Monday, 29 November 2021

Powermen Rally Demanded Immediate Promotions of Employees & Stoppage of Exploitation of Contract Workers

By 121 News

Chandigarh Nov.29, 2021:- The Electricity Employees of Chandigarh under the banner of UT Powermen Union Chandigarh today held a protest Rally & demonstration before the Electricity Office, Sector 17, Chandigarh, The rally was held for immediate implementation of long pending demands including issuance of Promotion Orders of the Employees stoppage due to privatization and stoppage of exploitation of outsource workers in the hands of contractors engage through GeM Portal, who are demanding huge money while changing the contractors from existing employees and workers, beside repatriation of deputationist who are sitting in Chandigarh for their own interest and hammering the interest of UT Cadre employees in case of promotions.

Union President Dhian Singh, Gen. Secy. Gopal Datt Joshi, Amrik Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Pan Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Swaran Singh, Raj Pal and Ujjagar Singh Mohi while addressing the rally congratulate the PSPCL employees for their victory through long struggle and demanded the Chandigarh Administration to adopt the same to UT Electricity employees without any further delay. The leaders strongly criticised the Chandigarh Administration particularly the authorities of Engineering Department for their negative attitude towards the long pending genuine demands and blamed that the authorities first stop the filling up vacant posts in lieu of privatization and now they have stopped the promotions of the employees who are working in the department since 30-35 years and going to retire even getting single promotion in their entire service even eligibility and availability of posts.

The speakers blamed that authorities remain miserably fail to stop exploitation of contract workers. The contractors registered in GeM Portal are openly demanding huge amounts from the workers, but officers remain muke spectators and further demand immediate re-patriation of deputationist.     

The leaders warned that if the demands of employees will not resolve immediately then series of rallies and dharna's will remain continue and employees will take direct course of action including strike, the authorities will be fully responsible for any inconvenience  to the public at large due to strike

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