NATIONAL
JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
4, STATE ENTRY ROAD
RESOLUTION
ADOPTED AT THE MASSIVE RALLY AT JANTAR MANTAR (PARLIAMENT STREET
The massive
congregation of the representatives of Central Govt Employees who have come
from various parts of the country held at Jantar Mantar before the Indian
Parliament on 28-04-2015 decided to commence the indefinite strike action from
23rd November 2015 from 6 AM having failed to elicit any positive response from
the Government in settlement of the 10 point Charter of Demands submitted
months back. It was also decided that the Railways and Defence organizations
will conduct the strike Ballot as per the provision of the Industrial Disputes
Act and Recognition Rules before commencing the strike from 23-11-2015.
The massive
gathering adopted the resolution unanimously exhorting the central Govt.
Employees to prepare for the eventual strike action in all earnestness and make
it a historic one.
The meeting
congratulates the employees for forging exemplary unity and carrying out
various programmes chalked out by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA)
after the national convention on 11th December 2014. Even though the Govt. was
compelled to set up the 7th CPC on account of the sanctions generated through
the action programmes, Govt. has refused to grant Interim Relief and merger of
DA and excluded the Gramin Dak Sewaks of the Postal Department from the ambit
of the 7th CPC.
It is a matter
of regret that in spite of public admission of non-privatisation of Indian
Railways by Prime Minister of India and assurance of Minister of Railways on
various occasions, including Parliament, Dr. Deb Roy Committee had submitted a
report which is a clear roadmap for privatisation of IR.
The meeting
noted that the Government has purposely ensured the closure of Joint
Consultative Machinery, the negotiating forum set up in 1966 for Central
Government Employees to discuss and bring about settlement of their demands.
The meeting
chaired by Secretary (Personnel) on 25th February 2015 did not bring about
settlement on any single issue of the Charter of Demands.
The meeting
unanimously decided to demand before the Government to convene the meeting of
National Council, JCM immediately and settle the following charter of demands,
if at all it wants to avoid confrontation with its own employees.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS:
1. Effect wage
revision of the Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014, accepting the
memorandum of the Staff Side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant
Interim Relief and Merger of 100% of DA. Ensure submission of the 7th CPC
report within the stipulated time frame of 18 months; include the Grameen Dak
Sewaks within the ambit of the 7th CPC. Settle all anomalies of the 6th CPC.
2. No
privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments and no
corporatisation of postal services.
3. No Ban on
recruitment/creation of post.
4. Scrap PFRDA
Act and re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.
5. No
outsourcing; contractorisation, privatisation of governmental functions;
withdraw the proposed move to close down the Printing Presses; the publication,
form store and stationery departments and Medical Stores Depots; regularise the
existing daily rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained
apprentices.
6. Revive the JCM
functioning at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of
the demands of the CGEs.
7. Remove the
arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments.
8. No labour
reforms which are inimical to the interest of the workers.
9. Remove the
ceiling on payment of Bonus.
10. Ensure five
promotions in the service career.
The meeting
authorized the National JCA to take appropriate and necessary steps needed to
make the indefinite strike beginning from 23rd November 2015 an unprecedented
and grand success.
(Shiva Gopal
Mishra)
Convenor
28.04.2015
National Joint Council of Action
