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Sunday, July 19, 2009

NFPE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE NFPE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE MEETING HELD IN NEW DELHI ON 16-17 JULY 2009

DECISIONS OF FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AND THE NOTE PRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL NFPE TO THE MEETING ARE FURNISHED BELOW

1. FEDERAL EXECUTIVE DISCUSSIONS:


The Federal Executive Meeting of NFPE was held in New Delhi on 16th and 17th of July 2009. All Office Bearers of NFPE and all General Secretaries of affiliated Unions / Associations have attended the Federal Executive meeting that was presided over by the NFPE President Comrade D.K.Rahate. Comrade C.C.Pillai the Vice President of Confederation of Central Government Employees inaugurated the Executive. Comrade Des Raj Sharma former Deputy Secretary General NFPE greeted the Executive. A written report was presented by the Secretary General NFPE to facilitate discussion by the Members of the Executive and the same is exhibited in the NFPE website. The Federal Executive considered the Corporate Plan document of the Department of Posts and the Second Phase of consolidation of Mails planned by the Department as well as the Approach Paper on Merger of SROs with Post Offices and decided to deeply study and formulate our approach towards these issues. The staff shortage, the acute problems faced by the employees in Project Arrow areas, the unilateral approach of the Postal Administration on several issues undermining discussions with the Staff Side etc have been considered with serious concern. The inordinate delay in implementation of GDS Committee and all other problems of different cadres of Postal Department also received deep attention of the Executive.



2. DECISIONS OF FEDERAL EXECUTIVE:


A Programme of Action culminating in an Industrial Action is paramount on the urgent sectional issues of postal employees; Every All India Union shall prepare a Charter of Demands on its own sectional problems and a Memorandum and the NFPE will prepare the Charter on common Sectional issues and a Memorandum for discussion with other unions and Federations;
All attempts shall be made to forge unity between the regular and GDS employees Unions and launch the struggle through the platform of Postal JCA;
A Committee comprising of Comrades M.Krishnan [Working President NFPE]; K.V.Sridharan [General Secretary P3]; P.Suresh [General Secretary R4]; and R.Seethalakshmi [Secretary NFPE] was constituted to hold talks with Comrade S.S.Mahadevaiah [General Secretary GDS] with the view to ensure joint functioning and Programme of Action;
To hold an All India Level Seminar of System Administrators in New Delhi to highlight the issues of emerging new technology in Postal Operations and the cadre creation of System Administrators;
The staff of NFPE shall be granted an annual increase of wages @ 5% every year in the month of January; Financial assistance of Rs.10,000/- [Ten thousand only] shall be paid to the dependent of the sweeper of NFPE who died in an accident; and a marginal increase of charges of despatch of Postal Crusader from Rs.850/- to 1200/- shall be allowed from the August issue;
The Special Donation of 100/- to NFPE shall be collected at the time of payment of Second Instalment of Pay Commission Arrears from those members who have not donated during the arrears payment of first instalment or for whom the collected amount was not remitted by the Divisional / Branch Unions to strengthen the finances of the Federation.
All Circle Unions are called upon to take measures to form a State level union for the Casual labourers, Part time contingent workers and Piece rated workers in Business Post Centres etc as like West Bengal and Andhra as per the decision of the Confederation;
All Divisions and Branch Unions are requested to enrol more subscribers to the Federation journal 'Postal Crusader' @ 60/- per year.