Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Warns Employees Against Going on Strike

Controller General of Accounts (CGA) warns employees against going on strike

Employees are opposing several of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations

The Controller General of Accounts (CGA) has warned its employees that proceeding on strike could lead to wage cuts or even dismissal. This, after the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and the All India Association of Pay and Accounts officers joined the call for an indefinite strike from July 11 in protest against several recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission.

The strike call, issued by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) representing trade unions of railway, defence, postaland other central government employees, is to protest against the computation of minimum wage as recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission, which is to be implemented this year. “There is no statutory provision empowering the employees to go on strike,” the circular issued by the CGA, in possession of The Hindu, said.

“The Supreme Court (in a previous case) also agreed that going on strike is a grave misconduct under the Conduct Rules and that misconduct by government employees is required to be dealt with in accordance with the law.”

The strike was supposed to have begun on April 11, but was postponed to July 11.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

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2ND SEPTEMBER 2015 STRIKE CHARTER OF DEMANDS - Confederation News.

PART-I

1. Urgent measures for containing price-rise through universalisation of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.

2. Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.

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

4. Universal social security cover for all workers.

5. Minimum wages of not less than Rs. 15,000/- per month with provisions of indexation.

6. Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs. 3000/- P.M. for the entire working population.

7. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/State PSUs.

8. Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and similar work.

9. Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund; increase the quantum of gratuity.

10. Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting applications; and immediate ratification of ILO Convention C 87 and C 98.

11. Against Labour Law Amendments

12. Against FDI in Railways, Insurance and Defence.

PART-II

1. Effect wage revision of the Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014 accepting memorandum of the staff side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant interim relief and merger of 100% of DA; Include Gramin Dak Sevaks within the ambit of 7th CPC. Settle all anomalies of 6th CPC.

2. No Privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways, Defence Establishment and no corporatization of Postal services.

3. No ban on creation of new posts. Fill up all vacant posts.

4. Scrap PFRDA Act an re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.

5. No outsourcing, contractrisation, privatization of governmental functions; withdraw the proposed move to close down the printing presses, the publications, form stores and stationery departments and medical stores Depots; regularize the existing daily-rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices.

6. Revive the JCM functioning at all level as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the Central Government Employees.

7. Remove arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointment.

8. No labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of the workers.

9. Remove the ceiling on payment on bonus.

10. Ensure five promotions in the serve career.

Source:http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/

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