ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
Circular Letter No. 19:VI:2014
October 14, 2014
Dear comrade,
v Bangalore meet decides to escalate the agitation to realise the delayed wage revision
v Withdrawal of co-operation with immediate effect
v ALL INDIA STRIKE on 12.11.2014
In the background of overlapping festivals in the month of October 2014 and also elections in the State of Maharashtra and Haryana, the original strike on 28.10.2014, THE date decided on 26.09.2014, has to be put on hold.
The Nine constituents met at Bangalore on 13.10.2014. AIBOA was represented by the undersigned and Com.S.S.Shishodia, President.
While AIBOA insisted for adherence to the strike date on 27.10.2014 to express the strong displeasure to the authorities concerned in the Industry and also to the Government of India the possible peculiar situation of clubbing strike date with intervening holidays and also the practical constraints in adherence to work to rule by officers alone were placed in the meeting.
After a detailed debate, the meeting came to an inescapable decision to escalate the agitation viz., withdrawal of co-operation with immediate effect by total workforce viz. OFFICERS / WORKMEN and also to observe the strike on 12th November 2014 besides the other programmes, already decided.
The UFBU circular is appended hereunder.
Yours comradely,
/S.NAGARAJAN/
GENERAL SECRETARY
TEXT OF UFBU CIRCULAR No. UFBU/2014/30 dated 13-10-2014
TO ALL CONSTITUENT UNIONS/MEMBERS
· UFBU decides to intensify the Agitation
· All India Strike on 12th November, 2014
· Relay Zonal Strikes from 2nd to 5th December, 2014
· Withdraw Co-operation to the Managements
Demanding early and better wage revision settlement
We had informed our Units, vide our Circular dated 26-9-2014, about the negative approach of the IBA in the negotiations for wage revision. Having regard to the need to express our strong resentment and protest, UFBU has already given the call for observing certain agitational programmes including demonstrations on 17th October 2014 and for holding Dharnas in various States between 18th and 31st October, 2014. In view of the intermittent festival holidays in various parts of the country, the dates for the strike actions were decided to be finalised later.
In this background, UFBU meeting was held today in Bengaluru to chalk out the programmes and after due deliberations, the following further programmes have been decided upon:
| 29th October, 2014 |
Press Meet at all State Capitals and major centres (Press Note of UFBU, to be released by all the constituent unions, will be sent in due course) |
| 30th October, 2014 |
· All India Protest Day · Badge Wearing · Demonstrations/Rallies at all Centres |
| 11th November, 2014 | Centralised Demonstrations at all Centres |
| 12th November, 2014 | ALL INDIA ONE DAY PROTEST STRIKE |
|
2nd December, 2014 to 5th December, 2014 | Relay Zonal Strikes |
| To be followed by | Further Strikes including Indefinite Strike |
It was also decided unanimously by the UFBU to withdraw all types of extra co-operation by workmen/officers with immediate effect and to boycott all meetings called for by the bank managements after normal office hours. The meeting also decided against working on Sundays and other holidays.
The schedule of Relay Zonal Strikes is as under:
02.12.2014--Southern Zone consisting States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telengana and Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
03.12.2014:-Northern Zone consisting States of Chattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan and Union Territory of Chandigarh
04.12.2013:-Eastern Zone consisting States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal, North Eastern States and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
05.12.2014:-Western Zone consisting States of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territories of India
It is two years since we submitted our charter of demands. While 13 rounds of negotiations have taken place, there is no satisfactory progress in the talks because of the negative attitude of the IBA/Government. Everyone is aware that employees and officers in the banking sector are doing their best to serve the customers and implement various schemes of the Government despite innumerable hardships and difficulties. Yet, the genuine demand for adequate wage revision is being delayed and denied.
Even though we have shown our willingness to adopt a flexible approach in order to finalise the settlement expeditiously, the same is not being reciprocated by the IBA. Thus, once again, we have been pushed to the path of agitation and struggle.
We call upon all our unions and members to manifest their resentment and protest through effective implementation of the programmes.
Better and early wage revision – We demand - We deserve.
With greetings,
/sd./M.V.MURALI/
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