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NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM GS FCI EA CITU

 NEW YEAR MESSAGE 

Dear comrades..,

On behalf of all members and supporters of this Association, we hereby convey and send revolutionary greetings to the entire FCI Employees and their families for the New Year 2019. The attack on farmers, working class, public sector employees are mounting day by day. We have to intensify our struggle on 2019 to safeguard farmers, our organisation & for our survival. As you all well aware that the Food Corporation of India Operations is based on Subsidy received from GoI. But the Subsidy received every year by FCI was lower than claimed for from the GoI. After analysing the last five-year subsidy report from GOI it is found that on an average, only 67 per cent of subsidy claimed was released by the GoI over the last five years because of which FCI had to borrow from other costlier means of finance. Also, as you know that the implementation of wage revision is due w.e.f 1-1-2017. Today, the delay has crossed 24 Months, i.e two years. We understand that the current young FCI Category III & IV employees are welcomed this New Year with grave displeasure due to non-implementation of most awaited wage revision.

Comrades, a joint negotiating committee lead by category III &IV employees of major three unions is the basic requirement for a fair wage revision for FCI workmen. Since the beginning of the process from all our efforts are taken place to form such a joint negotiating committee. As on 31.03.2018, the total Cat. III & IV in position is 14556 + 2533 = 17089 out of the Sanction Strength of 34706. The vacancy position is 12789 + 4828 = 17617. i.e. Total vacancy of workmen as on 31.03.2018 is 50.76%. If we take the latest figures the men in position as on 31-12-18 are below 48%.

Comrades, the sanctioned strength has been so drastically reduced by last 15 years. Now, the Govt. authoritatively dictates the terms of wage settlement for implementation of negotiated wages, without any budgetary support of the Govt and the entire financial implication is to be bourne from the internal resources. Therefore Management is planning some underground gimmicks to surrender the existing vacancies to implement wage revision. Being a responsible union we cannot entertain this and surrendering vacancies for wage revision is not at all a remedy for good wage revision. Intensify the class struggle is the only remedy to achieve a good wage revision.

Comrades, Our policy are Unity among the employees and unions to defeat Anti Policies of GoI and FCI Management. Our permanent enemies are Anti Employees and Anti Working Class Policies of GoI and FCI Management. We do battles with the neoliberal policies offensives unleashed by of GoI and FCI management against the farmers, working peoples, trade unions and their hard-won rights.

Comrades, we sincerely register our thanks to everyone for their immense support to our trade union movements in 2018. And In 2019 together we can march forward with full commitment and determination to achieve the best for the future of working class. There is no alternative to the struggle for existence.

Working Class unity Zindabad...

Yours Fraternity,

Gibin Varghese

General Secretary