Saturday, February 18, 2017
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 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 16thMarch
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. 6thMarch, 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
13TH 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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