PRESS STATEMENT

Dated 8th January, 2020

About thirteen (13) lakhs Central Govt. Employees participated in the nationwide one day strike on 8th January 2020 as per the call given by Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers. The main demand of the strike is “Scrap New Contributory Pension Scheme (NPS) & Restore Old defined Pension Scheme (OPS)”. The strike is also to express the anger and protest of the Central Government employees and Pensioners against the neo-liberal policies being implemented by the Central Government in the Central Government services, as a result of which the job security, wage structure, social security and the trade union rights of the employees are in danger. None of the 10 points Charter of Demands submitted to the Government by Confederation are settled.

In Postal department about four and half lakhs employees participated in the strike all over the country. 1,55,000 Post Offices and about 400 RMS offices remained closed. Gramin Dak Sevaks of rural post offices also went on strike. Delivery work also affected as Postmen joined the strike.

In Income Tax Department the strike is total in all the States. Work of all Income Tax Offices came to a standstill. Employees of Audit & Accounts department, Civil Accounts, Atomic Energy, Geological Survey of India, Customs and Central Excise, Survey of India, Botanical Survey of India, Postal Accounts, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Printing and Stationery, Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), AGMARK, Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Medical Stores Depots, Film Division of India, Indian Council for Medical Research, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, Central Food Processing Laboratory, Census Department, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Defence Accounts, Rehabilitation Department, Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Canteen Employees, Institute of Physics, LNCPE, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Passport Department, Zoological survey of India, Patent Office, Central Drug Laboratory, NADMO, National Library, Marketing Inspection, Commercial Intelligence, Homeopathy Department, Archeological Survey of India and various other autonomous and Scientific Research Institutions participated in the nationwide strike.

Strike is near total in Kerala, West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Assam, North Eastern States including Tripura. 70 to 80% participation in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. 60 to 70% strike in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Gujrat and J & K.

Solidarity demonstrations and dharnas are conducted by Central Government Pensioners Organizastions in various states.

National Secretariat of the Confederation thanked and congratulated the Central Government employees for their massive participation and for making the one day nationwide strike a resounding success.

M.Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

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Latest DoPT Orders 2020 – All India Strike proposed on January 8, 2020 – Instructions under CCS (Conduct Rules), 196

Any central government employee striking in any form would face the consequences that, apart from wage deductions, could also include appropriate disciplinary action

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No C-45018/1 /2017-Vig.
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi,
The 6th January, 2020.

Subject: All India Strike proposed on January 8, 2020 – Instructions under CCS (Conduct Rules), 1964 – Regarding.

It has been brought to the notice of the Government that the Central Trade Union (CTUs), except Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh and their affiliates in different sectors are mobilizing workers employees for their proposed nationwide general strike on January 8. 2020. The strike is mainly to protest against Union Government’s labour reforms, FDI, disinvestment, corporation and privatization polices and to press for 12 – point common demands of the working class relating to minimum wage and social security, among others.

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2. The instructions issued by the Department of Personnel and Training prohibit the Government servants from participating in any form of strike including mass casual leave go slow etc. or any action that abet any form of strike / protest in violation of Rule 7 of the CCS (Conduct) Rules. 1964. Besides in accordance with the proviso to Rule 17(1) of the Fundamental Rules. pay and allowances is not admissible to an employee for his absence from duty without any authority. As to the concomitant rights of an Association after it is formed they cannot be different form the rights which can be claimed by the individual members of which the Association is composed. It follows that the right to form an Association does not include any guaranteed right to strike /protest. There is no statutory provision empowering the employees to go on strike. The Supreme Court has also agreed in several judgments that going on a strike is a grave misconduct under the Conduct Rules and that misconduct by the Government employees is required to be dealt with in accordance with law. Any employee going on strike in any form would face the consequences which besides deduction of wages, may also include appropriate disciplinary action. Kind attention of all employees of this Department is also drawn to this Department”s O.M. No.33012/1/(s)/2008- Estt.(8) dated 12.9.2008 on the subject for strict compliance (enclosed as Annexure-A).

3. All officers are requested that the above instructions may be brought to the notice of the employees working under their control. All officers are also requested not to sanction Casual Leave or any other kind of leave to the officers and employees. if applied for during the period of proposed strike, and ensure that the willing employees are allowed hindrance free entry into the office premises.

4. In case employees go on strike all Divisional Heads are requested to forward a report indicating the number and details of employees. who are absent from duty on the day of strike. i.e. 08 .01.2020.

(Brij Mohan)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: DoPT

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PRESS MEET

DEMANDING

• recovery of Huge NPAs in Banks
• Immediate wage settlement in banks and insurance
• Recruitment in Banks, Insurance and Central Government
• Scrap NPS

Also check: 2020 Nationwide Strike calls upon entire Central Government Employees

OPPOSING

• Anti Labour Reforms
• Merger of Public Sector Banks
• Corporatisation and Privatisation of PSBs, Postal and Defence Sector
• Increase of FDI in vital and sensitive sectors.

Make the General Strike a Grand Success.

Unions in Banks, Insurance and Central Govt. AIBEA, AIIEA, CC GEW, AIBOA, AIRRBEA, BEFI, NFPE, GIEAIA, AILICEF

Source: Confederation

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WORKERS OF INDIA – UNITE PREPARE FROM NOW ON NATIONAL GENERAL STRIKE ON 8TH JANUARY, 2020

SAVE ECONOMY — SAVE NATION SAVE PEOPLE — SAVE WORKERS

CLARION CALL FROM INTUC — AITUC — HMS — CITU — AIUTUC — TUCC — SEWA — AICCTU — LPF — UTUC

AND INDEPENDENCE TRADE UNIONS FROM Banks, Insurance, Postal, Railways, Telecom, Central and State Government services, College and School teachers, Electricity and power sector, Transport departments, Coal and mines, Iron and steel, Oil sector, Defence production, Public Sector Undertakings etc.

200 MILLION WORKERS TO GO ON STRIKE

♦ REVERSE ANTI-PEOPLE ECONOMIC POLICIES
♦ STOP ANTI-WORKER LABOUR REFORMS

Source: http://confederationhq.blogspot.com

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