CBOA-AP issued its circular No. 004 dated
05.02.2013 reproducing AICBOF Circular on the Nationwide General Strike on 20th
and 21st February 2013. We are placing the same here for our
readers.
CIRCULAR NO.: GS: 2013: 004 Date: 05.02.2013
TO ALL OFFICERS PLEASE CIRCULATE
Dear Friends,
We reproduce hereunder the Circular No.
CIRCULAR/GS/2013/04 dated 04.02.2013 received from our Federation for your
information.
With best regards
Yours sincerely
(C.A. MALLIKARJUNA RAO)
GENERAL SECRETARY
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“JOIN THE NATIONWIDE GENERAL STRIKE ON 20TH AND 21STFEBRUARY,
2013 - UFBU’S CLARION CALL
We quote below the UFBU circular on the
captioned subject for the information of all officers.
QUOTE
A meeting of the UFBU was held 0n 2nd Feb
2013 in Mumbai, Sri.D.S. Rishabadas General Secretary of AIBOC presided over
meeting.
1) CHARTER OF DEMANDS ON WAGE REVISION:
The meeting took note that most of the Banks
have given their mandate to the IBA for negotiating with the unions on the
charter of demands for revision of wages and service conditions. The meeting
further took note that the IBA is collecting the data from all the banks
relating to number of employees, stage wise details, which would be the basis
for making calculations on load, Item wise cost etc. In the meantime, it was
expected that the IBA would commence the formal negotiations with the unions
but IBA has not fixed up the date for the same. Having regard to the need for
early wage revision, the meeting decided to address a letter to the IBA to
commence the negotiations immediately.
2)
BANKING LAWS AMENDED – BILLS PASSED BY PARLIAMENT:
The meeting took note that despite our
protests and opposition, the Government had pushed through the Banking Law
Amendment Bill providing for certain liberalisation in the Banking Regulations
Act and Bank Nationalisation Act besides amending the SAREFEASI /Debt Recovery
Act. However, the clause relating to
exemption of bank mergers from Competition Commission and also the clause on
allowing Banks to do Forward Contract business had to be withdrawn by the
Government and thus the Government could not do all that it wanted to do.
The meeting noted with thanks that number of
MPs spoke both in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on these Bills opposing the same
and reflected the views and concerned of UFBU.
Some of them moved amendments to the Bill to modify the adverse clauses.
While the Government was persisting with the Bill as it is, the MPs belong to
entire BPA, Left, TMC, AIADMK, etc. staged a walk out on this issue. Still the Government went ahead and got the
Bills passed manifesting their commitment to the banking reforms.
The meeting expressed its thanks to all these
political parties and MPs who echoed our demands inside the Parliament on the
occasion of the consideration of these Bills. The meeting further noted that
since the Government is serious about their agenda like bank mergers, giving
banking license to corporate houses, etc., the UFBU should remain more united
and vigilant in the days to come to oppose such measures.
3)
ATTACKS IN SBI:
The meeting took note of the attacks of the
management on the legitimate trade union rights and the vindictive actions
against the leadership of AISBOF. The meeting decided to extend all necessary
support and solidarity in case the problems are not sorted out amicably.
4)
NATIONWIDE GENERAL STRIKE ON 20TH AND 21ST 2013 FEBRUARY, 2013:
The meeting welcomed the joint call of all
Central Trade Unions for the nationwide General Strike on 20th and 21st
February, 2013 against the anti people, anti labour, Neo-liberal economic
policies being pursued by the government.
The meeting observed that in the banking
sector also the government is seriously pursuing their reform measures as
evidenced by the recent passage of the banking law amendment bill. The meeting
also took note of the Government attempts at consolidation and merger of banks
and their recent guidelines to the banks combining the banks into 8 groups In
the name of functional co-ordination. Attempts are also afoot to grant licenses
to industrial and corporate houses to start their own private banks thus
depicting their policy of double standards- expansion of private banks and
consolidation of public sector banks. There are also serious efforts to
outsource the regular banking jobs and service to private contract agencies
which would jeopardize the jobs and job security in the banking sector. In this
situation of similar attacks in every sector and the need for a concerted
effort to oppose and repulse all these attacks, the meeting welcomed the
growing unity amongst the Central Trade Unions and their initiatives of united
struggles and actions.
Hence the meeting decided that in
continuation of struggles against the economic policies of the Government, UFBU
should support the call of the Central Trade Unions and join the nationwide 2
days strike on 20th and 21st February, 2013.Accordingly, strike notice is being
served on the IBA and all our units are requested to observe the strike call in
all the banks all over the country including the RRBs and
Co-operative Banks.
ISSUES AND DEMANDS:
Ø
In
support of the 10 point Charter of Demands of Central Trade Unions
Ø
Control
alarming price rise
Ø
Hands
off trade union rights
Ø
Stop
Banking Reforms
Ø
Stop
Outsourcing
Ø
Early
wage revision
Ø
Settle
pending issues like compassionate appointment scheme.
UNQUOTE
FRIENDS
LET US BUILD BRIDGES WITH MASS ORGANIZATIONS.TIME HAS COME TO DISPLAY OUR
SOLIDARITY WITH STRUGGLING MASSES.”
WITH FRATERNAL GREETINGS,
Yours Sincerely,
(A.R. SAIFULLAH)
GENERAL SECRETARY
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