CIRCULAR No. UFBU/2013/13 Date :24.12.2013
TO ALL CONSTITUENT UNIONS/MEMBERS
UFBU DECIDES TO CONTINUE ITS STRUGGLE FOR
EARLY WAGE REVISION
ONWARD TO 48 HOURS ALL INDIA BANK STRIKE ON
20TH & 21ST JAN. 2014
Pursuant to the
massive success of our strike action on 18th December, 2013, a meeting of UFBU was held in
Hyderabad yesterday i.e. 23rd instant, which was presided over by
Com. K K Nair, Chairman of UFBU.
The meeting
expressed its condolence over the sad and sudden demise of Labour Minister Sri
Sis Ram Ola who passed away recently.
The meeting
congratulated all the Constituent Unions, their units and the entire rank and
file of members for the massive success of the strike on 18th
December, 2013 which was meant to express our resentment over the delay in the
wage revision talks and against the inadequate offer made by the IBA in
response to the demand of the UFBU for a fair revision of wages looking to the
steep inflation. The strike was also
meant to register our protest against the unwarranted banking reform measures
of the Government and demanding reversal of these policies.
The meeting
thanked all the Central Trade Unions for their support to our strike action and
also thanked the United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employees (AIRBEA,
AIRBWF, AIRBOA) and All India Insurance Employees Association for the
solidarity and fraternal support to our struggle.
The Convenor
informed that after issuance of strike notice on 2nd December
2013, IBA came with an initial offer of
5% increase on pay slip components of all workmen and officers such as Basic
Pay, Special Pay, Fixed Personal Pay, Professional Qualification Pay, Dearness
Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance (where
applicable), Transport Allowance and Annual Medical Aid, which does not include
the cost of superannuation and other components such as LFC, leave encashment,
etc. He also informed that since there
was no response from the IBA despite request for substantial increase in the
minimum offer, as it was felt too low, the one day All India Bank Strike on the
18th December 2013 was not withdrawn.
The meeting
decided that UFBU shall urge upon IBA to resume the negotiations forthwith with
a better revised offer so that meaningful discussions can be held thereupon so
as to conclude the Settlement within a timeframe and it was also decided that if the
IBA would fail to improve their offer and come forward to settle the demands
expeditiously, UFBU shall continue the agitation and decided on the following
programmes.
v Conduct of
preparatory and other agitation programmes like meetings, rallies, protest
demonstrations, badge wearing, postering, etc. during the month of January
2014;
v Submission of
Memorandum by all employees demanding immediate wage revision to Dr. Manmohan
Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri P Chidambaram, Hon’ble Minister of
Finance, Government of India and the Chief Executive, Indian Banks’ Association
on or before the 10th January 2014;
v Two days’ All India Bank Strike on 20.1.2014 &
21.1.2014 by observing strike for 48 hours starting from 6.00 a.m. on 20.1.2014
to 6.00 a.m. on 22.1.2014;
v Mass signature
collection from employees and general public, against banking sector reforms,
during the month of February 2014.
Details of the
preparatory programme will be given shortly.
Specimen for posters and Badges will also be sent in due course.
The meeting also
decided on the following guidelines for our ensuing strike programmes.
a. Since
the issue involved is wage revision for all sections of employees and officers,
all employees and officers including
those on probation should participate in the strike.
b. All
our unions to suitably clarify to those who would retire from Bank service in
the next few months to also to take part in the strike since, as per IBA
guidelines/pension Regulations, there would be no loss to such employees in
calculation of their pension entitlement and that wage revision would benefit
all of them.
Comrades, while it
would be our endeavour to resolve the demands through mutual discussions, when
the response from the IBA and the Government is not positive and satisfactory,
there is no other alternative than to carry forward our struggle. Hence all our unions and members are
requested to further cement our unity and march on to implement the programmes.
Sd..
M
V Murali
Convener