Letter to Chief Justice of India

Hon’ble Chief Justice

Supreme Court of India,

Respected Sir,

Sub: - Gross injustice to Loco Running Staff of Indian Railways

Taking a lesson from past that Hon’ble Court has intervened into the stoppage of work by different section of workers, the last is the Air Pilot Strike and also the agitation of Railway M / Man of Mumbai the Central committee thought it proper to apprise the situation created by Railway Board by its discriminate actions to the Loco Running Staff in the knowledge of your lordship with this submission for your action as your lordship deem fit.

The Loco Running Staff are made victim of injustice and discrimination in regards to their Pay allowance and other service matter. The behaviour of Railway Management reflects their motive to provoke Loco Running Staff to go for agitation.

The grievances of Loco Running Staff are so justified that they are unable to reject it with a justified reason but not resolving too, and dragging the issues. Since last two years, they are maintaining the all the issues are under active consideration but could not resolved as yet, causing a serious resentment amongst the Loco Running Staff.

Sir, we have taken all the democratic norms provided in Industrial dispute act to settle the issue peacefully including the conciliation through RLC which ended with failure due to negative attitude of Railway management which has also been felt by RLC (C) New Delhi too. In case of conciliation failure that matter should had to be sent for adjudication through Industrial Tribunal within 45 days but that our demand has also been rejected by the Ministry of Labour on the same plea that the grievances are under active consideration of different committee of Railway Management. Here it will not out of place to mention that again no time limit is given to resolve the matter and so the situation has been so created by the Railway Management is that a serious resentment is prevailing amongst the Loco Running Staff which may force us for agitation.

The CWC of the Association met on 29^th 30^th May 2011, decided to appraise the prevailing situation to Hon’ble PM (In-charge of Railways) Hon’ble Minister for Labour once more for their action to resolve the matter in-favour of the staff peacefully to maintain the healthy Labour relation in the Railways and also appraise the situation, to your lordship and Hon’ble chief justice of different Court also.

The Association further decided that if matter is not resolve by mid of July then the Loco Running Staff over Indian Railway may be compelled go working in fast which may affect the train services which in fact we do neither whish nor prefer but this action will be under compulsion and for which the Railway Management will only be held responsible.

Thanking you,

Your’s sincerely

(M. N. Prasad)

Secretary General

AILRSA

ENCL. –

1. The minutes of conciliation meeting before RLC (C) New Delhi including the failure report.

2. The copy of letter to the Association by Ministry of Labour rejecting adjudication by National Industrial Tribunal.

3. Copy of the Association’s representation.

Copy to Hon’ble Chief Justice of different High Court.