This FRIDAY FARCE = Two Kitchens for Bank Retirees but No Food - WAITING WITH EMPTY PLATES

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ALL INDIA BANK RETIREES’ FEDERATION

: Proceedings at RLC on 28.02.2017 

The meeting was attended by 7 representatives of AIBRF and 2 representatives of IBA were present. AIBEA and AIBOC did not attend the meeting and had sent letters advising that they were unable to attend it in view of strike call on the day. 

ALL INDIA BANK PENSIONERS AND RETIREES CONFEDERATIONSub : Proceedings at RLC Office on 28th February, 2017

The conciliation proceedings which was adjourned on 24.01.2017 to 28th February, 2017 took place on the scheduled date. On behalf of CBPRO Com. K.V.Acharya, Joint Convener, Com. S.B. Gokhale, Vice President Federation of SBI Pensioners Associations Com. R.S. Rajiwdekar of SBI Pensioners Association Mumbai, Com. K.S. Rengarajan, Com. R.R. Pawar, Com. R.M. Joshi and Com. R.V. Kamath from AIBPARC participated in the proceedings. Due to the strike call given by UFBU both AIBOC and AIBEA did not attend the proceedings and sent their letters to that effect. However IBA participated in the proceedings this time and also submitted a letter dated 15.02.2017 addressed to the Respected Assistant Labour Commissioner. The proceedings lasted for more than one hour and the CBPRO team gave a very powerful presentation in regard to the issue of 100% DA Neutralization which was arbitrarily denied to Pre-2002 Retirees. 

SO EACH OF THEM ELIMINATED THE PRESENCE OF THE OTHER AT THE CRUCIAL MEETING.

GRASS ROOT LEVEL MEMBERS IN DILEMMA WHETHER IBA & RLC RECOGNISED THEIR TWO SEPARATE STOVES AND KITCHENS AND CONDUCTED TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS OR COMBINED MEET.

ALL INDIA BANK PENSIONERS’ & RETIREES’ CONFEDERATION

 Dharna Programme at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, scheduled on 15.03.2017 deferred by CBPRO after making broad-based consultation with constituents of CBPRO and affiliates of AIBPARC.  

...in the conciliation proceedings on 28.02.2017 at Mumbai The respected Assistant Labour Commissioner after receiving inputs from us and endorsement of our views by AIBOC in the earlier proceedings on 24.01.2017 and observations of IBA representatives during the proceedings on 28.02.2017  in the conciliation proceedings on 28.02.2017 at Mumbai. The respected Assistant Labour Commissioner after receiving inputs from us and endorsement of our views by AIBOC in the earlier proceedings on 24.01.2017 and observations of IBA representatives during the proceedings on 28.02.2017 advised to us that in view of the ongoing conciliation proceedings we should avoid agitational actions.

Our delegation to IBA had a full scale meeting with the Chief Executive of IBA and his team of Senior Officials on 15.02.2017 as per our programme

Immediately after the meeting with IBA, we met the top officials of the Finance Ministry on 21.02.2017 seeking their required intervention in regard to the resolution of our issues. We are encouraged by their positive response indicating to us that they have started looking at the issues again after the hectic demonetization and Central Government Budget exercise.  

In the light of the above, after consulting all the constituents of CBPRO, it is decided to Defer our Dharna Programme at Jantar Mantar, scheduled for 15.03.2017 and take advantage of the positive climate created by our meetings and interactions with IBA, the Ministry and our participation in the conciliation proceedings. We deeply regret the inconveniences caused to our members especially those who are planning to come from across the country to participate in the Dharna and who have already made travel arrangements to undergo the ordeal of traveling long distances despite their advanced age.

ALL INDIA BANK RETIREES’ FEDERATION

 DHARNA PROGRAMME AT DELHI ON 23.03.2017 Further to our last circular no 2017/32 dated 17.01.2017 on Centralised Dharna programme of 23rd March,17 at Delhi, we wish to inform you as under: (1) We have received about 1400 names through state bodies / affiliates who would need accommodation at Delhi. Arrangements are being made for hotel accommodation for these participants.

 Now request for additional accommodation will not be considered.

ALL INDIA BANK PENSIONERS’ & RETIREES’ CONFEDERATION

Comrades, we had witnessed the enthusiastic participation of over six thousand Retirees last time on 11.12.2015 at Jantar Mantar, Delhi and the number of participants this time would have gone much higher. However as we are seeing some positive and favourable signals from the IBA and the Government, we are confident that the membership will appreciate the decision to defer the centralized Dharna at Jantar Mantar New Delhi earlier scheduled for 15th March, 2017. 

IS THE FOOTBALL GAME PLAN STARTED @ X BIPARTITE BY IBA & UFBU CONTINUING @ RLC LEVEL  ALSO ADVISING ONE RETIREE ASSN TO AVOID AGITATIONAL ACTIONS AND ANOTHER TO GO AHEAD WITH AGITATIONAL PROGRAMMES???

ADDING 'FUEL TO THE FIRE'  the recently retired and newly retired have been patronising both the associations.  Is it selves-firing or selves-fooling ultimately to blame selves for all farce and debacles???

= VBV RAMESH