AIBOC CIRCULAR NO. 128 DATED 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2010

AIBOC issued its circular No. 128 on nationawide strike by Central Trade Unions on 7^th September 2010. We are reproducing the same here for our readers.

CIRCULAR NO:128                                                   2^ND SEPTEMBER, 2010

TO ALL AFFILIATES/MEMBERS:

NATIONWIDE STRIKE BY CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS - SOLIDARITY SUPPORT BY AIBOC

             

The Nationwide Strike will be observed on 7^th September 2010 under the leadership of the Central Trade Unions to protest against the unprecedented rise in the prices of essential commodities and other related issues.  The strike issues are as follows:-

Ø      Unabated price rise and galloping inflation of all essential commodities pushing the common masses to further miseries and widening the gulf between the rich and the poor.  The solution lies in streamlining the PDS.

Ø      Job creation is the need of the hour when over 10 crores of young people are unemployed.  On the contrary the policies speak of job cuts, lay offs, retrenchments, VRS etc.

Ø      Labour Laws to help the workers and Trade Unions in ensuring fair practices and democratic fight to Trade Union actions and formation of TUs.

Ø      National fund for unorganised workers to be get up to protect the life, liberty and livelihood of unorganised workers.

Ø      Disinvestment of PSEs to bridge the budget deficit instead of for social spending on health education and on ameliorating people of BPL in their basic amenities.

The issues are equally dear to us as well.  We have been independently pursuing the struggle on some of the major issues such as reforms in the financial sector, merger and acquisition etc., on a continuous basis. It is in this background, the Executive Committee of the Confederation and the General Secretaries of the affiliates of the Confederation who met subsequently had taken a unanimous view that the strike action of the Central Trade Unions has to be supported through various fraternal support such as participating in the rallies, demonstrations, meetings etc., without striking the work on 7^th September 2010.  

Comrades, our attention has been drawn to some of the mischievous propaganda made by the minority unions that they are crippled from going on strike due to the non-participation of the strike by AIBOC.  They have also tried to quote the names of our beloved leaders with the sinister design of creating confusion amongst the rank and file. We wish to convey our members that such circulars are not new to us.  The leaders of these unions have at least acknowledged that they are minority unions and they cannot on their own agitate on any issues. It is welcome change that, they have decided to follow us. 

However, all our affiliates/state units are requested to extend their total fraternal support to the striking comrades.

With greetings,

Sd/-

(G.D. NADAF)

GENERAL SECRETARY