Circular Letter No.5/VI/2015
August 6, 2015
To:
ALL UNITS / STATE COMMITTEES
Comrades,
Ø THE WOLF IS AT THE DOORSTEP
Ø JOBS AND JOB SECURITY ARE AT STAKE
Ø ATTEMPTS TO PRIVATISE THE BANKING SECTOR IS ONE OF THE MAIN AGENDA OF THE GOVT.
Ø ONWARD MARCH TO 2ND SEPTEMBER ALL INDIA STRIKE ACTION
The 11 CTUs viz., BMS, INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, UTUC, LPF along with All India Federations of Banks, Insurance, Defence, Railways, Central/State Government Employees and other Service establishments conducted a National Convention of workers on 26th May 2015 at Malvankar Hall, Delhi. AIBOA was represented by Com.Alok Khare, Vice Chairman, Com.S.S.Shishodia, President, Com.M.A.Srinivasan, Deputy General Secretary, Com.Sanjay Khan, Joint Secretary besides the undersigned.
2. The National Convention adopted a declaration listing out the following demands.
i] Control the Price Rise
ii] Contain the unemployment
iii] Strict implementation of Labour Laws
iv] Halt the mass scale contractualisation
v] Ensure minimum wage of not less than Rs.15000/-
vi] Extend Universal social security benefits
vii] Pension for all including unorganised workers
viii] Compulsory registration of TUs within 45 days
ix] Immediate ratification of ILO convention 87 and 98
x] Halting the the FDI in Defence /Railways / Insurance
xi] Attempts to disinvest the Government equity in Public Sector Banks
xii] Attack on agriculturists through Land acquisition bill promulgamated
through ordinance…… etc.,
3. As on date, there are 44 Labour Laws. Massive exercises are already afoot to bunch the same into 5 distinct ones encompassing, wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, Safety and Employment. At present, there is no need to have the official sanction where the establishment is engaging 100 members to close down now it is proposed to enhance the number of workers to 300. Where an establishment is employing less than 40, they are not to comply with the existing labour laws. The cabinet has approved to employ children below 14 years of age to work after school hours in family enterprises or the entertainment Industry
4. As far as our Industry is concerned “Gyan Sangam” meet at Pune in the first week of January 2015, clearly signalled the desire and decision of the Government to bulldoze the plan of consolidation and various working groups have been appointed to role out the blueprints to achieve their targets. The then IBA Chairman prior to his appointment as one of commissioner in CVC, present the blue print on “Bank consolidation” too. The working groups are already on the job to take our Industry to the path of partial/full privatisation mode.
5. AIBOA, the second largest organisation of Bank Officers , also decided to present the issue of non implementation of understandings in the matter 2nd / 4th Saturdays and also the right of representation of AIBOA affiliate Units in the individual Banks level, as our issues.
OUR PAST SPEAKS FOR OUR COMMITMENT:
6. Our organisation known for its steadfast approach in identifying with the struggling masses did participate in the two days strike on 20-21 February 2013, along with other constituents of UFBU.
Having sensed the moves of the Government, as anti labour and anti peoples and Bank officers can not remain aloof, apart and away from the common struggles of the workers decided in the CC held at Mumbai to observe the “2nd September 2015 Strike”, along with other organisations.
v Jobs and Job Security are at Stake
v Hence move collectively to observe the strike on 2nd September 2015 without any deviation.
Yours comradely,
/S.NAGARAJAN/
GENERAL SECRETARY
Sir.... Ye befkoof kab tak aise banate rahenge....... Saala 2 Sept ki strike rakh rahe h... Waha Harvinder singh ji bol rahe h..m ki Aug m any how Saturday off mil jayega..... Sab bakwaas h saala mujhe to lagta h inhe khud ko hi nahi malaum ki kya chal raha....... Plz...... Its height of patience. We need and deserve 2nd and 4th Saturday off.
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