Two days mass Dharna of confederation leaders
In front of Parliament
On
24th and 25th February, 2014.
To protest against the total neglect and negative
attitude of Central Government in the Budget towards Central Government
employees.
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NATIONAL CONVENTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ON 4th APRIL,
2014 AT NAGPUR.
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH TO MAY, 2014.
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Dear Comrade,
The
National Secretariat met today (18-02-2014). It reviewed the strike participation on
the basis of the reports received from the States and the affiliates. The
meeting noted with appreciation the efforts undertaken by the affiliates and
the State leaders in making the stake a grand success. On the basis of
the deliberations, the meeting adopted the enclosed resolution and took the following
decisions.
1. To
organise 48 hour Dharna on 24th and 25th Feb.
2014 at Delhi against the attitude of the finance Minister in not
conceding the demand for Interim relief and merger of DA etc. , while
presenting the Vote on Account. The National leaders along with the active
workers of Delhi will participate in the programme.
2. To
organise a National Convention at Nagpur on 4th April, 2014
from 11 AM to 5 PM to mobilise the employees for the task for
accomplishment detailed in the enclosed resolution, especially in
the coming general election.
3. The State
Committees will organise such conventions in all State Capitals for the same
purpose.
4.
Campaign meetings will be organised in front of all Central Government offices,
where the District level and State level leaders will detail the decisions
taken by the National Secretariat.
5. The
Confederation National Secretariat will meet in May 2014 and decide upon the
indefinite strike action in pursuance of the 15 point
charter of demands to be organised in June, 2014.
6. The
Tamilnadu State Committee will be requested to explore the possibilities of
organising campaign against Shri P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister in the
Constituency from where he would seek election to the Lok Sabha.
7. The State
Committees will make arrangements for translating the resolution in vernacular
and circulate amongst the mass of the employees.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
M. KRISHNAN.
Secretary General.
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DRAFT RESOLUTION
The
National Secretariat of the Confederation places on record its appreciation and
gratitude over the massive and magnificent participation of the largest number
of our members in the 48 hour strike on 12thand 13th Feb.
2014. It was a great manifestation of the confidence, the
members had reposed in the organization and their determination to win
the demands through struggles. The reports, the Confederation
CHQ received both from the affiliates and the State Committees
indicate the massive participation of the employees in the strike action
throughout the county. In some of the affiliates, the participation
had been cent percent. This must embolden the Confederation to
pursue the issue with determination and organize further action programmes to
ensure that the demands are got settled.
The
Secretariat has noted that the Government had pretended to ignore
the massive action of the employees. There had been no response
from them so far. In the wake of the strike action, it
announced the composition of the 7th CPC disregarding the
united demand raised by the Staff side of the JCM National Council for the
inclusion of a labour representative. The Government also chose not
to convene the meeting the staff side to discuss the draft terms of reference
submitted,. It did not make any announcement on the question of
merger of DA, Interim Relief, inclusion of GDS within the ambit of the
Commission and rejected the demand for making the recommendation of the
Commission effective from 1.1.2014.
On every issue, which is included in the 15 point
Charter of demands, the Govt. continued with its nugatory attitude. In the last session of the
Parliament, they ensured that the PFRDA bill becomes an Act despite the
strongest objection and resistance of the employees by eliciting and receiving
the support and patronage of the dominant opposition party, the BJP. Even on comparatively smaller issues like
compassionate appointments, no positive response emerged. The period witnessed increased outsourcing of
governmental functions. Almost
a third of the workforce is presently casual and contract workers with
abysmally poor wages taking advantage of the acute unemployment situation in
the country. There had been no
settlement of any issue raised by the Staff Side in the National Council JCM. In fact no meeting of the council was convened and no
issue discussed or settled during this period.
The plight of the three lakh Gramin Dak Sewaks of the
Postal Department is highly deplorable. They constitute almost half of
the Postal workforce. But for them, the functioning of the Postal system will
come to a grinding halt. Their service conditions are presently worse off
than even a causal/daily rated worker. Despite the Supreme Court’s decisions
that they are holders of Civil Posts and consequently are entitled to the
benefits and privileges of a civil servant, there had been no improvement in
their service conditions worth mentioning. In spite of repeated
presentation of their case both inside and outside the Parliament by people
from all walks of life irrespective of party affiliation, the Government had
been silent to the pleading for bringing them within the ambit of the Pay
Commissions. Confederation is duty bound and determined to change the
situation and to bring them within the purview of the 7th CPC.
During its five year tenure, the UPA II was in power, it intensified the
neo-liberal reforms, phased out all welfare measures introduced to benefit the
poor by the previous Governments; accentuated the unemployment situation by
various job killing devices; divested the PSUs; allowed unbridled entry of
Foreign capital to subjugate the Indian people; ruined the indigenous industry,
destroyed the livelihood of the farmers and agricultural labourers, allowed the
prices of all essential food items to soar, privatised education and health
care services, ensured that each of its decision was to favour the rich,
granted huge tax concessions to the corporate, indulged in large scale
corruption, squandered away the national wealth, siphoned off the poor man’s
earning into the hands of a few rich in the country, sided with the
entrepreneurs in all labour disputes, took each and every political
decision to sub-serve the interest of the imperialist powers, especially the
USA. The pursuance of the neo liberal policies at the behest of the
advanced capitalist countries drove the majority of Indian population to be
below the poverty levels. In the comity of nations, our country became the
poorest and the last ranking in all fields. Our youth were driven to be beggars
at the doors of transnational corporations and developed countries.
Those who were responsible in driving our country men to unprecedented
deprivation has to now seek mandate, for their tenure is to end shortly.
No different is the approach of the major opposition party, BJP. There is
nothing to chose from these two political dispensations. They were hand
in glove together to demolish the sovereignty of the country; pauperisation of
the people and supported every legislation to intensify the neo liberal
exploitation of the common people. They supported to the hilt the
corporate houses. But for the support extended by the BJP, the PFRDA
would never have been made into a law. The Act now provides for the
extension of the new contributory pension scheme to those who were recruited
prior to 1.1.2004 and the existing pensioners. Despite the refusal of the
Government to accept their suggestion to guarantee minimum pension, the BJP
unashamedly supported the Bill, for they were the proponents of the neo liberal
economic policies. They supported this Government to increase the FDI and
FII in all sectors of economy and announced that they would intensify the
reform process if elected to power. The conglomeration of Corporate in the
country has now appointed the leader of that party to be the next CEO to run
the country. They have no use for the discredited UPA howsoever
subservient it could be. They know in a democratic system demagogy can
play a vital role. They are certain that BJP and its allies if elected to
power will be much more pliant and compliant.
It is in this background that the workers must assess the political
situation. In the forthcoming electoral battle, every worker must
discharge their salutary responsibility. Since the present state of
affairs is the product of the neo liberal policies and since both the UPA and
the NDA are the proponents of those policies, he/she must have clear vision and
exercise the franchise effectively to ensure that a pro worker, pro people
combination of parties is in governance. He/she must discharge that
responsibility for his/her own sake and for the sake of this great
nation.
The Secretariat came to the inescapable conclusion that the settlement of the
demands in the charter will only be possible through intensification of the
struggles. It recognised the need for larger unity. It will strive for
bringing about such a united platform for joint action. The inevitability
of an indefinite strike action has to be emphasised. The Confederation
and its affiliates must prepare its members for such an eventual and
unavoidable action, if the proposed 7th CPC is to really revise the
wages. It is needed to ensure the withdrawal of the pernicious
contributory pension scheme. It only will ensure that there are no casual
or contract system of employment in Government service. The
Government employees must be bestowed with democratic rights and above all must
enjoy the facility for collective bargaining and right to strike. The
Gramin Dak Sewak system is a colonial legacy and no civilised country must
endure such brutal exploitation. All is possible through united and
sustained action. The Confederation has proved beyond any iota of doubt
that it has built up an organisation capable of carrying out such an
action. Such action must be planned to take place after the electoral
battle is over. Every active worker of the Confederation must fan out and
reach out the rank and file of the workers. Since the task is stupendous,
the endeavour and effort must also be equally persisting.
The meeting of the National Secretariat of the Confederation has decided to
call upon all its affiliates, the State Committees, District Committees and
units to work in consonance with the understanding depicted in this resolution;
mobilise the rank and file for the eventual indefinite strike action in June,
2014 and strive to bring about a revolutionary change in the governance of our
polity.
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