TALKS FAILED STRIKE INEVITABLE

DISCUSSION WITH POSTAL BOARD AGAIN FAILED

DEPARTMENT ADAMANT ON IMPLEMENTING McKINSEY RECOMMENDATIONS

CENTRAL JCA DECIDES TO GO AHEAD WITH THE STRIKE

The third round of discussion held with the Postal Board today (27.06.2011) at 3 PM also failed due to the adamant position taken by the Department. Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy, Secretary, Department of Posts, Sri. P. K. Gopinath, Member (Personnel), Mrs. Manjula Parashar, Member (Operations), Sri. Kamaleshwar Prasad, Member (HR) and other Senior Officers were present. Staff side was represented by Secretary Generals, NFPE, FNPO and other General Secretaries.

Immediately on commencement of the meeting the Staff Side expressed its strong resentment and protest against the decision of the Department to go ahead with the Mckinsey recommendations regarding Mail Network Optimization Project. The Staff side demanded that the already failed experiment of speed post hubs should be withdrawn immediately and the decision to implement first class mails hubs and delivery hubs and closure/merger of offices should be dropped. After heated discussion for about two hours no consensus could be arrived on this important agenda of the Charter of Demands. Hence meeting ended with disagreement.

The Central JCA met after the discussion with Postal Board and took the following decisions: -

1. The JCA unanimously decided to go ahead with the strike decision.

2. Campaign and preparations at grass root level for the strike should be further intensified.

3. The indefinite strike shall commence at 6 AM on 05.07.2011

4. 100% strike should be ensured in all Branches/Divisions and Circles.

5. Strike shall not be withdrawn unless and until result – oriented settlement is reached on important items of Charter of Demands.

Enhancement of SB Allowances to PAs

Dte Memo No : 113-07 / 2010-SB
SB Order No. 10 / 2011.

Enhancement of SB Allowance to PAs working in Savings Bank Branches.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this office letter of No. 2-2/93-SB Dt. 08.10.2004 (SB Order No. 17/2004) vide which it was conveyed that Ministry of Finance (DEA) has conveyed its approval for increase in the SB Allowance from Rs.60 to Rs.150 & from Rs.30 to Rs.75 per month wef 08.10.04.

02. After implementation of 6th CPC, increase in teh SB Allowance was taken up with MoF (DEA), which has not vide its OM No. 17/1/2001-NS-II Dt. 10.06.11 has conveyed its approval for enhancement of SB Allowance as per the following rates wef 01.09.08.

01. Staff Fully engaged in SB / SC work - present Rs.150 - new rate from 01.09.08 Rs.300.
02. Staff Partially engaged in SB / SC work - present Rs.75 - new rate from 01.09.08 Rs.150.

03. All other conditions for grant of SB Allowances will remain unchanged.

Sd/-
S.Manik Lakra
ADG (FS)

EXPECTED DEARNESS ALLOWANCE(DA) JULY 2011

The most eagerly awaited payment for a central government employee is his DEARNESS ALLOWANCE.We know that the Dearness Allowance which is announced twice in a year (ie: in the month of January and July.) is being calculated on the basis of  AICPIN(IW).

Of all the allowances begetted by a central govt employee, it is only the DA that holds a special place.

The AICPIN for the month of January,February,March and April have been published.Based on these presently the percentage of DA is 56 %.The AICPIN for the month of May and June have to be still announced.Then only  the exact percentage of DA can be calculated.

For reducing inflation Reserve Bank of India often increasing the interest rates .As a results the inflation is controlled but not reduced.Hence chances for reduction of numbers in AICPIN  for the month of May and June are not visible.At the same time increase in numbers are also not there immediately.

If the same condition pervades for longer times there would be no doubt that the percentage of  dearness Allowance July 2011 would be 57 or 58%.

MONTH	AICPIN	% OF DA
January	188	53
February	185	54
March	185	55
April	186	56
May	-	-
June	expected	57 or 58

National Association congratulates Sh.Dharam Pal Singh, Divisonal Secy on his birthday on 16th June.

LET ME THINK, "IF I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER, OR JUST BELONG?"

Am I an active member, quite strong and bold,

Or, I am just satisfied because my name is enrolled ?

Do I know my constitution with goals and objectives,

Or just careless because known to my leaderships ?

Am I aware of the activities undertaken by my union,

Or just I have kept a watch on the problems of my own ?

Do I attend the meetings regularly and try to realize,

Or just stay at home and intend to criticize?

Do I keep any interest for welfare of the mass,

Or just satisfy my own, saying "Yes Boss"?

Do I like to come together with the flock?

Or just stay alone to find fault and knock? 

Have I ever visited a member who is sick?

Or shift the responsibility to a few and talk about the clique?

The existence of my Organization is at stake – Am I aware,

Or my status and pension are intact! – Am I quite sure?

Post Offices will be closed and A Company will rule,

If I don't react to save, won't I be a fool?

 Things will be outsourced and there will be a blow,

What shall I do and where shall I go?

Helter-skelter everywhere, false assurances perplexing,

Can't I do something to see my people smiling?

India is mine, so also India Post and its employees,

Right time has come for me to know and realize.

July 5^th Indefinite Strike is the right occasion to answer,

Active participation for a total success irrespective of cadre.

If not this time, everything will be wrong,

Let me think, if I am an active member, or just belong?

POSTAL JCA JALANDHAR DIVSION COMPRISING FNPO,NFPE AND GDS UNIONS SERVE STRIKE NOTICE TO SSPOs JALANDHAR DIVISION ON 14/06/2011

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

A meeting of NFPE, FNPO and GDS Union held at Delivery hall of Jalandhar City HO on 11/06/2011 to form JCA at Divisional Level. Sh.Dharam Pal Singh ( Divisional Secry NAPE Group C) was elected as President and Sh.Hazara Ram (Divisional Secry AIPEU Group C) was elected as Convener of JCA. It has been decided that JCA will serve the notice of strike to SSPOs Jalandhar Division on 14/06/2011 and then tour programme of the Division will be conducted to motivate the employees to participate in the Strike of 5th July.
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