CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT CALLS UPON ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES
Observe 6th March 2017
as
BLACK DAY
v Against the betrayal of Central Government employees and pensioners by Group of Ministers of NDA Government.
v Demanding increase in minimum pay and fitment formula.
Dear comrades
We
know that all of you are in the midst of hectic preparation and campaign for
making the 16th March Strike action a great success. As has been explained in the article, which
we have placed on our website, the NDA Government, led by BJP has exhibited the
worst anti-employee attitude in the post independent era of our country. This Government has treated its own employees
as its worst enemy. The decision taken by the Union Cabinet on 29th
June, 2016 rejecting even the recommendations made by the high level committee
chaired by the Cabinet Secretary was unprecedented. Even the setting up of
various committees was nothing but an eye wash. Nothing will come out of
that. Even the NPS Committee on which
the young comrades had pinned some hope of at least getting a minimum guaranteed pension will
produce nothing. The discussions at the
JCM fora has been converted into mostly monologues i.e. the official side
simply listening and not reacting. The
Government, it appears, has made the Pension department to reject the one and
only recommendation of the 7th CPC which was considered to be
positive i.e. Option No.1 for pensioners on the specious ground that the same
is not feasible to be implemented. The allowances committee has dilly dallied
its deliberation and would now submit its report after the extended period of 6
months expires on 22.02.2017. Even if they make any positive recommendation,
which is seldom expected, the NDA Government would not act upon it. They have very successfully postponed the
payment of the revised allowanced for 15 months.
In the face of such terrible
onslaught, betrayal and chicanery, which no Government in the past has every
indulged in, it is surprising that some
of our friends who has a predominant role in the movement of the Central
Government employees has unfortunately chosen to wait and watch. It appears that they have chosen to wait
endlessly hurting the cause of the workers.
We have no hesitation to
affirmatively state the obvious that we have chosen the right path, the path of
struggles, which can only the choice of the working class against tyrannical
attitude of the employer, howsoever, powerful they may be. We must realize that
those who are in the saddle of power
today are not permanently posted there. We were witness to the abysmal downfall
of persons who were arrogant personified.
It appears that the reasonableness, righteousness and patience we had
exhibited have been taken as signs of cowardice. The undeniable fact is that
those who fight, only can win. We, therefore, appeal to you to carry on with
conviction and courage.
Eight months will be over on 6th
March, 2017, when the Group of Ministers held out the assurance of revisiting
the minimum wage and multiplication factor.
It is now crystal clear that that was an act of chicanery. No committee was set up and no discussions were held to seriously
consider the issue. We, therefore,
appeal to all of you to ensure that the day, i.e. 6th March, 2017 is observed as a day of betrayal and all
our members are requested to wear a Black badge with the following words inscribed
on it in bold letters and conduct demonstrations in front of all Central
Government offices.
HONOUR THE COMMITMENT
MADE ON
30th June & 6th JULY, 2016
REVISE THE MINIMUM
WAGE AND
MULTIPLICATION
FACTOR
6TH
March 2017 must be yet another occasion to mobilize our members to ensure their
participation in the 16th March, 2017 strike action and ultimately
win all the demands in the charter.
We fight to win and we shall
win.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
(M Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: 09447068125
Email:
mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
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