வழக்கமாக விடும் மிரட்டல்தான். STRIKE இருக்குமா? என்ற சந்தேகம் சிலருக்குத்தான். அரசு எல்லா வேலைகளையும் செய்து கொண்டுதான் இருக்கிறது. நாமும் தயாராக இருப்போம்.
Government workers strike: Railway Board warns employees
of dire consequences
New Delhi: The Railway Board has warned railway
employees of severe consequences, including fines, imprisonment and sacking, if
they join an indefinite strike planned by government workers starting 11 July.
The Railway Board has written a
letter to all the zonal manager and railway organisations with advice on steps
that should be taken immediately in view of the proposed strike by central
government employees including railway servants.
Citing the Railway Servants
act, the board said that “Rule 237 of the code stipulates that whole time of a
Railway Servant is at disposal of the government which pay him. Therefore if
any Railway Servant willingly flouts this condition of service, then the
services are liable to be terminated after following the due procedure.”
It also states that according
to the Act, if any railway servant entrusted with any responsibility connected
with the running of train or rolling stock abandons their duty, they are liable
to be punished with imprisonment for up to two years or a fine or both.
It warned employees that
Railway Board under Railway Services (Conduct Rules) 1966 believes in the
principle of “No Work, No Pay” for the period of absence due to participation
in a strike. Besides, the principle will also lead to “Break in Service” effectively
meaning that for pensions and other benefits their past services would not be
counted in accordance with instructions. The communication was circulated
across all the railway offices on 1 July and was informed to the employees on
Monday.
A railway board official said
on condition of anonymity, “This is a standard procedure which is followed
where employees are warned of the consequences before they take a final call.
We are quite hopeful that negotiations would sought out most of the issues.”
A section of the Central
government employees unions, including those in railways, roads, defence and
income tax departments, have given a strike call on 11 July saying they were
“disappointed” by the pay hike approved by the Cabinet under the 7th Pay Commission.
These unions would announce their final decision on 7 July.
According to the National Joint
Council of Action (NJCA), a confederation of government staff unions, as many
as 3.3 million Central government employees including 1.3 million railway employees
are unhappy with the commission’s recommendations.
There is strong resentment
among lower-level Central government employees as the government did not hike
the minimum wage to Rs.26,000 a month as demanded by them against the
Commission’s suggestion of Rs.18,000.
Apart from it, railway
employees have several other demands like payment of productivity-linked bonus,
revocation of the new pension scheme and implementation of the old pension
scheme and a One Rank, One Pension (OROP)- like scheme as approved for defence
forces.
BC Sharma of
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) said, “The
threat is not only given by railway board but also labour commissioner.
However, even we have been following respective procedures as per the Essential
Service Act. We had
given a 30-day notice period and enough platforms and time for government to negotiate.
The government in no way can label this strike as ‘lllegal’.”
He added that a meeting is
slated with the Labour commissioner at on Monday afternoon.
Source : http://www.livemint.com
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