Federal working committee was held in Blind Association Hall,
Ahamedabad on 02nd June 2013 under the Chairmanship of Shri.T.N.Rahate, President FNPO. The following Agenda were discussed in depth.
1. Change
Management : SG FNPO has given
brief introduction on the subject and called discussions from the Federal
Working Committee members. After that a
detailed power point presentation on the
Change Management was delivered by Mr.
Sitesh Porwal, Senior Consultant TCS. After the presentation, Federal working
committee members discussed pros & cons on the subject. Shri Ganesh V Sawaleshwarkar, Director of PTC
Vadodara, explained the need of Change Management for the Department of
Post. Finally, Shri.D.Kishan Rao,
General Secy. NAPE-C, delivered his opinions on the subject.
2.
Present scenario of
Japanies Postal Employee & Roll of JPGU :
Brother Masuru Honda during his lecture, he
has explained how the JPGU acted when the Koizume Government taken a decision
to privatise state-run Postal services were enacted in 2005. During 2009, the
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won the General Elections and came to power,
giving the Japan Postal Group Union (JPGU) an opportunity to make efforts
towards the Postal reforms. JPGU faced a
great difficulties in appealing for postal reform in the “Divided Diet” (Japan
Parliament) in which opposition parties controlled the upper house while the
ruling coalition had a majority in the lower house. JPGU worked together with JPGI-friendly Diet
(Parliament) members and asked the three parties viz. DPJ, Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP) and new Komeito to draw up a new postal bill. As a result, the three parties jointly
submitted the Amended Postal Privatization Bill which was passed in the Diet on
27th April 2012. The Law
includes the following points : From 01st
Oct 2012 (1) The Mail Delivery Company and the Post Office company will merge
and the five-company system will be reorganized into four company
structure. (2) The Japan Post Group will be obligated to
provide the financial universal services.
(3) The Obligation to release all the shares of the Postal Bank and
Insurance company is eased and complete privatization is set as Non-binding
target. (4) These two financial units pave the way for entering new business
fields.
After the presentation by Mr. Masura Honda,
a big discussion was taken place in the Federal Working committee.
ROLL OF UNI-APRO :
Bro. Eichi Ito explained the roll of UNI APRO on Postal & Logistics
issues.
3. Post Strike Situation 20th
and 21st February 2013 : The SG FNPO explained
the development on the Strike Demands. The Federal working committee decided to
support the Strike call whenever given by the INTUC, after the big debate.
However some of the Federal Working Committee members recorded their reservations.
4. Stand on DA Merger and constitution of
VII Pay Commission : The Federal Working Committee unanimously decided
to demand the constitution of VII Pay Commission for which Federal Working
Committee resolved to approach Parliament members and to send the Memorandum to
the Prime Minister, justifying the need for the same.
(a) With regard to 50 % DA Merger, the
Federal Working Committee decided to conduct a separate Meeting with FNPO
affiliated Union’s General Secretaries shortly.
5. The following issues were discussed by
the Federal Working Committee and the decisions arrived thereon :
(i)
The Demands of GDS – such as Removal of minimum
50points conditions for GDS compassionate appointment, Ensuring non reduction
of TRCA, Encashment of Bonus ceiling, Revision of Cash Handling norms etc,
: The Federal Working committee resolved
to conduct a separate meeting in Srinagar during the second week of June 2013
to chalk out the agitation programmes on the issues.
(ii)
Postman issues :
The Federal Working committee unanimously resolved to support the call
of Postmen Unions affiliated with FNPO and NFPE.
(iii)
The Federal Working Committee decided to conduct
Study camp zonal-wise shortly. The date
and venue will be announced by the Federation in the end of August 2013.
(iv)
The Federal Working Committee analysed the Status
Report on the Memorandum submitted to the Secretary (Posts) by PJCA on
01.4.2013. The Federal Working Committee directed FNPO Affiliated Unions
General Secretaries to chalk out the programmes to achieve the demands
furnished in the Memorandum submitted by the PJCA on 01.4.2013.
THANKS :
1. The Federal Working Committee conveys
sincere thanks to the Department of Posts for deputing Departmental Officers to
the Working Committee Seminar.
2. The Federal Working Committee thanks to
the JPGU for the financial assistance to conduct the Change Management Seminar
successfully.
3. The Federal Working Committee thanks to
the Local Co-ordinators, S/Shri. R.N.Parmer, K.B.Desai, C.P.Nayi and Ranjit
Gohil.
