Wednesday, November 7, 2012

DIRECTORATE CLARIFICATION ON FILLING UP OF THE VACANCIES OF POSTMAN / MAIL GUARD / MULTI TASKING STAFF




Monday, November 5, 2012

HOLDING OF CIRCLE CONFERENCE


  ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)

Associate with National Federation of Postal Employees
Odisha Circle Branch
Telephone: 06729-224058, Fax: 06729-225211, Mob: 9437003058
Email: orissadakparivar@rediffmail.com, Website: www.orissadakparivar.blogspot.com
NO: AIPEU-GDS/CONF/2012                               Dated: 05.11.2012
      
N O T I C E
 Notice Regarding holding of !st  Circle Conference of all India Postal Employees UnionGDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle Branch under article No: 32 of union constitution.
           It is here by notified that the First conference of All India Postal Employees Union-GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle Branch will be held on 9th December -2012 (Sunday) at Cuttack GPO recreation Club, Cuttack-1
THE FOLLOWINGS SHALL BE THE AGENDA
01 Homage to Matyrs and condolences to departed leaders.
02 Adoption of  draft report of activities of the Circle union.
03 Adoption of audited accounts .
04 Discussion Regarding one day token Strike on 12th December-2012
05 Non implementation of protection of TRCA.
06 Fill up of all vacant posts.
07 Discussion regarding Circle union Journal “Orissa Dak Parivar”.
08 Resolution of staff  problems.
09 Election of office bearers.
10 any other with permission of the chair.

                                                                       (N.C. Singh)
                                                                     Circle Secretary
Copy forwarded to:-
01 The Chief Postmaster General, Orissa Circle, Bhubaneswar – 751001
02 The Postmaster General, Berhampur / Sambalpur Region.
03 The General Secretary, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) Dada Ghose Bhawan,2151 New Patel Road, NewDelhi-110008  he is requested to attend the conference         .
05 Com. K.Ragavendran, Working President  Confederation of  Central Govt. Employee & worker , New Delhi-1 he is all so requested to attend the Conference as Chief Guest.  
06 All CWC Members and Divisional Secretaries of the Union.
07 Com. H.K.Sahu,  Circle President Bausalundi, Badakodanda, Ganjam
08 All the Circle Secretaries affiliated to NFPE Odisha Circle.
09 Com.K.C.Natia,  Secretary Reception Committee, Cuttack GPO, Cuttack-753001
10 Editor Orissa Dak Parivar
11 Circle Union file. 

                                                                            ( N.C.Singh)
                                                                          Circle Secretary


Friday, November 2, 2012

  1. NFPE Circular on one day all India strike on 12.12.2012

No. PF-01(e)/2012                                                                                       DATED 02.11.2012

To,
 All General Secretaries, All office bearers NFPE,
            All Circle /Divisional & Branch Secretaries    

12.12.12  =  ALL INDIA STRIKE
Dear Comrades,

*           COMPLETE THE STRIKE CAMPAIGN IN NOVEMBER ITSELF.
*           EACH AND EVERY EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE CONTACTED PERSONALLY.
*           PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE NOTICES /PAMPLETS/POSTERS EXPLAINING THE 15 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS.
*           CONDUCT OFFICE TO OFFICE SQUAD WORK, GENERAL BODY MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS AND GROUP MEETINGS.

STRIKE NOTICE WILL BE SERVED ON 19.11.2012

*           CONDUCT DEMONSTRATIONS IN FRONT OF ALL OFFICES ON 19.11.2012
*           CONDUCT MASS EVENING DHARNAS ON ALL IMPORTANT PLACES ON 20th, 21st, 22nd   AND 23rd   NOVEMBER 2012.
*           CONDUCT CAMPAIGN JATHAS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, RALLIES, DEMONSTRATIONS & PRESS MEETINGS.

GET READY FOR THE BIGGEST STRIKE OF ENTIRE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

We Demand:
1.         Appoint Seventh Pay Commission for revision of wages of Central Government Employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks from 01.01.2011.
2.         Grant merger of 50% DA to all including Gramin Dak Sevaks from 01.01.2011.
3.         Remove restrictions on Compassionate appointments.
4.         Departmentalization of GDS and grant them all benefits of regular employees. Revise cash handling norms; withdraw open market recruitment in Postmen/MTS, Grant full protection of TRCA. Grant Time bound promotions. Implement Medical reimbursement Scheme etc.
5.         End Bonus discrimination and enhance the bonus ceiling of GDS to 3500/-
6.         Regularize the Casual, Part-time, contingent employees and grant revise pro-rata wages from 1.1.2006.
7.         Revise Overtime allowance and Night Duty allowance.       
8.         Stop downsizing, outsourcing, Contractorisation and privatization.
9.         Grant Five promotions to all.
10.       Implement all Arbitration awards.
11.       Ensure prompt functioning of JCM at all levels.
12.       Withdraw PFRDA Bill.
13.       Stop price rise and strengthen public distribution system.
14.       Withdraw all trade union victimization.
15.       Enact laws to grant Right to Strike to Government employees.
Yours fraternally,
{M. KRISHNAN}
Secretary General

Friday, October 26, 2012

Railway Ticket Reservation through Post Offices- Railway Board extended MOU for another five years

Dear Comrades,
The Memorandum of Understanding entered between Railways and Postal Department five years for making necessary arrangements to facilitate Railway reservation at the counters set up at Post Offices, has been extended for five year. The full text of this Railway board communication dated 16.10.2012 is as follows.


GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2012/TG-I/20/P/NRH PRS 
New Delhi, dated 16.10.2012
The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways.
(Commercial Circular No.63 of 2012)
Sub: Extension of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Ministry of Railways and Department of Posts for issuing of reserved tickets through computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) terminals provided in Post Offices.
Please refer to this office letter of even number dated 08.08.2007 forwarding therewith a copy of MoU signed by Ministry of Railways with Department of Posts on 31.07.2007 for issuing of reserved tickets through computerized PRS terminals provided in the post office. This MoU was valid for a period of five years.
2. The issue regarding extension of this MoU has been examined in consultation with Finance Directorate of Board Office and it has been decided to grant post facto sanction for extension of this MoU for another five years on the existing terms and conditions.
3. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned.
sd/-
(Dr. Monica Agnihotri)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board
Posted by: AIPEU GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle.                                                                  

Thursday, October 25, 2012

POSTAL CRUSADER EDITORIAL: NOVEMBER-2012

THOUSAND LIES CAN NEVER BECOME A TRUTH
NOBODY CAN BREAK THE UNITY OF POSTAL WORKERS
* LESSONS OF THE FRAGMENTED STRIKE *
                   The GDS strike of Mahadeviah group ended on 22.10.2012.  In fact it was fizzled out.  Eventhough from 16.10.2012 onwards the leaders claimed 100% participation in all circles, the truth was entirely different.  Out of 22 circles, in 10 circles it was less than 5% and 6 circles only less than 10% of the Gramin Dak Sevaks went on strike.  In the remaining six circles it varied from 12% to 27% of the GDS. All India average of the strike is 18.1% of the total GDS.  This is the real picture of the strike.  All other claims are false and naked lies.  The percentage came down day-by-day and on 22nd the All India average was only 5% of the total of about three lakhs GDS.  Thus the strike fizzled out without any settlement.  (Those who have doubt about the figures can get it under RTI from all Circles and verify the truth).  Senior officers of the Department including Secretary, Department of Posts, Member (Personnel) and Minister Communications and Minister of State for Communications also rejected the request of the leaders for a last minute face-saving settlement.
                   NFPE has not made any adverse comment or statement against the strike or against the false claim of the leaders regarding All India Strike percentage, eventhough the Mahadevaiah group spread canards against NFPE and its leaders before the strike and also during the strike.  If NFPE had put it in its website the actual percentage of the strike in each circle, the strike would have fizzled out in the second day itself.  But NFPE never wants to break any strike, whether percentage is less or large.  Breaking the strike is not the tradition of NFPE.  So we tolerated every malicious attack against NFPE and its leaders till the strike is over.  Even now, while exposing the lies and hidden agenda of the Mahadevaiah group, we respect the sentiments of the GDS who participated in the strike without knowing the evil designs of the leadership.  We hope that those GDS who are misguided by the leaders, shall join the united struggle of the Central Govt. Employees on 12th December 2012 and also join the united movement of the Postal Employees led by National Federation of Postal Employees.
                   Everybody knows that the attack against the Postal Employees, whether it is GDS regularization or New Postal Policy 2012, is due to the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Central Government.  To fight against these policies, the largest unity of the employees and workers is the need of the hour.  Other than united struggle there is no shortcut.  When NFPE is trying to build up such a united struggle, unfortunately everytime the Mahadevaiah group is trying to break the unity at any cost.  During 2008 when NFPE and all its affiliated unions decided to go on indefinite strike from 06.01.2009, against the retrograde recommendations of the Natarajamurthy Committee, Mahadevaiah gave a call for indefinite strike from 17.12.2008, i.e.,  20 days ahead of the joint strike of NFPE.  Now again, due to our efforts when all the employees unitedly decided to go on strike on 12th December 2012, in which GDS demand is also one of the main demands, Mahadevaiah gave another sudden indefinite strike call from 16.10.2012.  He is playing in the hands of the ruling class and deliberately trying to break the unity among the departmental employees and Gramin Dak Sevaks.  The leader is behaving as an agent of the Government and poor GDS are the victims.  GDS are not going to be benefited by such sectarian strike.  Realising this majority of the GDS refused to join the ill-motivated strike this time.
                   On 10.05.2012, Sri. Mahadevaiah made following comments in his signed circular, copy of which is available with us:-  “The AIPEDEU is the single largest Postal Union, larger than all other Postal organisations, including NFPE......  They are afraid of AIPEDEU” (!!!).  When somebody claims that I am bigger than everyone else and all are afraid of me, we can imagine the mindset of such a person.  NFPE leaders will never make such egoistic statements.  Again in another circular which was circulated among the GDS throughout the country without putting name, the following derogatory and insulting comments are made against the legendary leader of the Postal Trade Union movement Late Com: K.Adinarayana - “Nobody including the great person repeatedly mentioned as the messiah of Postal workers including EDAs could even stir.  What was he doing?”  Thus it is very clear that the intention of Mahadevaiah is to project himself above all the leaders of the Postal Trade Union movement right from Tarapada to Adinarayana.  In fact he was elected in the year 1999 and became the General Secretary of the only recognised Union with the help of Com. Adinarayana and NFPE.  But after 1999, there was no gain for GDS, eventhose benefits achieved by NFPE through several years of struggle upto 1999, was taken away by the Government during  the tenure of Mahadevaiah.  He continued his attack against NFPE.  His number one enemy is NFPE.  This time the leader thought he can score through making it a fragmented game.  He want to avoid larger unity of entire Postal employees (Departmental and GDS) and also he want to avoid NFPE as he thought that if he join the joint struggle with NFPE he cannot become the hero.  He wanted to play one-upmanship over NFPE.
                   Naturally those who loved NFPE said “goodbye” to such a leader who is undemocratic, anti-NFPE, egoistic and decided to form separate GDS Union called AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) declaring themselves that they will work under the banner of NFPE and will be a part and parcel of NFPE.  NFPE decided to give associate membership to the new GDS Union led by Com. Panduranga Rao.  After formation of the new NFPE GDS Union Gramin Dak Sevaks of majority of the Circles joined the new union enbloc.  Remaining circles also GDS stated deserting Mahadevaiah group in a big way and joined NFPE GDS Union.  The very existence of the so-called recognised union was challenged due to the mass-scale exodus of the GDS.  Even in Karnataka which is the home-circle of the leader, 60% of the GDS joined the new union.  (Anybody can collect the strike percentage of Karnataka Circle under RTI and verify the fact).  It is at this moment the leader decided to declare a sudden strike from 16.10.2012 for his own existence and to prevent remaining GDS from deserting him.  But majority of the GDS realised his hidden agenda and refused to join the ill-motivated strike.  That is why the strike fizzled out and ended without any settlement.
                   NFPE calls upon the entire Postal Employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks to draw lessons from this fragmented strike and guard against those elements who are trying to break the unity of Postal employees again and again by spreading hatred among Departmental employees and Gramin Dak Sevaks.  Let us defeat such forces of destruction and unite together under the banner of our great organisation, National Federation of Postal Employees.  Let us strengthen the new GDS Union, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) and ensure cent per cent unity among all Postal employees.  Let us work unitedly to make the historic strike of 12 December 2012 a grand success.
                   Remember, we are fighting against the anti-people, anti-working class policies of the Central Government.  Only a class oriented militant trade union like NFPE can alone build the unity of the entire Postal Workers and lead such a struggle in the Postal department.  Fragmented strike will create disunity and disappointment and will weaken the striking potential of the Postal employees and ultimately the Govt. will take advantage of it.  Our enemy is the ruling class and all the toiling masses are our comrades-in-arms in the struggle against the imperialist neo-liberal globalisation policies of the ruling class.  Let us not allow anybody to break this unity.
Posted by: AIPEU GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

  1. Protection of TRCA of GDS BPM