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10 Feb, 2016 07:57 PM

NJCA calls for indefinite strike from April 11

NJCA calls for  indefinite strike from April 11
The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), a body representing 32 lakh Central government employees, in its meeting earlier on Monday decided to proceed on an indefinite strike from 6 am on April 11, if their charter of demands was not resolved.

Stating this in a release, Convener of National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) Shiva Gopal Mishra, said that the notice for the strike will be served to the respective employers on March 11 by holding huge rallies, demonstrations. The decision is subject to outcome of the result of strike ballot for railways and ordinance factories as they are industrial units, which will be held on February 11.

The total number of employees under Railways and ordinance factories is about 15 lakh, shared Shiva Gopal Mishra. The charter of demands includes improving minimum wage of ₹18,000 and multiplying factor, rejecting all the retrograde recommendations of the VII Central Pay Commission (CPC). Scrap National Pension Scheme (NPS) and restore Old Pension Scheme for all those appointed on or after January 1, 2004. It also calls for scrapping the report of the Bibek Debroy committee and implementing positive recommendations of the DP Tripathi Committee, which had recommendations on motormen.

The charter demands the re-call of the notification issued by the Centre on August 22, 2014 in the matter of 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in construction, operation and maintenance of Indian Railways.

It has also called for scrapping all the agreements entered with the foreign or national companies in detriment to the interest of the Indian Railways and the country as a whole.



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