confederation circular No. 10/08

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027

Phone: 011 2510 5324

Website: confederationhq.blogspot.com

e.mail: confederation06@yahoo.co.in

No.D.11/07 /08 Dated: 8.06.08

Dear Comrade,

One day strike on 20^th August, 2008. Sponsoring

Committee decision.- National Convention of Central

And State Govt. employees and teachers. Reg:

As has been intimated to you in our last circular letter, the sponsoring Committee of Trade Unions in the country has decided to organize yet another one day strike action on 20^th August, 2008 against the neo liberal economic policies of the Govt. of India. The latest manifestation of these policies is the report of the 6^th CPC. The report has discarded all the established norms and procedure in the determination of the wages of the Central Government employees and have openly advocated for contractorisation of its various functions, especially those presently carried out by the low paid workers belonging to Group D cadres. The existing relativities of the pay scale between the employees and officers have been disturbed wildly in favour of the officers. The two employing organizations of the Govt. of India i.e the Defence ordnance factories and Railways have been recommended to be corporatised. Besides there had been a subtle but definite attempt to drag the existing employees into the vortex of the new contributory pension scheme. It had been and continues to be our endeavour to ensure the participation of all Central Govt. employees who are organized under the banner of the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers in such untied industrial actions. Accordingly, we have explored the possibility of holding a National Convention of Central and State Govt. employees and Teachers Federation of both Schools and Colleges to mobilize the mass our of our membership in the proposed action on 20^th August, 2008.

It has now been decided to hold such a convention under the auspices of the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers, All India State Govt. employees Federation, the Federation of University and School Teachers of India on 8^th July, 2008 at New Delhi. The venue of the Convention is:

M.P.C.U Shah Auditorium, Gujrati Samaj Marg, Near: Civil Lines Metro Station., Delhi-110 054 [ Also Near tr Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT)]. The last Convention was also held in this very Auditorium. The Convention will commence at 1.30 PM and shall be concluded by 6.00PM

The number of participants affiliate-wise and coc-wise is appended. The delegates who attend the convention will register their name at the venue and shall remit a delegate fee of Rs. 50 per head to meet the share of expenses of the Confederation for holding the convention. The participants will make their own arrangements for stay etc. at Delhi. The one day strike mainly projects the issues of the devastating price rise and inflation, the growing unemployment, the de-regularization of workforce in most of the organized sectors of employment, the right to strike and other trade union rights etc.

Kindly ensure that the allotted number of comrades do participate in the convention to make it a success.

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.

Affiliates

1. NFPE - 45 (including GDS) 2. ITEF - 10

3. All India Audit & Accounts Association -10 4. NFAEEA – 10

5. National Fed. Of Civil Accounts Assns – 10 6. Ground Water Board – 5

7. CPWD WU – 5 8. ISRO – 5

9. IBM – 3 10. GSI – 5

11. Survey of India (all Unions) – 10 12. DMIEA – 2

13. Central Sectt – 5 14. Defence Accounts – 3

15. AICGHSEA- 5 16. Customs GR D Officers Fed-2

17. Customs Min. – 2 18. CE Min. Exe Officers – 2

19. Canteen Empl Fed. – 2 20. Census – 2

21. NSSO – 2 22. CPWD JE – 2

23. Khadi & Village Ind. Corpn – 2 24. Pondichery State Govt Fed – 2

All other affiliates one delegate each

COCs

(a). West Bengal (including Kolkata based affiliates)- 15; (b). RCC, NE – 5; ©. Bihar – 5; (d). Orissa – 5; (e). Chhatisgarh – 5; (f). Jharkhand – 5; (g) Orissa – 5;(h). M.P – 10; (i). UP (East) – 10; (j). UP(West) – 10(k) Vidarbha – 10; (l)Maharashtra (HQ Mumbai) – 10; (m). Gujarat-5;(n) Rajasthan – 10; (o) Chandigarh (Punjab&Haryana) & JK – 5; (p) HP -5;(q) AP – 10;®. Karnataka – 5; (s). Tamilnadu & Pondichery -5;(t) Kerala – 5; (u) Delhi - 20

Circular No.9

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

CHQ: Manishinath Bhawan A2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110027

                                         Phlone: 25105324 ,Fax : 25105324

Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com

Email: confederation06@yahoo.co.in

Cell phone: 9811048303

 

D-11/9/2008                                                                                              Dated:29.05.2008

Dear Com,

            This is in continuation of our circular letter No-11/8/2008.The following comrades who are members of the Secretariat have been requested to participate the convention organized by the concerned state Committees between 16^th and 20^th June,2008 (or any other date before 25^th June,2008). We have given the mobile No of these comrades. The State COC, Convenors/ Secretaries are requested to kindly get in touch with these comrades and finalize the date of the convention, mutually convenient for all.

1	West Bengal	Culcutta	Com. SK.Vyas	9868244035
2	NE Region	Guwahati	Com.MS Raja	9868145667
3	Bihar	Patana	Com.Gautham Pramanic	9433345008
4	Orissa	Bhubaneswer	Com.Pujush Roy	9433515577
5.	Delhi	New Delhi	Com.Asiwal	9893404640
6	Rajastan	Jaipur	Com.Baswanand	9899308488
7	Panjab,Haryana,J&K	Chandigragh	Co.somayya	9811748243
8	HimachalPradesh,	Simla	Com.SK Vyas	9868244035
9	MadyaPradesh	Bhopal	Com.K.Ragavendran	9868819295
10	UtterPradesh(W)	Lucknow	Com.PV Ramachandran	9424417526
11	Utter Pradesh(E)	Allahabad	Com.MS Raja	9868145667
12	Gujarath	Ahamadabad	Com.KKN.Kutty	9811048303
13	Jharkhand	Ranchi	Com.Somayya	9811748243
14	Chatisgrah	Raipur	Com.AB.Sen	9868722760
15	Maharashtra	Mumbai	Com.KKN.Kutty	9811048303
16	Vidharbha	Nagpur	Com.Ragavendran	9868819295
17	Pondicheri	Pondicheri	Com.Selvaraj
18	Karnataka	Bangalore	Com.CC.Pillai	9811213808
19	Tamilnadu	Chennau	Com.Narasimhan	9440056969
20	Andra Pradesh	Hyderabad	Com.Duraipandian	9789833552
21	Kerala	Trivandrum	KKN.Kutty	9811048303

    

            With Greetings

Yours fraternally

 

KKN.Kutty

Secretary General

To: The Secretaries of the State COC's as per list above

Letters

 

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027

Phone: 011 2510 5324

Website: confederationhq.blogspot.com

e.mail: confederation06@yahoo.co.in

No.D.19/01 /08                                                                                        Dated: 27.05.08

To

 

                The Secretary,

                Staff Side,

                National Council(JCM)

                13-C, Ferozshah Road,

                New Delhi.

 

Dear Comrade,

 

                We have received a copy of letter No.AIRF/NC/JCM/GC dated 22-05-2008 from Com.J.P.Choube, General Secretary, AIRF, New Delhi addressed to you. Com.Choube has reproduced from Confederation Circular No.7 dated 19-05-2008 the following comments:

 

"There had been no emphasis on core issues like minimum wage, fitment formula,     construction of pay bands, benefits on promotion, allowance etc."

 

According to him the above comment in our circular has caused confusion(which) needs to be clarified(by you).

 

                In that very circular we have also explained why we have made the above comment.  We have written that:-

 

"….the available time ought to have been used to present these core issues, which has a universal appeal for all sections of the Central Govt. employees irrespective of the organizations in which they are working. Quite an amount of time at the meeting was spent in projecting certain department specific anomalies.  This approach made the core issues out of focus."

 

                We hope you will appreciate that the comments on department specific issues made by some amongst us at the meeting with Cabinet Secretary had the unfortunate(though unintended) impact of diluting the effectiveness of the presentation made by you on the core issues.

 

                While that had been our impression,  we leave it to you to decide whether the said Circular has caused any confusion at all requiring any clarification from you..

 

 

Yours fraternally,

 

 

(S.K.Vyas)

President.

 

                Copy to Com.J.P.Choubey, General Secretary, AIRF, New Delhi

                Copy to Members, Staff Side.

 

Copy of letter in AIRF/NC/JCM/GC dated May 22, 2008 from Com. J.P. Chaubey, General Secretary, All India Railway men Federation addressed to the Secretary, Staff Side, JCM. National Council,

 Dear Comrade,

          My attention has been drawn to circular No. D/11/6/08 dated 17.5.2008 and No. D.11/07/08 dated 19.5.2008(photocopies enclosed ) uploaded by the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers on its websidte.www.confederationhq.blogspot.com.

          In Circular No. 6, it has been stated- " in the discussion that ensued thereafter the following issues were reiterated with emphasis" These issues were – exclusion of DA on DP (12%) in construction of pay bands and consequently in fixation benefit, construction of pay bands contrary to the recommendation of 6^th CPC, defects in computation of minimum wage, discrimination in fitment benefit, necessity of affording a minimum benefit of 10% on promotion, parity in pension of pre-1996 and post 1996 retirees, discrimination in the grant of family pension, minimum pension and revision in ex gratia to SRPF/CPF retirees.

          Circular No. 7( Page 3) says "There had been no emphasis on core issues like minimum wage, fitment formula, construction of pay bands, benefit on promotion allowance etc.

          This has caused confusion and needs to be clarified. In fact all these issues were discussed in great detail in the meetings of the Standing Committee of National Council JCM held on 7 ^th May, 2008 and also with the Cabinet Secretary on 17^th May, 2008 in which all members representing AIRF, NFIR, Defence Employees Federation and Confederation had taken part.

          Perhaps you may like to look into this for issuing necessary clarification.

 

Confederation Circular No.8 Dated 27.05.2008

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027

 

Phone: 011 2510 5324

Website: confederationhq.blogspot.com

e.mail: confederation06@yahoo.co.in

 

No.D.11/08 /08                                                                                        Dated: 27.05.08

 

            Dear Comrade,

 

            The Secretariat of the Confederation met to day as intimated earlier.  The following two issues were discussed.

 

(a)    Follow up action to pursue the 6^th CPC related issues for a satisfactory settlement.

(b)   Patna COC resolution over the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the  CHQ in the matter of the reinstatement of dismissed leaders of Bihar AG Office.

 

The sectt. considered the views/opinion conveyed by various COCs, National Executive Committee members, members of the sect. and Secretaries of the affiliates.  The meeting came to the conclusion:

That the negotiations with the Govt. is not concluded;

It is necessary that the ongoing talks are to be backed up with ground level campaign and programmes; 

Industrial action like strike etc. will become necessary if satisfactory settlement on core issues is not reached;

Every effort is to be made to keep the united forum of Central Govt. employees both for negotiation and agitation,

To tread the path of struggle even independently if the situation so warrants taking into account the nature of settlement offered.

 

Accordingly it was decided:

 

That the State COCs will organize a state level convention eliciting participation of various affiliates drawn from all districts; on any date convenient between 16^th to 23^rd June 2008.  The date and venue will be finalized by the State Secretaries. One comrade from among the CHQ secretariat will participate in the said convention.

 

25th June 2008: A programme of mass squatting will be organized in front of all Officers participated by all members for duration of not less than 3 hours, preferably in the afternoon.  (The NFPE will issue detailed instruction to its members about the manner in which the programme is to be implemented in their offices taking into account the operational requirement, shift duty etc.)

 

All members of staff will wear the Badge depicting the following words on 23^rd,24^th and 25^th June 2008.

 

                        "Urge upon the Govt. to settle the demands raised by the staff

side JCM National Council relating to 6^th CPC recommendations"

 

The mass squatting will end with a general meeting of all members in which the resolution, adopted by the sectt. meeting (copy enclosed) will be reiterated, passed and forwarded to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary

 

Item No.2 :

 

The meeting approved the letter issued by the Secretary General to the Secretary, COC, Patna for eliciting certain information and decided to await their response before any action is pursued in the matter.

 

            With greetings,

 

Yours fraternally,

 

 

(K.K.N.Kutty)

Secretary General)

 

 

 

 

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

CHQ: Manishinath Bhawan A2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110027

Phlone: 25105324 Fax :     25105324

Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com

Email: confederation06@yahoo.co.in

                                                 Cell phone: 9811048303

No.D-11/08.2008                                                                    Dated: 27^th May, 2008

 

 

To

The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India,

South Block,

New Delhi 110 027.

 

 

Dear Sir,

 

 

            I enclose herewith a copy of the Resolution adopted on 27^th May, 2008 in the meeting of the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers for your kind consideration and acceptance of our demands.

 

 

            Thanking you,

                                               

Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

 

K.K.N.Kutty

Secretary General

Copy submitted to the Cabinet Secretary, Rashtrapathy Bhawan, Annexe. NewDelhi. 11001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027

 

Phone: 011 2510 5324

Website: confederationhq.blogspot.com

e.mail: confederation06@yahoo.co.in

 

No.D.11/08 /08                                                                                        Dated: 27.05.08

 

R  e  s  o  l  u  t  i  o  n

            This meeting of the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers held on 27-05-2008 in New Delhi urges upon the Government to bring about a negotiated settlement by accepting the following core demands, inter alia, presented by the Staff Side, National council JCM on 17-05-2008 before the Committee of Secretaries chaired by the Cabinet Secretary:

 

1.                  Recomputation of Minimum Wage

2.                  Reconstruction of Pay Bands

3.                  Revise fitment formula to a minimum of 2.625 of basic pay

4.                  Enhancing the rate of increment

5.                  Promotion benefit

6.                  No contractorization of Gr.D functions.

 

The meeting has further resolved to convey the strong agitation and discontentment of the employees over the irrational recommendations made by the Sixth CPC relating to the above issues. Obviously the meeting felt that the non-acceptance of the above demands will result in an avoidable industrial action.

 

 

 

 

 

(S.K.Vyas)

President