NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES,OTTAPALAM DIVISION, OTTAPALAM-679101, KERALA

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION

IMPACT OF 12.12.12 STRIKE

CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS ALSO DEMANDED

APPOINTMENT OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION

IN THE 2013 FEBRUARY BUDGET ITSELF

LET US JOIN THE 2013 FEBRUARY 20, 21 TWO DAYS STRIKE AND MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS TO COMPEL THE CENTRAL GOVT. TO ANNOUNCE THE 7TH CPC IN THIS YEAR BUDGET ITSELF

COPY OF THE STRIKE NOTICE AND CHARTER OF DEMANDS FOR THE 20TH & 21ST FEBRUARY 2013 TWO DAYS STRIKE

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)

NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (FNPO)

No. JCA/2013 dated – 22^nd January, 2013

To,

The Secretary

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

NOTICE

Madam,

In accordance with the provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, we hereby notify that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal Accounts Employees and the Gramin Dak Sewaks will go on two days strike on 20^th and 21^st February 2013. The demands for acceptance of which the employees embark upon two Days Strike are detailed in the Charter of Demands enclosed.

M. Krishnan D. Theagarajan

SecretaryGeneral,NFPE Secretary General, FNPO

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART – I

1. Take Concrete measures to contain price rise.

2. Take Concrete measures for linkage of employment protection with the concession/incentive package offered to the entrepreneurs,

3. Ensure Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws,

4. Universal social security cover for the unorganized sector workers without any restriction and creation of a National Social Security Fund with adequate resources in line with the recommendation of NCEUS and Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour.

5. Stoppage of disinvestment in central and state PSUs.

6. No Contractorisation of work of permanent/perennial nature and payment of wages and benefits to the contract workers at the same rate as available to the regular workers of the industry/ establishment

7. Amendment of Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage irrespective of the schedules and fixation of statutory minimum wage at not less than Rs 10,000/-.

8. Remove all ceilings on payment and eligibility of Bonus, Provident Fund; Increase the quantum of gratuity.

9. Assured statutory Pension for all

10. Ensure Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days and immediate ratification of the ILO Conventions nos 87 and 98

PART – II

1. Appoint Seventh Central Pay Commission for revision of wages of Central Government Employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks. Grant merger of 50% of DA with pay for all purposes, including GDS.

2. Stop abolition of posts and restore all abolished posts with immediate effect.

3. Grant Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sewaks and extend all benefits of regular employees to GDS also. Enhance GDS Bonus ceiling from 2500/- to 3500/- . End discrimination in wages and other service conditions.

4. Revise the wages of Casual, Part-time & contingent employees with effect from 1.1.2006 at par with the minimum pay scale implemented as per 6^th CPC recommendations. Regularisation of the services of casual labourers.

5. Drop the proposal for privatization of Postal Sector and retrograde clauses of the National Postal Policy 2012.

6. Revision of OTA rates as per the Arbitration award.

7. Complete the cadre restructuring and honour the assurance given to staff side.

8. Remove arbitrary restrictions imposed on compassionate appointments.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

PROTEST AGAINST MANUAL PREPARATION OF PA-17(a)

No. P-III/ Gnl/ 2013-01 07-01-2013

The Superintendent of Posts,

Ottapalam Division,

Ottapalam-679101.

Sub:- Maintenance of form Pa-17 Part 1 & II (SO Account ) in manual form

Sir,

It is noticed that the Divisional Administration has issued instructions to prepare Pa-17 form (Part 1&2) manually citing a letter No. DDG (Tech).Misc dated 20-11-2012, received from Directorate, vide No. RC1/Rlgs dated 20-12-2012 addressed to all Departmental Offices.

At the out set, this Union wishes to intimate that maintaining Pa-17 is merely unwarranted and irrelevant in the present set up, even in the inspection point of view, for the following reasons:

1) In the present set up , as all the SOs are completely computerized, any information required will be available in the soft ware, back up copies, and from the hard copies of reports.

2) Before computerization, office copy of daily account was not prepared and kept on record and therefore copy of account was necessary to view and inspect the day’s transactions. Now office copy of daily account is being maintained and available on record in the shape of hard copy. The same can be available in the system also. Any inspecting officers can verify accounts easily than previously.

3) Using the Treasury module there is provision to prepare “Sub Office Monthly Account “ which reflects all transactions of the month and is as good as Pa-17 form.

Hence, considering the above facts, it is requested the Divisional administration not to insist maintaining of Pa-17 Part 1&II manually hereafter, as our all Departmental Sub Offices are fully computerized.

An early action in the matter is solicited.

Yours faithfully,

(Abdul Rahiman T.P)

Secretary

Friday, January 11, 2013

29th AIC, P3, TRIVANDRUM

RECEPTION COMMITTEE OFFICE INAUGURATION HELD AT P&T HOUSE, TRIVANDRUM

ON 10-01-2013

Welcome Speech by Com. M.Krishnan, SG, NFPE

Presidential address by :Hon'be Trivandrum Mayor

Inaugural Speech : By Com. Pinarayi Vijayan, Secretary CPI(M), Kerala

First Bulletin issued by the Reception Committee

Friday, January 4, 2013

CASUAL LABOURER’S WAGE REVISION

CAT ERNAKULAM BENCH GIVES FIRM DIRECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TO FINALISE THE CASE WITHIN TWO MONTHS AND REPORT TO THE COURT

Kerala casual, Part-time, Contingent Employees Federation filed the case in CAT Ernakulam Bench

Next Case posted on 12.03.2013

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CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

ERNAKULAM BENCH

TUESDAY THE 1^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2013

PRESENT

Hon’ble Dr. K. B. S. Rajan : Judicial Member

ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. 862/2011

Postal Casual, Part-time, Contingent Workers Union : Applicants

Represented by General Secy. N. Sreekantan

Versus

Union of India, Represented by Secy. Ministry of Communication, : Respndent

Department of Posts, New Delhi & Others

Mr. Muraleedharan for Mr. TC Govindaswamy : Counsel for Applicant

Mr. A. D. Raveendra Prasad, ACGSC : Counsel for Respondent

ORDER

For redressal of the grievance of the applicant, a committee was constituted as early as 27 September 2011 and as such, this has been got adjourned on several occasions. Today, the counsel for the respondents seeks three months more time as the Committee is to be reconstituted in view of the retirement of one of the members. It is not exactly known to the Tribunal as to the stage up to which the committee has reached. As sufficient time has already expired, it is appropriate that two months and no more time is granted for the Committee to arrive at a decision and communicate the same to the applicant. Reply to the OA shall also be filed immediately after arriving at a decision, so that this can be considered accordingly.

In view of the above, the following directions are issued.

(a) The Committee shall decide the issue within two months from today.

(b) Reply shall be filed within a week thereafter on the basis of the decision of the committee.

List this case for further consideration on 12.03.2013.

A copy of this order be made available to the counsel for the parties.

Sd/-

K. B. S. Rajan

Judicial Member