Dear
Comrades,
We reproduce herein the text of UFBU
Circular No. 45 issued today on the
outcome of the bipartite talks held with IBA yesterday at Mumbai and the
decision of UFBU to revive the
agitational programmes. All our units
are called upon to immediately gear up our efforts to implement the programmes
successfully.
With
greetings,
Yours
comradely
C.H.VENKATACHALAM
GENERAL SECRETARY
UFBU
CIRCULAR:
·
IBA BACKTRACKS FROM ITS ASSURANCE –
OFFERS
A PALTRY 0.5% INCREASE
·
UFBU DECIDES TO REVIVE THE STRIKE
PROGRAMMES
·
CALLS FOR 4 DAYS’ STRIKE FROM 25th
to 28th FEBRUARY 2015
·
INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 16th
MARCH 2015
In our earlier Circular
No. UFBU/2015/44 dated 19-1-2015, we had informed that in the background of the
assurance given by IBA towards expeditious wage settlement and considering the
positive developments since last conciliation meeting held on 5th
January 2015, UFBU had put on hold its call for 4 days’ strike from 21st
January 2015.
In this background
another round of negotiations between IBA and UFBU was held in Mumbai yesterday
(i.e., 3rd February 2015).
Subsequent to a general reporting of the discussions held in the
meetings of the three Sub-Committees on
(i) Employees’ service conditions, (ii) Officers’ service conditions and (iii)
revised medical reimbursement scheme, the important issue of further
improvement in the wage increase offer came up for discussion. IBA sought the view of UFBU about revising
its demand from 19.5% in order to arrive at a final deal. UFBU informed IBA that the wage increase
offer needs to be substantially improved by IBA as assured and accordingly UFBU
would negotiate further to reach a final accord. Quoting, once again, the strenuous financial
performance of various Banks, IBA informed that the banks are not in a position
to accept the demand of the UFBU. After
prolonged discussions, IBA finally proposed to improve their offer from 12.5%
to 13% and expected UFBU to scale down its demand.
Since the increase in offer
of 0.5% by IBA was paltry, inadequate and not satisfactory, UFBU met thereafter
and decided to revive the strike programmes as under:
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9th
February 2015
|
Centralised
Demonstrations at all centres
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13th
February 2015
|
Centralised
Demonstrations at all centres
|
|
20th
February 2015
|
Badge Wearing &
Demonstrations
|
|
23rd
February 2015
|
Press Meet in all
State capitals
|
|
24th
February 2015
|
Centralised
Demonstrations at all centres
|
|
25th
to 28th February 2015
|
FOUR
DAYS’ ALL INDIA BANK STRIKE
|
|
2nd
to 14th March 2015
|
Further preparatory
programmes
|
|
16th
March onwards
|
INDEFINITE
STRIKE
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Comrades, the sincere
and persuasive efforts of UFBU to negotiate a reasonable and mutually
acceptable wage increase are being misunderstood by the IBA and the Government
as its weakness. With utmost patience,
for the past two years, UFBU has been making its best efforts to settle the
demands amicably. At every point of
time, we have shown our flexibility. But
unfortunately, it is not being reciprocated by the IBA.
When the entire
workforce in the banking industry is making every effort to implement the
various programmes of the Government including the recent Jan Dhan Yojana, when
employees and officers are working under lot of stress and maximum difficulty
due to manpower shortage and increased volume of work, it is regrettable that
the Government is remaining a passive spectator without initiating any steps to
find an amicable solution to the genuine expectations of bank employees for a better and reasonable
wage revision.
UFBU has been once again
pushed to the path of struggle. We call
upon all our units and the entire membership to rise as one and plunge into
action to implement the programmes successfully.
State-level UFBU
meetings should be held immediately to plan out the steps to be initiated for
making all the programmes a total success.
Comrades - March ahead
with solidarity and unity – Let us exhibit clearly that our united movement
brings Success and success alone.....
“WE SHALL FIGHT
– WE SHALL FIGHT – TILL WE SUCCEED – WE SHALL FIGHT”
Sd.
M V Murali,
Convener