Decisions of Bhopal Conference of We Bankers
After
threadbare deliberations and discussions following decisions have been
taken in Bhopal Conference of We Bankers held on 10th October 2015 at
Sri Parswanath Digambar Jain Mandir, Bhopal :
(1)
We Bankers would concentrate and follow up Industrial Dispute raised by
it on 29th January 2015 before Chief Labour Commissioner against,
Government of India, IBA and all the 9 constituent Unions of UFBU and
would ensure compliance of Direction of Hon'ble High Court Allahabad to
Dy. Chief Labour Commissioner, Kanpur
(2)
We Bankers would pursue and follow up its writ petition through
Petitioner Sri Rakesh Khare on reduction of Pension in 10th Bipartite
Settlement and would also explore the possibilities of taking of the
matter before Hon'ble Supreme Court in consultations with other
associations, groups etc.
(3)
We Bakers would concentrate on following issues mainly at present and
would initiate wide propaganda and action programmes to highlight these
demands
(A)
We Bankers condemns exclusion of Bank Employees who have joined Banks
on or after 01.04.2010 from the benefits of Pension Fund. There must not
be two distinct and separate service conditions for similarly placed
employees in identical situation. Creation of separate interested groups
has adversely affected unity of Bank Employees. We Bankers demands that
these young bank employees must also be brought under the purview of
Pension Fund and they must also be paid same pension old employees are
being paid.
(B) We Bankers demands revision and up-gradation of Pension in line with Central Government and other Public Sector Employees.
(C)
Span of Increments was reduced from 25 years in First Bipartite
Settlement to 20 years in Second BPS, We Bankers feels that its
unreasonable to have 20 years span in present situation when no clerical
employee would remain Clerk for such a long period of 20 years. We
Bankers demand that Increment span be reduced and brought down to 15
years. This exercise will entitle 5 additional increments to new recruit
at the time of appointment. Like wise employees on second stage would
move to seventh stage, third stage to 8th stage, 4th to 9th stage and so
on. This way salaries of Bank Employees will get increased
substantially and would be competitive to attract and retain talent in
banking industry without causing much financial burden on banks.
(D)
We Bankers perceive the policies of present Government against the
public sector banks. For example Government is restructuring the huge
amount of loan given to big business houses which have become NPA.
Through restructuring of Loans, Government is obliging business
corporates by allowing them concessions as also unduly long period of
repayment. Through such exercise and introduction of social service
schemes having adverse impact on profitability of banks, the intention
of the Government appears to weaken public sector banks to implement its
hidden agenda of selling/merging weaker public sector banks with
private sector banks run by business corporates. We Bankers would
strongly oppose such policies and initiates by Government.
(E)
We Bankers condemns, deplores and denounces differential service
conditions in different banks in identical situation with in the
industry and converting of the bank employees in many banks as products
for earning profits. For example, conventionally interest on Housing
Loan to Bank Employees used to be equivalent to rate of interest on
Savings Fund Deposit. This rate has been increased enormously. State
Bank of India has reduced interest on Housing Loan and Car Loans
substantially. Again, Cash Credit Limit to bank employees are sanctioned
against security of Provident Fund. There is no justification for
charging higher rate of interest than interest on Provident Fund. We
Bankers demand uniform service conditions in all banks in the matter of
Housing Loan, Car Loan, other staff loan etc, reimbursement of petrol
expenses and other facilities, conversion of part time sweepers as
peons, promotion and fitment policies in the matter of promotion from
Sub-staff to Clerks and Clerks to Officer.
It
has been unanimously decided that We Bankers would organise an
Awareness Programme on 28th November i.e. 4th Saturday of November at
Kanpur inviting learned leaders of the past and labour union experts to
answer various queries of young bank employees with a view to not only
create awareness amongst them on issues concerning to them but also to
clear their doubts which is responsible for creation of fear psychosis
amongst bank employees adversely affecting trade union movement.
General
Body unanimously approved expenses of around Rs.7000/ for renewal of
domain and hosting charges for website of We Bankers in consultation and
guidance of Sri Murgan.
The
General Body discussed in length the organisational position of We
Bankers. Members expresses deep concern over inactiveness of principal
office bearers and advised change in Office Bearers with a view to give
momentum to activities. After long discussions, proposals for change in
office bearers were made and following decisions were taken unanimously :
(1)
One of the founders and front line activist Sri Manish Kumar from SBI,
Delhi will replace present President Sri Prashant Rawat from M. P. who
has been inactive because of serious illness in his family.
(2) Sri Hari Krishna Meena will replace present Vice-president Sri Hunny Mooljani
(3)
Sri Hunny Mooljani from Bank of Baroda, Kanpur will replace one of the
founders Sri Saransh Srivastava as General Secretary of We Bankers. Sri
Saransh has been inactive due to adverse circumstances beyond his
control.
(4)
Sri Sankaranand from Bank of Baroda, Khaga has been nominated as
Assistant Secretary in place of Sri Harikrishna Meena who has now been
made Vice-president.
We
Bankers has also decided to stage Dharna before Parliament during
Parliament Session in First Week of December in support of its demands.
The
meeting ended with passing resolution of Thanks to Bhopal unit
specially Sri Santosh Jain who made excellent arrangements for boarding
and hall for Conference without any cost.
Regards,
E.R.Iyer
