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Retrograde 7th Pay Commission recommendations- Central Govt. Employees on War Path

The Central Government Employees as per the call of the National JCA organised massive demonstrations on 30th December 2015 focussing the demands raised about wage revision and modification of the VII CPC Recommendations. Lakhs of workers participated all over the country. Pensioners also joined in most of the places.

The second phase of action is a 3 days Dharna all over the country on 19-21, January, 2016 which will be joined by pensioners also.

 

” SERVICE WITH A SMILE ” ENTHUSIASTIC INAUGURATION BY CMD, BSNL AT CORPORATE OFFICE.

 

The ” SERVICE WITH A SMILE” (SWAS)programme in BSNL was inaugurated by Shri. Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL,  at sharp 10.00 hours on 30th December 2015 at the corporate office premises, attended by hundreds of employees. Pledge was taken by all the employees to work for better service to the customers and improving BSNL. CMD read out the pledge and all others repeated. CMD praised the Forum leaders for taking the initiative. The programme will start on 1st January 2016 throughout the country for “100 Days “, but will certainly be continued.

All  employees and management have to implement the SWAC sincerely and dedicatedly to revive BSNL ensuring a better service to the customers.

IDA increases by 4.5% from January 2016

According to the Consumer Price index released by the Labour Department the IDA will be increased by 4.5% with effect from 01-01-2016. Now the total IDA to be increased to 112.4% from 107.9%. The orders may be issued shortly by the DPE.

 

” SERVICE WITH A SMILE ” TO KICK START ON 30-12-2015.

The innovative and attractive campaign evolved by Forum of BSNL Unions /Associations, “Service With a Smile ” will be formally inaugurated by Shri. Anupam Shrivastava, CMD, BSNL at the BSNL Corporate office on 30-12-2015 at 10 AM. There will be similar functions in all the circles also. With the BSNL management also involved it would be an an all out effort to popularize BSNL services and enrolling new subscribers for land line, mobile, broadband, MNP, 3G &4G etc during the 100 days period; it could be extended if found successful.

BSNL is already on a revival gear with achieving an operating profit of Rs.672 crore in the year 2014-15. Hats off to Forum for their  new endeavor for reviving BSNL which  again cements its commitment to the BSNL.

CHQ calls upon all the BSNL DOT Pensioners to play an active role in this great campaign.

NCCPA Circular on its deliberations over Pay Commission Recommendations!

 

                        NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS
13/c  Feroze shah  Road,
  New Delhi. 110 001
Dated: 22.12.2015.
Circular No. 2/2015-16.
Dear Comrades,
As you are aware, the 7th CPC submitted its report to the Government on 19th November, 2015.  The National Joint council of action or organizations participating in the JCM at the National level characterized the recommendations as the most retrograde and perhaps the worst ever in the wage increase any Pay commission has ever made in the past. Many affiliates and State committees had sent in their comments on those recommendations pertaining to the Pensioners and other retirement benefits.
We explored the possibilities of convening an emergent meeting of the office bearers of NCCPA elected at its Kolkata Conference.   However, due to paucity of time and other logistics, we had to abandon that idea.  It was then decided in consultation with Com. President to convene a meeting on 8th December, 2015 at New Delhi to discuss the recommendations of the 7th CPC.  Accordingly, besides, the President and Secretary General, all the Vice Presidents, Patrons, Treasurer and the two Deputy Secretaries General attended the said meeting.  Due to the delayed running of the train, the President could not attend the meeting.  Com. S.S.Roy, Working president presided over the meeting. On the first day, the meeting decided upon the issues that must be referred to the Staff Side JCM National Council, for inclusion in their charter of demands.  The demands so formulated are as under:-
I. Revise the pension and other retirement benefits as under:-
(a)   Parity between the past and present pensioners to be brought about on the basis of the 7th CPC recommendations with the modification that basis of computation to be the pay level of the post/grade/scale of pay from which one retired, whichever is  beneficial.
(b)  Pension to be 60% of the last pay drawn in the case of all eligible persons who have completed the requisite number of years of service.
(c) The family pension to be 50% of the last pay drawn.
(d) Enhance the pension and family pension by 5% after every five years and 10% on attaining the age of 85 and 20% on attaining the age of 90.(e) Commuted value of pension to be restored after 10 years or attaining the age of 70 whichever is earlier. Gratuity calculation to be on the basis of 25 days in the month
(f) Fixed medical allowance for those pensioners not covered by CGHS and REHS to be increased to Rs. 2000 p.m.
(g) Provide one increment on the last day in service if the concerned employee has completed six months or more from the date of grant of last increment.
II.         The full fledged meeting of the NCCPA Sectt. will be held either in the last week of January or in the first week of Feb. at New Delhi.
III.        NCCPA website will be maintained by Com. K. Ragavendran, Deputy Secretary General in consultation with the Secretary General,
IV.        A joint Bank Account will be opened in any Nationalized Bank at Delhi operated by the Secretary General and Treasurer.
V.         The present arrangement of publishing the journal from Kolkata will continue.  Com. Pavitra Chakraborthy will be in charge of the journal publication.  An Editorial board with Com.K.K.N. Kutty Secretary General as Chairman and Com. S.S.Roy and Com. Pavithra Chatterji will be constituted.  The advice and assistance of Com. R.L. Bhattacgarya Patron will be solicited.
VI.        Remittance of annual subscription by the affiliates, state Committees and other individuals will be made to Com. H.L.Sidhu, Tresurer only in the form of Bank Draft or through Bank transfer.
VII.       Remittances in respect of the journal will be made over to Com. Pavitra Chakrsborty, Deputy Secretary General at his Kolkata address.  He along with the Assistant Treasurer will maintain the requisite account for the journal.
IX.        The Constitution copy of the NCCPA will be placed on the website.  Suggestions and comments for amendment may be sent to the Secretary General.  The same will be discussed for appropriate action by the next meeting of the National Secretariat.
X          Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri, Patron of  NCCPA will help in getting affiliation and registration with the TUI for NCCPA for which a formal decision was taken at the last Conference.
XI.        Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri Patron of NCCPA will take steps to get the NCCPA registered under the Registrar or Societies and a final decision in the matter will be taken at the next meeting of the National Secretariat.
XII.       The meeting also decided to endorse the call of the NJCA in pursuance of the charter of demands.
            The NJCA in its meeting on 8th  December 2015, accepted the proposal of the NCCPA in so far as the acceptance of the demands pertaining to pensioners were concerned and included the same as Item No. 13 of the Charter of demands.  They have decided to go on indefinite strike if no settlement is brought about on these demands.  As a prologue and in a bid to mobilize the employees, they have also decided the following programmes of action in the month of January and Febraury, 2015.
30.12.2015: Holding demonstrations and hand over copy of the NJCA’s letter dated 10.12.2015 to the Head of the Office for onward transmission to the Cabinet Secretary, demanding for immediate settlement of the issues.
19-21.01.2016: 3-day dharna in all the State capitals and industrial centers/ establishments for educating and mobilizing the employees.
We request all the affiliated Associations and State Committee to part take in the programmes of action  either independently or in co-operation with the working employees and make it s a grand success.  What should be modus of our participation as and when the strike action is decided will be the subject matter of deliberation at our next meeting of the National Secretariat.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
Sd/-
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary General
ALL THE AIBDPA UNITS ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMONSTRATION ON 30-12-2015 AND THE 3 DAYS DHARNA ON 19-21, January, 2016 BEING HELD COUNTRY WIDE .

General Secretary TUI(P and R) Tours Palestine

 The report received from Comrade Quim Boix, Secretary General, TUI(P and R) on his Palestine visit is reproduced below:

REPORT OF MY TRIP TO PALESTINE

I attended the International Conference of Solidarity with Palestine

Convened jointly by the WSF and the UGTP

Ramallah, 6 and 7 December, 2015

Comrades,

I make a brief written report on the grounds that it is the only way to share the experiences that any trade union leader collects in each one of their activities as such.

I did this trip because I could not be replaced, nor by comrade LazareKimankaka (Democratic Republic of the Congo), nor by comrade DimosKoumpouris (Greece), nor by comrade José Mª Lucas (Spain). I will continue trying not to be the only leader of our UIS that travels.

I already knew the reality suffered by the Palestinian people, due to having attended the last Congress of their union UGTP. But I think that we must reevaluate that of fascist genocide has increased. At the end of my report, please see my NOTES ON THE REALITY OF PALESTINE.

The Conference consisted of a broad discussion of the reality today in Palestine, particularly the situation of the workers. Were rapporteurs various representatives from the union of Palestine UGTP (which was one of the founders of the WSF 1945), and of various agencies of the Palestinian government. I’ll provide some of the data that we were given in the concluding NOTES.

There was also an important intervention by the Secretary General of the WSF, George Mavrikos, that was completed with interventions from the delegations of the European trade unions that were present at the event : Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France (3 different delegations), Russia and Spain. Portugal apologized at the last minute.

The Conference started with a minute of silence in memory of the constant martyrs of the Palestinian people. The international delegates who arrived first were able to attend the funeral of the last person assassinated by Israel, a young man 27 years old.

I sent my intervention to you, as a draft first. In the absence of any proposal for an amendment, it passed to be final and I was able to distribute it (over 100 copies) printed in: Arabic, French, English and Spanish.

The conclusions of the International Conference were:

  • To evaluate as very positive the results of the Conference, that has given continuity to several that have taken place in previous years.
  • Thanks from the UGTP, and many organizations of masses of Palestine, for our presence and solidarity.
  • Confirmation, by the International trade unions present, of the continuation and expansion of the solidarity with the people of Palestine, starting with the dissemination of their daily reality (synthesized in the final NOTES).
  • Support the next summoning of an International Conference of Solidarity, which will be organized by the USB trade union in Italy.
  • To expand the invitation to leaders of the UGTP to more countries, so, as in France, (invited by the railways trade union), they can explain, with various activities, the reality of the struggle of the Palestinian people against the fascist genocide of Israel.

These are the most relevant aspects of the Conference.

As complements to these, and in addition to the varied contacts and bilateral exchanges (I offered 10 dishes of the ceramic crafts that we made for our first Congress: two for the UGTP and one for each international delegation present), there was a visit to the tomb of Yasser Arafat, another visit to the area where the Israelites attack children in Ramallah, and a visit to Hebron (we were received by a high official of the Ministry of Construction; we visited the commercial center of the city and checked that the city, in the center, is divided with cement blocks arbitrarily placed by Israel