Views On CLC And IBA Talk And Strike

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Bankers on Strike on 10th and 11th Feb 2014: The Purpose, The Reality, A Bankers Perspective

Over 10 Lac Bankers of Indian Public Sector Banks will remain on strike on 10th and11th Feb 2014. This might be a huge loss on economic front as well as disruption of customer service due to shut down of financial backbone of economy. 10th Bipartite Settlement is due since November 2012 and still government and IBA are not coming out with any satisfactory wage revision which has forced United Forum of Bank Unions to call for two days strike.

Government has already set up committee for 7th Pay Commission which is due in 2016 whereas wage revision of bankers is yet to be finalized with settlement being 15 months due.

Banks job was look upon with pride in 70s and 80s and today salary of a banker is no way near to the central Government employee salaries. No Pay & No Respect for bankers in society today and still no steps are taken by government to revive the pride of bank job. On the other hand, to stay ahead in the competitive environment, a banker is forced to take decisions which leave him into deeper financial troubles as any decision taken by banker has a monetary value and any small error in the process exposes the bank as well as banker to a great monetary risk.

Public Sector Banks in India are making crores of profit year after year and paying out handsome dividend benefitting both government and share holders still the pay cheque of a banker does not reflect the same whereas government units running into losses are rolling out huge pay cheques to its employees since ages.

Other long standing demand of bankers of 5 days a week is also continuously ignored by government when in present economy all the financial markets as well as RBI are non functional on Saturdays. This is further deteriorating the work life balance of bankers making life miserable.

Bankers will be going on strike at the cost of their two days salaries and yet lose faith of their esteemed customers. Pity condition which needs urgent revival.

A Banker


Dear Leaders of UFBU 
Lal Salam
We are suggesting you to contact Sh. Rahul Gandhi,Vice President of Ruling Congress Party & Defacto omnipotent person in UPA Govt. for our wage negotiation Citing our strength and vote bank of nearly one crore banking personnel/Retired families.
Sir you have seen his power in recent gas cylinder episode by increasing limit from 9-cylinder to 12 cylinder in one shot.He has also shown his strength in ordinance
episode.Govt acts as per his desire.As it is Election year So he may fulfil our demand of wage increase at least for 20% increase.

The only thing you have to do is to meet him and present your strength as voters and anxities of banker's family.It will be very fruitful for all of us.
Please try this advice from a simple officer of bank
Contact No of Rahul Gandhi is --011 - 23795161 & 23795500



बैंक कर्मियों की ये कैसी मज़बूरी और लाचारी है ? 

हमारे अपने ही संघठन के नेताओं ने धर्म संकट की स्थिति पैदा कर दी.लाल झंडे वाली यूनियन के नेताओं की अपनी कमिओं पर पर्दा डालने की सोची समझी चाल के चलते अस्तित्व में आयी यूनाइटेड फोरम ऑफ़ बैंक यूनियन की दो दिन की हड़ताल में शामिल होने का निर्णय एक कठिन निर्णय बन गया क्यूंकि ये हड़ताल आम बैंक कर्मियों की प्रमुख मांग केंद्रीय सरकार और अन्य सार्वजनिक उपक्रमों के करमचारियों के बराबर वेतन दिए जाने के खिलाफ है. 

एक ऐसे समय जब बैंक में नए भर्ती हुए नौजवानों का जोश और उत्साह नयी हिलोरें ले रहा हो और वो बैंक कर्मियों कि दयनीय स्तिथि से आजिज आ कर कुछ कर गुजरने की मंशा के साथ नेताओं से आर या पार के संघर्ष की मांग कर रहे हों जब चुनाव सर पर हों और इंडियन बैंक एसोसिएशन पर सरकार का दबाव डलवाने की बेहतर संभावनाएं हों तब बैंक कर्मिओं कि आशाओं और आकांक्षाओ के विपरीत समान वेतन कि जगह पिछले समझौते से कुछ अधिक तक की मांग पर ही अपने आप को सीमित करके अनिश्चितकालीन हड़ताल के जरिये आर या पार कि लड़ाई का बिगुल न फूँक केवल दो दिन कि हड़ताल का निर्णय आये हुए अवसर को गँवा देना ही कहा जाएगा. ऐसा निर्णय नए साथिओं का यूनियन से मोह भंग कर सकता है और पहले से ही कमज़ोर हो चले श्रमिक संघ आंदोलन को और कमज़ोर कर सकता है.

ये वो परिस्थितियां हैं जिन्होंने धर्म संकट पैदा कर दिया. हड़ताल में शामिल होने का मतलब आम बैंक कर्मियों के सामान वेतन की मांग को तिलांजलि देना और हड़ताल में भाग न लेने का मतलब आई बी ए और सरकार की निगाह में एकता के विखंडित होने का सन्देश देना. खूब सोचने समझने और विचार मंथन करने के बाद हड़ताल में शामिल होने का ही निर्णय लिया है.

10th BPS UPDATE : Today's Conciliatory meeting (06-02-2014) inconclusive Strike stands...Observe 48 hours Strike on 10th and 11th February 2014...Subsequent to the call for 2 days' All India Bank Strike on 10th and 11th February 2014, the Conciliation Proceedings were held today before Shri B.K. Sanwariya, Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) at New Delhi. IBA was represented by Shri M.V. Tanksale, Chief Executive, Shri K. Unnikrishnan, Dy. Chief Executive. The meeting was also attended by the officials from Department of Financial Services, Government of India. From the UFBU side, the leaders of all constituent unions were present.

We reproduce the Minutes of Conciliation Proceedings held today at New Delhi, for the information of members.

"The representatives of the Indian Bank's Association (IBA) submitted written comments. A copy of the same was given to the representatives of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). Prolonged discussions were held on the points submitted by the parties.

The representatives of the Indian Bank's Association (IBA) stated that negotiating committee convened meeting on 17.01.2014 with the representatives of UFBU. IBA enhanced the offer from 5% on salary slip to 9.5% on the salary slip. Again meeting was held on 27.01.2014 with the representatives of UFBU and an improved offer of 10% was made. Representatives of the IBA requested that the next meeting with the representatives of UFBU can be made on 13.02.2014 and UFBU should not go on strike on 10th & 11th February 2014 but the demand for further increase beyond 10% can be settled during ensuing Bi-lateral meetings.

CLC(C) welcomed the views of the IBA and requested the representatives of UFBU to accept the offer for bilateral meetings. CLC(C) also requested the representatives of IBA to arrange the bilateral meeting before 10th & 11th February 2014.

CLC(C) further made appeal to the representatives of UFBU to withdraw the proposed strike call on 10th & 11th February 2014 and should come forward for bilateral meeting as proposed by the representatives of IBA.

The representatives of UFBU stated that 10% increase offered by the IBA is not acceptable and there should be further forward improvement in the offer, then only UFBU may reconsider the deferment of the proposed strike call."

Inasmuch as the Conciliation Proceedings remained inconclusive, the 2 days' All India Bank Strike on 10th & 11th February 2014 stands.

Comrades - Implement the strike action programmes in full with absolute display of solidarity and strength and make the 2 days' All India Bank Strike on the 10th & 11th February 2014, a grand success.

Comrades, all our units are called upon to make all-out efforts and make the strike action a total success. Please send us the report on the implementation of the strike.

Note : Please note that the strike action will begin from 6 am on 10th (Monday) and accordingly units should ensure that those employees who work on shifts in clearing department, service branch, night clearing, etc. should participate in the strike without any deviation. As already clarified, all probationers should join the strike call. 

Source : AIBEA

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IN MY HOTEL ROOM AFTER 14 hours of very hectic schedule since most of my friends are interested more about wage negotiations so what I saw and did today I will share with you 

Today at CLC office for three hours a mind game was played between IBA and UFBU  and I am more than happy to report for once our leaders of ufbu won the day for us and the day ended as we wished and predicted Iba tried every tricks on instruction of their masters in MOF to hoodwink us and get the strike called off but they failed in their sinister design IBA was insisting that first we must defer 

We must defer our strike only then they will disclose their new offer. We said no unless and until Iba discloses its new offer upfront we can not oblige Iba stand off continued clc advice fail to resolve the deadlock so we got our strike which we badly wanted this two day strike is a stepping stone for longer strike in march which will definitely deliver us the respectable salary hike which we badly want and which we rightly deserve be focused motivated confident and in fighting mode victory will be ours your alertness has kept our leader in leash. and we ave 

We have given a blank cheque to our leaders to fill in as many days strike as they want or need to deliver us a salary which is at par with central government employees which was in 1980 s 

So for the time being get all negative vibes away and back your leaders to the hilt so we can movewith our head held high in society and we should be proud to share our salary with other service class of our rank sighning