DAY  OF  SARASWATI  PUJA  IS  DECLARED A  HOLIDAY IN  WEST  BENGAL --- RESULT  OF  EFFORT  OF  RC JCM  

        The day of January 28, 2012, Sri Panchami & Saraswati Puja, was declared initially a working day in the holiday list published from the West Bengal Circle Office for this Circle for 2012. As this Puja is widely observed, the Regional Council of JCM wrote a letter to the Circle Head few days back and also talked to the C.O. The C.O. has released yesterday an order declaring 28th January 2012 a holiday instead of 10th August 2012, Janmasthami. 

          PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ORDER WILL NOT BE EFFECTED IN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES (C.O./R.O./DIVL OFFICES), ANDAMANS AND THE STATE OF SIKKIM. In these areas, 28.01.12 will remain as usual day as Saturday and 10.8.2012 a holiday. 

ORGANISATIONAL  PROGRAMS  HELD  IN  DIFFERENT  DIVISIONS 

• On 04.01.12, Central Kolkata divisional unions held their joint working committee meeting at Tarapada Memorial Hall, Kolkata. The presence was remarkable in the meeting. The focal point of discussion of the meeting was the preparation for the ensuing strike. Com. Tapan Dasgupta & Com. Nirmal Dey were present in the meeting from Circle Unions. 
• On 05.01.12, Midnapore division organised a demonstration at their divisional office on long pending issues. A 17-point chater of demands had been submitted to the divisional administration. There were issues like curtailment of trade union facilities like posting of elected treasurer at Headquarters, stopping inordinate delay in settlement of personal claims etc. There were some issues which required interventions from R.O./C.O. Circle Union will follow those up at appropriate levels. Com. Janardan Majumdar was present in the demonstration.
• On 06.01.12, Barabazar H.O. Branch Unions have organised their Working Committee meetings. In the second half, they held a joint session where Com. Janardan Majumdar & Com. Nirmal Dey were present. They spoke on the issues that led to the decision to revive the strike.
• On 06.01.12, a meeting of the Circle Technology Sub-Committee was held at Group-C Circle Union Office. The meeting had discussion over the situation arisen after the open denial of the department to set up a separate System Administrator/ Technology Cadre like other departments, despite clear & repeated assurances and provision in the Information Technology Act, 2000. Com. Janardan Majumdar was present in the meeting. It has been decided the the Circle Union will forward a write-up by the SUb-Committee to the CHQ with some suggestions. The draft is being prepared.

ACCEPTANCE  OF  STAFF-SIDE  DEMAND  REGARDING  GRANTING  INCREMENT  IN  PRE-REVISED  SCALE  BY  NATIONAL  ANOMALY COMMITTEE 

    The Confederation has notified that in the meeting with the National Anomaly Committee on 5th, the Govt side has agreed to grant one increment on 01.01.2006 in pre-revised scale for the officials whose original increment date fell between 01.02.2006 to 30.06.2006. They will be granted another increment on 01.07.2006.

      
     We are satisfied that in the meeting it has been agreed upon, but please note that about a year back, similar assurance was given in the meeting by the Govt side, but not effected. So, please let us wait for the actual order till it is released. Another aspect is, such types of orders, when issued, come out with several types of ambiguities. So, our comrades are requested to please follow the process and the implementation of the order, after release, very closely and vigilantly.

THREE  PHASE  SOCIO-CULTURAL PROGRAM  STARTS  IN  SOUTH PRESIDENCY  DIVISION 

 

     South Presidency Divisional Unions of NFPE have started their three-phase socio-cultural program with Blood Donation yesterday, at Baruipur Head Post Office. This is the their first such effort. Two teams from Calcutta Medical College  & NRS Medical College attended the camp organised with West Bengal Voluntary Blood Donation Forum. Total 59 donors donated blood in the camp. Divisional Unions honoured the donors with a blossoming rose and a beautiful memento. From Circle Unions Com. Nirmal Dey, Circle Secretary, P-IV and Com. Sachchidananda Biswas, Org. Secretary, Group-C visited the camp. The enthusiasm of our comrades were so remarkable that the camp took a shape of celebration and joy.

              The next phases of programs are cultural competition with staff, their families & relations, on sit & draw, vocal music, dance and recitation on 8th January 2012, and finally on 22nd this month, a cultural evening will follow at Rabindra Bhawan, Baruipur. We congratulate the divisional unions for taking up such efforts.  

       Sit-in Demonstration Program Today on Strike Demands Called by Extended Circle Working Committee Meeting (dated 17.12.11) is Cancelled As The Central JCA Has Called Same Program on 10th January 2012. 

COM. TAPAN SEN DELIVERED 
COM. K.G.BOSE MEMORIAL SPEECH

AT  CENTENARY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

    Remembering Com. K.G.Bose's 37th Death Anniversary, CGCC, West Bengal arranged the annual speech this year yesterday by Com. Tapan Sen, General Secretary, CITU, on  'Occupy Wall Street and Fight of the Maruti-Suzuki Workers ---- New Directions of Trade Union Movement'.

       Com. Sen mesmerized a full house of audience in Centenary Hall, University of Kolkata, as he unfolded the intensity of spontaneous hatred of common people reflected against the International Finance Capital that is responsible for the increasing discrimination and polarisation of property, leaving unemployment and poverty for the 99% of world's population. He explained that the expansion and locations of the movement worldwide (almost in 2000 cities now) show us that the protesters have identified the culprit, and targeting the centers of the casinos ---- stock exchanges. But he has also warned us that spontaneous movement cannot bring change automatically as it is triggered and developed mostly by emotions. To complete the change by using this opportunity, class-conscious movement should be built up.

       He also enlightened the facts of Maruti-Suzuki movement. Workers there did not demand more salary (though their salary is poor), they only formed their union. The leaders were sacked, local government supported the capitalist owners. He placed numerous statistics to establish that Suzuki Corpn and such other MNCs are making much more benefits from factories in developing countries like India, than in their own countries. That is why they are so terrified when workers tried to get united. 

         Comrades present in this seminar have been tremendously benefited from his deliberation. We request them to please spread the information and the realities in coming days and take effort to record a historic strike on 28th February 2012, called by all Central Trade Unions, for the first time in India. The CGCC has directed all comrades to attend the meeting of Sri Sanjeev Reddy, President, INTUC, on 9th January 2012, at Rani Rasmoni Road, at 3-30 P.M.      

P.A.s  OF  2005-08  BATCH  TO  WRITE  TO  THE  CHIEF PMG  FOR  THEIR  SENIORITY  TO  THE  SUBSEQUENTLY  RECRUITED  CANDIDATES : DIVISIONAL  SECRETARIES  PLEASE  NOTE 

   After a lot of turmoil, successive court orders and consistent organisational programs and persuasion, P.A.s recruited against the vacancies for the years 2005-08 have been finally appointed. But there are several types of discrepancies and discriminations in the divisions in their treatment. Only a part of the judgements has been implemented by appointing them, but the issue of seniority or the period regularisation has not yet been resolved. The Circle Union had discussion with the Chief PMG, West Bengal Circle, but the issue has not yet been clinched. As a result, subsequently recruited PAs would be treated senior to them.

         In a meeting today with them at the Circle Union office, it has been decided that they will approach the Circle Head through proper channel (i.e., through respective Divisional/ Unit Head) seeking their seniority. Holding the legal proceedings good, the efforts to exhaust departmental remedies will also be thus made simultaneously. Circle Union will continue pursuing their applications.

        A model application is drafted below for guidance, which may be somewhat altered depending on the local situation, in consultation with the divisional/Circle Union.

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To,

   The Chief Postmaster General,

   West Bengal Circle, 

   Kolkata-12.

                                              (Through Proper Channel)

                                     Sub: Prayer for granting service regularisation/seniority.

Respected Sir,

                            Your kind attention is invited to the fact that despite my selection as a successful P.A. of ................ division against the vacancies for the year ......... and completion of induction training (if applicable), I was not given appointment for ....... months/years for reasons best known to my authorities.

                       However, subsequent upon judicial pronouncements, when finally I have been given appointment and joined on ..........., I am being treated as junior to the PAs recruited in the same batch but allowed to join before me, and even junior to the subsequently recruited PAs, though most of them have joined service only with in-house training but drawing salary in entitled scale of pay and grade pay.

                       As such, they are naturally treated senior to us in terms of pay and service seniority and will be enjoying the benefits like MACP before us. In this way, this would be a permanent deprivation to us throughout my service span.

                     Therefore, I beg most humbly to you to kindly consider the situation sympathetically and arrange to pass such orders so as to provide me service seniority to the subsequently recruited PAs and regularisarion at par with the all PAs in the same batch with all benefits, for the act of which I shall remain grateful.

                      With regards,

                                                                                                         Yours faithfully,

Place:

Date :

                                                                                            (Name & Designation)

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     Please get the final draft checked by your divisional secretary and consult Circle Union, if necessary. Please send a copy to the Circle Union. 

OCCUPY  WALL  STREET

AN  ESSENTIAL  ANTI-NEOLIBERAL ECONOMY  MOVEMENT : SURVIVING BRUTAL  ATTACKS

          The Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality. The first Occupy protest to receive wide coverage was Occupy Wall Street in New York City's Zuccotti Park, which began on September 17, 2011. By October 9, Occupy protests had taken place or were ongoing in over 95 cities across 82 countries, and over 600 communities in the United States. As of December 20 "Occupy Together" listed 2,751 Occupy communities worldwide. 

         ^{The so-called democratic governments by that time has become terrified by the support and intensity the movement has received world wide. The slogan of the protesters are 'We Are 99%', i.e., the protesters represent the majority of the world who are being deprived for the cream people who comprise the remaining 1%. Brutal attacks, Lathicharge, forceful eviction from gathering places by Police are now daily routines.} 

         ^{You can see in the above video clip (in slow motion) that police (claimed to be Anthony Bologna, Deputy Inspector of New York Police Dapertment) are spraying pepper (Golmorich powder) from a canister in the eyes of the young protesters. They are our brothers and sisters, struggling for their rights, employment and social security.} 

     ^{EXTEND YOUR SUPPORT! TALK ABOUT THEM! COME AT CENTENARY HALL, KOLKATA UNIVERSITY ON 4th JANUARY 2012 AT 5-30 P.M. TO LISTEN TO COM. TAPAN SEN SPEAKING ON 'OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT & THE GLORIOUS FIGHT OF THE MARUTI-SUZUKI WORKERS'.}  

JOINT  WORKING  COMMITTEE  MEETINGS  IN  BIRBHUM  &  MALDA DIVISIONS 

              As per the call of the extended CWC on 17.12.2011, divisions are holding meetings for strike campaigning and other local issues. 

              

            On the first day of the new year, Birbhum and Malda divisions called their joint working committee meetings. The meeting of Birbhum division took place at Suri H.O. Strike campaigning and some other local issues, including corruption of the local administration, were the focal issues. Com. Janardan Majumdar, Circle Secretary, Gr-C and Com. Asim Deb, Vice-President, Gr-C were present on behalf of the Circle Unions.

            The meeting of Malda division took place at Malda H.O. Com. Nirmal Dey, Circle Secretary, Postmen & MSE/Gr-D, spoke in the meeting from Circle Unions.

            These meetings prove that our comrades are not taking rest at home in festive mood when the rest of world celebrates. Strike is an ultimate fight for a trade union, and we congratulate our comrades for the spirit they are showing towards its preparation. 

              KUDOS COMRADES. 

    WE  WISH  A  VERY  HAPPY  AND  PROSPEROUS  NEW  YEAR  FOR  OUR  BELOVED  COUNTRY  AND  HER  PEOPLE.  LET  US  TOIL  TOGETHER  AND  FIGHT  TOGETHER  TO  UPHOLD  THE  HONOUR  OF  INDIA  AND  THE  WORKING  CLASS.