General Strike in Indian Railways: AIRF will decide the date in General Council Meeting to be held on 13th September, 2013

General Strike in Indian Railways: AIRF will decide the date in General Council Meeting to be held on 13th September, 2013

A.I.R.F.
ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION
4, State Entry Road, New Delhi-110055

PRESS RELEASE

New Delhi, 12th August, 2013: Aggrieved with the stony silence of the Ministry of Railways. All India Railwaymen’s Federation(AIRF) has decided to call is General Council Meeting on 13.09.2013 at New Delhi to decide the date of Strike Ballot.

The above is next step towards their decision taken in the 88th Annual Conference which was held at Visakhapatnam from 18 to 20 December, 2012.

The aforementioned decision was taken in the Standing Committee Meehng of the AIRF, attended by all the zonal railway unions’ Presidents and General Secretaries, which was presided over by Shri Umraomal Purohit, President AIRF.


Giving details here on the decision taken in the Standing Committee of the Federation, Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra, General Secretary AIRF stated that he has written and personally handed over letters along with the Resolution passed in Visakhapatnam to all the ministers, Chairman and Member Staff, Railway Board who were in office since January till today. Not only that, reminders were also given, and the above have been reminded repeatedly. The railwaymen are frustrated for non-fulfillment of their long pending genuine demands of removal of anomalies of VI CPC, non.merger of Technician Gr.II with Technician Gr. I, arrears to running staff w.e.f. 01.01.2006, GP Rs.4800 to Sr. Supervisors, forcing raliwaymen to work beyond 8 hour-a-day, non-maintenance of railway colonies, etc. etc.

Shri Mishra further added that, it has also been decided by the Standing Committee that the AlRFs’ affiliates will organize massive agitations by organizing gate meetings, dharnas and rallies on the next day of introduction of PFRDA Bill in the Parliament. He said that in our stake agenda "Scrapping of New Pension Scheme and appointment of VII CPC" are the main issues.

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Source: AIRF

7CPC: Seventh Pay Commission and Pending promotions of over 3 lakh employees: NFIR demonstrate in run-up to meeting on strike

7CPC: Seventh Pay Commission and Pending promotions of over 3 lakh employees: NFIR demonstrate in run-up to meeting on strike
Railwaymen demonstrate in run-up to meeting on strike: TOI

AHMEDABAD: A two-day meeting of the All India Working Committee of the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen will be held from August 7. The working committee will decide on the date for taking a secret ballot vote to go on strike. The employees are protesting against delays in appointing the Seventh Pay Commission and promotions of over 3 lakh employees, among other issues.

A large number of railway employees held demonstrations across the state. In Ahmedabad, the demonstrations were led by J G Mahurkar, general secretary, WR Mazdoor Sangh. "The issue of the Seventh Pay Commission and the implementation of the cadre-restructuring report for promotions have been pending with the railways and finance ministry for over two years. It's time the government takes action," said Mahurkar. They also demanded that the New Pension Scheme be scrapped and guaranteed pensions be given to railwaymen who have joined since April 1, 2004.

On June 24, the steering committee of the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen and Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh had taken the decision to conduct a strike ballot and paralyze operations if these demands were not met within the next three months. The union leader has demanded entry pay of Rs 42,000 for station masters. He further said that the railway ministry should rectify the anomalies of the Sixth Pay Commission, which are harming the operating staff and trackmen.

Mahurkar also demanded that the ministry increase the fixed medical allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 1,000 for pensioners.

Source: TOI