CIRCULAR/GS/2013:030 Date:
30.11.2013
TO ALL
OFFICERS PLEASE
CIRCULATE
Dear Friends,
UNDUE DELAY IN WAGE
NEGOTIATIONS -
ALL INDIA STRIKE ON
19th DEC 2013
We append the text
of communication received from our Confederation and the contents are self
explicit.
“A meeting of the United Forum of Bank Unions
was held on 20th November 2013.The developments in the areas of wage
negotiations, reform policies of the Government in the banking sector, the
speed with which the Government is proceeding in implementation of reforms were
reviewed and extensive deliberations were made on the issues confronting the
bank employees.
The meeting noted with concern, the
lackadaisical attitude of the Government/IBA in the area of wage negotiations
that resulted in inordinate delay in the process of negotiations. Taking into
consideration the insignificant progress in the process of negotiations despite
a lapse of more than a year since commencement of the process and the financial
pressure on employees due to high inflation, the representatives of all
constituent of UFBU unanimously decided to press the demands through agitation
programmes including strike action as there is no positive response from the
Government/IBA to settle the 10th Bipartite Wage Settlement at the earliest.
The meeting also expressed its strong protest
against the various measures being taken by the Government and Reserve Bank of
India in the name of financial reforms in as much as the proposals like
allowing foreign banks to enter India in a big way with near ‘national
treatment’, which would enable them to take over our banks, the discussion
paper released by RBI recently on Banking Structure in India and the thinking
of RBI to consider granting of licenses to open Private and Foreign Banks under
New Bank Licensing Policy, etc., are designed to eliminate the public sector
character in the Country which are not in the interests of general public, who
have faith and feel more secured with the Public Sector Banks.
Further, the meeting condemned the recent
decision of NABARD to convert the Primary Agriculture Co-operatives as Business
Correspondents of District Co-operative
Credit Banks, thereby around 2.2 lac permanent employees working in PACs would
be affected and adopted a resolution extending solidarity support to the
agitating employees of PACs.
Considering all the above aspects, the
meeting decided to give a call for
All India Bank
Strike for
one day on 19th December 2013 demanding
IMMEDIATE WAGE
REVISION
TO STOP BANKING REFORMS
The representatives of all the constituents
of UFBU further decided to meet on 23rd December 2013 to review the position
and chalk out further agitation programmes, if need be.
Friends, there is no significant progress in
the 10th Bipartite Wage negotiations even though it was initially assured by
IBA to conclude the wage negotiation process at the earliest. It is
disappointing to note that even the rate of increase is not yet offered by the
negotiating authorities despite the lapse of more than a year. We are left with
no option except to resort to agitation programmes including strike action.
Friends,
let us march on with all the strength at our command and make agitation
programmes a grand success not only to achieve reasonable wage increase at the
earliest but also to thwart the anti-public and anti-national moves of the
policymakers in the name of financial reforms.”
WITH WARM GREETINGS
Yours Sincerely,
Sd/-
(A.R.
SAIFULLAH)
GENERAL SECRETARY
