NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
Central Head Quarters, New Delhi – 110001
Ref-PJCA/GDS/Strike/01/201Dated
05.06.2018
To
Sri. A. N. Nanda
Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: - Ongoing GDS Strike.
As you are aware the strike of
the GDS Unions demanding immediate implementation of positive recommendation of
Kamalesh Chandra committee is continuing. All the four GDs Unions are on strike
and the functioning of 1,29,500 Branch Post offices has been paralysed. In
remaining departmental offices also work is badly affected.
Instead of taking a positive
approach to discuss and settle the demands amicably, the stand of the
Department and Govt. that “strike should be withdrawn first and then only
discussion”, “no minutes or agreement” etc. cannot be accepted by trade Unions
of its name. The attitude of the Govt. and Department is condemnable.
As GDS has not raised any unreasonable
demand, prolonging the strike further will complicate the situation. We, the
Federation, shall not remain as silent spectators, when 2.76 lakhs GDS who are
an integral part and backbone of the rural Postal services are on strike for 15
days.
We hereby like to inform you that
if the strike is not settled by accepting the reasonable demands of the
striking GDS Unions immediately, NFPE and FNPO and all its affiliated unions
will be compelled to join the strike with short notice. We have already notified
the meetings of our managing bodies to take a decision in this regard.
We earnestly hope that the
Secretary, Department of Posts, shall come forward to negotiate and settle the
legitimate demands of the striking GDS Unions forthwith, before the situation
goes from bad to worse.
Yours faithfully,
D.
Kishan Rao R.
N. Parashar
Secretary
General, FNPO Secretary
General, NFPE
