In the National
Convention of Workers called by the 11 Central Trade Unions including INTUC,
CITU, AITUC, BMS etc., a clarion call was made to organise Two Days Strike on
20-21 February 2013 against the anti-worker policies of the Government and
demanding settlement of the issues of the workers, especially in the
unorganised sector.
The National
Convention of Workers held on 4th September, 2012 in the capital expressed its
deep concern and anguish at the total non-response of the Govt. to address the
burning Issues of the working people viz containing price-rise,
universalisation of social security rights for unorganized sector workers,
ensuring proper minimum wages, mass scale contractorisation, rampant violation
of labour laws and onslaught on trade union rights etc., despite consistent
persuasion by all in united platform of the entire trade union movement in the
country through various forms of countrywide programmes and agitations in a
democratic manner since last three years. The workers continuous agitations
over the years have been simply ignored and side lined and there is no sign of
turn the tables on its own by the present Government.
The Govt. is
continuing the same anti people economic policy even seeking to enact
legislations in all sectors like FDI in retail and pension that run contrary to
the interest of working people and their social security rights besides
generating a severe recessionary impact on the national economy.
When all the central
trade unions irrespective of their political affiliation are united and issued
a strike call to save the nation and its working class in particular, all the
other trade unions and organisations have no the only option to fall line with
the main stream of the working class and accordingly all the National
Federations, All India Unions etc. have already endorsed the strike call of all
the central trade unions and preparing for an effective strike. As usual, in
its own traditions and the policy decision, the NFPE has already decided and
declared to go on strike as per the decisions of the Confederation and started
preparations. FNPO has also decided to join the strike and accordingly in the
postal sector, the call was given on behalf of the Postal JCA by incorporating
the sectional demands of the postal and CG employees’ demands.
The Confederation and
the Postal JCA have already released its tour programme to organise the workers
for the effective participation in the strike. We cannot be in isolation when
the entire working class agitate to save the workers and the common people from
the retrograde policies of the present Government. Even though we may have some
local problems to organise another strike within two months, we must take it as
a challenge and see the cent per cent participation of our membership. It is
possible and we are capable of it. We are not going to lose big things except
the wages. But it will certainly realise the Govt that the workers are having
the right to strike and will not tolerate any decisions affecting the working
class and the common people at large.
Never before in the
history of the country there has been a nation-wide general strike for two
days. There are no such instances in the past where trade unions irrespective
of their political affiliations have come together in this manner.
It is our boundan duty to make the strike an historic success in the
postal sector. Please organise Gate Meetings and organise comrades for the
massive participation in the ensuing strike. Please visit all offices and
garner support from all corners duly explaining the justification of demands
and our role and responsibilities. Let us take pledge and organise for the
ensuing strike.
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