GDS Meeting on 31.07.2018 - No Discussions on TRCA and Allowances
TRCA
and allowances cannot be discussed with unions as these have been
implemented after consultation with several departments and authorities.
This statement virtually closes the door for discussions. If pay and
allowances cannot be discussed, then what is the use of discussions or
such meetings.
GDS
Minutes of the meeting held on 31.07.2018 at 11:30 A.M. at Dak Bhawan
ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAK UNION (AIGDSU)
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION - GDS (AIPEU-GDS)
NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS(NUGDS)
No.GDS JCA/CHQ/6-1/2018
Dt.23-08-2018
To
The Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi - 110 001
Sub.:-
Minutes of the meeting held on 31.07.2018 at 11:30 A.M. at Dak Bhawan.
Ref.:- Your office letter no. 08-05/2016-SR dated 2nd August 2018.
Sir,
We
have gone through the minutes and have noticed that the minutes don’t
represent the actual proceeding. The minutes mention what the officers
of the department said. There is nothing much except a small stanza
about what the union representatives said. As per the minutes an attempt
has been made show as if the moon duly arranged on a platter has been
handed over to GDS employees. We take up the minutes stanza by stanza
here under:
Para 2. It is said that TRCA and allowances cannot be
discussed with unions as these have been implemented after consultation
with several departments and authorities. This statement virtually
closes the door for discussions. If pay and allowances cannot be
discussed, then what is the use of discussions or such meetings. The pay
(TRCA) and allowances are the subjects which the G.D.S. employees are
greatly concerned with. The unions don’t give threat of strike but they
are compelled by such attitude of not discussing vital issues to resort
to agitation. It is an open secret that the committee that examined the
recommendations suggested many severe cuts. The department cannot take
refuse behind other departments/authorities. Yes, the recommendations of
the one man committee are by and large good but have been distorted by
committee of officers which are preposterous and are detrimental to the
interests of the Gramin Dak Sevaks.
Para 3. Gives a short
description of what Sri S.S.Mahadevaiah, General Secretary AIGDSU said.
No mention is made about the issues raised by the General Secretaries of
AIPEU – GDS and NUGDS.
Pata 4. An attempt has been made to defend
the indefensible. Even a layman knows that the code of conduct did not
stretch over a period of 19 months. The fact of delay is that the
committee of officers formed to study the recommendations of the one man
committee was working overtime to distort the recommendations in order
to deny benefits to the Gramin Dak Sevaks.
Pare 5. We don’t
understand the logic behind such excuses of delay and cuts in the amount
of arrears. Of course the committee suggested implementation of TRCA
matrix from a prospective date. But never said or meant that the same
should be after 19 months i.e., 01.07.2018. It certainly meant that the
recommendation should be effective from 01.01.2017, when it gave
illustrations for calculation of arrears which was for one year i.e.,
for 2016.
As regards the statement that the payment of arrear was
of kind of exgratia nature and could be manipulated at the will of the
establishment, no such announcement was made by the Hon’ble Minister of
state for communication in the press conference. His announcement was
clear and categorical that the arrears would paid from 01.01.2016 which
meant that the arrears would be paid on the basis of the recommendations
and illustrations given by the pay committee. We need not give a table
showing the amount of loss suffered by the GDS employees between the
amount due as per illustrations suggested by the committee and what has
been paid according to Directorate orders. If desired, we shall produce
such table which is ready with us.
As regards the arrears termed
as "ex-gratia", it is rather unfortunate. The recommendations were due
to be implemented from 01.01.2016 and the amount of arrears is a due
right of the Gramin Dak Sevaks and we are determined to have our due.
Para 6. The issues are decided earlier the better.
Para 7. We don’t understand the logic of rejecting the given recommendations, which are clamouring for being implemented.
Para
8. The GDS employees love the service they render to the public. The
decisions of struggle are very painful to us and we take such decisions
when the department refuses to discuss vital issues as indicated in the
minutes and we are pushed to the wall.
We request you kindly to
arrange a fruitful meeting with us to discuss all issues without any
precondition. We shall be forwarding our agenda of issues which are
agitating the Gramin Dak Sevaks, in another letter.
With regards,
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
S.S.MAHADEVAIAH
General Secretary
AIGDSU Sd/-
P.U.MURALIDHARAN
General Secretary
NUGDS Sd/-
P.PANDURANGARAO
General Secretary
AIPEU-GDS
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