National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees NFAEE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY Regn.No.17/9615 Recognised by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007 NFAEE Office, Opp. NIYAMAK BHAVAN, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094 Web site: www.nfaeehq.blogspot.com ; Email address: nfaee@yahoo.com

Ref. No: nfaee/sg/15/151                                                                     01.08.2015

To

The Affiliates

NFAEE

Dear Comrades,

          Hope all the affiliates may hold the meetings of the Executive/Managing Committee of the respective unions and associations and debated the decisions taken in the General Council Meeting of NFAEE held at Mumbai on 20^th & 21^st July 2015.

          The General Council Meeting endorsed the call given by the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers to go for one day strike along with the entire Trade Unions and Middle Class Workers organizations.

          The Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers took decision in its National Executive Meeting held on 12^th July 2015 to serve Notice for Strike on 11^th August 2015 to the Head of the Department.

          Draft copy of the strike notice to be served by affiliates, Strike notice by NFAEE along with Charter of Demand, Resolution adopted in the General council meeting, brief explanatory note issued by Confederation, etc are attached with this letter. Explanatory note of Charter of demand for pamphlets in English shall be send in due course. The signed copy of the strike notice serving by NFAEE shall be scanned and send to all affiliates before 11^th August 2015.

          All the affiliates are requested to convene the Committee meetings and take necessary decisions to serve strike notice, arrange campaign meetings, for participating joint meetings being arranged by the Confederation state/district committees, central trade unions, etc and printing pamphlets.

          Also all are requested to send feed back to the head quarters immediately after convening the committee meeting to communicate the decisions taken at unit level and after implementation.

          With fraternal Greetings.

 Comradely yours

                                                          (Jayaraj KV)

Secretary General

Address for Correspondence: Jayaraj. KV, Secretary General, NFAEE

PESS/UED; BARC, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085

Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25596519; (Res): 022 – 25554179; (Mobile): 9869501189

Email Address: nfaee@yahoo.com, jrajkv@yahoo.com

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY GENERAL COUNCIL  MEETING OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY EMPLOYEES HELD ON

20^TH & 21^ST JULY 2015 AT MUMBAI

1.       The General Council Meeting of NFAEE held on 20^th & 21^st July 2015 unanimously  endorsed the call given by the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers to participate in the one day nationwide strike on 2^nd September 2015 declared by the Central Trade Unions and independent Federations in the country for organizing to oppose the ongoing aggressive neo-liberal economic policies of the Government of India and delay and denial tactics adopted by the Government on various demands of the Central Government Employees.

2.       The General Council Meeting called upon all its affiliates to organise intensive mobilization campaign to reach out to each and every Nuclear Worker and make the industrial action a grand success.

3.       The General Council meeting endorsed the decision taken by the Confederation  that besides the National charter of demands of prepared by the Central Trade Unions, the 10-point Charter of demands of the JCM staff side National Council shall form the combined charters of demands of the Central Government employees for the strike action on 2^nd September 2015.

4.      The meeting noted with grave concern the rejection of a 5 years wage revision for Central Government Employees by the 7^th Pay Commission and consequent demand of the benefit of merger of DA an Interim Relief. The meeting also noted the advisory articles appearing in the corporate/controlled media against the wage revision of Central Government Employees to influence the recommendation of the 7^th CPC. The meeting decided to exhort the affiliates to bring the contents of the memorandum submitted to the 7^th Central Pay Commission by NFAEE and the staff side JCM and other common demands of Central Government Employees such as withdrawal of PFRDA, ceiling on compassionate ground appointment, etc to the employees.

5.      The General Council Meeting further decided to take active part in all meetings and conventions organised by Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, Central Trade Unions, jointly with state Government Employees Federation, Bank, Insurance and other public sector undertakings and organize explanatory meetings in all units.

6.      The General Council further resolved to serve Strike Notice for 2^nd September 2015 on 11^th August 2015 along with all other Central Government Employees & workers as decided by Confederation of CG Employees and Workers  by holding massive demonstrations at the respective work places.

(V.K. Patil)  (A. Sreedharan)

Presidium Members

ONE DAY STRIKE ON 2^nd SEPTEMBER 2015

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART-I

  01. Urgent measures for containing price-rise through universalisation of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.

   02. Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.

   03.  Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measure for violation for labour laws.

4  04. Universal social security cover for all workers

5 05. Minimum wages of not less than Rs. 15,000/- per month with provisions of indexation.

  06. Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs. 3000/- P.M. for the entire working population.

7 07. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/State PSUs.

8 08. Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and similar work.

9  09. Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund; increase the quantum of gratuity.

   10. Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting applications; and immediate ratification of ILO Convention C 87 and C 98.

   11.  Against Labour Law Amendments

1  12.  Against FDI in Railways, Insurance and Defence.

PART-II

1 01. Effect wage revision of the Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014 accepting memorandum of the staff side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant interim relief and merger of 100% of DA; Include Gramin Dak Sevaks within the ambit of 7^th CPC. Settle all anomalies of 6^th CPC.

2 02. No Privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways, Defence Establishment and no corporatization of Postal services.

3   03. No ban on creation of new posts. Fill up all vacant posts.

4   04.  Scrap PFRDA Act an re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.

5  05. No outsourcing, contractrisation, privatization of governmental functions; withdraw the proposed move to close down the printing presses, the publications, form stores and stationery departments and medical stores Depots; regularize the existing daily-rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices.

6   06. Revive the JCM functioning at all level as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the Central Government Employees.

7     07. Remove arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointment.

8     08.  No labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of the workers.

9     09. Remove the ceiling on payment on bonus.

       10.  Ensure five promotions in the serve career.

ONE DAY STRIKE ON 2^nd SEPTEMBER 2015

INDIA WORKING CLASS UNITEDLY

DEMANDS CHANGE OF POLICY

On 26^th May, The day Modi Government at the Centre completed one year in office, Workers National Assembly at the Mavlankar Auditorium in the National Capital, New Delhi, in one voice condemned BJP-led NDA Government’s anti worker, anti-peasants, anti-people and pro-corporate, pro-MNC one year’s rule and declared country wide united protests and resistance through General Strike on 2^nd September 2015 against these policies and to pursue 12 points charter of demands.

The unanimous declaration of the National Convention, organized by All the eleven Central Trade Unions and National Federations of Employees of all sectors and services condemned the Modi Government for bringing sweeping changes in the Land Acquisition Act permitting forcible acquisition of land from the farmers and drastically curbing farmer’s right to land and agricultural worker’s right to livelihood, bringing sweeping changes in the labour laws in favour of the employers, attack on the existing social securities like EPF, ESI benefits, cutting budgetary allocations to scheme which benefit the poor like MNREGA, dismantling of the Public Distribution System, disinvesting profit making public sector undertakings, Not implementing tripartite decisions of the successive Indian Labour Conferences (ILCs), Ignoring the 10 point demands submitted earlier by the Central Trade Union pending since UPA Government etc.

The Central Government Employees are the worst sufferers due to the policy offensives of the Government. No DA Merger, No Interim Relief, No retrospective date of effect to 7^th CPC from 01.01.2014 as demanded by JCM Staff Side, refusal to include Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7^thCPC, denial of revision of wages and regularization of casual labourers, non implementation of Cadre Restructuring agreement signed by Postal department and Postal federations, 5% condition on Compassionate appointment, non revision of bonus ceiling, non implementation of arbitration awards, non convening of JCM National Council are the one year balance sheet of the Modi Government in the Central Government employees sector. Over and above this, policy offensives like Task Force Committee Report on Postal Corporatisation, Bibek Debroy Committee Report on Railway privatisation, corporatisation of the 41 Ordinance factories in the defence sector, move to close down printing, stationery and publication department and Medical store depots, non filling up of vacancies, downsizing, outsourcing, contractrisation, privatisation, are also being implemented in an aggressive manner.

The atrocious attack on the working people of the country including Central Government employees should be combated resolutely. The anti worker character of the neo liberal policies and the capitalist class interest behind these policies must be thoroughly exposed. It is to resist and repulse these attacks on the working class that the united trade union movement gave a call for a country wide general strike on 2^nd September 2015.

From 1991 onwards, when the Congress government started implementing these policies, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers has been opposing it and had joined the main stream of the working class in resisting the onslaught of imperialist globalization policies. Confederation National Executive had decided to join the one day strike on 2^ndSeptember 2015.

This strike must act as a strong warning to the BJP-led Government that the working class of the country, which has a great history of struggles and sacrifices, is not going to let these attacks pass. We call upon the entire Central Government employees to join the strike en-masse and make it a grand success.

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees NFAEE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY Regn.No.17/9615 Recognised by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007 NFAEE Office, Opp. NIYAMAK BHAVAN, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094 Web site: www.nfaeehq.blogspot.com ; Email address: nfaee@yahoo.com

Ref. No: nfaee/sg/15/150                                                                     22.07.2015

To

The Affiliates

NFAEE

LET US UNITE, ORGANISE OURSELF TO

FACE THE CHALLENGE AND OVERCOME

Dear Comrades,

The General Council Meeting of National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees (NFAEE) held at the AERB Auditorium, NIYAMAK BHAVAN, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai ON 20^TH & 21^ST July 2015 reviewed the developments in organisation, department, central government employees in general and government policy in labour front as well as in the economical situation.

The General Council noted that the continuation of the anti worker policies of the earlier Government is vigorously carrying out by the present Government which brought the entire working class of the country in one platform united and marching toward to go ahead and decided to go on a one day strike on 2^nd September 2015.

The approach of the Government with regard to the issues of the working class of the country is a big challenge before the employees including central government employees. In the name of lowering the fiscal deficit the government is curtailing expenditure, especially on social security. The privatisation and corporatorisation of Railways, Defence and Postal services are pushed ahead for handing over the nations property to corporate such as Adanis, Ambanis, etc and MNCs. The government is moving ahead with amendment the labour laws to curtail the trade union rights. The rights the workers earned after prolonged and bitter struggles being attempted to snatch away. This will have a cascading effect on the trade union rights of central government employees too.

          As per the information from the 7^th Central Pay Commission they may submit its report by 1^st week of September 2015. The government has totally ignored the genuine demands of the employees such as DA merger and grant of Interim Relief which will have an adverse impact on the final pay packet that would accrue to the employees as a result of the 7 CPC recommendations. Apart from the Pay Commission related issues there are number of issue pertaining to Central Government Employees are also pending unresolved. PFRDA Bill, Out sourcing and privatization. Man power reduction and ban on recruitment, ceiling on compassionate ground appointment, settling all anomalies of 6^th CPC, move to privatization of Railways, Defence and corporatization of postal service etc are some of the important issues facing by the Central Government Employees.

          When coming to the Department, the delays in taking various issues develop unrest among the employees. Delay in resolving the anomalies in the norms for technicians and work assistants, major revision made the adverse impact of career prospectus of the Scientific Assistants after the implementation of 6^th CPC recommendations, delay in cadre review of administrative, accounts, auxiliary, purchase & store staff, no decision in revision of NDA and OTA, etc are the major issues pending settlement in Department.

          The Department came out with victimization after the two days strike in February 2015. Various actions initiated in Kalpakkam and it ended up with suspension of 4 leaders of the AEEA Kalpakkam including President of NFAEE. Though suspension revoked later Com. A. Sathashivam President NFAEE/President AEEA has been transferred to Vizhag and all four facing the enquiry. By initiating such victimization Department trying to demoralize the members of the association and slow down the trade union movement.

          The Federation also facing some organizational issues initiated in the recent past which effect the united movement at certain places such as Mumbai and Kalpakkam. Also loose functioning of the affiliates reflects in programmes carrying out in units which also becoming a challenge for the movement.

          The General Council meeting held on 20^th & 21^st July 2015 discussed all the above mentioned issues in depth and took major decision on all aspects.

Dear Comrades,

          The General Council Meeting was started with flag hoisting in front of the Office of NFAEE. Senior most leader of the DAE Trade Union movement, Com. G. Maniachari hoisted the Flag.

          There after the Session started in the AERB Auditorium. Com. V.K. Patil, Working President and the Convener of the Joint Action Committee of Mumbai based unions and association welcomed all participants.

          A presidium consisting two Working President taken charges of the presidium and the proceeding started.

          Meeting observed two minute silent in memory of Com. S,K. Vyas, the veteran leader of the Central Government Employees & Workers.

          Com. G. Maniachari made an introductory speech and narrated in brief about the political and organizational aspects prevailing in the country.

Working Report:

          Secretary General presented the working report. In his report he briefly described the developments after the 5^th All India Conference held at HWP, Rawathbhata, Kota Rajasthan in the month of May 2014. The issues taken up by the Federation during the period has been explained. In the discussion General Council Members from all unions and association has been participated. Total 19 representatives spoke in the discussion on Working Report.

          Secretary General summed up the discussion and informed that the Working Report shall be updated based the points raised by the participants during their speech on working report.

Statement of Accounts:

          There after the Meeting took the agenda statement of accounts for the year 2014. Com. K.G. Bilaskar, Treasurer NFAEE presented the Statement of Account for the year 2014.

Total Income                                                : Rs. 87,380.00 + Int. Rs. 8,030.00

Expenditure                                                          : Rs. 2,08,406.95

Cash In Hand                                                        : Rs. 75.05

Loan                                                                      : Rs. 7900.00

IN Bank

          PNB, Anushakthinagar                                 : Rs. 90,788.00

          MDCC Bank, Anushakthinagar                     : Rs. 93,618.50

          Also the Treasurer  placed the information of about the Legal Fund collected by the Federation for Scientific Assistants and MACP. Com. Bilaskar informed that the books circulated for collecting legal fund has not been return so far by some of the affiliates and because of that the statement on Legal account could not prepare. He informed the GC Member the present position of the Legal Fun.

SAs Case:

Total amount collected on SAs Case &

Interest there on                                                   : About Rs 8,70,000

Spend as on 30^th June 2015                                  : About Rs 3,00,000

Balance

          Cash in Hand with HWP (M) SASSA              : About Rs 5,000

          Cash in Bank Account

         

                   AT Manuguru                                     : Rs 25,000 in fixed deposit

                   At SBI Anushaktinagar             : Rs 5,70,000 with Bank Interest                                                      

MACP Case:

Total amount collected on MACP Case &

Interest there on                                                   : About Rs 5,38,000

Spend as on 30^th June 2015                                  : About Rs 25,000

Balance

         

          Cash In Hand (With AEW&SU, BARC)           : Rs 1,000

          At SBI Anushaktinagar                      : Rs 5,13,000 with Bank Interest                                   

Call Given By Central Trade Unions and National Joint Council of Action:

          The meeting then discussed the Agenda item on Call Given by Central Trade Unions and the call given National Joint Council of Action.

          Com. Ravindra Shukla, Founder President of NFAEE and the President, CITU Rajasthan State Committee elaborately explained the back ground of the united movement of Trade Unions in the country and the decision taken in the All Inida Convention of Central Trade Unions held at New Delhi on 26^th May 2015 in which the decision for ONE DAY STRIKE on 2^nd September 2015 is taken. Com. Shukla told that 2^nd September strike shall be one strike in which the entire trade unions, middle class employees Federations and All India Associations, Organizations of organized and un organized sector etc are going to participate against the liberalized policies of the Government. He summed up his speech by appealing to all to join in the Strike Action on 2^nd September 2015.

          Thereafter Com. R.P. Singh, the Organising Secretary of Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and the Secretary CCGEW Mumbai spoken on call given by National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of participant of JCM Scheme. Com. Singh told that after 20 years the Railways and Defence came forward for united struggle on common issues of Central Government Employees and therefore the Industrial action declared in the March to Parliament held on 28^th April – Indefinite strike form 23^rd November 2015 is very much important and it is for the existence if the Government employees and their right. He explained all 10 charter of the Central Government Employees and appealed to all to ensure the participation of all DAE employees in the strike on 2^nd September and in the indefinite Strike from 23^rd November 2015.

          After the presentation of the both leaders Secretary General briefed the decision taken by the NFAEE Secretariat on strike. The Secretariat requested to discuss the issue in the Executive/Managing Committee meetings of affiliates and with a suggestion on strike to come for the General Council Meeting. Also the Secretariat proposed that for indefinite strike from 23^rd November, strike ballot should be taken along with Railways and Defence since our units also coming under Industries.  With these words Secretary General Requested to the affiliates to participate in the debate.

          In the discussion 24 office bearers representing 23 Unions and association has been participated and explained their views.  Some affiliates discussed in their committee as directed by the Federation and explained the decision arrived in their committee. Some affiliates admitted their fail to call their meeting and discussed before coming to the meeting. After the discussion the General Council Meeting adjourned for the day.

          NFAEE Secretariat meeting was held at 6.00pm to review the discussion and take a decision to present in the GC Meeting next day and the Organisational issues to be presented for the consideration of the General Council. Secretarait note the organizational issue in General, the development at Mumbai and Kalpakkam. The Mumbai and Kalpakkam issues discussed in detail and sought the clarification from P.M. Worlikar, Organising Secretary and decided to convene the meeting of the office bearers of Kalpakkam based association on 21^st July 2015 at 8.30am and seek the views of those associations before presenting the organizational report for the consideration of the General Council.

Organisational matter:

          The second day session was started at 11.00am on 21^st July 2015 as there was a meeting of the office bearers attending the General Council hold at 9.30am. The agenda item Organisational Matter was taken for discussion. Secretary General briefed that the Secretariat met on 20^th July evening and discussed. Secretariat observed that there are three organizational matters facing since last conference especially.

1. General Organisational issue

2. Issue at Mumbai

3. Issue at Kalpakkam based on the victimization and related matter:

          After the presentation of the Organisation Report, Com. Ravindra Shukla delivered a speech on Organisation and reminded the participants about the need of the organization and the necessity of the democratic function in the organization. He cautioned that unless the organizational responsibility is not keeping above the interest of personnel the organization may face crisis and hence appealed to all to give the importance to the organization.

          There after a detailed discussion on organization was carried out. 11 members representing various unions and association have been participated in the discussion.

Com. G. Maniacahri summed up the discussion on oganisation. While summing up, he assured that the Secretariat will consider all suggestion to ensure democratic function at all level in the Federation and assured better interaction, communication, etc.

Decision on 2^nd September Strike:

          Secretary General informed the decision of the Secretariat by considering the discussion held on the said agenda, that we should endorse the strike action. Accordingly NFAEE Secretariat moved a resolution to endorse the one day strike on 2^nd September 2015. The resolution adopted unanimously.

Decision on 23^rd November 2015:

          The proposal presented on behalf of the Secretariat that the strike ballot shall be taken as and when Railways and Defence Federation carry out the strike ballot.  

Decision on strengthening the organization:

          The meeting decided to strengthen the function off NFAEE and strengthen the democratic functioning of the organization

Future Programme

          The General council unanimously decided to take up the most important issue with the Department and to initiate campaign and agitation programme on Departmental specific issues. Following issues shall be the charter of demand for local issues:

·         Norms related issues

·         Anomalies and the issues related Scientific Assistants

·         Cadre Review Report

·         Revision of OTA , NDA, etc

·         Man power reduction, out sourcing, privatization and compromise in the safety and security.

          It is decided to carry out campaign and agitational programme on Departmental specific issues.

Agenda items for bilateral discussion:

          The meeting with Additional Secretary for bilateral discussion is due. Various affiliates submitted items to be included as agenda of the meeting. The general Council meeting authorized the Secretariat to scrutinize and submit the agenda items to the Department immediately.

Nomination to National Council (JCM):

          Secretary General informed that as per the Working Committee decision the name of the Secretary General was sent as the National Council Member (JCM) representing DAE through Department. DAE has been send back the proposal mentioning that  the Group A non gazette employees is not entitled to participate in the JCM Scheme. The General Council decided to take legal opinion to challenge the constitution of JCM Scheme as the constitution of JCM not permitting all non gazette staff to participate in the JCM. In the mean time the General Council authorized the Secretariat to nominate a National council member to represent DAE employees as there is a possibility of convene the national Council meeting after the submission of the Pay Commission report by 7^th CPC.

          Three names were received from various affiliates for the consideration for the post of Member National Council (JCM)

Women Employees:

          There after representing women participants following women expressed their feeling on General Council Meeting:

Sarita                    DPS

Beena Nair            BARC

Madhuri Sharma    BARC

Trupthi                  BARC

Mary Narohna        DPS

Resolutions:

The General Council considered various issues pertaining DAE employees as well as that of general in nature. Based on the discussion on all issues, the meeting decided to adopt the following Resolutions:

·         On Victimization

·         On One Day Strike on 2^nd September 2015

·         On Scientific Assistants issue

·         Norms related issues

·         Cadre Review

·         Safety, Security and Man Power, Out sourcing

Felicitation Programme

          Thereafter felicitation programme started. Following existing/former office bearers who are retired after 5^th All India Conference was felicitated. Following Office bearers of the Federation were felicitated:

Com. G. Maniachari         Secretariat Member                   HWP Tuticorine

Com. Sanjay Bhowmik     Working Committee Member     VECC Kolkatta

Com. M. Sangiah             Former Working President         IGCAR Kalpakkam

Com. K. Babu                  Former Genl Council Member    IGCAR Kalpakkam

Com. K. Palanisamy         Founder Vice President             MAPS, Kalpakkam

P.K. Karmeghapandy       Former W.C.  Member                HWP Tuticorine

Vote of Thanks:

          Com. K.G. Bilaskar, Treasurer extended Vote of thanks to the participants, chief guests, invites who came to attend the felicitation function, Administrative authorities of AERB, BARC Training School Hostel, AERB Canteen and NBH Canteen, DCSEM authorities, volunteers, etc.

          The General Council successfully concluded after considering all agenda items at 5.00pm.          

With fraternal Greetings

Comradely yours

                                                          (Jayaraj KV)

Secretary General

  

Address for Correspondence: Jayaraj. KV, Secretary General, NFAEE

PESS/UED; BARC, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085

Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25596519; (Res): 022 – 25554179; (Mobile): 9869501189

Email Address: nfaee@yahoo.com, jrajkv@yahoo.com