Central Trade Union Strike 2020 | Central Govt Employees Strike 2020

The Trade Unions AITUC, CITU, INTUC, HMS, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC jointly declare to hold a nationwide strike tomorrow on 8th January 2020.

The list of ten points charter of demands…

Scrap NPS & Restore NPS

1. Scrap New Contributory Pension scheme (NPS). Restore Old defined benefit Pension Scheme (OPS) to all employees. Guarantee 50% of the last pay drawn as Minimum Pension.

Minimum Pay & Fitment formula

2. Honour assurance given by Group of Ministers (GoM) to NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016. Increase Minimum Pay and Fitment formula. Withdraw the proposed move to modify the existing time-tested methodology for calculation of Minimum wage. Grant HRA arrears from 01-01-2016. Withdraw “Very Good” bench mark for MACP, Grant promotional hierarchy and date of effect from 01-01-2006. Grant Option-I parity recommended by 7th CPC to all Central Govt. Pensioners. Settle all anomalies arising out of 7th CPC implementation.

Stop Corporatisation

3. Stop corporatisation/privatisation of Railways, Defence and Postal Departments. Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India Printing Presses. Stop proposed move to close down Salt Department. Stop closure of Govt. establishments and outsourcing.

Reintroduce Regional Recruitment

4. Fill up all six lakhs vacant posts in the Central Government Departments in a time bound manner. Reintroduce Regional Recruitment for Group B & C posts.

Regularisation of GDS

5. (a) Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of Civil servant status. Implement remaining positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee report.
(b) Regularise all casual and contract workers including those joined on or after 01-09-1993.

Equal Pay for Equal Work

6. Ensure equal pay for equal work for all. Remove disparity in pay scales between Central Secretariat staff and similarly placed staff working in field units of various departments.

7th CPC Wage & Pension Revision

7. Implement 7th CPC Wage Revision and Pension revision of remaining Autonomous bodies. Ensure payment of arrears without further delay. Grant Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards.

Compassionate Appointments

8. Remove 5% condition imposed on compassionate appointments. Grant appointment in all eligible cases.

5 Time Bound Promotions

9. Grant five time bound promotions to all Group B & C employees. Complete Cadre Review in all departments within a time-frame.

Withdraw Anti-Worker Wage Codes

10. (a) Withdraw the anti-worker wage/labour codes and other anti-worker Labour reforms. Stop attack on trade union rights. Ensure prompt functioning of various negotiating forums under the JCM Scheme at all levels.
(b) Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension Rules 1972.

Source: Confederation