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/16/173                                                               12.08.2016

To

The Secretary to the Government of India &

The Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission

Department of Atomic Energy

Anushaktibhavan

CSM Marg, Mumbai 400001

Sub:  Notice for one day strike on 

2^nd September 2016

Sir,

Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers (CCGEW) in its Secretariat Meeting held on 24^th July 2016 endorsed the call for Nationwide One day strike on 2^nd September 2016 and decided to serve the notice for Strike on 12^th August 2016. The strike call is give by all Central Trade Unions, Service Associations of Public Sector and Private Sector employees of Banking, Insurance, Coal, Port, Transport, Defence, and various other sectors. CCGEW is an apex level organization of all Central Government organizations other than Railways and Defence in which all Central Government Departments such as Postal, Income Tax, Audit and Accounts, Civil Accounts, Atomic Energy, Ground Water, etc are participating.

National Federation of Atomic Energy (NFAEE) being an affiliate of CCGEW, unanimously decided in its extended Secretariat Meeting held on 6^th August 2016 at Mumbai to endorse the Call for Strike and serve the Notice to the Department on 12^th August 2016. 

As directed by the Secretariat, I give the notice that the employees who are members of the affiliated organizations of NFAEE will go on one day strike on 2^nd September 2016. The Charter of Demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the one day strike action is enclosed herewith. 

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

(Jayaraj KV)

Secretary General

Cc:            1.     The Cabinet Secretary

Rashtrapathi Bhavan Complex, New Delhi 110004

2.       The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)

Ministry of Labour, Shramsakthi Bhawan, New Delhi 110001

3.       The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)

Central Labour Institute, Sion – Trombay Road, Sion 400 022

4.       The Secretary General

Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, New Delhi

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

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1.           DEPARTMENTAL SPECIFIC DEMANDS

a.  Finalisation of Cadre Review by incorporating the staff side demand to remove the proposal of merger of various posts in administration & accounts, purchase & stores, administration and canteen, etc.

b.  Take corrective measures to ensure pensionary benefits to all those employees joined prior to 2004.

c.   Revert back to the track change to all those employees attained additional qualification as in the case of earlier available in the Department.

d.  Revise the Overtime Allowance as assured by the DAE Officials and NDA as per the Supreme Court order for Defence employees.

e.  Remove the anomalies in the Revised Recruitment Rules 2013 for Purchase & Stores Cadre introduced in DPS and fill vacant posts as per the revised RR for Canteen

f.   Withdraw all vindictive action against trade unions and trade union leaders on DAE

2.           CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ SPECIFIC DEMANDS:

a.  Avoid delay in implementing the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30^thJune 2016, especially increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time bound manner.

b.  Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7^th CPC recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10^th December 2015.

c.   Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

d.  No privatization, outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.

e.  Regularise casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other benefits.

f.   Fill up all vacant posts by special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.

g.  Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of departmental employees.

h.  Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.

i.   Revive JCM functioning at all levels.

  

3.           COMMON DEMANDS:

a.  Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.

b.  Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.

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

d.  Universal social security covers for all workers.

e.   Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).

f.   Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).

g.  Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state public sector undertakings.

h.  Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent/perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as that of regular workers for the same and similar work.

i.   Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.

j.   Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.

k.  No FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.

l.   No unilateral amendment to labour laws.

Expected DA Calculator from July 2016

Expected DA Calculator from July 2016 

updated on 30/07/2016

The All-India CPI-IW for June, 2016 increased by 2 points and pegged at 277 (two hundred and seventy seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.73 per cent between May, 2016 and June, 2016 when compared with the increase of (+) 1.16 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

Calculate the DA for 01/01/2016, we find that the average AICPI in the year 2007 -118.95.

So, D.A. as on 01/01/2016 July (277-261.4)*100/261.4 = 2%

7th CPC Expected DA Calculator from July 2016

AICPIN for month of June 2016

No. 5/1/2016- CPI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR BUREAU

‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004

DATED: 29th July, 2016

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — June, 2016

The All-India CPI-IW for June, 2016 increased by 2 points and pegged at 277 (two hundred and seventy seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.73 per cent between May, 2016 and June, 2016 when compared with the increase of (+) 1.16 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 2.51 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat, Besan, Black Gram, Gram Dal, Groundnut Oil, Eggs (Hen), Goat meat, Poultry (Chicken), Milk, Garlic, Onion, Tomato, Potato Brinjal, Cabbage, other seasonal Vegetables, Tea Leaf, Doctors’ Fee, Petrol, Repair Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Arhar Dal, Fish Fresh, Coconut, Mango (Ripe), Electricity Charges, putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 6.13 per cent for June, 2016 as compared to 6.59 per cent for the previous month and 6.10 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 8.33 per cent against 8.48 per cent of the previous month and 6.67 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Mercara reported the maximum increase of 13 points followed by Vadodara (12 points), Darjeeling and Ahmedabad (10 points each), Bhavnagar (9 points) and Nagpur (8 points). Among others, 7 points increase was observed in 2 centres, 6 points in 5 centres, 5 points in 5 centres, 4 points in 5 centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 15 centres and I point in 14 centres. On the contrary, Quilon recorded a maximum decrease of 6 points followed by Chennai (4 points), Salem (3 points) and Coonoor (2 points). Among others, 1 point decrease was observed in 3 centres. Rest of the 7 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and other 44 centres’ indices are below national average.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of July, 2016 will be released on Wednesday, 31st August, 2016. The same will also be available on the office 

A MISERABLE 2 PER CENT -

A MISERABLE 2 PER CENT - 

 

ARTICLE BY SRI. VINODH RAI ON 7TH CPC

(Former comptroller and auditor general, Rai is chairman of Banks Board Bureau)

On 30, headlines across newspapers were on the Union government having approved the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations. The Economic Times headline read, "Central staff hit pay dirt: An early Diwali". The newspaper said the government had accepted the recommendations doling out 'hefty' pay hikes. The salaries were expected to increase in the range of 14 per cent to 23 per cent. The bold fonts also announced that the lowest salary was to increase from Rs 7,000 per month to Rs 18,000. The highest salary, received by the cabinet secretary, was to go up to Rs 2,50,000 from Rs 90,000.

Sounds huge, does it not? But we need to analyse this. What is the bonanza and what are the hefty pay hikes which are speculated to be “fueling inflationary pressures"?

Actually, the salary of Rs 7,000 and Rs 18,000 are not comparable. The equivalent of the Rs 7,000 basic salary, which was fixed 10 years ago and currently applicable with the dearness allowance added on, is Rs 15,750 (Rs 7,000 basic plus 125 per cent DA). In the salary of Rs 18,000 now announced, the DA is subsumed. Thus, a more accurate comparison would be the present salary of Rs 15,750 and the new salary of Rs 18,000. Similarly, the cabinet secretary at present receives Rs 2,02,500. The newspapers also announced that the total outgo as a consequence of the hike was expected to be Rs 1 lakh crore.

The comments on social media are more expressive! They question whether government employees actually deserve higher salaries: "Being paid more for what?", "More pay for less and less work", and "Babus don't deserve a hike." In fact, it is speculated that these increases will fuel inflation. Another school of thought believes that it will kickstart spending, thus generate demand and hence increased economic activity.

Illustration: Bhaskaran

The Pay Commission is announced once in ten years. Thus any increase in basic salary comes about once in ten years. Even if we were to assume that this Pay Commission has brought about a hike of 20 per cent, it would tantamount to a simple rate of 2 per cent per annum. Which employee in the private sector would be content with a 2 per cent per annum hike? A couple of years ago, I was pleasantly surprised to hear of the bonus received by one of the youngsters in the family. I found that his annual bonus alone was more than the sum of the total salary earned by me over my entire career! He could afford at least two vacations abroad for himself and his kids every year, travelling business class. My wife and I have never been on any vacation as yet. At most, every year we visited our parents using up my earned leave or she would accompany me if I travelled on work. For him the weekend is a total break from work—he gets no official calls over the weekend. Mine was a 24x7 job when I could not refuse anyone who called me. Once when my wife reminded the caller that he had called on a holiday, he had the gumption to remind her that official phones were given to government functionaries so that they could be contacted all the time!

There is then the fear that the pay increase will cause financial difficulties to state governments. True, it will. However, prudent financial management requires constant mobilisation of resources. However, considering the fact that we have just about an election every year, to local bodies or state legislatures or the general election, very few governments can take appropriate measures to increase taxes or tap methods to raise resources. If you cannot take harsh decisions to raise resources, why blame government employees who get a paltry increase of 2 per cent per annum?

I acknowledge that government employees are not the most popular guys. To a large extent, we are to blame for this. This perception needs to be addressed and only we can do that with our own endeavors and actions. However, if the general public still continues to grudge the paltry increase, they must realize that if you pay peanuts you get only ..........!

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/16/166                                                                                09.08.2016

To

All Affiliates

NFAEE

Dear Comrades,

As informed through our earlier circular, NFAEE endorsed the call from Central Trade Unions and Confederation of Central Government Employees to for One day Strike on 2^nd September 2016 along with other Central Government Employees and the general work force of the country. The Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers (CCGEW) decided to serve the notice for one day strike on 12^th August 2016.

The extended Secretariat meeting while endorsing the call and issuing strike notice, decided to focus on Departmental issues as well as the central government employees specific demands and accordingly charter of demands has been updated.

All Affiliates are requested to serve the notice to the Unit Head on 12^th August 2016 along with the charter of demand. Draft copy of the Strike notice along with Charter of demand is attached herewith. Copies also should  send to the following offices also.

1.        The Secretary to the Government of India

Department of Atomic Energy,

Anushaktibhavan, CSM Marg, Mumbai 400 001.

2.       The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)

Ministry of Labour, Shramsakthi Bhawan, New Delhi 110001

3.       The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)

----------------------------------------------- (of Concerned State)

4.       The Secretary General

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees (NFAEE)

NFAEE Office, Opp. NIYAMAK BHAVAN,

Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094.

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

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 DRAFT COPY OF THE STRIKE NOTICE 

(TO BE SERVED ON 12TH AUGUST 2016)

Ref. No:                                                                                                    12.08.2016

To

-----------------------

(The Head of Unit)

-------------------------

(Unit concern)

Sub:  Notice for one day strike on 2^nd September 2016

Sir,

Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers (CCGEW) in its Secretariat Meeting held on 24^th July 2016 and the Natioanl Federation of Atomic Energy Employees (NFAEE) in its extended Secretariat Meeting held on 6^th August 2016 endorsed the call for Nationwide One day strike on 2^nd September 2016 and decided to serve the notice for Strike on 12^th August 2016. 

The strike call is give by all Central Trade Unions, Service Associations of Public Sector and Private Sector employees of Banking, Insurance, Coal, Port, Transport, Defence, and various other sectors. CCGEW is an apex level organization of all Central Government organizations other than Railways and Defence in which all Central Government Departments such as Postal, Income Tax, Audit and Accounts, Civil Accounts, Atomic Energy, Ground Water, etc are participating.

………………………..Union/Association (write the name of union or association as the case may be)  being an affiliate of NFAEE, unanimously decided in its Mamanging/Executive Meeting to endorse the Call for Strike and serve the Notice to the Department on 12^th August 2016. 

As decided by the Committee, I give the notice that the employees who are members of the affiliated organizations of NFAEE will go on one day strike on 2^nd September 2016. The Charter of Demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the one day strike action is enclosed herewith. 

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

(…………………)

Gen. Secretary

Cc:

1.        The Secretary to the Government of India

     Department of Atomic Energy,

Anushaktibhavan, CSM Marg, Mumbai 400 001.

2.       The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)

Ministry of Labour, Shramsakthi Bhawan, New Delhi 110001

3.       The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)

---------------------------------------  (Of concerned state)

4.       The Secretary General

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees (NFAEE)

NFAEE Office, Opp. NIYAMAK BHAVAN,

Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094.

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1.           DEPARTMENTAL SPECIFIC DEMANDS

a.  Finalisation of Cadre Review by incorporating the staff side demand to remove the proposal of merger of various posts in administration & accounts, purchase & stores, administration and canteen, etc.

b.  Take corrective measures to ensure pensionary benefits to all those employees joined prior to 2004.

c.   Revert back to the track change to all those employees attained additional qualification as in the case of earlier available in the Department.

d.  Revise the Overtime Allowance as assured by the DAE Officials and NDA as per the Supreme Court order for Defence employees. 

e.  Remove the anomalies in the Revised Recruitment Rules introduced in DPS and fill vacant posts as per the revised RR for Canteen

f.   Withdraw all vindictive action against trade unions and trade union leaders of DAE

2. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ SPECIFIC DEMANDS:

a.  Avoid delay in implementing the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30^thJune 2016, especially increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time bound manner.

b.  Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7^th CPC recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10^th December 2015.

c.   Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

d.  No privatization, outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.

e.  Regularise casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other benefits.

f.   Fill up all vacant posts by special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.

g.  Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of departmental employees.

h.  Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.

i.   Revive JCM functioning at all levels.

3.           COMMON DEMANDS:

a.  Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.

b.  Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.

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

d.  Universal social security covers for all workers.

e.   Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).

f.   Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).

g.  Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state public sector undertakings.

h.  Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent/perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as that of regular workers for the same and similar work.

i.   Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.

j.   Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.

k.  No FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.

l.   No unilateral amendment to labour laws.