The National Convention of JCM staff side organisations, including Railway, Defence and Confederation held on 11th December, 2014 at New Delhi has decided for a 5 phased programme of agitations, culminating with the Indefinite Strike. The demands are not new, but already put forward to the government. The main demands include, Grant of Interim Relief and 100% DA merger and Scrap PFRDA Act.

The date of the indefinite strike will be decided during Parliament March, scheduled to be held  in April, 2015.