with the wage tenure of the Public Sector undertaking workers
as early as in 2010. It could justify the demands with facts and figures
of the unprecedented erosion of the real value of the wages of the Central
Government employees due to the high rate of inflation in the economy and
shooting up of the prices of all essential commodities. The campaign and
propaganda unleashed by us together had its salutary impact on the thinking
process of other sister organizations, compelled them to take note of the
growing discontent amongst the rank and file of their membership and to realize
the fact that the wage structure had become incapable of making both ends meet
especially for those employees at the lower levels of the hierarchy. They had
to perforce take up the issue of wage revision and setting up the 7th CPC due to the ambience created by the
Confederation and its affiliates by organizing series of struggles during
the period and at the same time spurning every of our attempt for a joint
action. We are quite aware that sanctions cannot be generated without joint and
united action of the workers. This dichotomy practiced by the predominant
organizations in the JCM inflicted irreparable damage to the cause of the
Central Government employees.
We are happy that the Government of India having realized
that the large majority of the Central Government employees have become
mentally attuned to the path of an inevitable struggle on wage revision
decided to avert a confrontation by announcing the setting up of the 7th CPC. We must, however,
realize that the decision of the Government tantamount to a post dated
cheque which is capable of encashment only after a long period of two and half
years. We must not take it lying down. The agony and sufferings of
the employees, especially those at the lower levels cannot be mitigated by
promises and assurances. There must be a rise in their emoluments to make
them capable of meeting the ever increasing cost of essential needs.
The Government must be told categorically and compelled to
agree for the merger of DA with pay; and interim relief, which had all along
been the case ever since the advent of the system of Pay Commission for wage
revision. We must bring home the fact that there will be no question of
any arrears arising from the recommendation of the 7th CPC as the Commission is mandated to
make its recommendation before the crucial date of 1st January, 2016.
Even though, it is stated that the terms of reference
would be finalized in consultation with all stake holders, the question of
inclusion of GDS within the ambit of the Pay Commission, in all probabilities
would be resisted by the Government.
In the light of the passage of the PFRDA Bill in the
Parliament, the Government might not agree to include the retirement benefits
in the terms of reference. This apart, the Government will now refer all
pending matters, be it at the National Anomaly Committee, National Council or
various Departmental Councils or taken up through inter departmental
references to the 7th CPC.
In other words for the next two and half years none of the issues of the CGEs
will be either discussed or settled. We must not allow the Government to
succeed in this nefarious objective.
We must note that the present announcement of setting up
of the 7th CPC has
also the hidden political agenda, for many States including
Delhi are to go to polls in the next few months. The National
Secretariat of the Confederation will meet on 23.10.2013 at Delhi
It is however, our considered opinion that unless we tread
the path of struggle the demand for merger of DA with pay, date of effect,
inclusion of GDS within the ambit of the 7th CPC and other issues in our charter of
demands will not be settled at all.
The campaign chalked out must, therefore, be carried out
with determination and understanding that we will succeed. We
request the leaders of the affiliates, State Committees and National Sectt.
Members to ensure that the campaign programmes are implemented as planned.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
(K. K. N.
Kutty) (M.
Krishnan)
President
Secretary General
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MOST URGENT / IMPORTANT
CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT MEETING
ON 23rd OCTOBER 2013 AT NEW DELHI
An urgent meeting of the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers will be held on 23rd October 2013 (Wednesday) at 10.00am at New Delhi.
Venue : 1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110 001
(Confederation CHQ)
All the office bearers of Confederation are requested to attend the meeting without fail.
M.KRISHNAN
SECRETARY GENERAL
