2nd
SEPTEMBER 2016 -ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE
MAKE IT A
GRAND SUCCESS
The Joint platform of
Central Trade Unions (CTUs) of the Country along with Independent National
Federations of employees of different industries and services including
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, have decided to organize
All India General Strike on 2nd September
2016, against the anti-people, anti-workers policies and authoritarian attitude
of the NDA Government. Intensive campaign and preparation to make the general
strike a resounding historical success is going on in full swing throughout the
country. The attitude of the NDA Government is profoundly negative and hugely
challenging to the working class including Central Govt. employees. The issues
in the Charter of demands submitted by the Trade Unions to the Govt. relate to
basic interest of the country’s economy and also issues concerning the
livelihood of the working people of both organized and unorganized sectors.
Govt. has not taken any
meaningful step to curb price rise of essential commodities and to generate
employment except making tall baseless claims. Govt. is mysteriously silent on
the question of retrieving the black money stashed abroad and recovering lakhs
of crores of rupees of bad debts of public sector banks. Whole range of social
security measures are under severe attacks including the pension of post – 2004
entrants in Central Govt. Services. Govt. has launched atrocious attack of
drastic cut in interest on small savings deposits. Totally ignoring the united
opposition of the working class, the Govt. has been moving fast to demolish
existing labour laws thereby empowering the employers with unfettered rights to
“hire and fire” and stripping the workers and trade union of all their rights
and protection provided in laws. Alongwith the peasantry and agri- labourers
are also under severe attack. Attack on public sector has been pushed to
unprecedented height with Govt. announcing mega strategic sale and also
allowing unlimited FDI in strategic sectors like Railways, Defence and
financial Sector as complimentary to the move of privatization and Public
Private partnership etc. The anti-worker and authoritarian attitude of the
Government is also nakedely reflected in their refusal to implement the
consensus recommendations of 43rd, 44th and 45th Indian Labour Conference for formulations of
minimum wages, equal wage and benefits of regular workers to the Contract
workers.
The neo-liberal economic
policies pursued by the Govt. has landed the entire national economy in
distress and decline affecting the working people the most.
Central Govt. Employees worst affected:
The policy offensives of
the Govt. like downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, corporatization and
privatization has affected the Central Govt. departments and employees in a
worst manner. Ban on creation of new posts and non-filling up of about six
lakhs vacant posts had increased the work load of the existing employees and
adversely affected the efficiency of the services. The New Pension Scheme (NPS)
implemented with affect from 01.01.2004, is nothing but a “No Pension Scheme”, as it is fully dependent
on the vagaries of share market forces. The Govt. is not ready to grant civil
servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and to regularize the services of causal,
contingent and contract workers. The 5% ceiling on compassionate appointment is
not yet removed. The bonus ceiling enhancement from Rs.3500/- to Rs. 7000/- is
not made applicable to Central Govt. Employees. Govt. is not ready to modify
the 7th CPC
recommendations, which is worst ever made by any pay commissions. The assurance
given to the staff side regarding enhancement minimum pay and fitment formula
is yet to be implemented. All other retrograde recommendations like reduction
in the percentage of HRA, abolition of 52 allowances etc. are yet to be modified.
Overall the attitude of the Modi Govt. is totally negative towards the Central
Govt. employees and pensioners.
The National Secretariat
is of the firm opinion that unless the policy of the Govt. is changed, more
attacks are likely to come on the Central Govt. employees and working class. To
change the policy the united struggle of entire working class is required. It
is in this background the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers
has decided to join the General Strike along with other sections of the working
class of our country.
The Confederation
National Secretariat calls upon the entirety of Central Govt. employees to make
intensive campaign and preparation for making the 2nd September 2016 strike a grand success. Along
with the 12 Point charter of demands of the working class, the Confederation
has decided to submit the demands pertaining to the Central Govt. employees
also as Part-B of the Charter of demands to the Govt. The Chater of demands
(Part A and B) is furnished below:
2016
September 2nd General
Strike 12 Point Charter of Demands of Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions
submitted to government:
PART – A
1. Urgent measures for containing price rise
through universalization of public distribution system and banning speculative
trade in commodity market.
2. Containing unemployment through concrete
measures for employment generation.
3. Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws
without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for
violation of labour laws.
4. Universal social security cover for all
workers.
5. Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per
month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).
6. Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000
p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).
7. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state
public sector undertakings.
8. Stoppage of contractorisation in
permanent/perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract
workers as that of regular workers for the same and similar work.
9. Removal of all ceilings on payment and
eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.
10.Compulsory
registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of
submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and
C-98.
11.No
FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.
12.No
unilateral amendment to labour laws.
PART – B
Demand of
the Central Govt. Employees
1. Avoid delay in implementing the assurances
given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30thJune 2016, especially
increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time
bound manner.
2. Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding
modifications of the 7th CPC
recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015.
3. Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS)
and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS
(Pension) Rules 1972.
4. No privatization, outsourcing,
contractorisation of Government functions.
5. (i) Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants
and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of departmental
employees.
(ii) Regularise casual,
contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other
benefits.
6. Fill up all vacant posts by special
recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.
7. Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.
8. Extend benefit of Bonus Act amendment 2015 on
enhancement of payment ceiling to the Adhoc bonus/PLB of Central Govt.
employees with effect from the financial years 2014-15. Ensure payment of
revised bonus before Pooja holidays.
9. Revive JCM functioning at all levels.
All affiliated
organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to plan phased campaign programme during
the month of August 2016 by conducting squad work, general body meetings,
conventions, and printing and circulating notices, pamphlets and posters. Each affiliated organization should issue their own separate circulars and
instructions to all their units endorsing the decision of the Confederation
National Secretariat.
Serve
Strike Notice on 12.08.2016
Strike notice was served to the Departmental heads by the affiliated organisations on 12thAugust
2016.
