NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

IST FLOOR, NORTH AVENUE POST OFFICE, BUILDING NEW DELHI-110001

No PF/Strike/20^th & 21^st Feb/13 Dated 07^th Feb 2013

To

All General Secretaries/Office bearers (NFPE)

All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries

FEBRUARY 20^th & 21^st (TWO DAYS) GENERAL STRIKE

Dear Comrades,

Preparations for the successful implementation of the Two Days strike on 2013 February 20 & 21 are going on full swing all over the country. India and world will be witnessing one of the biggest strike of the united working class on February 20 & 21. More than ten crores workers will participate in the strike. All the Central Trade Unions including INTUC, BMS, AITUC, CITU, HMS etc, Employees Teachers Federations, Public Sector Organizations are participating in the strike. The main demand is reversal of the anti-labour, anti-people, neo-liberal economic policies of the Central Government.

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & workers have already endorsed the decision of the Central Trade Unions and Federations, Strike notice was served by confederation to Cabinet Secretary and the affiliated unions to the concerned Head of Departments on 22.01.2013. In addition to the common charter of demands raised by the Central Trade Unions, Confederation has included its 15 points charter of demands also in the strike notice. As far as Central Govt. Employees are concerned, the February 20, 21 strike is a continuation of the 12^th December 2012 strike. The demand for appointment of 7^th CPC and merger of 50% DA is still pending. We have to continue our struggle till these demands are accepted by the Government. Confederation National leaders campaign programme is going on in all states.

In Postal, both National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) and Federation of National Postal Organizations (FNPO) are participating in the Nationwide strike under the banner of Joint Council of action. In addition to the common charter of demands, JCA has raised the Postal oriented demands also, including wage revision, DA merger, abolition of Posts, National Postal Policy, GDS demands, Casual Labour issues, cadre restructuring, revision of OTA rates & compassionate appointments. The Joint strike notice has been served to the Secretary, Department of Posts on 22.01.2013. Copy of the strike notice and charter of demands are already published in websites and also in the journals of all unions and Federations. As part of the campaign programme, All India leaders of NFPE & FNPO will be jointly addressing the campaign programmes in all Circles. Comrades, when the entire workers of our country are unitedly fighting a historic battle against the retrograde policies of the Government, the entire postal & RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks shall join this mass upsurge and make the 48 hours strike cent per cent. Move to grant license to couriers, abolition of posts, denial of the legitimate demands of the Gramin Dak Sevaks etc. are all due to the neo-liberal policies of the Central Government and in order to change the policy, the united struggle of the working class is the only alternative. NFPE calls upon the entirety of Postal & RMS Employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks to join the strike en-mass and make it a grand success.

NFPE FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING: The highest policy making body of National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE), the FEDERAL COUNCIL will be held at Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) from 9^th to 12^th June 2013, ( 4 days) Federal Councilors from all the affiliated unions of NFPE will be attending the Federal Council. Various Political and Trade union leaders and leaders of the Fraternal Organizations will address the Federal Council. Details will be published later. The Circle Coordinating Committee of Postal & RMS Unions (NFPE), Andhra Pradesh Circle has already started preparations for making the four days Federal Council, a memorable event in the history of Postal Trade Union movement.

AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) FIRST ALL INDIA CONFERENCE:

The first All India Conference of All India Postal Employees Union GDS (NFPE), an associate member of NFPE, will be held at Chennai on 2013 March 21^st & 22^nd. About 1000 delegates and visitors will attend the Conference. The Reception Committee headed by Com. K.V. Sridharan, Ex-General Secretary, P-3(Chairman) and Com. K Raghavendran (Ex-Secretary General NFPE) are making hectic efforts to make the conference a grand success. Reception Committee is publishing a Souvenir to commemorate the Ist AIC, and also as a part of resource mobilization . Without the help of other Circles, it will be very difficult for Tamilnadu comrades to raise funds for such a big conference within a short period. The Reception Committee has already sent the Tariff and order form of the souvenir to all. NFPE, Central Headquarters, request all the Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries to make sincere efforts to secure maximum advertisements to the souvenir.

ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF AIPEU GROUP ‘C’:

The 29^th AIC of P# Union will be held at Thiruvanathapuram (Trivendrum) from 10^th to 12^th March 2013.

ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF AIPSBCOEA: The 2^nd AIC of AIPSBCOEA will be held at Haridwar on 2^nd and 3^rd March 2013.

NFPE EASTERN ZONE STUDY CAMP:

After successful conduct of the South Zone Study Camp at Chennai and Central Zone Camp at Vidisha (MP). The Eastern Zone Study Camp of NFPE will be organized at Guwahati (Assam) on 2013 April 27^th to 28^th. About 200 delegates from Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam and North East Circles will attend the two days Camp. Detailed circular showing the number of delegates from each affiliated unions from each circle etc. is being sent separately. All General Secretaries and Circle Secretaries should ensure the participation of delegates as per the quota allotted. Delegates may be instructed to book their up and down tickets immediately. Northern Zone Study Camp will be held in the Uttar Pradesh during the month of May 2013, venue of the Western Region Study Camp will be announced shortly.

NFPE FEDERAL SECRETARIAT:

Federal Secretariat of NFPE will be held at Guwahati (Assam) on 26^th April 2013. All General Secretaries are requested to attend the Federal Secretariat meeting WITHOUT FAIL. Separate notice will be issued.

Fraternally yours,

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General