NFPE - FNPO - AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) - NUGDS
CIVIL SERVANT STATUS
AND INCLUSION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS)
IN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF SEVENTH PAY
COMMISSION.
MAHADEVAIAH SIGNED THE DEATH WARRANT OF 2.76
LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS. HE WANTS TO KILL THE CHILD EVEN BEFORE ITS BIRTH.
Recognised union (Mahadevaiah) accepted the stand of the
Government and Postal Board that GDS are NOT Government employees (Civil
servants) and hence they cannot be included in the Seventh Pay Commission which
is for Government Employees.
Government and Postal Board cleverly managed Mahadevaiah to sign
a written agreement accepting their stand, so that he cannot go back from the
agreement again.
All organizations in the staff side, JCM National Council including
Railways, Defense, Confederation, NFPE & FNPO has taken a firm stand that
we will not accept separate committee (Whether separate Judge or Bureaucrat)
for GDS this time and GDS should be included in Seventh CPC itself. Recognised
GDS union leader (Mahadevaiah) became an Agent of the government and signed
Agreement accepting the Government’s stand. Mahadevaiah admitted that GDS are
not civil servants and hence a separate committee is enough.
NFPE & FNPO and also the GDS unions of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE)
& FNPO (NUGDS) strongly condemn and protest against the foul play and
treachery of Mahadevaiah and Postal Board.
Hold Protest Demonstrations in front of all offices on
26.02.2014 demanding cancellation of the agreement and inclusion of GDS in the
7th Pay
Commission itself.
Dear friends and Comrades,
All of you are aware that
all the Unions and Federation of the Staff Side, JCM National Council including
Railways, Defense, Confederation, NFPE & FNPO have taken an unanimous stand
that Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Department of Posts should be included in the 7th Pay Commission and we will not accept any
separate Committee (Whether Judge or Bureaucrat) for GDS. This is the first time the entire JCM (Staff Side)
including Railways and Defense is taking such a firm stand. Accordingly JCM (Staff Side) has submitted a
letter to the Government (DoP&T) to include GDS in the terms of reference
of 7thCPC. The matter is now pending before the Government for a decision.
NFPE & FNPO and the GDS unions of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE) and FNPO (NUGDS)
has conducted two days nationwide strike demanding inclusion of GDS in the
terms of reference of 7th CPC. Both
NFPE & FNPO has already declared that they will jointly go for an
indefinite strike, if the demand for inclusion of GDS under the 7th CPC is not accepted by the Government.
But to our shock and
surprise, the recognised GDS Union leading by Mahadevaiah has signed an
agreement with the Postal Board agreeing for the appointment of a separate
committee for GDS. No Unions/Federations including Mahadevaiah’s union have
demanded a separate committee (either Judge Committee or Bureaucratic
Committee) in their charter of demands submitted to the Government and the
Department of Posts. The 7th Pay
Commission is appointed for Central Government Employees (Civil Servants).
Separate Committee (even if it is a separate Judge) means GDS are not civil
servants and they are only Extra-Departmental. Why should Mahadevaiah accept
such a stand of the Department and Government? Earlier also one separate
committee of Retired Judge (Justice Talwar Committee) was appointed for GDS.
But even now GDS are Extra-Departmental and not treated as Civil Servants.
Inclusion in 7th CPC means
Government accepting our demand that GDS are Government employees (Civil
Servants) and their service conditions and wage structure will be examined and
recommended by 7th CPC along
with other Central Government Employees. Thus a century long discrimination
towards GDS shall come to an end. Even
Justice Talwar
Committee has recommended that in future, no separate committe (either Judge or
Bureaucratic) should be appointed for the GDS and they should be included in
Pay Commissions itself. By
accepting a separate Committee, Mahadevaiah has spoiled the entire future of
GDS.
By signing an agreement
with the Postal Board, the Recognised GDS Union (Mahadevaiah) has signed the
Death Warrant of the 2.76 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks. He has played a drama with
the Postal Board and Government and cheated GDS and defeated the very purpose
of the united stand taken by all the JCM Staff side organizations. Postal Board has cleverly managed Mahadevaiah to
sign an agreement itself.
Normally after discussions with the unions, minutes are signed and copy given to unions. In this case, the Postal Board was very particular to get an agreement signed by the Recognised Union (Mahadevaiah) so that he cannot go back from the agreement in future. Ironically, for all other demands raised by Mahadevaiah in his Charter of Demands only separate minutes is given by the Department. Departmental officers and DoP&T are very intelligent and shrewd and they obtained what they want …. !!!
Normally after discussions with the unions, minutes are signed and copy given to unions. In this case, the Postal Board was very particular to get an agreement signed by the Recognised Union (Mahadevaiah) so that he cannot go back from the agreement in future. Ironically, for all other demands raised by Mahadevaiah in his Charter of Demands only separate minutes is given by the Department. Departmental officers and DoP&T are very intelligent and shrewd and they obtained what they want …. !!!
When Recognised union
signed an agreement, tomorrow the Government will say to the staff side that as
the recognised union has already agreed for a separate committee, we are not
including GDS in the 7th CPC.
Thus, the Recognised Union of the GDS (Mahadevaiah) has become an agent of the
Government. As already stated by us, Postal Board and the Government have
succeded in their game of “Divide and Rule”. That is why Mahadevaiah has not
joined the joint strike of two days conducted by NFPE, FNPO and the GDS union
of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE) and FNPO (NUGDS) on 12th & 13th February 2014. In the coming days the hidden
agenda behind the separate strike held by Mahadevaiah and the agreement will
come out with more clear.
The Department and the
Government always used to told NFPE & FNPO that by appointing a separate
committee (either Judge or Bureaucratic) GDs will be much benefited. They have
compelled NFPE & FNPO to accept separate Committee. We rejected the offer
of the Government & the Department as we are well aware, from our past
experience, the danger behind it and also the hidden agenda of the Government
& the Department. Finally after the two days strike the Secretary,
Department of Posts has given us a letter informing that our demand for
inclusion of GDS in Seventh Pay Commission is referred to Government (DoP&T)
for a decision. The Government understood that when the entire JCM staff side
has taken a firm united stand, it will be very difficult for them to reject our
demand. They wanted to pre-empt the united stand of the staff side.That is
why the indefinite strike drama was played (eventhough participation was very
less) and finally an agreement was signed behind the curtain and declaring that
this is a greatest achievement (!) and this is a first step towards the
liberation of GDS (!!!), as if there was no separate Judge Committee (Talwar
Committee) appointed by Government . It proved beyond doubt that both
the Recognised Union (Mahadeviah) and the Government want to keep the GDS
always outside the Pay Commission and always as “extra-departmental employees”.
NFPE and FNPO and the GDS
Unions of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE) and FNPO (NUGDS) strongly condemn and protest
the anti-GDS agreement signed by the Postal Board and the Recognised Union
(Mahadevaiah) and we demand the Government to include the GDS in the terms of
reference of the 7th CPC
itself instead of a separate Committee (Whether Judge or Bureaucrat). We call
upon the entire Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks to
recognise the danger behind the agreement and expose those who signed the
agreement which is nothing but a…
“DEATH WARRANT OF 2.76 GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS”.
We further call upon the
entire employees to conduct protest demonstration all over India on 26.02.2014
in front of all important offices against the stand taken by the Postal Board
and demanding to remit the GDS issues in the purview of the Seventh Pay Commission.
Yours
sincerely,
M.
Krishnan
D. Theagarajan
Secretary General
Secretary General
NFPE
FNPO
P.
Pandurangarao
P. U. Muraleedharan
General
Secretary
General Secretary
AIPEU-GDS
(NFPE)
NUGDS (FNPO)
