U.T. Employees Completes All Preparation of 8th and 9th January 2019 Strike

By Samachar Vishesh News

Chandigarh 05th Jan,2019:- On the call given by the All Central Trade Union including All India State Government Employees Federation, The Federation of U.T. Employees & Workers Chandigarh today held gate meetings  and rally before the Electricity Office, Sector 10, 18 and U.T. and MC Horticulture Booth Sector-23, 16 & 10, U.T. and M.C. Road Booths, Sector 46, 42 and 25, U.T. M.C. and Public Health Booth, Sector 37, 39, 15 & 12 & ICCW Employee Rally in Sector 23, Chandigarh and completed all preparations of 8th and 9th January 2019 strike.

The gate meetings and rally held before all the offices were addressed by Gopal Dutt Joshi, Gen. Secretary , Raghubir Chand President,   Rajinder Katoch, Harpal Singh (Water Supply), Dhian Singh and Amrik Singh, Pardeep Sharma, Gurmeet Singh, Pan Singh, Rajpal  (Electricity), Rekha Sharma, Bihari Lal (ICCW), Bhim Sain, Harkesh Chand and M. Subhramaniyam (MC Horticulture), Vishram, Parshadi Lal and P. Kamraj (U.T. and M.C. Road), Nasib Singh, Sarwan Singh, Ram Pal  (M.C.), Arun Bhagat (M.C.) besides others

The leaders of the Federation of U.T. Employees & Workers Chandigarh while addressing the gathering  elaborated the issues of 2 days strike scheduled for 8th and 9th January 2019 amongst them scrapping of New Pension Scheme to the employee appointed after January 2004 and demanded restoration of old pension system to them, regularization of all the daily wages, work charge, contract and outsource workers, implementation of equal work equal pay pending regularization filling up of all the vacant posts lying vacant in all the departments on regular basis curbing rising process of essential commodities, creation of new decent jobs, minimum wages Rs. 18000/- per month and minimum Rs. 6000/- per month pension to all, stoppage of all moves to sell PSU shares and outright privatization through various routes like outsourcing, PPP etc. universal Social Security coverage to all among other demands

The leaders further blamed that on one side the Government of India is adamant towards the common demands of Central and State Government Employees on the other the U.T. Administration Chandigarh is adopting same pass due to this the demands i.e. filling up vacant post on regular basis, amendment in drafts rules, offer of appointment to the next kin of decease employee by scrapping 5% sealing on Punjab Pattern, cashless medical and allotment of houses to the unsuccessful candidates remain unresolved and appeal the employees to observe 2 days strike on 8th and 9th January 2019 and further appeal the employees to participate striking employee rally being held near ground Shivalik Hotel, Sector 17, Chandigarh.