The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers has announced a 48-hour nationwide strike on February 12 and 13.
Organising secretary of the confederation’s Odisha branch Bruhaspati Samal in a release informed that all the employees and workers’ bodies affiliated to the confederation would join the strike to press for their 15-point charter of demands. A notice to this effect has already been intimated to the Cabinet Secretary, he said.
The employees have sought that the Seventh Central Pay Commission recommendations be implemented from January 1, 2014.
Their other demands include revision of wages every five year, regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks, JCM and Anomaly Committee functioning, filling up vacant posts and creation of new posts, stopping of privatization of Government functions, extension of PlB Bonus for all, revision of OTA and night duty allowance and clothing rates, implementation of arbitration awards, five promotions and statutory pension for all, checking of price rise and revision and extension of public distribution system and ensuring of rights to strike.
Employees and workers of 40 Central Government departments are expected to participate in the strike, sources said.