CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

Central Headquarters

1^st  Floor, North Avenue, Post Office Building, New Delhi – 110 001

HISTORIC STRIKE ENTERS 15^TH DAY

THREE LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS DID IT

Government and Postal Board is totally indifferent. Suicides and death of GDS while on strike are reported everyday. Situation becoming out of control.Nearly 7000 GDS including 1000 ladies mobilized infront of Chief PMG office Hyderabad and they refused to disburse till the strike is settled. Only due to the timely intervention of Ministers, MPs, MLAs and TU Leaders of Telangana the situation came under control after five hours. All the Branch Postoffices remain closed for fifteen days and they have now become Branch “Ghost” Offices. The anger and protest of striking GDs is growing day by day. If the situation goes out of control and any untoward incidents happens, the Govt and Postal Board alone will be responsible. The calculation of the Officers that believing their sugar-coated appeals, GDS will resume duty on 4^th June (Monday) had gone wrong.

The attempt to reach Circle level settlements to break the unity and weaken the position of All India Leadership of the striking GDS,while All India unions are on strike has also miserably failed. 99% of the Circle Unions refused to reach Circle level agreements and categorically told the Chief PMsG to discuss with their All India leadership and reach settlement at Delhi level. Percentage of the strike increased further in all states and it has reached its peak on 4^th June (Monday), almost 100% in all states.

Confederation National Secretariat calls upon all its affiliates and C-o-Cs to extend full support and solidarity to the striking GDS. Don’t hesitate. Grab the seriousness of the situation and jump into action. Take initiative to form strike aid Committees at all places. Extend financial assistance to the needy GDS who are on strike. Organize various types of protest and solidarity action daily under the banner of strike –aid committee or confederation. Approach MPs, MLAs, Ministers, distinguished personalities and organizations and request them to intervene.

All GDS Unions including pro-BJP BMS Union has unanimously decided to continue the strike till settlement of their demands. Strike may prolong further due to the negative attitude of Government. GDS unions are ready to continue their struggle. There is no wavering or confusion anywhere. The strategy of the department to make them starve and then surrender has also failed.

Remember, after 1946 P & T strike which lasted for 26 days and after 1974 Railway strike which lasted for 25 days, this heroic struggle has taken place and three lakhs most down trodden GDS has did it. We should understand the significance of this strike and come forward to extend all out support. Once the bus is missed, you cannot catch it again.

M.Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation

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GDS UNIONS' INDEFINITE STRIKE WILL CONTINUE ............

NO SETTLEMENT IN THE DISCUSSION WITH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

STRIKE WILL CONTINUE

RELAY HUNGER FAST AT DIVISIONAL LEVEL FROM 06-06-2018

Today (04-06-2018) Secretary,  Department of Posts called the three striking Unions (AIPEU-GDS, AIGDSU & NUGDS) for discussion at 04.00 pm. Three GDS General Secretaries and some office bearers went for discussion. Secretary, Posts told that if the striking unions give a letter withdrawing the indefinite strike, he is ready to take them to the Minister, Communications for discussion.

Unions clearly told that the condition that first withdrawing the strike and then discussion with Minister is not acceptable to them.

No responsible  trade unions can accept such a condition. Earlier on one occasion when one Union had a bitter experience. They gave withdrawal letter as a precondition for talk with Minister. Department has immediately put the withdrawal letter in their website and strike fizzled out even before discussion with Minister. With that experience in mind, Unions told Secretary, Posts that giving withdrawal letter  first is not possible.

The three GDS Unions, then gave a signed letter to the Secretary, Department of Posts, in which we made it clear that we are ready to defer the strike if our request in the letter is accepted by the Secretary (Posts) or Hon’ble Minister. The contents of the letter given to Secretary, Department of Posts by the three General Secretaries is reproduced below:

_________________________________________________________________________________

To

The Secretary,

Department of Posts

“Kindly refer the discussion you had with us. If Secretary, Department of Posts or Hon’ble Minister for Communications assure us positive settlement of our demands within a reasonable time frame as already communicated by us, we are ready to defer the strike. Minutes of the discussion and assurance of Secretary, Department of Posts may be given if settlement comes at Secretary, Posts level.

To facilitate end to the strike a definite assurance will serve good purpose to satisfy the members”.

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It can be seen from the above that all three GDS unions have taken a reasonable and positive stand. Nobody can blame that  the  Unions are unreasonable.

After reviewing the strike situation in all Circles and also after reviewing the stand taken by the Department, all the three GDS Unions unanimously decided to continue the strike till an honourable settlement is reached. (BMS union is also continuing the strike. We don’t know whether discussion is held with them separately).

All are requested to make maximum efforts to ensure 100% strike in all Circles / Divisions.

Three GDS Unions has given a call for relay hunger fast at Divisional level from 6^th June 2018. All Divisional Secretaries and Circle / All India Office bearers are requested to commence indefinite relay hunger fast infront of all Divisional Offices from 06^th June 2018 onwards.

P.Pandurangarao

General Secretary

AIPEU- GDS

(M) 09849466595

Copy of the letter :

GDS STRIKE CONTINUES 100% IN ALL CIRCLES

DEPARTMENT CALLED FOR DISCUSSION AT 4 PM ON 04.06.2018 TODAY

Dear Comrades,

The historic indefinite strike of all the four GDS unions entered fourteenth (14^th) day today. As per the report received from all Circles/Divisions GDS Strike is near total everywhere. In Hyderabad about 5000 GDS Unions members, NFPE and FNPO plus other trade Unions blocked the Chief PMG office. In Shimla Himachal Pradesh Thousands of GDS are sitting on dharna. In Andaman Nicobar Islands all the GDS are on strike. More reports are pouring in from various Circles.

The Secretary, Department of Posts has called the striking GDS Unions for formal discussion at 4 PM today (04.06.2018). All are requested to keep the tempo high and make the strike 100% everywhere.

P. Pandurangarao

General Secretary

AIPEU GDS

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*सुबह जरूर आएगी*  

*अंधेरा छंट जाएगा*

*जहाँ मन भय से मुक्त*

 और 

*सर गर्व से ऊंचा हो..*

*वो सुबह जरूर आएगी..*

 

गुरुदेव रवींद्र नाथ टैगोर

गीतांजलि

*तीन लाख ग्रामीण डाक सेवकों का जबरदस्त संघर्ष*

*नीति बदलो वरना हम सरकार बदल देंगे*

एम कृष्णन

महासचिव केंद्रीय कर्मचारी परिसंघ

एवं

पूर्व महासचिव एन एफ पी ई

तीन लाख ग्रामीण डाक सेवकों की अभूतपूर्व हड़ताल *सोमवार को 14वें दिन में प्रवेश कर जाएगी*। इसके असर से ग्रामीण डाक सेवाएं ठप्प हो गई हैं। *155000 में से 129500* ग्रामीण *डाकघर पूरी तरह से बंद* पड़े हैं।जीडीएस अपने लिए *आसमान से चाँद लाने की मांग नही कर रहे हैं।*

वे अपने न्यायोचित वेतन संशोधन की माँग कर रहे हैं। यदि 32 लाख विभागीय कर्मचारियों का वेतन संशोधन 7वें वेतन आयोग की रिपोर्ट देने के आठ महीनों के भीतर लागू किया जा सकता है तो फिर तीन लाख अल्प वेतन भोगी जीडीएस कर्मचारियों के वेतन संशोधन में18 महीनों के अनुचित और अन्यायपूर्ण विलंब का औचित्य क्या है? जब जीडीएस के वेतन संशोधन की बात आती है सिर्फ तभी विभाग में संसाधनों में कमी का रोना क्यों रोया जाता है?क्या जीडीएस इस कमी के लिए जिम्मेदार हैं? नहीं बिल्कुल नहीं।

डाक विभाग के *देवता* और केंद्र सरकार *अठारह महीनों* से मदहोशी की नींद में डूबे हुए हैं और गरीब *जी डी एस कर्मचारी सिर्फ इंतजार..इंतजार.. और..इंतजार ही कर रहे हैं..*।यह हड़ताल लंबे समय व्यग्रतापूर्वक प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हासिये पर डाल दिये गए कर्मचारियों के आक्रोश और असंतोष के विस्फोट का स्वाभाविक परिणाम  था।

फिर अचानक *सोये हुए देवता* जाग उठे।जैसे नादान बच्चों को चाकलेट बांटी जाती है, *सभी तरफ से सभी विभाजनकारी भाषाओं में आंदोलन खत्म करने की अपीलों  पर अपीलें आने लगीं।* लेकिन *96% ग्रामीण डाक सेवक पूरी तरह एकजुट होकर अपने संघर्ष में जुटे हुए हैं।*

उन्होंने प्रण लेकर यह घोषणा की है कि वे *अपने सम्मान और स्वाभिमान का कभी समर्पण नहीं करेंगे भले ही हड़ताल लंबे चलने की हालत में उन्हें या उनके परिवार को भूखा रहने या मरने की ही नौबत क्यों न आ जाये।*

वे जानते हैं कि हमारे देश को आजादी मिलने के पहले अनेकों ने अपनी जिंदगी के बलिदान सहित बहुत सारी कुर्बानियां दी थीं। *महात्मा गांधी* ने अंग्रेजों को साफ़ कहा था *तुम मुझे मार सकते हो लेकिन तुम मुझे मजबूर करके सरेंडर नही करवा सकते।"*

 वे जानते हैं कि *दक्षिण अफ्रीका* में सबसे भयावह *नस्लभेद व्यवस्था* को वैधानिक रूप से प्रतिबंधित करने में भी अनगिनत ने अपनी जिंदगी और सर्वस्व न्योछावर किया था।

*नेल्सन मंडेला* ने उन्हें सिखाया कि *न कभी हिम्मत हारो और न ही कभी समर्पण करो।*

वे जानते हैं कि *अमेरिका* में *दास प्रथा* को कानूनन खत्म करने के पहले बहुतों ने अपनी जिंदगी और सबकुछ बलिदान किया था।

*मार्टिन लूथर किंग* ने उनसे कहा था कि *दासता से मुक्ति मेरा एक सपना है और वो सपना सच हुआ।*

*जीडीएस व्यवस्था एक भिखमंगी व्यवस्था है और यह एक बंधुआ मजदूरी और गुलामी के अलावा और कुछ भी नहीं है*।ग्रामीण डाक सेवकों का नायकों जैसा यह संघर्ष निश्चित रूप से गुलामी की प्रणाली, जो कि भारतीय लोकतंत्र के चेहरे पर *काले धब्बे* के समान है के अंत की शुरुआत है।

वे जीडीएस और विभागीय कर्मचारी(यद्यपि केवल कुछ राज्यों में)जिन्होंने समाज के इस सबसे निचले तबके के लोगों के उत्थान के लिए आहूत इस ऐतिहासिक संघर्ष में भाग लिया, वे *इतिहास में सदा याद किये जायेंगे और उनकी कुर्बानी बेकार नहीं जाएगी।*

 सरकार समर्थित नौकरशाही में बैठे हुए  अधिकारी यह प्रचार कर रहे हैं कि जीडीएस ने,जिसमें चारों यूनियनें शामिल हैं, *अनिश्चितकालीन हड़ताल पर जाने की बहुत बड़ी गलती और अक्षम्य अपराध किया है।* हम ऐसे लोगों को एक पुरानी शिक्षाप्रद कहावत याद दिलाना चाहते हैं कि *यदि आपके दरवाजे पर कोई भिखारी आये और आप उसको कुछ भी पैसा देना नहीं चाहते तो मत दीजिये लेकिन अपने कुत्तों को उसे काटने के लिए मत दौड़ाइये।* जीडीएस को अपनी तकदीर के लिए खुद लड़ने दीजिये।सरकार उनके अधिकार को मान्यता दे या ना दे। *यह संघर्ष इतिहास का अंत नही है और ना ही यह अंतिम संघर्ष है*। *जब तक अन्याय और भेदभाव रहेगा,हड़तालें और विरोध भी बार बार उसी तरह से पैदा और आयोजित होते रहेंगे जैसे फीनिक्स पक्षी अपने पूर्वजों की राख से उत्पन्न हो जाता है।*

अब गेंद सरकार और डाक विभाग के पाले में है। इसे कैसे खेलना है इसका फैसला उनको ही करना है। एक के बाद एक पैम्फलेट जैसी अपीलें बंटवाने की जगह *हड़ताली जीडीएस यूनियनों को बातचीत के लिए बुलाने और एक सम्मानजनक समझौते तक पहुंचने में गलत क्या है?* पोस्टल बोर्ड की उच्च नौकरशाही की मानसिकता आखिर है क्या?

 

क्या वे पुराने दिनों के मदहोश जमींदारों की तरह सोच रहे हैं और उम्मीद कर रहे  हैं कि *जीडीएस के नेतागण केवल उनकी आज्ञा का पालन करेंगे और उनसे कोई सवाल नही करेंगे।* *माफ कीजिये!वे बहुत बड़ी गलती कर रहे हैं। उन्हें दीवार पर बड़ी स्पष्टता से लिखी इबारत को समझना चाहिए।* केवल परस्पर विश्वास और सदभावना ही हड़ताली जीडीएस कर्मचारियों के दिलोदिमाग में आपसी बातचीत के माध्यम से समस्याओं के समाधान का भरोसा पैदा कर सकता है।

हमें आशा है कि ताकत के दम पर दमन करने की प्रवृत्ति के ऊपर सद्भाव की सदवृति विजयी होगी। *हम यह पूरी तरह से साफ कर देना चाहते हैं कि दमन,उत्पीड़न अथवा बलपूर्वक किसी भी तरीके से हड़ताल को तोड़ने या कुचलने का कोई भी प्रयास* परिस्थितियों को केवल जटिल ही करेगा और *समस्त केंद्रीय शासकीय कर्मचारी किसी भी कीमत पर हड़ताली ग्रामीण डाक सेवकों की सुरक्षा और समर्थन के लिए बाहर आने पर मजबूर होंगे।*

 

अनुवाद:-यशवंत पुरोहित,

महासचिव,सीओसी मप्र।

“THE MORNING SHALL SURELY COME, THE DARKNESS WILL VANISH.

WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR AND HEAD IS HELD HIGH ……

=Gitanjali,Rabindranath Tagore

CLASS ORIENTED MILITANT STRUGGLE OF THREE LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

“CHANGE THE POLICY OR WE SHALL CHANGE THE GOVERNMENT”

M.Krishnan

Secretary General, Confederation

Ex-Secretary General, NFPE

The unprecedented strike of three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal department will enter the 14^th day on Monday. Functioning of  rural postal services has come to a grinding halt. Out of 1,55,000 Post offices, 1,29,500 rural Post offices are completely shut down. GDS are not demanding to give them the “Moon” from the sky. They are demanding their legitimate wage revision. If 32 lakhs departmental employees wage revision can be implemented within eight months after submission of Seventh CPC report, why the unjustified delay of eighteen months for implementation of wage revision of only three lakhs low-paid GDS employees? Why lamenting about the deficit of the department only when GDS wage revision comes? Are GDS responsible for the deficit? No, not at all.

Postal “Gods” and Central Government are in deep slumber for eighteen months, when poor GDs are waiting..waiting..and waiting. The strike is a natural outburst of pentup discontentment and anger of the marginalized section after desperately waiting for long. Then suddenly the sleeping ‘Gods’ wokeup. Appeal after appeal started pouring in all languages just like distributing chocolates to lure children. But 96% of GDS stood united and continued their struggle. They declared they will not surrender their self-respect and prestige, evenif they and their families are made to starve or die by prolonging the strike.

They know, many had lost their lives and many sacrificed before our country got freedom. Mahatmaji had told the Britishers “you can kill me, but you can not make me surrender”.

They know, many had lost their lives and many sacrificed before the most dreaded “apartheid” system is legally banned and abolished in South Africa. Nelson Mandela has taught them “never to give up or surrender”.

They know, many had lost their lives and many sacrificed before the “slave system” is legally abolished in United States. Martin Luther King had told them “I have a dream” and his dream had come true later.

GDS system is a “beggar system”and nothing but slavery and bonded labour. This heroic struggle of GDS will definitely mark the beginning of the end of this slave system which is a “black mark in the face of Indian democracy”. Those GDS and departmental employees (though in some states only) who participated in this historic struggle for emancipation of the most down trodden section of the society will be remembered for ever in the history and their sacrifice will never go in vain.

Those Government’s supporters in the bureaucracy are propagating that GDS unions have committed a great mistake and unpardonable crime by going on an “untimely” indefinite strike, that too all the four Unions together. We have only to remind them the old saying “when a beggar come to your house, you need not give money to him if you don’t like, but please don’t unleash your dogs to bite him”.  Let the GDS fight for their own destiny. Government may allow their right or not. This struggle is not the end of history. As long as injustice and discrimination are there, strikes and protests will emerge again and again like phoenix bird from the ashes.

Now the ball is in the court of the Government and Postal Department. It is they to decide how to play. What is wrong in inviting the GDS unions for negotiation and in reaching an honourable settlement, instead of distributing pamphlet type appeals one after another? What is the mindset of the top bureaucracy of the Postal Board? Are they thinking like olden days feudal landlords and expecting the GDS Union leaders “to obey them and not to question them”. Sorry, they are thoroughly mistaken and they should understand the writings on the wall. Only mutual trust and goodwill can build confidence in the mind of striking GDS and that can only lead to an amicable settlement.

We hope that good sense will prevail upon the powers-that-be. We want to make it clear that any attempt to break or crush the strike by attempting to victimization or any other coercive methods will only complicate the situation and the entire Central Government Employees will be forced to come out to defend and protect the striking GDS at any cost.

CONFEDERATION DELHI STATE COMMITTEE EXTENDING FULL SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY TO GDS SANCHAR BHAWAN MARCH ON 01-06-2018

 

 

GDS March to Sanchar Bhawan programme on 01-06-2018 - a grand success

GDS WILL NOT SURRENDER THEIR PRESTIGE & SELF RESPECT

MARCH TO SANCHAR BHAWAN PROGRAMME 

IN DELHI MADE A RESOUND BY THOUSANDS OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

March to Sanchar Bhawan Programme in Delhi (Parliament Street) uttered with shoutings and slogans of thousands of Gramin Dak Sevaks today. Hundreds of GDS from each Circle near by Delhi viz., Haryana, Pubjab, Rajasthan, J&K, Uttar Pradesh, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand participated in the programme.

A massive rally conducted by the thousands of participants and leaders was forcibly stopped by a team of para military forces and blocked it. There after protest meeting was held in the Parliament Street. 

Com.T.K.Chandeni, Secretary, AITUC., Com.Tapan Sen, General Secretary, CITU, Shri Sripal, National Secretary, INTUC., Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation of CG Employees & Workers, Com.Giriraj sing, President, NFPE, Com.D.B.Mohanty, General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen & MTS., Com.P.Suresh, General Secretary, R4., Com.Pandurangarao, General Secretary, AIPEU-GDS., Com.S.S.Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, AIGDSU., Com.P.U.Mualidharan, General Secretary, NUGDS., Com.Virendrasharma, All India President, AIPEU-GDS., Com.Sulochana Sharma, Mahila Committee Member (CHQ), AIPEU-GDS, addressed the meeting.

Many of the Circle Secretaries, active Comrades represented from the Divisions were also addressed and directed the GDS CHQs not to withdraw the indefinite strike till our justified demand is reached.

The General Secretaries of GDS Unions offered thanks to the Trade Union Leaders and participant GDS comrades for the Dharna Programme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSPORT EMPLOYEES AGITATION WITHDRAWN      ON ASSURANCE GIVEN BY MINISTER.

            FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION BETWEEN SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL INDIA PASSPORT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION TODAY AND ON THE BASIS OF THE ASSURANCES FROM THE MINISTER, THE A.I.P.E.A. HAS WITHDRAWN THE AGITATIONAL PROGRAMMES FROM TODAY EVENING. FURTHER DETAILS SHALL FOLLOW.  

            WE CONGRATULATE THE MEMBERS OF ALL INDIA PASSPORT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR SUCCESS AND OFFER OUR SINCERE THANKS TO THOSE PERSONS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO HAD RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST OF THE ASSOCIATION AND EXTENDED THEIR SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY TO THE STRUGGLING PASSPORT EMPLOYEES. 

            IT HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVED THAT TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IS STILL RELEVANT AND IT IS THE ONLY PATHS TO RESOLVE  THE GRIEVANCES OF THE WORKERS.

                   GIRI RAJ SINGH & 

               V. BHATTACHARJEE 

PRESIDENT AND GENERAL SECRETARY,

       COC OF CGE&WS, DELHI STATE