LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS

LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS ELECTED IN THE IST ALL INDIA CONVENTION OF POSTAL CASUAL,CONTINGENT,PART TIME & CONTRACT LABOUR UNION HELD ON 13^TH & 14^TH NOV 2011 AT TIRUPATHY.

PRESIDENT:                                          COM. C.C. PILLAI, EX SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE

WORKING PRESIDENT:                      COM. Y. NAGABHUSHANAM, CIRCLE SECRETARY, AP

VICE PRESIDENTS:                               COMS.  1. SOMNATH MUKHARJEE. WEST BENGAL

                                                                               2. D. SIVAGURUNATHAN, TAMIL NADU

                                                                               3. T.A. JAYANTHILAL, KERALA CIRCLE

                                                                               4. T. KOTAPPA,   KARNATAKA

GENERAL SECRETARY:                      COM. M.MOHAN, SEC, BAD DN, ANDHRA

ASST. GENERAL SECRETARY:          COM. GAUTHAM KUNDAGRAMI, WEST BENGAL

TRESURER:                                          COM. A.S. GAJENDRAN, GDS SUBSTITUTE, TAMILNADU

ASST.TRESURER:                                COM. N. SREE KANDAN, KERALA

ORGANISING SECRETARIES:            COMS.  1. M. SURESH KUMAR, O/S, ERODE RMS, TN

                                                                              2. NOOR PASHA, KARNATAKA

                                                                              3. KUMAR PANKAJ, RMS GOMOH,JHAR KHAND

                                                                              4. UMESH BHAGATH, BIHAR

                                                                              5. K. RAMA MANI, SOUTH EAST DN, ANDHRA

                                                                              6. RAJIV DEY, WEST BENGAL

                                                                              7. SHRI KANTH. B. DANDGE, MAHARASTRA

                                                                              8. T. ARMUGAM, RMS TP DN, ANDHRA.

IT WAS RESOLVED TO CO.OPT MEMBERS WHEN EVER NEEDED.

THIS WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE CONVENTION.

REPORT ON 1st ALL INDIA CONVENTION - TIRUPATI

1^ST ALL INDIA CONVENTION OF CASUAL , CONTINGENT, PART TIME & CONTRACT WORKERS AT TIRUPATHY FROM 13^TH TO 14^TH NOVEMBER A GRAND SUCCESS.

As notified by NFPE the 1^st ALL INDIA CONVENTION OF CASUAL LABOURERS working in Department of Post was organized in befitting manner at TIRUPATHY the holy city from 13^th to 14^th November 2011 at com. K. Siddappa Nagar [rail kalyan auditorium.

On 13^th morning registration of delegates was started and continued up to 13-00 hrs. The number of delegates registered is as follows.

1.      ANDHRA PRADESH CIRCLE   ---    53

2.      TAMILNADU CIRCLE             --- --    47

3.      WEST BENGAL CIRCLE   ---    ---     30

4.      KERALA CIRCLE          ---  ---   ---     15

5.      KARNATAKA CIRCLE   --    ---  --      11

6.      MAHARASTRA CIRCLE --    ---           6

7.      JARKHAND   CIRCLE       --   --    --     2

8.      BIHAR CIRCLE               --    --    --       2

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                                               TOTAL    166

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At 16-00 hrs MASS RALLY started from rail kalian and reached the venue of open session Com. N.appaswamy hall [TIRUPATHY HEAD POST OFFICE PREMISES] at 17-00 hrs passing through main streets of Tirupathy town in which hundreds of postal employees from various surrounding postal divisions participated. Leaders of postal and confederation Coms. M.KRISHNAN, C.C. PILLAI, K. RAGHAVENDRAN, M.S. RAJA, APPAN RAJ, T. SATYANARAYANA and CIRCLE SECRETARIES OF NFPE UNIONS participated.

                                               OPEN SESSION

Afterwards open session was commenced which was presided by Com. Y.NAGABHUSHANAM, working chairman of Reception Committee. Com. C.Kumaraswamy Reddy general secretary reception committee invited the leaders to the dias.on behalf of reception committee chairman Sri. P. Ramachandra Reddy, former minister and MLA Punganur constituency his son Sri. MITHUN REDDY gave welcome address. Com. A.V. NAGESWARA RAO, SECRETARY, CITU AP STATE COMMITTEE ADDRESSED THE GATHERING AS CHIEF GUEST. MLC Sri. V. BALASUBRAMANYAM attended as chief guest and addressed the gathering. Com. V A N NAMBOODRI, the president BSNL CASUAL & CONTRACT WORKERS FEDERATION addressed the gathering as one of the chief guests.

Coms. C.C. PILLAI, EX SG NFPE, M.S. RAJA, SECRETARY, CCGEW, K. RAGHAVENDRAN, WORKING CHAIRMAN CCGEW&EX SG NFPE, M.KRISHNAN SG NFPE, T. SATYANARAYANA, and GS AIPAEA addressed the gathering. Coms. APPANRAJ, GS, AISBCOEU, GOPALAKRISHNAN, WORKING PRESIDENT PIII, RAGHUPATHY, ASST, SG NFPE and all CIRCLE SECRETARIES OF NFPE unions AP circle were present on the dais. Com. K. ramachandram, CS AIPAEU readout the message from Com. PRANAB BHATTACHARYA, GS Admn. Union. Session ended with vote of thanks by Com. N. Sridhar branch secretary RIII TIRUPATHY BRANCH and secretary reception committee.

14-11-2011

The historic convention commenced at 10-00 am sharp which was presided by com. Y.Nagabhushanam. Few minutes silence was observed by the house in memory of com. M.K.PANDHEY the veteran trade union leader who worked in various capacities in CITU and others who passed away recently.

The convention was inaugurated by Com. M. Krishnan Secretary General NFPE and addressed by Coms. APPANRAJ, GS,AIPSBCOEU, GOPALA KRISHNA,WORKING PRESIDENT PIII, SK. HUMAYUN, PRESIDENT P4,P.PANDU RANGARAO, AGS,AIPEDEU,R.SIVANNARAYANA,Dy.GS, PIII, DASV PRASAD ,CS PIII & CONVENER NFPE CIRCLE COORDINATION COMMITTEE& MNV RAO, LEADER, RJCM, AP CIRCLE addressed the convention.

Coms. CC PILLAI, K. RAGHAVENDRAN, T.SATYANARAYANA, RAGHUPATHI and CIRCLE SECRETARIES Coms. R.J. MADHUSUDAN RAO CS RIII & Y.BHOOMESWAR CS R4 WERE ALSO ADDRESSED THE SESSION.

Nearly 35 delegates participated in the discussions from all the states.

                Afterwards the name of the union which was proposed as 

“ALL INDIA POSTAL CASUAL,PARTTIME,CONTINGENT & CONTRACT WORKERS         FEDERATION “

                          by Com. M.KRISNAN was unanimously approved by the house.

           Along with that the following were approved by the house.

1.      THE BYE LAW 

2. THE FLAG OF THE UNION AS RED FLAG 3.RESOLUTION ON THE DEMANDS AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION.

                 PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF ACTION

1.      HUNGER STRIKE BY ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES BEFORE DIRECTORATE

2.      HUNGER STRIKE BY ALL CIRCLE SECRETARIES BEFORE CPMG OFFICES

3.      DATES OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE ANNOUCED LATER

OFFICE BEARERS WERE ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE HOUSE. 

[List enclosed]

It was also resolved to co opt some more office bearers from the circles as per the requirement later when ever needed.

The convention was concluded after vote of thanks by Com. T. ARMUGAM, D/S CASUAL UNION, TP DN& Dy.GENERAL SECRETARY RECEPTION COMMITTEE

HISTORY OF CASUAL LABOUR SYSTEM IN DOP - NOTE SUBMITTED IN 1st ALL INDIA CONVENTION AT TIRUPATI

HISTORY OF CASUAL LABOUR SYSTEM IN DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

 OUR TASK. NOTE SUBMITTED IN IST ALL INDIA CONVENTION AT TIRUPATHY FROM 13^TH TO 14^TH NOVEMBER 2011.

Y.NAGABHUSHANAM

Circle Secretary

AP Postal Casual labour union

Email:yn.krishna@yahoo.in

          The system of engaging casual labour is in existence in the dept since undivided P & T department. Due to many struggles by the then NFPTE organizationally and legally in the year 1987 Honorable Supreme Court intervened and gave a land mark judgment on how wages are to be paid and regularization has to be made. Basing on that department of personal & training issued orders. Even before the judgment DOPT issued orders vide OM no 49014/18/84-esstt (C) dated 7-5-85 for one time relaxation to absorb casual labour against regular group D vacancies even though they were not recruited through employment exchange and also made it clear that future engagement should be through employment exchange only. In spite of this engagement of new casual labours is continued with out adhering to the conditions laid down by the DOPT.

             After the supreme court verdict department of posts issued an order vide no 65-24/88-spb I dated 17-5-89 declaring all mazdoors, casual labours, contingent paid staff daily wager, daily rated mazdoor and outsiders are to be treated as casual labours. It was clarified in the same order that those who work for not less than 8 hours a day are full time casual labours and those who work less than 8 hours are part time casual labours. These casual labours will have priority in absorption as group D after the non test category group D and extra dept agents. The eligibility criterion was fixed as 240 days engagement in a year for full time casual labours and 480 days engagement in 2 years for part time casual labours. In spite of this orders the regularization of full time and part time casual labors was not done in many divisions.

The issue of regularization of full time casual labours as group D was a demand fought by the P&T trade union movement i.e. NFPTE for a long time. The dept of posts again issued an order called as ‘‘grant of temporary status and regularization scheme” in the year 2001.  The scope was further increased vide orders dated 1-11-95 extending the eligibility date from 29-11-85 to 10-9-93. After granting temporary status and working for 3 years in that status they will be treated on par with temporary group D even though group ‘D’ posts are not in existence.

The Para 1 of the dept of posts orders dated 12-4-91 states that temporary status would be conferred on those who have rendered continuous service of at least one year with 240 days (206 days in administrative offices) is taken as one time measure by the authorities to deny other casual labors who complete this conditions as and when they could get 240 days of engagement in a year subsequent to issue of these orders. This interpretation is arbitrary and unjustified. Because of this interpretation thousands of full time /part time casual labors who have completed this condition in subsequent years are not allowed to be conferred the temporary status and the consequential benefits due to lack of vacancies even though temporary status was conferred they could not be regularized. As per the earlier orders of the dept of posts the part time casual labours who have rendered 480 days in 2 years are to be converted into full time casual labours. This benefit is taken away by the dept in the subsequent orders there by they were denied of temporary status and consequent benefits. But dept of telecommunications extended the scheme and implemented in 1997 but similar extension is not allowed in the dept of posts so far even though both are under the same ministry of communication and IT.

Subsequently Honorable CAT Hyderabad in OA no 389 delivered judgment to grant temporary status to all those FTCLs who completed 240 in a year and PTCLs who completed 480 days in 2 years. But dept approached Honorable Ap High Court and the High Court upheld the decision of the honorable CAT in its judgment on 8^th September  2010 by dismissing their writ petition filed by the dept. but till date the same is not been implemented resulting in compulsion on the  casual labors to file deformation suite. After filing deformation suit hurriedly department approached hon’ble supreme court and filed SLP WHICH WAS DISALLOWED by the apex court. After such hectic continued process only department granted temporary status to those employees who won the case. This clearly shows how department is adamant towards casual labor working in the department and dealing the issue of casual labours.

Wages : As per the directions of the honorable supreme court vide its verdict in 1987 the wages of part time/ full time casual labour  are to be revised from 1-1-2006 i.e. from the date of effect of implementation of 6^th pay commission report to regular employees. But orders were issued for revision of wages of casual labours who were conferred with temporary status but even though a long gap is there orders were not issued in respect of full / part time casual labours. in some circles  even payment of DA  to the contingent employees on pre revised wages which was paid regularly was stopped in the name of clarification from directorate. Payment of arrears file is tossing from one section to other on the plea of not receiving the information from circles.

Instead of issuing orders for revision of wages all of a sudden one order were issued to  all cpm’sg to out source these cadres. This is nothing but violation of fundamental rights given by the constitution of India and naked violation of honorable apex court full bench judgment. Against this immediately NFPE responded and gave a programme of call attention day on 10-2-2011 and chelo cpmg office on 03-03-2011.  Directorate issued modification order restricting this to only administrative offices. On the immediate intervention of NFPE only this was stopped.

 Daily rated mazdoors: a new section of casual employment called as daily rated mazdoors came into existence in the department of posts. They are employed in mail business centers i.e. almost in every mail offices and for clearing the arrears of data entry. They are attending to the duties of Pas and SAs i.e. sorting of letters, booking of speed post articles and data entry. No uniform procedure is being followed through out the country in respect of their wages. A uniform rate has to be fixed through out the country.

Keeping in view  the above situation the FOLLOWING issues are to be highlighted for early settlement along with the issue of implementation of revised wages from 1-1-2006

Issues

1)                           Revision of wages of all full time / part time casual labours and payment of arrears from 1-1-2006.

 2]         The condition of 1-9-93 in respect of FTCL / PTCL for absorption against the vacancies of MTS has to be removed keeping in view the AP HIGH COURT judgement which stated clearly that all PART TIME CASUAL LABOURS WHO WORKED FOR 480 DAYS IN TWO YEARS SHOULD BE TREATED AS TEMPORARY STATUS CASUAL LABOUR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ABSORPTION WITH OUT ANY CONDITIONS THOSE WORKING UPTO 2010.

  3]    Fixing of uniform rates to daily rated mazdoors who are attending to the duties of PA /SA on the            minimum of their pay.

   4]    Ftcl/ptcls are to be given priority against gds vacancies before giving open notification honouring the assurance given by the department at the time of discussions on strike charter.

               5]    All the posts of PT CONTINGENT be converted as GDS and the present employees working      in those posts may be absorbed as one time measure to settle the issue permanently.

               6]     No new casual labor be engaged further and no out sourcing in the department.

The number of casual workers is increasing day by day due to the policy of privatization in every sector including central govt organizations. It is the duty of the organized working class to organize these sections and bring them into the working class movement. Confederation of central govt employees and NFPE took a decision to form casual labours union. Still many circles are lagging behind in forming state level organizations. Till now in west Bengal Andhra Pradesh Kerala and Haryana circles state level units were formed. In some circles like Tamilnadu efforts are going on. Nfpe federal executive decided to conduct ALL INDIA CONVENTION at TIRUPATHY to form ALL INDIA UNION so that the process of forming state level committees will be speeded up and the most down trodden will be brought under the banner of NFPE. Unless circle unions of nfpe took steps effectively the task will not be completed. Hence all the circle co ordination committees of the circles are requested to take it as a serous task and circle unions may be formed and brought under the banner of NFPE to strngthen the working class movement in DEPARTMENT OF POSTS..

With out full filling this task we cannot achieve the objective of united strength in postal wing which is the only way for settlement of demands of entire postal workers.

Casual Labours Union Zindabad

Nfpe zindabad

Workers Unity Zindabad

LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS ELECTED IN ALL INDIA CONVENTION

President :

Com.C.C.PILLAI (Ex.SG, NFPE)

Working President :

Com.Y.NAGABHUSHANAM ( Circle Secretary - A.P)

Vice President :

- Com.Somnadh Mukherjee (W.B)

- Com.D.Sivagurunadham (TN)

-Jayanthilal (Kerala)

- Kotappa (Karnataka)

General Secretary :

Com.B.MOHAN (Gandhinagar PO, Secunderabad Dn, A.P)

Asst. Genl. Secy :
- Goutham (WB)

- A.S.Jatheendran (TN)

- Sri Rangam (Kerala)

Orgg. Genl. Secy :
-M.Suresh Kumar

- Gouse Basha (Karnataka)

- Umesh Bagath 

- Ramamani (A.P)

- Ambikadevi (Kerala)

- Srikanth

- T.Armugam (Tirupati - A.P)

ALL INDIA CONVENTION ON 14-11-2011

Convention - session proceeded at Com.K.Siddappa Nagar (Rail Kalyan) on 14th Nov, 2011

OPEN SESSION ON 13-11-2011

OPEN SESSION HELD AT TIRUPATI HO (Com.N.APPASWAMY HALL) AT 6.00 PM.

RALLY ON 13-11-2011 AT TIRUPATI

A MASS RALLY PROCEEDED FROM RAIL KALYAN (Com.SIDDAPPA NAGAR) TO TIRUPATI HO (Com.N.APPASWAMY HALL) IN THE EVENING AT 5.00 Hrs LED BY OUR FEDERATION LEADERS AND DELEGATES & VISITORS.

1st ALL INDIA CONVENTION - TIRUPATI - AP

1st ALL INDIA CONVENTION - TIRUPATI - AP

WELCOME 

TO ALL

HON'BLE INVITEES, DIGNITARIES, GUESTS, DELEGATES & VISITORS

OPEN SESSION : 

13-11-2011 (Com.N.APPASWAMY hall) Tirupathy HO. 

at 16.00 hrs

President :

Com.Y.NAGABHUSHANAM, 

Working Chairman, Reception Committee

Welcome Address 

Sri P.RAMACHANDRA REDDY, 

Chairman, Reception Committee 

Former Minister, M.L.A., Punganur

Chief Guest :

Sri V.BALASUBRAMANYAM, MLC, Nellore

Inagural Address

Com.A.V.NAGESWARARAO, 

Secretary, CITU, A.P State Committee

Guests of Honour :

Com.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI

President, BSNL Casual & Contract Workers Federation

Com. M.S.RAJA

Secretary, Conf. of Central Govt. Employees & Workers

Com. C.C.PILLAI

Former Secretary General, NFPE

Com.K.RAGHAVENDRAN

Former Secy Genl, NFPE & Working President CCGE&W

Com.M.KRISHNAN

                 Secretary General, NFPE                

GUESTS :

Com.R.N.PARASAR , Asst. SG., NFPE

Com.K.V.SRIDHARAN, GS, AIPEU Gr.C

Com.I.S.DABAS, GS, AIPEU PM&MTS/Gr.D

Com.GIRIRAJ SINGH, GS, AIRMS MMS EU Gr.C

Com.P.SURESH, GS, AIRMS MMS EU MG,MTS&MM

Com.S.A.RAHEEM, GS, AIPCWEU

Com.T.SATYANARAYANA, GS, AIP AEA

Com.PRANAB BHATTACHARYA, GS, AIP AOEA

Com. APPAN RAJ, GS, AIPSBCOEA

Com.R.SIVANNARAYANA, Dy.GS, AIPEU Gr.C

Com.V.NAGESWARARAO, GS, CCGEW, A.P Unit

Com.B.TULASENDRAN, AITUC, A.P State

Other Leaders :

Com.D.A.S.V.PRASAD, CS. AIPEU Gr.C

Com.SK.HUMAYUN, CS, AIPEU PM & MTS/Gr.D

Com.P.PANDURANGARAO, CS, AIPEDEU

Com.R.J.MADHUSUDANARAO, CS, AIRMS MMS EU Gr.C

Com.Y.BHOOMESWAR, CS, AIRMS MMS EU MG,MTS/MM

Com.K.RAMACHANDRAM, CS, AIP AOEU

Com.D.NARASIMHAMURTHY, CS, AIP AEA

Com.L.KISHAN SINGH, CS, AIP SBCOEA

Com.M.NAGAVARDHANARAO, Leader, RJCM

Com.T.RAMESH, President, AIP AOEU

and many other leaders, invitees of NFPE unions.

Mass Rally : at 15.00 hrs (13-11-2011)

CONVENTION : 14-11-2011

Inaguration : 

Com.M.KRISHNAN

Secretary General, NFPE

all are requested to attend and make the program grand success

Best Compliments from : Reception Committee

Sri P.RAMACHANDRAREDDY

Chairman

Sri Y.NAGABHUSHANAM

Working Chairman

Sri C.KUMARASWAMY REDDY 

General Secretary

Sri T.ARMUGAM

Deputy General Secretary

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THIS BLOG IS CREATED ON THE OCCASSION 

OF 

1st ALL INDIA CONVENTION 

OF 

'POSTAL CASUAL, PART TIME & CONTINGENT EMPLOYEES' 

AT 

TIRUPATHI - ANDHRA PRADESH 

ON 

13th & 14th OF NOVEMBER 2011 

AT 

Com. K.SIDDAPPA NAGAR (RAIL KALYAN)