इंतहा हो गई इंतजार की आई न कुछ खबर मेरे यार की...?
Really, Sun is about to set, but so far no tidings.
In January, 2015, our advice to Bankers, IBA & Unions was to alter the clause, which gives right to Unions to submit their new COD six month in advance of expiry of current settlement, was undoubtedly ignored while signing settlement on 25.5.2015, but the Govt took it seriously. Our advice was to make 24 months in place of existing 6 months.
Central Pay Commission is appointed giving enough time to reach to recommendations enable the govt to implement new recommendations immediately the current one expires.
However, in January, 2016, Ministry of Finance issued a directive to Executives of Banks to start the process of next settlement. This direction was in public domain followed with 4 reminders from government. In past for such directions Unions were forced to resort to agitations. It was a welcome development, but Unions didn't appreciate it, because this was taken as prescription that may cause weight loss of baby levy.
Bankers and Unions, under their different strategies, were not willing to start the process of negotiations. Bankers were aware that in coming years Banks would plunge in financial turmoil and this they would use as a ploy to deny fair and adequate wage increase.
As far Unions' view was concerned, they thought that if talks would start, it would culminate into settlement by around Nov.2017. There would be no arrear and so no levy baby. It become a greed based subject for Unions. While thinking this, they didn't hesitate to throw dusts on bank men interests.
On 25.5.2015, with formal Bipartite Settlement for workmen/ Joint Note for officers, a joint note was also signed by all Unions & IBA together denying contractual relationships of Pensioners with their respective Banks and agreeing to ascertain the pension revision cost. After Govt's January, 2016 directive, said common Joint Note became toilet paper and all Unions just made every effort to block beginning of wage revision process. None of Unions explained to their followers in this regard, kept tight lips.
First time, COD was submitted in two tranche. First just points, then explanations. It was their deliberate delaying trick. Then formal sittings, like the one that a student does for Ph.D., which bank men know well. More than 3 years have passed off, but Ph.D. is not awarded.
Bankers allowed one month advance against arrears, which furiated all Unions, because they felt, it would harm levy baby. So far over 50 sittings had taken place & by October it's 36 months arrears. MOU is neutralized. Nobody knows about 'other issues'. Silent Play is on. Settlement was also likely silently, contents were not in anyone's knowledge, just guess, nobody was aware what was to happen on 18/19th October.
Officer Unions directed their members to undergo worm up exercises, as if they were likely to be fielded for wrestlings.. Why this? Just because IBA deffered signature date! IBA had not backed out from agreed points? Pensioners are clapping on court issues, while working people are in mourning. It's very strange going on entertainment. Forum is not happy on this state of affair.
Bank men were hopeful, whatever good or bad is to happen, let that come by 20.10.2029, which is now in doldrum. It's likely, Bankers may give another one month's pay as advance. Bank men suffer from typical middle class mentality and their Lallantop leaders know well this as the greatest weakness of bank men. Bank men are bonded labour of these Lallantops. Comrades! Means slave!!
Now Unions demanding merger of Special Allowance in basic pay have started negotiating it's increase to 20%. Increase in SA means decrease in Basic, thus decrease in Pension ! All know this, but clapping! Circular for baby Levy had been issued. So far dead body has not come, but vultures have started hovering in sky. These Lallantops have no belief in their bonded slaves that they would pay Levy.
Executives of IBA and leaders of Unions have no administrative or operational engagements. IBA has all figures of Banks, strategies and scripts on which they work. Other side Unions have nothing except Lallantops.
It's not fault of Lallantops. Mistakes lie on part of bankmen, who elect Lallantops as their leaders and then try to see charisma in their acrobatics. May be a false, but a madari plays well, but when his show is over and he moves to collect some money, people slip from there. But here Lallantops, not even stage any show but extort money per force.
All is cloudy. Some sinical people, particularly angry pensioners, feel that all goes well in courts and tribunals. They Celebrate on dates at Allahabad/Chennai court some cases. Our question is: if pensioners issues would have been in ensuing settlement would they have celebrated like this? Working bank men are our brothers, sisters. At no cost it can be good. Pensioners have just & genuine demands, ignoring them is crime. For this crime none other than Lallantops are responsible.
Such people don't have experience of courts/tribunals processes. Bilaterism is best mechanism, but it is weaked by Lallantops termites. This needs improvement. Kill these termites. They are evasive of struggle. Its real problem. These Lallantops have turned bilaterism as samjhautavadi forum, made it not only ineffective but counter productive. These Lallamtops have made Unions as opportunistic forum for self interest seekers. They have written obituary of trade union conviction.
One top ranking Lallantop has his business interests with banks. And, this man, for his business interests, is making bank men interests as sacrificial goat. Whether bank men don't know this much?Really don't know or knowingly people are silent is a big question.
PSBs and private Banks can't be put on same scale. Consolidated PSBs necessarily needs good wages, pension, allowances and other service conditions. It is to be achieved first. Easier way is that RBI wages, pension, allowances and other service conditions should be extended to PSBs. This will resolve the issue and shall pave the way to long peaceful industrial relations in Banking. But these Lallanops will not like it. They want to be Choudhary by all means, whether they are able to do anything or not. We find, these Lallantops are not inclined to change. This is real problem.
( J. N. Shukla)
National Convener
25.10.2020
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