7th Pay Commission News – Wanton Inaction on the part of Govt – Staff Side to proceed with Strike
7th Pay Commission News – Wanton Inaction on the part of Govt – Staff Side to proceed with Strike from 11th July 2016 – NJCA instructs all field organisations to serve strike notice on 9th June 2016.
As proposed, the constituent members of NJCA, the joint body of all staff side Associations, met on 3rd June to discuss on the next course of action after Staff Side could not put forth their demands and suggestions before Govt relating to certain anti-employee recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. NJCA further feels that 7th Pay Commission recommendations should be implemented only after proper negotiations with staff side.
Now, NJCA is of the of the view that there is no possibility for deferring the stike plan as Govt is not willing to talk to Staff Side with regard to 7th Pay Commission report. It has advised on the field organisations to serve the strike notice on 9th June, 2016 ย to commence the indefinite ย strike action on 11th July, 2016.
Also read: Detailed discussions, demands and suggestions of NJCA on 7th pay commission report addressed to Cabinet Secretary (letter dated 10.12.2015)
No.NJC/201617thย ย CPC
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To
All Constituents of NJCA
Dear Comrades,’
We hope you must have gone through our communication ย dated 26.5.2016 detailing the brief discussions, we had with the Cabinet Secretary. We had, as you are aware, done everything possible at our ย end to ย bringย about ย a negotiated settlement ย on the ย charter ย of ย demands, we submitted ย to ย the Government immediately after the submission of the report by the 7th Central Pay Commission. i.e. on is” November, 2015.ย ย On 19th ย May, 2016, ย we have crossed the six months period since the Commission submitted ย the ย report to the Government.ย ย ย You are aware that ย the Commission had concluded their deliberations ย andย prepared ย their ย report ย in ย Feb. 2015, itself ย but ย was delayed ย by the ย unwarranted intervention ย of the present Government.ย ย Even on the first occasion when we met the authorities ย after the submission of the report by the 7th Pay Commission we had conveyed the anguish and anxiety of the employees over the delay especially in the background of the denial of the interim relief and merger of DA. We had pointed out that unlike in the past the employees had not been granted any financial help in the ย form of interim ย relief or DA merger even in the face of the unprecedented erosion of the real value of wage due to the high level of inflation in the economy. ย We had then requested the Government the need to take ย an expeditious ย decision over the ย recommendations ย of the ย 7thย ย CPC, at-least ย on the core issues pertaining to wage revision.
In the absence of any formal meetings or fruitful ย negotiations which had been the practice at all earlier occasions, ย the rumourย mongers who represent none, had a field day. ย The NJCA had been in constant touch with the authorities.ย ย You will recall that at the request of the Cabinet Secretary, when we met him on 1st March, 2016, ย we deferred our decision to go on strike in April, 2016. ย The empowered Committee set up by the government ย could have met the JCA leaders during the months of April and May ย and could ย have discussed ย the ย various ย pros and cons so that ย by the ย end of May, ย certain ย views ย could have emerged ย on all matters.
It was in this ย backgroundย ย that ย the ย National ย JCA met ย on 3rd ย at the Staff Side office. ย The meeting considered the piquant ย situation ย that ย has emerged due to ย the ย wanton ย inaction ย on the ย partย of the Government, ย despite the NJCA agreeing to defer the strike action. ย The meeting, therefore, came to the inescapable and inevitable ย conclusion unanimously that ย in theย face of the ย nugatory ย attitude ย of the Government, we must adhere to our earlier decision to tread the path of struggle and serve the strike notice on 9th June, 2016 ย to commence the indefinite ย strike action on 11th July, 2016.ย ย The meeting also decided to exhort the constituent ย organizations to mobilize their ย members without ย losing any time as the time available for preparation being very short ย i.e. hardly a month. ย I am also to convey to all of you the following ย decision taken at the meeting and appeal to you to create a vibrant situation throughout the country to convey the impression to all concerned that we ย stand united with determination.
1.ย ย ย Every Association/Federation/Union ย and all its units will serve the strike notice ย on 9.6.2016 by holding massive demonstration ย at all work ย places. ย The strike notice shall have the 11 point charter of demands (copy enclosed) and the respective organizations can include their department-specific ย demands as Part B of the ย charter of demands.
2.ย ย The Constituents will plan and execute a massive mobilization ย campaign to cover each and every employee/worker ย in which all the National and State leaders must take part.
3.ย ย The Unions/Federation/Associationsย will suspend immediately all ongoing negotiations with their departmental ย heads/authorities and concentrate on the mobilization campaign.
4.ย ย ย On 24th June, 2016, ย a massive united demonstration ย under the auspices of the NJCAwill be held before the Parliament. ย The constituent ย organizations will decide upon the quota for each State Unit and communicate the same so that the state units can take necessary steps to ensure that their members reach Delhi on 24th.
5.ย ย The NJCA(CHQ) will write to the leaders of all the Political parties as also the Central Trade Unions seeks their support and solidarity as also explaining as to why the NJCAhad to take the extreme step of organizing the strike action.
6.ย ย All the Constituent organizations and the State Units shall write such letters to the members of Parliament of their ย respective States and shall make efforts to meet them ย in person ย to seek their support.
7.ย ย ย All the ย State ย Units ย of the ย Constituentย ย organizationsย ย either ย jointlyย ย or ย independentlyย ย ย organize Press Conferences ย to cover the ย Print ย and Electronic ย media.
8.ย ย ย The ย NJCA(CHQ) will ย hold ย such a Press Conferenceย ย at ย Delhi ย on ย 23rd ย June, 2016 l.e. just one day prior to the mammoth demonstration ย planned before the Parliament.
9.ย ย The Constituent ย organizations will ย getย in touch ย with ย the ย Associations/Federations ย of the retired ย personnel both at the All India and State levels toย seek out their ย support ย for ย the strike action and enlist their participation ย in all demonstrative ย programmes organized by the working employees in support of the strike. ย The Pensioners organizations may be informed of the Government decision to reject the recommendation ย of the ihย CPCto provide Option No.1 to the Pensioners as an alternative pension fitment ย formula.
10. The constituents ย will also seek theย participation ย of those organizations in their ย respective organizationsย who ย are not ย associated with ย the ย NJCA being not ย participants ย in the ย JCM Scheme.
We ย appeal to ย all ย constituents ย and through ย them ย each andย every ย member ย of ย the ย Central Government ย employee’s community ย to take all outย efforts ย to ย make this historic decision an all time memorable event, which must go into the history as the largest participated strike action of the Central Government employees and workers. We must consider this as a really historic moment ย provided to us by the harsh turn of events and as an opportunity ย to reassert our strength, unity and determination ย not only to win laurels today but to function as an effective bargaining entity for years to come.
We are fully aware of the enormous task ahead and equally aware of the possible response, a brutal ย Government ย might ย take ย inย the ย circumstances.ย ย Withoutย ย minimizing ย the ย impact ย of ย such as retaliatory ย action on the part of the Government (from our experience in the past) we ย know that ย no power on earth will be able to subdue ย our unity and determination ย and we shall march forward ย well realizing that the ultimate victory in all struggles belong to the working class.
Yours fraternally,
Shiv Gopal Mishra.
Convener
STRIKE NOTICE FORMAT DIFFER BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL AND NON INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. KINDLY USE THE APPROPRIATE FORM.ย ย GIVEN HERE UNDER IS THE COMMON ย CHARTER OF DEMANDS. ย ENCLOSE THE COMMON ย CHARTER AS PART A AND DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC ISSUES AS PART B.
Charter of ย Demands
1.ย ย Settle ย the ย issues raised ย by the ย NJCA on the ย recommendationsย ย ย of the ย 7 CPC sent ย to Cabinet ย Secretary ย vide letter ย dated ย 10th December ย 2015.
2.ย ย Remove ย theย ย injusticeย ย doneย ย in ย theย ย assignmentย ย of ย pay ย scales ย to ย technical/safety categoriesย ย etc. ย in ย Railways &ย ย Defence,ย ย differentย ย ย categoriesย ย in ย otherย ย Centralย ย Govt establishments by the 7 CPC.
3.ย ย Scrap the ย PFRDA Act and NPS and grant ย Pension/familyย ย ย Pension to ย all CG employees under ย CCS(Pension) ย Rules, 1972 & Railways Pension Rules, 1993.
4.ย ย i) No privatization /outsourcing /contractorisation of governmentalย ย functions.
ii) ย Treatย ย GDS as Civil ย Servantsย ย and ย extendย ย proportionalย ย ย ย benefitย ย on ย pensionย ย and allowances ย to the GDS.
5.ย ย No FDI in Railways ย & Defence; ย No corporatization of ย Defence ย Productionย ย Units ย and Postal Department.
6.ย ย Fill up all vacant ย posts ย in the ย governmentย ย ย departments,ย ย ย lift ย the ย ban ย on creationย ย of posts; regularize ย the casual / contractย ย workers.
7.ย ย Remove ceiling on compassionateย ย ground ย appointments.
8.ย ย ย Extend ย theย ย benefitย ย of ย Bonus ย Act,1965ย ย amendmentย ย ย on ย enhancementย ย ย of ย payment ceiling ย to ย the ย adhoc ย Bonus / PLB ย of ย Central ย Governmentย ย employees ย with ย effect ย from the ย Financial year 2014-15.
9.ย ย Ensure Five promotions in theย service career ย of an employee.
10. Do not amendย ย ย Labour ย Laws in the ย name of Labour ย Reforms ย which ย will ย take ย away the existing ย benefits ย to the workers.
11. Revive JCM functioningย ย at all levels.
Download NJCA Circular dated 04.06.2016 and Charter of Demands