NFPE national federation of postal employees urgent circular

ist floor, north avenue post office, new delhi – 110001
get ready for immediate strike if situation warrants
strike date will be advanced if department go ahead with
implementation of mckinsey reforms:
five lakhs postal employees of india post
in one voice declare:
no more closure and merger of post offices
no more closure and merger of sorting sections and rms offices
no more curtailment of deliveries and postmen beats
no more first class mail hubs and delivery hubs
no more franchise (private) post offices and post shoppe.
no more outsourcing and contractorisation of postal functions
and also we demand
ô immediate settlement of long pending sectional demands of all cadres of postal and rms employees including gramin dak sevaks and casual labourers.
indefinite strike from 2011 July 5th
in 1946 july entire p&t employees went on indefinite strike against the British imperialism
Ø in 2011 july entire postal employees are going ahead for another indefinite strike against the imperialist globalization policies and the us-based mckinsey reforms in india post
we don’t want the foreign consultant to decide our fate
mckinsey is for privatisation of india post
we shall oppose it lock stock and barrel
we are ready to sacrifice to save india post
prepare for a determined and uncompromising struggle
make the may 25th dharna programme a grand success.
organise circle level joint conventions of nfpe & fnpo
participate in the june 19th all india joint convention at chennai.
Dear Comrades,
We are in receipt of encouraging reports from various circles and Divisions about the mobilisation by grass root level workers and leaders for the total participation of employees in the indefinite strike from 5th July 2011 as per the call of Central Joint Council of Action (NFPE, FNPO & GDS Unions)
Department’s move for implementing the Mckinsey Consultancy’s disastrous recommendations has resulted in allround protest and stiff resistance from employees especially in Chennai and Hyderabad. Chennai Postmen staff has went on three day’s strike and successfully resisted the Mckinsey reforms and halted it. Andhra comrades are conducting continuous agitational and campaign programmes throughout the Circle against the unilateral implementation of Mckinsey reforms. “Mckinsey Go Back” has become the slogan of the fighting comrades.
Postal Board is trying to go ahead with the Mckinsey reforms. Speed post hubs have resulted in erosion of public faith in the efficiency of this premium services. Now the department want to implement hubs for first class ordinary mails and registered articles. Total number of sorting offices will be reduced to 77. Further Chief PMGs have already sent proposals to Directorate for closure / merger of thousands of Post offices in urban areas. Privatisation and contractorisation of the Mail Motor Service (MMS) is also on the anvil. Opening of Franchise Post offices (Private Post offices) in a new name called “Post shoppe” and outsourcing of many other postal functions are also under serious consideration. Orders are already issued abolishing the sorting postman cadre altogether.
Gramin Dak Sevaks are facing the worst attack they have ever faced after independence of the country. Bonus has been reduced. Norms for cash handling and stamp sale drastically reduced. Norms for calculating the workload and allowances of Branch Postmasters have been curtailed resulting in reduction of allowances. Compassionate appointments limited to 10%. 25% of the Postmen vacancies are given to outsiders. And as a last blow, the GDS Conduct and Employment Rules has been changed and instead of “Employment” the word “Engagement” has been substituted. “Appointing authority” is changed as “Recruiting Authority”, thus permanently blocking the chances of GDS to be treated as Civil Servants. All the adverse recommendations of Nataraja Moorthy Committee are implemented one by one. The revision of wages of casual labours w.e.f. 01.01.2006 is still pending and the orders for outsourcing their work is not yet withdrawn.
Many sectional demands listed in the 25 point charter of demands are yet to be settled. Cadre restructuring of all cadres, Decentralization of PLI and RPLI, Filling up of vacancies, Revision of OSA and OTA rates, Non implementation of JCM (Departmental Council) assurances, Non-settlement of demands raised in the Postman Committee, issues of MTS, parity in pay-scale and promotion to MMS Drivers, SBCO and Civil Wing issues, problems of Postal Accounts Staff, counting of services of ex-RTP staff, Discrimination towards PO and RMS Accountants Cadre, MACP anomalies, review of Postmaster cadre orders etc. are agitating the minds of the employees for the last more than one year.
Comrades, the very existence of Postal Department as a Government Services and its five lakhs employees is under threat from the Government. This is a question of “DO or DIE”. We have to face the challenge. We shall fight it out with all forces at our command. We are confident that we can stop this onslaught.
Let us prepare ourselves for a massive breakdown from 5th July 2011, which alone can compel the Government to come forward and settle the genuine demands of the Postal workers.
Will greetings,
Fraternally yours,
M.Krishnan
Secretary General, NFPE
Mob: 09447068125
Email: nfpehq@gmail.com
After the total failure of Speed Post Hub Experiment.....
McKInsey Model Hubs for first class mails also!!!
NUMBER OF SORTING OFFICERS WILL BE REDUCED TO 77.
Proposed set of level-1 Sorting Centres for First Class Mail
(Ordinary & Registered)
Sl. No.
Circle
Sorting hubs

Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh
Kurnool
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Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati

Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam

Assam
Guwahati

Bihar
Bhagalpur

Bihar
Muzaffarpur

Bihar
Patna

Chattisgarh
Bilaspur

Chattisgarh
Raipur

Delhi
Delhi

Gujarat
Ahmedabad

Gujarat
Anand

Gujarat
Rajkot

Gujarat
Surat

Gujarat
Vadodara

Haryana
Ambala

Haryana
Gargaon

Himachal Pradesh
Pathankot

Himachal Pradesh
Shimla

J & K
Jammu

J & K
J & K Srinagar

Jharkhand
Dhanbad

Jharkhand
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
Ranchi

Karnataka
Bangalore
Karnataka
Belgaum
Karnataka
Hubli
Karnataka
Mangalore
Karnataka
Mysore
Kerala
Kochi
Kerala
Kottayam
Kerala
Kozhikkode
Kerala
Thiruvalla
Kerala
Trichur
Kerala
Trivandrum
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
Indore
Maharashtra
Aurangabad
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Nagpur
Maharashtra
Panaji

Maharashtra
Pune

Maharashtra
Satara
North East
Dimapur
Orissa
Bhubaneswar
Orissa
Cuttak
Orissa
Sambalpur
Punjab
Chandigargh
Punjab
Jalandhar
Punjab
Ludhiana
Ajmer

Rajasthan
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Jodhpur
Tamilnadu
Chennai
Tamilnadu
Coimbatore
Tamilnadu
Erode
Tamilnadu
Madurai

Tamilnadu
Salem
Tamilnadu
Tirunelveli
Tamilnadu
Trichy
Tamilnadu
Villupuram
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
Moradabad
Uttar Pradesh
Saharanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
Uttaranchal
Dehradun
West Bengal
Burdwan

West Bengal
Howrah

West Bengal
Kolkata
West Bengal
Siliguri.
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