CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS - CIRCULAR 22 DATED 04-11-2011

Dear Comrade

                We invite your kind attention to the declaration adopted by the National Convention held at Mavalankar hall, New Delhi on 7^th September, 2011 in which delegates of all Central Trade Unions and Federations participated.  (Copy appended hereunder for ready reference.)  As you are aware, despite the protest and resistance movement organised by the working class, the UPA II Govt. had continued with the neo liberal policies unabated.  The prices of all commodities especially the food articles had been constantly increasing and the Oil companies were permitted to increase the price of petroleum prices often.  During its regime, the Govt. permitted the Oil companies to raise the prices of Petrol sixteen times and the Prime Minister has now threatened that his Govt. would soon take the decision to deregulate the administrative price mechanism in respect of cooking gas, kerosene and diesel very soon. For him the inclusive growth is only a phrase to be used to garner votes.  In so far as the government employees are concerned, the next session of the Parliament would be crucial in as much as the Govt. is bent upon enacting the PFRDA Bill to ensure the privatisation of Pension funds. 

                Even though the struggles against the Neo liberal policies were launched initially by the Left Trade Union and Left parties,  the experience of the workers in the last ten years has compelled all Trade Unions to be part and parcel of the struggle against these policies.  Whereas INTUC became the partners in the common struggles last year, the BMS has decided to join the common platform now.  The Delhi Convention of 7^th September, 2011 has called upon the workers to organise a Jail Bharo agitation on 8^th November, 2011.  We do appreciate the constraints of the Government employees to court arrest.  But that should not deter us from ensuring the active participation of our rank and file members in this historic struggle.  The State Committees and affiliates must make all efforts to enlist participation of large number of our members in the rally on 8^th November, 2011 at all places.

With greetings                                                                                                                                  
Yours fraternally,                                                         KKNKutty                                                                                                                                     Secretary General