Some Unions Are Strategically Anti Modi

   

BANK UNIONS ARE BENT ON

PULLING DOWN MODI GOVT !

LEADERS WANT TO SETTLE

THEIR VENGIANCE WITH FM !!

THEY FLOATED FAKE IDs FOR FAKE NEWS BY CONGIS I.T.CELL

SOLE AIM IS TO PROVOKE 

BANKMEN TO AGAINST MODI... 

PROMOTE HATE MODI.....

9-Working Bank Unions and 2-Retirees outfits, are out through their rumors mongers to burn mid night oil on 24x7 basis to settle their vengeance with Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, with whom they have not been eye to eye for host of reasons including the one that she abruptly intervened in the Pension Revision issue of former Bankers, and the second, the way she handled the removal of ceiling of Family Pension through media announcement. 

Though, these two issues were in the interest of banking fraternity, which they represent, but in FM's doing it, they felt side-lined, belittled and ignored. The Unions took it as striking in their nest by none other than the Finance Minister. 

Unions registered their antagonism by showing no 'welcome' gesture on her 'historic' steps and bouncing back on IBA to give them a list of 18 new issues demanding immediate talks. This was the 'hostile' move of Unions, which IBA handled with cool mind in Jan.2021, holding talks. Over a year had passed, bankmen find no clue of 18 issues fate, whether settled or dropped in dust bin? 

Bankmen need to note carefully that the Unions did 42 months long discussions on 11th Settlement/ 8th Joint Notes, but still they have 18 issues pending in the name of  residual issues! A very common & significant phenomenon of Unions to keep themselves engaged in business with IBA on such flimsy issues. 

It is known to all that the Bank Pension Scheme has never been revisited or revised, since introduced from 1.1.1986, despite 5 time wage revision. Bank Pension scheme is replica of RBI Pension. In RBI, Pension underwent many improvements, since introduced from 1.1.1986, including revision from 1.3.2019 up to Oct., 2012. Other Bank Pensioners have been agitating for Pension Revision, but 9+2 Unions were in Nero role, playing flute, while Bank Pensioners have been passing through a very oppressed and plightful phase.

In Memorandum of Understanding reached on 22.7.2020, Pension related issues were totally dropped out. After exchange of MOU, IBA Chairman made unilateral declaration to do away 15%/ 20% ceilings from Family Pension, subject to Govt approval. It was IBA's kind gesture, no credit to Unions on this count!

In this situation, taking a note that in ensuing Wage Settlement, Pension Revision was not going to be settled, Hon'ble Finance Minister intervened in the matter, as explained in her interview published in Business Line on 30.10.2020. In next 10 days, again on 10.11.2020, she spoke her concerns and desire direct to Banks Executives, while addressing AGM of IBA. Her this way intervention disturbed the apple card of Unions, unclothed them in Banking fraternity in day light. This was a situation where Unions found themselves 'caught in a cleft stick.'

Hon'ble Finance Minister intervention, inter alia, exposed 9+2 Unions. It brought them in emperor's new cloth. Unions took it as surgical strike in their nest and as a great fall out first time in Bankmen was witnessed a paradigm shift of loyalty towards government, which antagonized operating Bank Unions. Working Bankmen are under rude shock of Special Allowance, lesser DA rate and lesser wage load in comparison of LIC & RBI. Bankmen take it as happened at the instance of 9-Unions' utter failure and surrender before IBA.

Therefore, now the Unions are making all out effort to neutralize and annul the FM goodwill & kind gesture by resorting to numerous modus operandi to engage Banking fraternity against government. Their sole motive is to flop FM & restore their lost credibility.

As a trick, the fake news was floated that the government is going to revise the pension of bank pensioners of pre- November 2002 only, and not up to Oct.2012. It is an attempt to propel discontent among bank pensioners by this fake news, which we condemn.

(J. N. Shukla)

8.02.2022

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