CIRCULAR NO. 27/50/2014/6 28th January, 2014
TO ALL UNITS & MEMBERS
Dear Comrades,
March on to 48 hours strike on 10th and 11th Feb. 2014
We reproduce hereunder the UFBU’ Circular No. 17 dt. 27-1-2014 on the outcome of the discussions held with IBA yesterday on our wage revision demands. Since the IBA’s offer was too inadequate and IBA was not willing to improve their offer further, UFBU has given the call for 2 days strike on 10th and 11th February, 2014. The strike notice has also been served on the IBA.
We call upon all our unions and members to march on to make the strike action a total success in all the Banks and in all the States.
UFBU Circular:
• Meeting with IBA today on our wage revision demands
• No forward movement in the discussions
• Observe 48 hours strike on 10th and 11th Feb. 2014.
We had informed our unions and members that in the last round of discussions held on 17th January, 2014, the IBA had improved their offer from 5% to 9.5% on the pays lip component with an assurance to improve further. It was also agreed by IBA to hold the next round of discussions on 27th instant to carry forward the discussions. In view of this, it was decided by UFBU to defer the agitation programmes including two day’s strike on 20th and 21st January, 2014.
In his background, UFBU held the discussions with IBA today. During the course of the discussions, we urged upon the IBA to improve their offer so that by further negotiations, the issue can be settled at the earliest. IBA insisted that their demands like introduction of cost to company method, Fixed Pay-cum-Variable Pay based on performance, switching over to mediclaim insurance scheme and restricting the negotiations to officers in scales I to III should also be considered by the Unions before any settlement could be finalised. Responding to our demand,
IBA came forward with a meager increase of 0.5 % in their offer from 9.5 % to 10 % on the cost of Payslip components amount to Rs. 3,150 crores. Despite our best efforts to persuade them to improve their offer and to carry forward the negotiations, IBA remained adamant. In view of this rigid approach of the IBA, the discussions were stuck up at this stage. IBA informed that the next round of discussions would be held by middle of next month, but looking to their rigidity, UFBU decided to revive the agitation and called for 48 hours strike on 10th and 11th Feb. 2014 to press our demand for early wage revision. The notice for the strike was also immediately served on the IBA.
Programme
06-02-2014 Demonstrations all over the country
10-02-2014 to 11-02-2014 48 hours All India Bank strike
from 6 am on 10-02-2014 to 6 am on 12-02-2014.
Comrades, get into action and make the call a grand success
Sd.. M V Murali,
Convener
With greetings
Yours Comradely,
C.H. VENKATACHALAM
GENERAL SECRETARY
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At this juncture, when trade union movement of Bank Employees is passing through a critical stage because of wide gap between those who are representing bank employees and bank employees in terms of wage revision. While leaders seem willing to settle some where in excess of last settlement in terms of percentage on the one hand, bank employees in mass pleading for parity in wages with Central Govt. and other public sector employees. Not only this, there seem to be big difference in the matter of strike call. While leaders are reluctant to give call for indefinite strike and are confined with call for one or two days strike, bank employees want battle in style of Do or Die and pleading for indefinite strike. Doubts have been expressed on the success of indefinite strike. So as a trade union worker, I tried to look into the history of bank employees movement which had given bank employees stronger trade union movement of solidarity and unity to achieve dignity, respect and pride in society at one time. Here is that Heroic Struggle which can be our guiding force:
GLORIOUS MOVEMENT OF 1946 – 46 DAYS STRIKE From Aug 1 till midnight of Sep 15, 1946 the Strike in Bengal Circle stretching from Chittaganj in North and N-E India to Peshawar in North-West in the sub-continent in 300 branches and payoffices involving 6.100 employees under the banner of Imperial Bank of India Indian Staff Assn. (President – Dr. Nalinaksha Sanyal and General Secretary – Debabrata Ghose.)
DEMANDS – 40% RISE IN PAY (In 1931 the management effected a cut of 10% on Pay on the plea of recession and a further cut of 5% towards Pension Fund) Rescinding of 5% cut towards Pension Fund Leave rule as available to Govt. employees Medical Treatment at Bank’s cost Promotion Policy Gratuity to those deprived of Pension Specific Working Hours Dearness Allowance as per Cost of Living Proper Enquiry before entering adverse comments in the service record etc. Before launching the strike action employees made repeated appeals to the bank to stop deductions of 15% (10+5%) from pay. However, the Strike was total in places like Cuttack, Patna, Bhagalpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Delhi, Shillong, Narayanganj (Bangladesh) etc apart from Calcutta. In Patna solidarity action by employees of small banks by observing 10 minutes strike on the very next day i.e. 2nd Aug was demonstrated.
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