CIRCULAR NO. 27/84/2014/40 11th November, 2014
To ALL UNITS AND
MEMBERS :
Dear
Comrades,
·
No
improvement in Talks with IBA
·
Conciliation
meeting was also futile
·
To
break the rigidity of IBA
·
Go
ahead with the strike actions
·
Make
the 12th Nov. strike a stupendous success
·
March
on to Zonal strikes from 2nd to 5th Dec. 2014
We reproduce hereunder the text of the UFBU
Circular No. 34 issued yesterday after the meeting with IBA in the forenoon and
meeting before the CLC in the afternoon.
IBA has remained adamant and hence our efforts to find an amicable
solution failed. Hence UFBU has decided
to go ahead with the strike programmes.
We call upon all our units and members to
ensure total success of the strike.
With greetings,
Yours Comradely,
C.H.
VENKATACHALAM GENERAL SECRETARY
UFBU
CIRCULAR No. UFBU/2014/34 dt. 10-11-2014
·
CONCILIATION
FAILS – STRIKE STANDS
·
RISE
AGAINST THE CALLOUS ATTITUDE OF IBA
·
MARCH
ON TO STRIKE ON 12TH NOVEMBER 2014 AND ZONAL STRIKES FROM 2ND
TO 5TH DECEMBER 2014
Further to the
conciliation meeting held by the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC), Ministry of
Labour on 5th instant, IBA invited UFBU for a round of Bipartite
Talks on our demands and accordingly today forenoon, discussions took place in
Delhi between UFBU and IBA.
During the
discussions, IBA continued with their pleading that in the context of reducing
profits of the Banks, it would be difficult for them to accede to our demands
but would however endeavor to improve their offer provided UFBU would substantially
reduce the demand.
From UFBU, we
contested these arguments and reiterated that our demands are quite reasonable
and workable and yet UFBU would be flexible if IBA would come up with an
improved offer so that an amicable settlement can be reached ending the anxiety
of the employees and officers.
After a lot of
deliberations, with both sides maintaining their respective standpoints, UFBU
indicated its willingness to revise its demand to 23 % keeping in mind the need
to find an amicable solution to the issue.
Unfortunately, IBA remained adamant and refused to improve their offer
thus compelling a situation on us.
In this background,
the adjourned conciliation meeting was held by the CLC Mr. P P Mitra, in the
afternoon, in the office of the Labour Ministry. Representatives of the Ministry of Finance
were also present during the conciliation proceedings.
In this meeting
also IBA repeated their arguments and displayed their callous attitude to deny
our legitimate demands despite UFBU adopting a conciliatory approach. IBA only appealed for deferment of strike but
without any improvement in their offer.
Thus, the conciliation meeting ended without any positive result.
Hence, UFBU decided to go ahead with the proposed
agitational programmes including the ensuing All India One Day Bank Strike on
the 12th November 2014 and Zonal Strikes from the 2nd to
5th December 2014.
IBA must shed its
obstinacy. The callous attitude
displayed by IBA is forcing the UFBU to go ahead with its strike programmes and
also to further intensify the agitation.
Comrades - March
ahead – Let us display our strength in full – Let us make the strike actions a
stupendous success.
With
fighting greetings
Sd/- M V Murali
Convener