RMS INDEFENITE STRIKE FROM 15TH dECEMBER-LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

RMS UNIONS INDEFINITE STRIKE - POSTAL JCA DECIDES NOT TO SERVE STRIKE NOTICE

POSTAL JCA TODAY DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE INDEFINITE STRIKE NOTICE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MEMBER [O] FOR TWO DAYS ON 27TH / 28TH AND WITH THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TODAY [29TH]

AFTER THE DISCUSSION WITH THE SECRETARY [P] THE POSTAL JCA AGREED NOT TO SERVE ANY STRIKE NOTICE NOW

1. Status-Quo with regard to existence of RMS Offices as on today i.e.30.11.2009 would continue without mergers/abolition etc.

2. Merger of RMS Offices proposed in Patna would not be merged now but would be reviewed by Directorate by sending an Officer from Directorate.

3. Merger of Tenkasi Sorting and Chennai PSO would be stopped and status quo maintained.

4. CRC merger in Chennai would take place but personnel and computers additionally needed would be permitted.

5. Chief PMG West Bengal Circle would be requested to review the mail volume once again in those offices merged recently like Bandel and Barasat to ensure the agreement in spirit upto 10000 mails only would be merged.

6. SRO Merger with Post Offices is only a suggestion by the PMG Kurnool and not a decision of the department. Any change in organisational structure would be taken up after the Mail Management Consultant appointed by the Department gives opinions. The Staff Side representative will be associated in the discussions of the Committee involving the Mail Consultant. Further Workshops and Seminars with the Staff Side would be taken up after the type of reorganisation suggested and decided with the consultation of Staff Side.

7. For discussing all other demands of RMS & MMS Unions placed in the memorandum the Member [Operations] would hold a separate meeting.

SINCE STATUS QUO IS ASSURED ON EXISTENCE OF RMS & MMS THE POSTAL JCA HAS DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE SERVE NOTICE AS PLANNED EARLIER

NFPE AND POSTAL JCA THANKS AND CONGRATULATES THE CIRCLES / DIVISIONS / BRANCHES OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES IN GENERAL AND THE RMS & MMS UNIONS IN PARTICULAR FOR THEIR RELENTLESS EFFORTS TAKEN FOR ORGANISING THE PROGRAMME OF POSTAL JCA SUCCESSFULLY AT ALL LEVELS.

KEEP THE GUN POWDER DRY - AWAIT MINUTES OF TODAYS MEETING AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEMBER [O] MEETING ON DEMANDS SUBMITTED BY JCA.

Abdul Rahiman T.P, Secreyary,PIII.