HISTORIC
STRIKE OF GDS HAS BEGUN
UNPRECEDENTED SHOW OF UNITY AND COURAGE
LONG
AWAITED REVOLT OF THE ‘PRISONERS OF STARVATION’
IT IS
A DO OR DIE BATTLE
M.Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation of CGEW
Ex-Secretary General, NFPE
Battle lines are drawn.
Bugles
sounded.
The war has begun.
About three lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks of
the Postal Department has shown the determination and courage to challenge the
most unsympathetic and indifferent Narendra Modi Government. When others
hesitated, GDS are outright and fight with the Govt face to face. Two and
half lakh GDS are on strike from 22nd May 2018 and 1,29,500 Branch
Post Offices remained closed. In some circles, departmental employees joined
the strike as a fitting solidarity to the cause of GDS. P4 All India Union too
given a call for strike.
GDS strike is a revolt of the most exploited and
down-trodden section of workers. All the four GDS Unions (AIPEU-GDS, AIGDSU,
NUGDS & BPEDU) are on strike. It is a unique show of unity in action.
GDS are not beggars or second class
citizens of postal department. More than 60% of the employees of the Postal
Department are GDS and more than 80% of the Post Offices are GDS Branch Post
Offices. Major revenue of the department comes from GDS. They why this
discrimination and step-motherly attitude? GDS no more want the lip sympathy of
the Postal Board Officers or anybody else. They want their wage revision which is
long over due and Civil Servant Status. It is their right and they shall get
it. For that they are ready for any sacrifice. It is a do or die battle.
Without struggle no victory shall come. GDS shall fight and fight and fight and
shall win this battle. No force on earth can stop them from marching towards
their goal.
GDS are not afraid of victimization or
punishments such as dies-non, put-off duty, removal or dismissal. They are not
afraid of arrest or jail. They are the true followers of the legendary leader
Com.K.Adinarayana, who had shown them how to fight, even if alone. Com.Adi has
taught them that those hands which refuse to raise against injustice and those
tongues which refuse to shout against injustice are symbols of slavery. It is
Com.Adi who taught them the lesson of class consciousness “an injury to one
is an injury to all”. They are poor people, may be less educated but they are
intelligent and know how to identify and fight with enemies of workers.
Red salute to all those fighters who
are in the battle field. In this kurukshetra war, GDS shall win and history
will be re-written in red letters.
Stand united and fight unitedly, come
what may.
Unity
for struggle & struggle for unity.
