To put pressure over the State Government towards their two-point demands, the members Uttarakhand Public Works Department Computer Operators’ Union have been sitting in protest for the last eight days at Uttarakhand Public Works Department premises.
They warned that they will continue their protest unless & until their demands accepted by the State Government. UPWDCOU general secretary Abhash Singh said that they have been protesting outside State PWD office for the last eight days but government has turned a deaf ear. Our demands include computer operators, who have been working in the department for more than 10 years should be incorporated in the post of junior assistant sub-data entry operator and their allowances should be increased upto at least Rs 15, 000 per month.
Singh further said that a meeting held with government representatives on Thursday but their demands were not addressed. “We will intensify our protest in the state unless & until government releases GO stating fulfillment of pending demands, he warned. Among those present on the occasion were Satish Bhatt, Prabhakar Mishra, Rajendra Upreti, Narendra Sati, Manoj Kumar, Manish Kumar, Vimohan Dutt, Sunil Dutt, Mukesh Thapliyal, Anil Chaudhary and dozens of other union members.