RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE MASSIVE RALLY AT JANTAR MANTAR (PARLIAMENT STREET) ON 28 APRIL 2015

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

4, STATE ENTRY ROAD,

NEW DELHI

RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE MASSIVE RALLY AT JANTAR MANTAR (PARLIAMENT STREET) ON 28 APRIL 2015

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 23^rd 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 11^th December 2014. Even though the Govt. was compelled to set up the 7^th 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 7^th 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 25^th 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 7^th CPC report within the stipulated time frame of 18 months; include the Grameen Dak Sewaks within the ambit of the 7^th CPC.  Settle all anomalies of the 6^th 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 23^rd November 2015 an unprecedented and grand success.

                                                                                                       (Shiva Gopal Mishra) 

                                                                                                                    Convenor

28.04.2015                                                                          National Joint Council of Action

MASSIVE AND IMPRESSIVE RALLY AND PARLIAMENT MARCH OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – 28.04.2015

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECLARES NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23^RD NOVEMBER 2015

PRESS STATEMENT

            We send herewith a copy of the resolution adopted by the massive rally of the Central Government employees held today 28.4.2015 at Jantar Mantar. New Delhi declaring that if no settlement is brought about  on the ten points charter of demands, the Central Government employees in all the De-departments of the Government of India will go on indefinite strike action from 23.11.2015.

            The rally was held under the chairmanship of Shri M. Raghavaiah, General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen.  Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra convenor of the NJCA conducted the proceedings.   The resolution was moved by Com. K.K.N. Kutty, President, Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, New Delhi.  Besides, the Chairman and Convenor of the NJCA, the other who spoke at the rally include S/Shri Rakal Dasgupta, President, All India Railwaymen Federation, Guman Singh and Bhatnagar of the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen, Shri M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, R.N. Parashar, Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees, Shri D. Theagarjan, Federation of National Postal organisations, Shri Sreekumar and Pahak of All India Defence Employees Federation, Srinivasan of the Indian National Defence Workers Federation, Harbhajan Singh Sidhu, General Secretary, HMS and many others. It was decided that the Railway and Defence Federation will take the strike ballot in the month of October, 2015.  More than a lakh of workers participated in the rally.  The copies of the resolution were handed over to the honourable Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Honourable Prime Minister by a delegation of the National Joint Council of Action

            We shall be grateful for favour of coverage of the decision in your esteemed daily/Newspaper /weekly.

            Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Shiv Gopal Mishra

Convenor

HISTORIC PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 28.04.2015 AT NEW DELHI BY ALL CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES ORGANISATIONS UNDER NC JCM

TN CONFEDERATION PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST ANTI PEOPLE BUEDGET 2015

ASPER THE CALL GIVEN BY THE  CONFEDERATION, TN CONFEDERATION DECIDED TO HOLD PROTEST LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION AGAINST ANTI PEOPLE BUDGET 2015,  DURING LUNCH HOUR IN FRONT OF INCOME TAX OFFICE, NUNGAMBAKKAM HIGH ROAD, CHENNAI . PLEASE MOBILE IN LARGE TO ATTEND.

                                                                   =M. DURAIPANDIAN,

                                                                                     GENERAL SECRETARY, 

                                                                                      CCGE&W, TN.

Government dept. unions demand wage revision - Chennai protest ;by JCA of NC JCM

The Joint Council of Action (JCA), South Zone, representing unions of Railways, Defence, Postal and other Central government departments organised a demonstration near the Chennai Collectorate stressing various demands including wage revision and prevention of privatisation. They submitted a memorandum containing over 37 demands to the Collector after the demonstration.

 

More than 1,000 members of various unions including the Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU), All India Defence Employees Federation (AIDEF) and National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) took part in the two-hour long demonstration that started at noon.

Among the various demands were: to effect the Central Government Wage Revision for employees from January 1, 2014; ensure wage revision for employees once in five years; ban privatisation, public private partnerships or foreign direct investments in railways and defence establishments and give up corporatisation of postal services.

 

They also wanted the government to avoid outsourcing of government activities and withdraw the move to close down the printing presses, publication forms store, stationery departments and medical stores depots. The Unions also wanted the government to improve the condition of railway hospitals. 

 

N. Kanniah, general secretary, SRMU and the convener of JCA, South Zone mentioned that this was the first time the ‘defence’ unions were taking part in a protest in association with other Central government Unions. 

 

C. Srikumar, general secretary, AIDEF, said only the Railways offers 100 percent appointment on compassionate grounds — the other Central government departments offer only 5 percent.

 

“Due to this, hardly one or two candidate obtain jobs under this category every year. We want the government to remove this slab,” he added.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com

Central Government staff demand early implementation of wage revision - Chennai

Members of the Joint Council of Action South Zone which represents employees from the Railway, Defence, Postal and other Central Government departments organised a protest meeting near the Collectorate premises here on Monday.

 

More than 300 members of various associations, including Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU), All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF) and National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE), participated in the protest meeting. Zonal president Raja Sridhar and divisional secretary J.M. Rafiq addressed the meeting.

 

The members also submitted a petition at the Collectorate along with a copy of the demands adopted by the National Convention of the Central Government Employees in December 2014.

 

In their 37-point charter of demands, the employees asked for the implementation of wage revision for Central government employees, which should be done once in every five years.

 

‘No privatisation’

 

They also demanded that no privatisation or Foreign Direct Investment should be allowed in railways and defence establishments, and opposed corporatisation of postal services.

 

Among other things, they also opposed outsourcing and privatisation of governmental functions and asked the government to withdraw the proposed move to close down printing presses.

 

Stating that many residential quarters needed renovation, the employees urged the Central government to carry out repairs, not to compel staff to stay in inhabitable quarters, and pay house rent allowance.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

Employees of Central government organisations staging a protest near the Collectorate in the city 

demonstration in front of Collectorate at Trichy on 02.03.2015

DEMONSTRATION HELD AT ERODE ON 2.3.2015 AND SUBMISSION OF MEMORANDUM TO DISTRICT COLLECTOR

UNION BUDGET-- HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATION ON 3rd March 2015

Confederation National Secretariat calls upon all affiliates to hold Protest Demonstration at all important centers and in front of offices on 3^rd March 2015 against the Pro-Corporate , Anti -Worker, Anti- People and Anti- Central Government Employees  UNION BUDGET  of Modi Government.

M.Krishnan

Secretary General 

Confederation

PRESS STATEMENT of CCGEW on BUDGET 2015

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001

Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com

Email: confederationhq@gmail.com

 President                                                                                                   Secretary General

 K. K. N. Kutty                                                                                                                               M. Krishnan

09811048303                                                                                                                                  09447068125

  Dated: 28^th Feb. 2015.

PRESS STATEMENT.

Budget 2015-16.

The Budget of Modi Government for the year 2015-16 presented today to the Parliament by the Finance Minister, Shri. Arun Jaitley belied all expectations of the poor people who placed their faith in the BJP in the last general elections.   It is without doubt an anti-poor and pro-rich Budget.  The Corporate Tax has been slashed to please the giant multinational Corporate houses, who really are the rulers in most of the Countries of the world, including ours.  The Government has foregone about 8300 crores of direct tax revenue.  The burden has been put on to the shoulders of the common working people in the form of indirect taxes to the extent of more than 23000 crores mostly coming from the increased service tax kitty.

Except raising the transport allowance exemption from Rs. 800 to Rs. 1600 p.m which only benefits the higher segment of tax payers among the salaried class, no concession or tax reduction has been given to the wage earners. 

By not raising the non-taxable maximum which was needed in view of the high level of inflation, Modi Government has not only squeezed the middle class but also amassed more tax revenue from those class of wage earners, who get dearness compensation.  In the process Government continue to ignore several judgements to exempt DA from taxation as DA is considered as a receipt, compensatory in nature. The salaried class of tax payers was constantly demanding the re- introduction of deduction under section 16(1) of the I.T. Act which was in vogue years back.  While retaining such concessession and deduction to all other segment of tax payers, the Government continue to penalise wage earners who are really the honest tax payers.

Allocation for every social welfare schemes which targets the deprived section of the society has been reduced in percentage terms, the largest reduction being in the ICDS programme.  The tax concessions to the rich and corporate houses are of the order of 5.89 lakh crores. This apart, the wealth tax has been fully abolished.

The Budget 2015-16 has unambiguously declared the intention of the Modi Government to pursue the neo- liberal economic policies vigorously. 

K.K.N.Kutty

President.

COM S.K. VYAS MEMORIAL MEETING BY TN CONFEDERATION ON 26.2.2015 AT AG'S OFFICE PREMISES, CHENNAI

தோழர் S. K. வியாஸ் படத்திறப்பு விழா 

மற்றும் அஞ்சலி கூட்டம்.

கடந்த 26.2.2015 அன்று  மாலை சென்னை அக்கவுண்டன்ட் ஜெனரல் அலுவலக வளாகத்தில் மறைந்த தலைவர் தோழர். S.K. வியாஸ் அவர்களின் படத்திறப்பு நிகழ்வும் மற்றும் அஞ்சலி கூட்டமும்  மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர்கள் மகா சம்மேளனம், தமிழ்நாடு  மற்றும் அஞ்சல், தொலைபேசி, ரயில்வே, பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் அஞ்சல், தொலைபேசி ஓய்வூதியர் சங்கங்கள் இணைந்து நடத்தினர். கூட்டத்தை மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளன தலைவர் தோழர். J.ராமமூர்த்தி தலைமை தாங்கி நடத்தினார். முதலாவதாக சதர்ன் ரயில்வே மஸ்தூர் யூனியன் தலைவர். தோழர். C.A. ராஜா ஸ்ரீதர் மறைந்த தலைவரின் படத்தை திறந்து வைத்து உரையாற்றினார். அதனை தொடர்ந்து பாதுகாப்பு ஊழியர் சம்மேளன தலைவர். N .J . ராமன் , மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளன தமிழக பொதுச் செயலாளர் தோழர். M. துரைபாண்டியன், அஞ்சல் மற்றும் ஆர். எம். எஸ். ஓய்வூதியர் அமைப்பின் பொதுச் செயலாளர் தோழர். K. ராகவேந்திரன், BSNL ஓய்வூதியர் சங்கங்களின் தலைவர்கள் தோழர்.D. கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன், தோழர். C.K. நரசிம்மன், மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளன தமிழக முன்னாள்  தலைவர். தோழர். A.G. பசுபதி, அஞ்சல் மற்றும் ஆர்.எம்.எஸ். ஓய்வூதியர் அமைப்பின் மாநில தலைவர். தோழர். M.கண்ணையன், கல்பாக்கம் அணுமின் கழக சங்க தலைவர் தோழர். தனஞ்சயன்,AG அலுவலக ஊழியர் சங்கத்தை சேர்ந்த தோழர். பஷீர் அகமது , NFPE  அஞ்சல் மூன்று மகிளா   கமிட்டி  மாநிலத் தலைவர்  தோழர். ஏஞ்சல் சத்தியநாதன் அவர்களும் அஞ்சலி நினைவஞ்சலி செலுத்தினர் . இறுதியாக மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளன பொருளாளர் தோழர். சுந்தரமூர்த்தி நன்றி உரை ஆற்றினார். மறைந்த தலைவருக்கு இரண்டு நிமிடம் மௌன அஞ்சலி செலுத்தப்பட்டது. கூட்டத்தில் பெருமளவில் ஓய்வூதியர்களும் பங்கேற்றது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

LEGENDARY LEADER OF CG EMPLOYEES COMRADE S.K.VYAS PASSED AWAY

With deep grief and extreme sorrow, it is intimated that Com. S.K.Vyas, the legendary leader of the Central Govt. Employees and   Pensioners, is no more. He passed away at about 08.20 PM on 13 February 2015, at  a Jaipur hospital, where he was admitted a few days back after a massive heart attack. He was recovering, but all of a sudden, the situation worsened and he passed away.He was 85 years.                                                                                                                                                           Com.Vyasji was the Secretary General of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and workers since 1967 for more than four decades. He was holding the posts of Secretary General of both BCPC and NCCPA, Federations of Pensioners Associations till his end.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               His death is an irreparable loss to the entire CGE and Pensioners movement.Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends and comrades.TEARFUL Red Salute to Com.S.K.Vyasji !

COM S. K. VYASJI HOSPITALISED

Com S. K. Vyasji, Veteran Leader of Central Govt. Employees and Advisor Confederation had a massive heart attack and admitted to hospital at Jaipur. Now he is recovering. Confederation National Secretariat wishes him speedy recovery. It is strictly instructed to all NOT TO MAKE ANY PHONE CALL TO HIM OR TO HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. Contact Confederation CHQ for further information.

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation

FURTHER PHOTOS OF TN CONFEDERATION MEETING HELD ON 28.01.2015

COM. DURAIPANDIAN, COM. J. RAMAMURTHY, 

COM . S. SUNDARAMURTHY WITH COM. A. SOUNDARARAJAN PRESUDENT, CITU

TN CONFEDERATION MEETING HELD AT SHASTRI BHAVAN ON 28.01.2015

மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளனத்தின் தமிழ் மாநில சிறப்புக் கூட்டம் கடந்த 28.01.2015 அன்று மதியம் 01.00  மணியளவில்  சென்னை சாஸ்திரி பவன்  கூட்ட அரங்கத்தில் சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது.  

தொழிற் சங்க நடவடிக்கைகளுக்காக இடைநீக்கம் செய்யப்பட்ட  சென்னை கல்பாக்கம் அணுமின் நிலைய ஊழியர் சங்கப் பிரதிநிதிகளுக்கு  ஆதரவாகவும் கல்பாக்கம் அணுமின் நிலைய நிர்வாகத்தின் தொழிற்சங்க பழிவாங்கும் நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு எதிராகவும்  மத்தியசங்க அழைப்பை ஏற்று   இந்தக் கூட்டம் நடைபெற்றது. மேலும்  சம்மேளனத்தின் முன்னாள் செயலாளர் தோழர். ஜெயசீலன் நினைவாகவும்  சிறப்புக் கருத்தரங்கு  நடைபெற்றது.

கூட்டத்திற்கு  மகா சம்மேளன மாநிலத் தலைவர் தோழர். J . ராமமூர்த்தி தலைமை தாங்கினார், சாஸ்திரி பவன் ஒருங்கிணைப்புக் குழுவின் பொதுச் செயலர்  தோழர். சாம்ராஜ் வரவேற்புரை யாற்றினார் . நிகழ்ச்சி தொகுப்பினை  மாநிலப்  பொருளாளர் தோழர். சுந்தரமூர்த்தி அவர்கள் அளித்திட நினைவேந்தல் உரையை  பொதுச் செயலர் தோழர். துரைபாண்டியன் அவர்கள் ஆற்றிட ' HIRE  AND  FIRE ' என்ற தலைப்பில்   நோக்கியா , ஹூண்டாய் , TCS , IBM  போன்ற பன்னாட்டு நிறுவனங்களில்  ஆயிரக்கணக்கில்  திடீர் ஆட்குறைப்பு மற்றும் இன்றைய தினம் அற்றைக்  கூலிகளாய்  தொழிலாளர் படும் அவதி, இதே நிலை  மைய அரசின் கொள்கைகளால் நாளைய  தினம் அரசுத் துறை , பொதுத் துறை ஊழியர்கள்  அடிபடப் போகும் அவலம் குறித்தும் இவற்றை எதிர்த்திட  பரந்த அடிப்படையில்  உழைக்கும் வர்க்கம்  ஒன்று சேர வேண்டியதன் அவசியத்தையும்  விரிவாகவும் விளக்கமாகமும்  CITU  வின் மாநிலத் தலைவரும்  சட்ட மன்ற உறுப்பினருமான தோழர். A . சௌந்தரராஜன் அவர்கள்  எடுத்துரைத்தார்.

நூற்றுக் கணக்கான  மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர்கள் கூட்டத்தில் கலந்துகொண்டது சிறப்பாக அமைந்தது.  கல்பாக்கம் தோழர்களுக்கு ஆதரவாக  கண்டனத் தீர்மானம் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டு  கல்பாக்கம் நிர்வாகத்திற்கும்  மத்திய சங்கத்திற்கும் அனுப்பப்பட்டது. கூட்டத்தில் எடுக்கப்பட்ட சில புகைப்படங்களை கீழே காணலாம் .