Powerman Holds Gate Meeting in Preparation of 5th Nov Protest Rally

 

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Chandigarh 03^rd November:- In preparation of 5^th November, 2015  protest rally held before the electricity office Sector 18, Chandigarh. For the filling up of vacant posts, both of Promotion & Direct quota, Removal of Pay Anomalies by stepping up the pay of Senior Employees with their Junior, Amendments in Rule, offer of appointment to the next kin of deceased employees by scrapping 5% cealing on Punjab / PSPCL pattern, Grant of 9/16 years scales, Grade Pay, Providing T&P, Safety devices and soap & oil to the workmen well in time and procurement of materials, Renovation of houses built for electricity employees as per Chandigarh Administration General Pool houses etc. the U.T. Power men Union held gate meetings before the Electricity Office Industrial Area, Phase-I, Phase-II, Mani Majra and New Power House in its 2^nd day of protest

The gate meetings held before various offices were addressed by Gopal Datt Joshi General Secretary,  Ramsarup President, Vijay Singh, Pradeep Sharma, Amrik Singh, Raj Pal, Satpal, Kashmir Singh, Harinder Prasad, Narinder Kumar, Rajinder Kumar, Ranjit Singh  and other leader of the Union.

The leaders while addressing the rallies strongly criticized the anti employees attitude of the authorities and blamed that despite the assurances given at the various levels the demands of the employees remain unresolved. The leaders pointed out that beside the other demands the filling up the vacant posts promotion & direct quota is most important and said the authorities at various level assured the union to fill up the vacant posts of J.E., Line man, Assistant line man, UDC, LDC & many more posts of promotion and direct quota but the officers engineering department not taking the issue sincerely thus demand the promotion avenue of the employees working since last 25-30 years, even the posts relates to the promotion quota have also not been filled up despite hundred of eligible employees waiting for then 1^st promotion like removal of pay anomalies, amendments in rules, offer of appointment to the next kin of deceased employees, presiding T & P, safety devices, uniform & soap, oil, grant of 9/16 years scales etc. have not been implemented despite assurance given earlier.

The speakers warned that if the demands will not be resolve amicably the union will held a massive protest rally and demonstration on 05.11.2015 and if the demands particularly  the posts of promotion quota will not be filled union will observe gazetted holiday on Diwali and will by cot the special duties on Diwali. And One day strike will be observed on 8^th December, 2015. The administration will be fully responsible for any inconvenience to the public due to struggle.   

Rallies unanimously passed resolutions against the imposition of section 144 in Chandigarh and term it the step to cases the trade union activities & attraction democratic rights of the people. While strongly oppose this anti employees & anti working class move union strongly demanded to withdraw the decision of imposing section 144 in Chandigarh.