ALL INDIA POSTAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 'EMPLOYEES' UNION GROUP 'C'&'D'

(Affiliated to National Federation of Postal Employees)

Central Headquarters 30/D, P&T Quarters, Kali Bari Marg

                           New Delhi- 110001

NO:-AU/CHQ/Circular/2012              Dated          07-08-2012

To

        All Central Office Bearers

        All Circle Secretaries

        All Regional Secretaries

Dear Comrades,

        MORE THAN 20,000 BELLIGERENT CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES MARCHED IN THE CONFEDERATION RALLY AND THRONGED TO THE STREET JANTAR MANTAR OF NEW DELHI ON 26^TH JULY, 2012 WITH THE CLARION CALL OF “DO JUSTICE IN OUR FAVOUR”.

        At the call of the Confederation of CG Employees and workers, more than 20,000 employees & workers of various central govt organizations marched before Parliament on 26^th july, 2012. 

        Thousands and thousands of employees in the form of belligerent soldiers undulated the JANTAR MANTAR ROAD from one end to the other with various slogans renting the air demanding (a) Immediate formation of the 7^th CPC and its effect from 01-01-2011 (b) Merger of 50% DA with Basic pay for all purposes as was done earlier from 01-01-2004 (c) Revision of Wages of three lakhs of GDS through the 7^th CPC (d) Regularization of both the GDS and Casual Labourers through appropriate schemes (e) Ending the discrimination in granting of compassionate appointments between Railways and other Central Govt Departments. (f) Scrapping PFRDA Bill (g) Grant of five promotions in the carrier of an employee etc.

        Thus the call of Confederation of CG employees created an overwhelming response through the crowds massed from all segments of Central Govt Departments.

        Veteran Parliamentary Members Comrade Basudev Acharya, Comrade Tapan Sen and AITUC leader Comrade Amarjit Kaur addressed the rally. The rally was presided over by the president com S.K.Vyas veteran leader in the Central Govt sectors for many decades. Com K.Ragavendran, working president of Confederation, Com M.Krishnan, Secretary General of NFPE and several other leaders addressed the rally.

        Comrade K.K.N.Kutty, Secretary General of Confederation and veteran leader of Central Govt Employees for many decades, declared that if within three (3) months the demands are not accepted by the Central Govt and 7^th CPC not constituted, the entire Central Govt Employees under the banner of Confederation, will launch an all India Strike on 12^th December, 2012.

        Programme like holding of State level Conventions and District level Conventions as well as holding of Mass Dharnas and Mass Rallies to the State Capitals and submission of memorandum to the State Governors/Chief Ministers etc were also pointed out by the Secretary General Com K.K.N.Kutty in his speech.

        A memorandum to the Honourable Prime Minister of India with explanatory notes on all the items of 15 point of Charter has been submitted to the Prime Minister.

ROLE OF NFPE ORGANISATIONS IN CONFEDERATION CALL

        NFPE organisations from several circles including from the circles like Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra, Assam and NE, West Bengal, Maharastra, Delhi, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujrat, MP etc representing all officials of NFPE constituted the major contingent of the Confederation rally.

        For the first time after many decades, workers of Postal Administrative offices from most of the Circles joined the rally and we had to book Buddha mandir in New Delhi and arrangements were made for 100 people.

        NFPE ALL INDIA CONVENTION WAS HELD ON 26^TH JULY, 2012 AT Dr Ambedkar Bhawan in the afternoon of 26^th July, 2012. The All India Convention endorsed the decisions of the Confederation to launch a strike on 12-12-2012 to win the 15 point charter of demands and called upon the rank and file of NFPE organisations to take all organisational efforts for the total success of the Strike action. Com K.V.Sridharan, Ex-GS presided over the convention. All NFPE officials including Com P.Panduranga Rao GS, GDS, NFPE, Com Y.Nagabhushanum, working president, casual labour, Com C.P.Shobana, Chairperson, Confederation Mahila Committee, Com Amaresh Thakur, Ex-GS, Postal Accounts and others were present in the Convention and spoken in the Convention.   

GDS DHARNA ON 27-07-2012

       

        A massive dharna in which more than a thousand GDS employees and also from the regular employees organizations under the banner of the AIPEU GDS (NFPE) was held at Dr Ambedkar Bhawan on 27^th July, 2012. The demands like 7^th CPC for GDS also, grant of 50% DA with Basic pay to GDS on par with regular employees, Departmentalization of GDS by evolving an ideal scheme, Ending the discrimination on Bonus ceiling between the GDS and other employees and many other demands were the major issues discussed in the convention. Comrade Basudev Acharya, senior parliament member addressed the dharna and assured all support inside the parliament to the cause of GDS. Com Acharya advised the leadership to prepare a comprehensive memorandum on the important GDS problems & submit it to the Honourable speaker of parliament. He assured that there will be serious follow up action by him with the speaker.

        Com R.N.Parashar, Astt Secretary General, NFPE anchored the proceedings of the Dharna. Com P.Panduranga Rao, GS, GDS(NFPE) elaborately spoke on all the demands of the charter meant for GDS. Com M.Krishnan, Secretary General (NFPE) made a commitment that NFPE will not rest until the basic problems of GDS are fully sorted out. Com K.Ragavendran, working president of the Confederation narrated the reasons for failures on major issues of GDS. Com S.K.Vyas, Com K.P.Rajagopal, SG, ITEF VAN Namboodri, president BSNLEU, Com K.V.Sridharan, Ex-GS P-3 and GSs of all NFPE affiliates spoke in details regarding the modus operation of Departmentalization of GDS.

        BUILDING THE GDS(NFPE) UNION STRONGER WAS THE MAIN ESSENCE OF THE CONVENTION.

TAKE ALL OUT PREPERATION FOR ONE DAY STRIKE ON 12-12-2012 called by the Confederation of Central Govt Employees and workers. We cannot comprise with the Employees’ and workers’ interests. We must locate weakness and take corrective measures to make the strike o0f 12^th December, 2012 a grand success.

REMIT QUOTA TO THE CHQ WITH ALLOUT EFFORTS. WE ARE SMALLEST ORGANISATION WITH LOWEST SUBSCRIPTION. NFPE STANDS FOR ITS OWN IDEOLOGIES AND BASIC VALUES. MERE RUNNING OF THE ORGANISATION AIPAOEU, Gr C&D (NFPE) IS NOT OUR GOAL. WE MUST HAVE A REVELOUTIONARY SPIRIT TO DEAL WITH EVERY SITUATION WITH A MISSIONARY ZEAL. WE MUST HAVE TO RISE TO THE OCCASION.

FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE NFPE IS BAD & IT IS THE BEACON LIGHT FOR ANY MOVEMENT, WE MUST HAVE TO BE PUNCTUAL FOR REMITTING QUOTA TO THE NFPE. CIRCLES & REGIONS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND QUOTA TO THE CHQ & NFPE ON PRIORITY BASIS.

NEWS

General Secretary visited Tamilnadu Circle and Karnataka Circle very recently and received hearty welcome from the members. General Secretary expresses gratitude to the members and organizational leadership of both of the Circles for their participations in the meetings enmasse.

With revolutionary greetings.

Yours Comradely

Pranab Bhattacharjee

General Secretary

Administrative Union (NFPE)