Dear
Comrades,
March on to 48 hours strike on 10th
and 11th Feb. 2014
We
reproduce hereunder the UFBU’ Circular No. 17 dt. 27-1-2014 on the outcome of
the discussions held with IBA yesterday
on our wage revision demands. Since the IBA’s offer was too inadequate and
IBA was not willing to improve their offer further, UFBU has given the call for
2 days strike on 10th and 11th February, 2014. The strike notice has also been served on the
IBA.
We
call upon all our unions and members to march on to make the strike action a
total success in all the Banks and in all the States.
UFBU
Circular:
· Meeting with IBA today on our wage
revision demands
· No forward movement in the discussions
·
Observe
48 hours strike on 10th and 11th Feb. 2014.
We
had informed our unions and members that in the last round of discussions held
on 17th January, 2014, the IBA had improved their offer from 5% to 9.5% on the
pays lip component with an assurance to improve further. It was also agreed by IBA to hold the next
round of discussions on 27th instant to carry forward the discussions. In view of this, it was decided by UFBU to
defer the agitation programmes including two day’s strike on 20th and 21st
January, 2014.
In
his background, UFBU held the discussions with IBA today. During the course of the discussions, we urged upon the IBA to improve their offer
so that by further negotiations, the issue can be settled at the earliest. IBA insisted that their demands like
introduction of cost to company method, Fixed Pay-cum-Variable Pay based on
performance, switching over to mediclaim insurance scheme and restricting the negotiations to officers in
scales I to III should also be considered by the Unions before any settlement
could be finalised. Responding to our
demand, IBA came forward with a meager increase of 0.5 % in their offer from
9.5 % to 10 % on the cost of Payslip components amount to Rs. 3,150 crores.
Despite our best efforts to persuade them to improve their offer and to carry
forward the negotiations, IBA remained adamant.
In view of this rigid approach of
the IBA, the discussions were stuck up at this stage. IBA informed that the next round of
discussions would be held by middle of next month, but looking to their
rigidity, UFBU decided to revive the agitation and called for 48 hours strike
on 10th and 11th Feb. 2014 to press our demand for early wage revision. The notice for the strike was also
immediately served on the IBA.
Programme
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06-02-2014
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Demonstrations
all over the country
|
|
10-02-2014
to 11-02-2014
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48
hours All India Bank strike
from
6 am on 10-02-2014 to 6 am on 12-02-2014.
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Comrades,
get into action and make the call a grand success
Sd.. M V Murali,
Convener
With
greetings
Yours Comradely,
C.H.
VENKATACHALAM
GENERAL
SECRETARY