The gist of discussions in the 4 monthly meeting
held on 23.6.2014.
At
the outset, the CPMG after assuming charge in the circle, for the first time in
the 4 monthly meeting, expressed his happiness to be in our Circle and assured
fullest cooperation for the unions and expected the same. He introduced, Sri. S.C. Barmma, the new
PMG-MM and also the 3 IPoS trainees who were attending as observers. The Circle Secretary and the Circle President
informed that Com. K. RAJENDRAN [C.S.R4] AND Com. S. APPANRAJ [C.S.,SBCO] would
be retiring on superannuation in this month and greeted them. The CPMG and others too joined in the
greetings.
Then , while assuring our
support to the administration, we drew the attention of the Circle head to
certain unpleasant developments happening in certain areas and explained as
follows. It is a known fact that in the
recent past, the officers in some areas, unmindful of the uncongenial working
atmosphere existing in the postal department owing to Sluggish servers,
malfunctioning systems, non-functioning peripherals and inadequate bandwidth of
Sifi/Infosys networks causing inordinate delay in concluding the day-to-day
routine works that has caused enormous mental stress on the part of employees,
are causing further attacks by issuing series of charge-sheets/show-cause
notices and also orders of victimization in bulk. A case in point is the O/O GM, FINANCE,
Southern Region and even in Chennai City Central Division the punishments are
unleashed to create an atmosphere of terror and fear psychosis amongst capless
employees. All these points were
discussed in the series of NFPE-COC meetings in the past month and as a result
detailed memorandums were submitted to the CPMG on behalf of the COC as well by
the respective Circle unions detailing the subjects requiring intervention of
the Circle head for mitigating employees’ hardships and the withdrawal of
vicitimisation topping the list as the subject of priority.
In
continuation of our earlier memorandums, another joint letter on behalf of the
NFPE-COC was given, at the outset to the CPMG before commencement of regular
business.[Please refer our earlier updates in the website] Along with all the Regional PMsG, 3 recently
recruited IPos trainees were also present as observers. On behalf of the P3, we have given a separate
letter detailing the unexplainable miseries of the employees in CBS migrated
offices and the sufferings of the end-users.( Pl see this also published in our web site on 23rd).
We
categorically explained that if the attitudinal problems of certain officers
that compound the miseries of already physically exhausted and mentally drained
employees owing to haphazard migration of CBS without applying mind and
meticulous planning are causing sparks all around. It was urged that if the trend is not
checked, the agitated employees would be forced to launch series of struggle
under the banner of NFPE-COC culminating in direct industrial action. The Circle Secretary and the Circle President
dwelt on length on these issues and insisted that the victimizations have to
withdrawn and a smooth congenial working atmosphere has to be ensured. The CPMG have positively responded. He further explained that the issues related
to the CBS migration and dying servers/systems were taken up strongly with the
Secretary, DOP during her visit to Chennai last week. He further informed the following decisions:
1] EOD
would be done at C.O. Orders would be
released within a week.
2] The
issue of increasing the bandwidth for Sifi/Infosys have to be taken up on war
footing. It was assured by the Secretary
to do the needful.
3] The
supply of new Servers/Systems/Peripherals have to be done by allotting adequate
funds. This would also get due priority.
As per his intervention, GM[FIN] AND PMG-SR would
give special interviews to discuss the burning problems listed out including
withdrawal of victimizations. PMG-SR had
given interview on 1.7.14 at 3 pm.
Then, the regular subjects Circle Union wise were
taken up for discussion. The P3 issues
that were taken up was already published in our site. For ready reference, we reproduce the
same.
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1. Request
to return back the deputationists
, now working at C.O. /
R.O./Chennai City South Division to
their parent units.
2.
Problems in deputation for training
to PTC/WCTC .
a) Unmindful
deputation of officials in large numbers to the PTC/ Local Training Centres
just to cater the needs of the Training Centres. Repeated trainings on the same
schedules are imparted to many in the same division . Training registers are
not maintained at Divisions.
b)
Directorate order no.4-3/2009-Trg dt. 11.11.2013 is not followed by
Divl. Heads and chronic patients under illness, officials at the verge
of retiring stage, women employees on family way are deputed and harassed.
c)Eleventh
hour training orders are issued to the employees for trg. In PTC,Madurai for which no one can able to book
train or bus tickets at week ends.
3.Request for restoring
earlier business hours in Savings Bank Counters at CBS offices and
request for granting suitable
remuneration to the officials working at Savings Bank area in CBS
offices working at extended hours, since the staff could not able to make End Of Day process even in late
nights.
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Before, concluding it was firmly insisted that the
Victimisation in DPA and SR have to be withdrawn and CBS/McCamish related
issues settled early.+
Fraternally yours ,
J. RAMAMURTHY,
CIRCLE SECRETARY.
24.06.2014.
