MEMOIRS
(Deemed to have been posted on 19th
September’13)
Yesterday’s declaration of Union Finance Minister for total
ban on recruitment is a serious blow to us and we must strongly protest and
make united actions to fight against such order.
Today is the Glorious
day – 19th September. On this day in 1968 our predecessors participated
in Nation wide One Day’s strike. Most important demands were as follows:
CAUSE
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EFFECT
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Raise the increment rate.
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Recognition of 205 unions were
derecognised by The Govt. of India.
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Need based minimum wage.
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Death of 15 Strikers, Hundreds
injured.
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100% compensation for price
rise.
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1,00,000 temporary workers were
dismissed from service.
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Merger of DA with Basic Pay.
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DA issue was referred to 3rd
CPC and ultimately thereafter, a formula was decided.
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Proposal for retirement after
service up to 50 years of age /25 years of service to be scrubbed.
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10,000 workers were summarily
dismissed from service.
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Abolition of contractual and casual
labourer system.
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22,000 workers were arrested.
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But we did not achieve any of the demands even after the
Strike. But subsequently we achieved many of those demands after a long time
and that is also at the cost of death and atrocities of our Central Govt.
workers, which we are still enjoying. We salute those great comrades of ours
who through the sacrifice of their lives on this auspicious day on this
historic occasion of 46th year of 19th September, 1968
Strike. We salute and bow our heads down as a mark of respect to their memories.
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