To
know the real colour of Federations, kindly go through the views
expressed by Mr PUROHIT leader of AIRF with regard to NATIONAL TRIBUNAL http://airfindia.com/PNM/Minutes_PNM_AIRF_Feb_2012.pdf
MINUTES
of
The PNM Meeting
between
Railway Board
and
All India Railwaymen’s Federation
held
on 23rd & 24th February, 2012
Shri Umraomal Purohit
Shri Purohit thanked Member Staff for his appreciation of the
Railwaymen. He stated that dis-satisfaction amongst the Railwaymen is
growing on account of the large number of vacancies. There is a
suspicion or a doubt that the Railways have no intention to fill up the
vacancies…..
He mentioned that some case has happened in the
case of running staff at National Tribunal. In his long experience on
the Railways, he has not come across such a case and this is probably
the first instance. The Federations are in negotiations on various
issues relating to running staff. The case of National Tribunal has to
be seriously taken up by the Board at the appropriate level, as there
are implications in that. Number one
implication is that Pay
Commission was headed by a Supreme Court Judge and he has given a
decision which Government of India has accepted, and implemented. Now we
are negotiating is a different question. The Labour Ministry appointing
a National Commission and appointing a High Court Judge to inquire into
this and say whether this
is right or wrong or say whether it is
less or more. Does this look right in the eyes of the law. A High Court
Judge has to look into that, is it right. Number two, scales of
pay/grade pay which the commission has recommended, the Government of
India has accepted and Railway Board has implemented. Does the Labour
Ministry not know that it is the Cabinet decision, to which the Labour
Ministry is also a party in the Cabinet where
the decision has been taken. And if that decision has to be challenged a higher Court has to be appointed.
He stated that this matter should be discussed seriously with the
Labour Ministry and our Minister should discuss, or MS may discuss it at
the Secretary level. How this has happened. Has at any time in the
history of the Indian Railways this has been done in the past. This
should be done by bilateral agreement. Let this issue be first settled
where do you stand.