ONE DAY STRIKE

ON 2^ND SEPTEMBER 2016

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS

Represented By

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: NEW DELHI

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category -II

CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: COCHIN

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Central Office: -                                                                                             Address for Communication:-

16-A, Akbar Road Hutments,                                                                                   17/2 – C, P & T Quarters,

New Delhi: - 110011                                                                                                                Kali Bari Marg,

                                                                                                                                           New Delhi-110001

No. NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-13/2016                                                                                             Dated: 13.08.2016

To,

            All Federal Executive Members,

            All Women Committee Members,

All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II

Dear Comrades,

ONE DAY STRIKE ON 2^ND SEPTEMBER 2016

As per the Call of All Central Trade Unions, Independent Federations and Confederation

The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, met on 24.07.2016 at New Delhi. As the Joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) of the country along with Independent National Federations of employees of different industries and services including Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers  have decided to organize All India General Strike on 2^nd September 2016, against the anti-people, anti-workers policies and authoritarian attitude of the NDA Government, the meeting called upon the affiliates and their members to participate and make the strike a grand success. Intensive campaign and preparation to make the general strike a resounding historical success is going on in full swing throughout the country.

The attitude of the NDA Government is profoundly negative and hugely challenging to the working class including Central Govt. employees. The issues in the Charter of Demands submitted by the Trade Unions to the Govt. relate to basic interest of the country’s economy and also issues concerning the livelihood of the working people of both organized and unorganized sectors.

Govt. has not taken any meaningful step to curb price rise of essential commodities and to generate employment except making tall baseless claims. Govt. is mysteriously silent on the question of retrieving the black money stashed abroad and recovering lakhs of crores of rupees of bad debts of public sector banks. Whole range of social security measures are under severe attacks including the pension of post – 2004 entrants in Central Govt. Services. Govt. has launched atrocious attack of drastic cut in interest on small savings deposits. Totally ignoring the united opposition of the working class, the Govt. has been moving fast to demolish existing labour laws thereby empowering the employers with unfettered rights to “hire and fire” and stripping the workers and trade union of all their rights and protection provided in laws. Attack on public sector has been pushed to unprecedented height with Govt. announcing mega strategic sale and also allowing unlimited FDI in strategic sectors like Railways, Defence and financial Sector as complimentary to the move of privatization and Public Private partnership etc. The anti-worker and authoritarian attitude of the Government is also nakedely reflected in their refusal to implement the consensus recommendations of 43^rd, 44^th and 45^th Indian Labour Conference for formulations of minimum wages, equal wage and benefits of regular workers to the Contract workers.

Central Govt. Employees worst affected:

The policy offensives of the Govt. like downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, corporatization and privatization has affected the Central Govt. departments and employees in a worst manner. Ban on crea-tion of new posts and non-filling up of about six lakhs vacant posts had increased the work load of the existing employees and adversely affected the efficiency of the services. The New Pension Scheme (NPS) implemented with affect from 01.01.2004, is nothing but a “No Pension Scheme”, as it is fully dependent on the vagaries of share market forces. The Govt. is not ready to regularize the services of causal, contingent and contract workers. The 5% ceiling on compassionate appointment is not yet removed. The bonus ceiling enhancement from Rs.3500/- to Rs. 7000/- is not made applicable to Central Govt. Employees. Govt. is not ready to modify the 7^th CPC recommendations, which is worst ever made by any pay commissions. The assurance given to the staff side regarding enhancement minimum pay and fitment formula is yet to be implemented. All other retrograde recommendations like reduction in the percentage of HRA, abolition of 52 allowances etc. are yet to be modified. Overall the attitude of the Modi Govt. is totally negative towards the Central Govt. employees and pensioners.

The National Secretariat meeting of the Confederation was of the firm opinion that unless the policy of the Govt. is changed, more attacks are likely to come on the Central Govt. employees and working class. To change the policy the united struggle of entire working class is required. It is in this background the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers has decided to join the General Strike along with other sections of the working class of our country.

The Confederation National Secretariat calls upon the entirety of Central Govt. employees to make intensive campaign and preparation for making the 2^nd September 2016 strike a grand success. Along with the 12 Point charter of demands of the working class, the Confederation has decided to submit the demands pertaining to the Central Govt. employees also as Part-B of the Charter of demands to the Govt.

NFCAA served Strike Notice on 12^th August 2016:

 The National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations while endorsing the call of the strike on 2^nd September 2016 decided to incorporate the major issues of the Civil Accounts Employees in the part B portion of the Charter of Demands.

The strike notice has been served by the Confederation to the Cabinet Secretary to the Government India   and as per the directive of the Confederation the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II has served the Strike Notice to CGA on 12^th August 2016.  Copy of the Notice is annexed to this circular.

Branches to send intimation on 23rd August to local authorities:

The Branches of AICAEA and AICAEACAT II are to serve intimation jointly to local heads of offices on 23^rd August 2016. All Branches are to endorse the call of strike by holding a General body meeting in front of the office of the senior most officer of the station/state and forward the copy of the Strike Notice to all heads of offices of their jurisdiction under intimation to federation headquarters. The draft of the forwarding letter has been annexed to this circular.

Mobilization programmes/Tours

Confederation CHQ Leaders shall visit all important centres throughout the country and 31^st and address Joint meetings of the employees. The tour programme has already been issued by the Confederation. In synchronization with the same we are issuing following campaign programmes. All leaders enlisted below are requested to carry out the responsibilities entrusted to them.

Sl.	Place	Date	Name of visiting  members
1.	Kerala	28.08.2016onwards	G.K.Nair, P.K.Gopi and A. Muhammad , N.Brinda
2.	Bangalore	30.08.2016	A. Huprikar, B. S. Nagendra, S. Raghabendra, G. P. Rajprakash
3.	Tamilnadu	25.08.2016onwards	B. Sitaram, A. Balasubramaniam, M.S.Manivasan, Narshimhan, N. Durga, Lakshmi Venkatanathan, Chandraprabha K. Prasad S. Nirmala, S. Shanti R.K.Chaurasia, .T.R.Janardanan
4.	Andhra Pradesh	23.08.2016onwards	B.S. Nagendra A. Huparikar, A. Aziz, A.V.N.Rao
5.	Gujrat	23.08.2016onwards	K.M.Chauhan, T. A. Makwana, Sunil Rathod, Naresh Khatri, Satyapal Vishnoi
6.	Bhopal	24.08.2016	K.M.Maudekar, R.K.Chaurasia
7.	Mumbai	23.08.2016onwards	Ajay Patole, Rajesh Singh, Amal Sule, R.G.Bharne, Vilas Jadhav, Joseph S. Nikalje
8.	Bhubaneshwar	22.08.2016	V. Bhattacharjee, D. Singha Roy, L. Swaminathan
9.	Ranchi	29.08.2016	Subhendu Roy Coudhury, Arijit Lahiri
10.	West Bengal	24.08.2016onwards	Shantanu Bhattacharjee, Subhendu Roy Coudhury, Arijit Lahiri, D. Singha Roy, C. Mukhopadhyay, Priyanka Ghosh. Shri Pranab Acharya, Branali Dolui, A. Banerjee
11.	Guwahati	29.08.2016	Gautam Chakraborty, C.K. Banerjee, P. Manna, S. K. Dutta, Rupak Bhattacharjee
12.	Pune	29.08.2016onwards	Amit Chawla, Aniket Arun Dhatrak, Com. P.B. Harke
13.	Patna	29.08.2016	V. Bhattacharjee, C. Mukhopadhyay,
14.	Shillong	30.08.2016	Gautam Chakraborty, C.K. Banerjee, P.Manna, S. K. Dutta
15.	Rajasthan	23.08.2016onwards	H. M. Meena, R.S. Tank
16.	Dehradun	22.08.2016	Mannu Singh, Manoj Sirohar
17.	Delhi	23.08.2016 onwards	V.Bhattacharjee, Ravinder Kumar, V. C. Sharma,  Narender K. Sharma, Harbans Lal, Kamlesh Kumari, K. K. Yadav, Satis Kumar, Jagdish, S.C.Bamrara, U.C.Joshi.
18.	Nagpur	23.08.2016	K.M.Maundekar, M.S.Bharne, R.D.Fanibhare, S.N. Mathurkar
19	Lucknow,	24.08.2016	Abhay Kumar, Arjun Singh
20	Kanpur	29.08.2016	Abhay Kumar, Arjun Singh
21	Allahabad	30.08.2016	V. Bhattacharjee, Abhay Kumar, Arjun Singh

 All Branches of NFCAA/AICAEA/ AICAEACATII are requested to issue should issue their own separate circulars to all the units directing the Unit leaders to start campaign work immediately and also to ensure maximum participation of employees in the strike.

For education and moblisation purpose we are annexing the Circular of the Confederation.

With warm greetings,

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

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Copy of the Circular of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers

2^nd SEPTEMBER 2016 -ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE

MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS

The Joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) of the Country along with Independent National Federations of employees of different industries and services including Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, have decided to organize All India General Strike on 2^nd September 2016, against the anti-people, anti-workers policies and authoritarian attitude of the NDA Government. Intensive campaign and preparation to make the general strike a resounding historical success is going on in full swing throughout the country. The attitude of the NDA Government is profoundly negative and hugely challenging to the working class including Central Govt. employees. The issues in the Charter of demands submitted by the Trade Unions to the Govt. relate to basic interest of the country’s economy and also issues concerning the livelihood of the working people of both organized and unorganized sectors.

Govt. has not taken any meaningful step to curb price rise of essential commodities and to generate employment except making tall baseless claims. Govt. is mysteriously silent on the question of retrieving the black money stashed abroad and recovering lakhs of crores of rupees of bad debts of public sector banks. Whole range of social security measures are under severe attacks including the pension of post – 2004 entrants in Central Govt. Services. Govt. has launched atrocious attack of drastic cut in interest on small savings deposits. Totally ignoring the united opposition of the working class, the Govt. has been moving fast to demolish existing labour laws thereby empowering the employers with unfettered rights to “hire and fire” and stripping the workers and trade union of all their rights and protection provided in laws. Alongwith the peasantry and agri- labourers are also under severe attack. Attack on public sector has been pushed to unprecedented height with Govt. announcing mega strategic sale and also allowing unlimited FDI in strategic sectors like Railways, Defence and financial Sector as complimentary to the move of privatization and Public Private partnership etc. The anti-worker and authoritarian attitude of the Government is also nakedely reflected in their refusal to implement the consensus recommendations of 43^rd, 44^th and 45^th Indian Labour Conference for formulations of minimum wages, equal wage and benefits of regular workers to the Contract workers.

The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Govt. has landed the entire national economy in distress and decline affecting the working people the most.

Central Govt. Employees worst affected:

The policy offensives of the Govt. like downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, corporatization and privatization has affected the Central Govt. departments and employees in a worst manner. Ban on creation of new posts and non-filling up of about six lakhs vacant posts had increased the work load of the existing employees and adversely affected the efficiency of the services. The New Pension Scheme (NPS) implemented with affect from 01.01.2004, is nothing but a “No Pension Scheme”, as it is fully dependent on the vagaries of share market forces. The Govt. is not ready to grant civil servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and to regularize the services of causal, contingent and contract workers. The 5% ceiling on compassionate appointment is not yet removed. The bonus ceiling enhancement from Rs.3500/- to Rs. 7000/- is not made applicable to Central Govt. Employees. Govt. is not ready to modify the 7^th CPC recommendations, which is worst ever made by any pay commissions. The assurance given to the staff side regarding enhancement minimum pay and fitment formula is yet to be implemented. All other retrograde recommendations like reduction in the percentage of HRA, abolition of 52 allowances etc. are yet to be modified. Overall the attitude of the Modi Govt. is totally negative towards the Central Govt. employees and pensioners.

The National Secretariat is of the firm opinion that unless the policy of the Govt. is changed, more attacks are likely to come on the Central Govt. employees and working class. To change the policy the united struggle of entire working class is required. It is in this background the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers has decided to join the General Strike along with other sections of the working class of our country.

The Confederation National Secretariat calls upon the entirety of Central Govt. employees to make intensive campaign and preparation for making the 2^nd September 2016 strike a grand success. Along with the 12 Point charter of demands of the working class, the Confederation has decided to submit the demands pertaining to the Central Govt. employees also as Part-B of the Charter of demands to the Govt. The Chater of demands (Part A and B) is furnished below:

2016 September 2^nd General Strike 12 Point Charter of Demands of Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions submitted to government:

PART – A

1.     Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization 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 measures for violation of labour laws.

4.     Universal social security cover for all workers.

5.     Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).

6.     Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).

7.     Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state public sector undertakings.

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

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

10. Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.

11. No FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.

12. No unilateral amendment to labour laws.

PART – B

Demand of the Central Govt. Employees

1.     Avoid delay in implementing the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30^thJune 2016, especially increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time bound manner.

2.     Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7^th CPC recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10^th December 2015.

3.     Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

4.     No privatization, outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.

5.     (i) Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of departmental employees.

       (ii) Regularise casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other benefits.

6.     Fill up all vacant posts by special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.

7.     Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.

8.     Extend benefit of Bonus Act amendment 2015 on enhancement of payment ceiling to the Adhoc bonus/PLB of Central Govt. employees with effect from the financial years 2014-15. Ensure payment of revised bonus before Pooja holidays.

9.     Revive JCM functioning at all levels.

All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to plan phased campaign programme during the month of August 2016 by conducting squad work, general body meetings, conventions, and printing and circulating notices, pamphlets and posters. Each affiliated organization should issue their own separate circulars and instructions to all their units endorsing the decision of the Confederation National Secretariat.

Serve Strike Notice on 12.08.2016

Strike notice should be served to all Departmental heads by the affiliated organisations on 12^thAugust 2016. On that day demonstrations should be conducted in front of all offices and copy of the strike notice may be served to all lower authorities also. Confederation CHQ will also serve strike notice to Cabinet Secretary on 12^th August 2016.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Confederation

Mob: -09447068125, 09968898009

E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

DRAFT OF THE NOTICE TO BE SERVED BY BRANCHES

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association  

                                       ……………Branch

  All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category –II

……………Branch

No.                                                                                                                    dated           -08-2016

To

            ……………………………

            …………………………..

            …………………………..

Subject: - One Day’s Strike on 2^nd September 2016 – regarding

Sir/madam,

            We, the undersigned, have been directed to forward herewith the copy of the Strike notice served by the Central Headquarters of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association categoryII to the Controller General of Accounts on 12^th August 2016 for your information please.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

 Enclo ;- as above.

(                      )                                                                                                             (                        )

Branch Secretary                                                                                             Branch Secretary

All India Civil Accounts Employees                             All India Civil Accounts Employees Association                                                                                        Association Category II

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER: NEW DELHI

Phone No. 011-23345070, Mob. No. 9868520926 e-mail:- aicaeachq@gmail.com

Central Office: -                                                                                  Address for Communication:-

16-A, Akbar Road Hutments,                                                                                 17/2 – C, P & T Quarters,

New Delhi: - 110011                                                                                                      Kali Bari Marg,

                                                                                                                      New Delhi-110001

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category -II

                    CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: COCHIN

Central Office:-                                                                                  Address for communication:-

IS Press Road                                                                                1. Council House Street(1^st Floor)

Cochin                                                                                                                       Kolkata- 700001

No: AICAEA/AICAEACAT II/HQ/A-2/2016/ 842-843                                         Dated: 12^th August, 2016

To,

            Shri M.J.Joseph,

Controller General of Accounts,

            Ministry of Finance,

            Department of Expenditure,

            Loknayak Bhawan,

            Khan Market,

            New Delhi - 110003

           

Subject: - One Day Strike on 2^nd September 2016- regarding

Sir,

            The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers’ has decided to organize one day Strike on 2^nd  September 2016 in pursuance of its charter of demands and served the Strike Notice to the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India.

            The All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II being the affiliates of the Confederation, all members of these Associations will go on strike on 2^nd September 2016.  

            The Charter of Demands in support of which the employees shall go on one day Strike is annexed herewith.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully

Enclo as above

                                                                                                                     

( Debraj Singha Roy)                                                                                                                  (V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General                                                                                                                     Secretary General

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association                All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART – A

1.           Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization 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 measures for violation of labour laws.

4.           Universal social security cover for all workers.

5.           Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).

6.           Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).

7.           Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state public sector undertakings.

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

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

10.       Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.

11.       No FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.

12.       No unilateral amendment to labour laws.

PART – B

Demand of the Central Govt. Employees and Civil Accounts Employees

1.           Avoid delay in implementing the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30th June 2016, especially increase in minimum pay and fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time bound manner.

2.           Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7th CPC recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015 and grant appropriate higher pay scales to organized Accounts and Audit cadres.

3.           Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

4.           No privatization, outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.

5.            (i) Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allowances of departmental employees.

         (ii) Regularize casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other benefits.

6.           Fill up all vacant posts by special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.

7.           Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.

8.            Extend benefit of Bonus Act amendment 2015 on enhancement of payment ceiling to the Adhoc bonus/PLB of Central Govt. employees with effect from the financial years 2014-15. Ensure payment of revised bonus before Pooja holidays.

9.           Revive JCM functioning at all levels.

10.       Implement Cadre Restructuring in respect of all Group-B and C Employees of Civil Accounts organization.

11.       Stop vindictive transfers and harassments to the Gr-B and C Employees discussed in the meeting of 5^th Nov. 2015.

12.       Settle all issues discussed in the meeting of 5^th Nov. 2015 relating to AAO, Acctt/Sr.Acctt, DEO, LDC, Secretarial staff and MTS of Civil Accounts organization.