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INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION
HQ ADRA Reg. No.
17903 AFF to AIREC
SOUTH
WESTERN RAILWAY ZONE, HUBLI
Web
Site: www.ailrsa.com Blog: www.blog.ailrsa.com E-mail: ailrsaswr@gmail.com
KNOW THE FACTS,
FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE
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“ You are the big drop of dew under
the lotus leaf, Iam the smaller one on its upper side”, said the dewdrop to the
lake.
“The learned say that your lights
will one day be no more” said the firefly to the stars. The stars made no
answer.
Rabindranath Tagore.
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Dear Loco Running men,
As you are already aware, AILRSA is on
a warpath on various issues and we are glad to see some positive reports by
Railway management on SPAD minutes and High Power Committee on HOER compared to
yesteryears. Now let us analyse the actual reasons which led to these few
positive remarks.
The large number of accidents in the
last three years forced the Railways to release the minutes on SPAD which is
mostly a replica of various AILRSA memorandums submitted in the past. But unfortunately
Railways never bothered to earmark any funds for implementation. Surprisingly, the GMs of all zones disowned
the SPAD minutes released by their bosses at the Railway Board. Member
(Mechanical), who was at the forefront of the SPAD meeting, is the present CRB,
let us wait and see whether efforts are taken to implement his very own
suggestions.
IRLRO in its notice proclaims that to
form the Judicial Review Committee on HOER an agreement was reached between
Railway workers and Government. Actually the agreement was reached between
leaders of Central Government Employee’s Federations and Government of India
and not with the Railway workers; every running Staff must know about that. In
the Central Government Employees strike of 29th September 2005,
AILRSA extended support by giving a strike notice challenging the AIRF which is
member in the JCA which was supposed to lead the strike. AIRF which claimed to support the strike
cunningly distanced itself quoting flimsy reasons. On 1st March, 2006, there was a
strike call by Central Government Employees Confederation demanding VI CPC with
20 point demands and our demands of 8 hours duty, and scrap RAC 2002 alone were
included in it for the first time. The NFIR/AIRF
could not oppose the Running Staff demand in the Confederation as they are not
a striking force in any of the strikes. The personal relationship of AILRSA
Secretary General Com. S.K.Dhar with Confederation Secretary General Com. S.K.Vyas
was another reason. The strike did not materialise and in due course of
conciliation with the Cabinet Secretary a Judicial Review of HOER was
announced. This Judicial Committee was hijacked by the Railway Board and
instead an Executive Bureaucratic one in connivance with AIRF/NFIR assuring
them of members post in the committee. After a lapse of five years, a
bureaucratic committee with Shri. D.P.Tripathi as Chairman was formed without
nominees of AIRF/NFIR. AILRSA submitted a good memorandum with
protest against absence of a Judicial and Labour member. Shri. Tripathi in his report gives credit to
the federations who were blackleg in all the strikes (HPC report Page 25) for
inclusion of 17 th demand in the Central Govt. Employees strike. Meanwhile on account of the strike notice and
various agitations by AILRSA, the real
Judicial Review Committee with terms of references on HOER, pay scales and
running allowance came into force by the name of National Industrial Tribunal
(NIT) which AILRSA rely on, rather than the Tripathi Committee.
The two main factors which influenced
the High Power Committee is the 46 hours PR case of IRLRO and AILRSA’s
intensive classification directions from LEO/MDU
and RLC/MAS. The 40 hours PR and 9+2+1 working hours are not at all acceptable
to us. There is also a hidden agenda to
abolish line box by giving trolly bags, constructing trolly paths from crew
bookings to running rooms. The
continuous six nights duty is reduced to two with conditions is better than the
previous one. Without any demands from
any unions, High Power Committee recommended Motormen as Guard in EMU trains to
give relaxation and quick turn out of rake. In the absence of ALP, it is a good suggestion
to clear the EMU from mid-section if the motorman is incapacitated. AILRSA demands to absorb these EMU guards as
motormen as a one time exemption to protect their jobs. Regarding the working hours AILRSA/SR has won
the INTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION
from the competent authority, the Labour secretary in New Delhi; and after outcome of the NIT
result , AILRSA will go on an agitation to claim Intensive duty.
IRLRO which faces an identity crisis
ridicules the efforts of AILRSA supporting NREU in election for union
recognition. But their leader Com. M.R. Sabhapathy filed a case seeking secret
ballot elections during mid 90’s, in Madras High Court. All categorical unions
in AIREC of each zones are making all out efforts to promote a third
alternative (other than AIRF/NFIR),
which will not become corrupted, and be hand in glove with the Railway
Management. Southern Railway succeeded
once electing DREU. It appears that IRLRO’s concept is that only the winning
union should contest the elections and they will even ridicule Sri Arvind
Kejriwal of Aam Admi Party who may not be able to defeat congress and BJP in
2014 elections, instead of appreciating his noble cause and purpose. One should not forget the humble beginnings of
Sri Kanshiram of BSP and Sri NT Ramarao of TDP in the election fray. The attempt of NREU is also a similar one.
The actual problem is that up to the period of 2007, Railways never allowed any
third general union to function in railways with the connivance of AIRF/NFIR.
When the abrupt announcement of elections came, there were no third contestants
except for a DREU in SR and BMS in SWR and NER. So AILRSA is promoting a third force NREU and
it will definitely grow in the long run. In the secret ballot election NREU got
4 digit votes and not otherwise as proclaimed by our adversary IRLRO in their
notice. If categorical unions had a possibility of contesting elections, then
IRLRO would have been reminded of their own miniscule strength (whether two
digit or three digit) and so just accusing others is not fair. IRLRO’s so called neutral stand in elections
will affect none, as it is the majority
among polled votes which decides the winner.
One could do well to remember that DREU is
fighting a case in Supreme Court to extend the date of (01.01.2004)
contributory pension to the date when PFRDA bill is signed by the president
which will automatically bring all new entrants in last 9 years to old pension
scheme. But the railway employees failed to acknowledge the efforts of DREU and
instead supported AIRF for petty gain. It is reiterated that Sri Umraomal Purohit,
President AIRF was a trustee member for implementing NPS.
Once again the connivance between Congress and BJP has been proved as far as
the anti-Labour policies are concerned. On 04.09.2013, the PFRDA bill was passed in
Parliament jointly by Congress and BJP against the strong resistance of Left
parties and Biju Janata Dal(BJD) under the leadership of Com. Basudeb Acharia.
The empowered committee is an
afterthought of Railway board while contesting against NIT. When a competent Judicial Committee is
considering the issue of pay element and mileage rates, the immature act of
railway management to form an Empowered Committee is subjudice and AILRSA has
ignored that committee by not submitting a memorandum to it, and it is
interesting to note that only AIRF/NFIR
are co-operating wholeheartedly with it. AILRSA had raised these objections to the NIT,
and NIT had written a letter to railway board to do away with the Empowered
committee. Even then they are going
ahead with it, let us wait and see the outcome of NIT. All the efforts, struggle and consequent achievements
by categorical unions big or small are touted as achievements of AIRF/NFIR by their national and local leaders. It is to be noted in this context that Sri.
Umraomal Purohith of AIRF vehemently opposed the NIT and demanded railway board
to file a case against the formation of NIT. They are pretty sure that the positive
outcome of NIT will be achieved by AILRSA alone, without any of their involvement
and in future they cannot propagate tall claims for achievements and confuse
the workers. AILRSA/SR had won MACP case in Hon CAT / Ernakulum and railway
went on appeal to Hon. High Court of Kerala and brought an amendment in the
MACP rule (RBE 142/2012) hijacking the MACP of Loco Running Staff as a whole but
our AIRF/NFIR is keeping mum on the issue.
The HPC states in their report that
the 1973 10 hours agreement with Govt of India is due to the pressure from the
so called FEDERATIONS. This is an absolute lie. That proves the bias of the HPC
on the AILRSA workers who participated in the historical strike and the
inclination of the railway administration and Federations to distort history. And
one cannot expect justice from such a committee which distorts history when the
people who went on strike in 1973 are alive even today on this earth. This is the only strike in the trade union
history of India,
in which the President of union (AILRSA) Com. MR Sabhapathy was air lifted by a
chartered flight from Madras
to New Delhi
for negotiation.
Dear comrades, understand the correct
facts, unite for the right cause, rally behind active trade union, always fight
against injustice, and in this fight if any other like minded trade union or
political party supports you unconditionally, there is no harm utilizing their
support for achieving your rights, instead of dedication in finding fault, mudslinging
like our adversary.
Com. SK Dhar 5th Death Anniversary on 15th
September
AILRSA Membership campaign from 15th Sept to 15th
Oct.
Join AILRSA and fight for justice.
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Working class unity Zindabad AILRSA
Zindabad
Bangalore
10.09.13
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