Around
50 members of the P4 Union of the National Federation of Postal Employees, who
were half-naked, staged a protest outside Tallakulam Post Office here on Friday
evening, as part of their State-wide protests demanding better amenities for
postmen and Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS). “We
have been demanding filling up of the existing vacancies of postmen, but we are
being told that there is no need to fill these vacancies,” said S.B.Rajamohan,
secretary of the union. “The boundaries of Madurai keep expanding and courier services
cannot reach many small villages on the fringes. Hence, we should be given more
manpower to reach these places,” he added.
The
protestors stood outside the Tallakulam office and shouted slogans, pressing
for their demands. Later, in a press release, they outlined their demands,
which included supply of new uniforms, slippers and umbrellas for the postmen,
cycles for MTS employees and authorisation for postmasters in all branches to
handle speed post initiatives directly.
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