The article published inwards Confederation website during final September 2017 is reproduced below.
50th ANNIVERSARY OF 1968 SEPTEMBER 19th STRIKE
M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General,
Confederation of Central Govt.
Employees & Workers
2018 September 19th is the 50th Anniversary of 1968 September 19th 1 solar daytime strike. All leaders in addition to workers who led in addition to participated inwards that historic strike induce got either retired from service or are no more.
The indefinite strike of Central Govt. Employees in1960 was the starting fourth dimension major strike of Central Govt. Employees after independence. The 5 days strike from 1960 July xi midnight was brutally suppressed past times the Central Government declaring it equally “Civil Rebellion”. The principal need of the strike was improvement in addition to modifications inwards the 2d CPC recommendations. The Need Based Minimum Wage, though adopted past times the 15th Indian Labour Conference inwards 1957 was rejected past times the 2d CPC.
The Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) was constituted inwards 1966 past times in addition to thence Home Minister Guljarilal Nanda, equally per the conclusion of the Government. The apprehension of the progressive leadership that this negotiating mechanism may non settle whatever major demands of the Central Govt. employees in addition to may learn simply a talking store or a fourth dimension killing business, ultimately resulting inwards abnormally delaying the genuine demands, came truthful inside a yr of its formation. In the real starting fourth dimension coming together of the National Council JCM, the next 3 demands were notified past times the staff side.
1.Grant of Need Based Minimum Wage equally approved past times the 1957 Tripartite Labour Conference.
2.Merger of DA amongst Pay.
3.Revision of DA formula
After prolonged give-and-take for close 1 in addition to a one-half year, disagreement was recorded. As per JCM Scheme 1 time disagreement is recorded, the item should live on referred to compulsory arbitration. But Govt. rejected the need for arbitration. Protesting against this arbitrary stand upward of the Govt. the staff side leadership walked out of the JCM in addition to decided to travel for 1 day’s strike. H5N1 Joint Action Committee was formed in addition to the appointment of the strike was decided equally 19th September 1968. Even though, the INTUC affiliated organizations were initially a business office of the strike decision, afterwards on they decided non to bring together the strike due to the intervention of the in addition to thence Congress Government headed past times Smt. Indira Gandhi.
The next were the principal demands of the strike charter of demands.
1.Need Based Minimum Wage.
2.Full neutralization of ascension inwards prices.
3.Merger of DA amongst Basic Pay.
4.With drawl of proposal to retire employees amongst 50 years of historic catamenia or on completion of 25 years of service.
5.Vacate victimization in addition to reinstate victimized workers.
6.No retrenchment without equivalent choice jobs.
7.Abolition of Contract in addition to Casual Labour System.
Strike observe was served in addition to the Joint Action Council (JAC) decided to commence the strike at 0600 AM on 19th September 1968. Intensive drive was conducted throughout the country. AIRF, AIDEF in addition to Confederation was the major organizations inwards the JAC. Govt. invoked Essential Services Maintenance Ordinance (ESMO) to bargain amongst the strike. Govt. also issued detailed instructions to impose heavy penalization including suspension, dismissal, termination, Break-in-service etc. on the hitting employees. Para-military strength (CRPF) in addition to Police were deployed to bargain amongst the strike. Central Govt. gave orders to all province Governments to suppress the strike at whatever cost. It was a war-like situation. Arrest of Leaders started on 18th September itself. About 3000 employees in addition to leaders were arrested from Delhi alone. All over Republic of Republic of India close 12000 Central Government employees in addition to leaders were arrested in addition to jailed.
Inspite of all these savage repressive measures the strike commenced on 18th after noon itself at many places in addition to was a thundering success all over Republic of Republic of India in addition to inwards all departments including Railway, Defence, P&T etc. About 64000 employees were served amongst termination notices, thousands removed from service in addition to close 40000 employees suspended. Seventeen (17) hitting employees had been brutally killed at Pathankot, Bikaner, Delhi Indraprastha Bhawan in addition to at Upper Assam inwards lathi charge, firing past times police push clitoris in addition to military machine in addition to past times running the develop over the bodies of employees who picketed the trains.
Though the strike was only for 1 solar daytime on 19th September 1968, the victimization in addition to repression continued for days together. Struggle against victimization also continued including work-to-rule agitation, hunger fast of leaders from tenth Oct 1968. There was unprecedented back upward to the strike in addition to relief function in addition to also to agitation for reinstatement of the victimized workers, from National Trade Unions, province employees in addition to teachers Unions/Federations etc. H5N1 volume rally was organized earlier the residence of Prime Minister of Republic of Republic of India Smt. Indira Gandhi on 17th October, 1968.
Kerala was ruled past times the Communist Govt. during the strike. Chief Minister Com. E. M. S. Namboodiripad declared Kerala Govt’s total back upward to the strike of Central Government employees. The Central Govt. threatened dismissal of the Kerala Govt. for defying the Centre’s directive to suppress the strike. There was heavy victimization inwards Kerala in addition to Com.N.P.Padmanabhan, State Convener of strike commission was dismissed from service in addition to taken dorsum into service only after 10 years inwards 1978 when the Janatha Govt came to ability at Centre.
1968 September 19th strike is written inwards crimson letters inwards the history of Indian Working Class. The need raised past times the Central Govt. employees - Need Based Minimum Wage - was the need of entire working people of India. Even today, the Central Govt. employees in addition to other subdivision of the working flat are on struggle path for realization of the Need Based Minimum Wage. The need of the Central Govt. employees to modify the recommendations of the seventh Central Pay Commission to ensure Need Based Minimum Wage is non however conceded past times the BJP-led NDA Government. Even the assurance given past times 3 Cabinet Ministers including Home Minister, Finance Minister in addition to Railway Minister regarding increase inwards Minimum Pay in addition to Fitment formula is non honoured past times the Govt. fifty-fifty after a lapse of 2 yr in addition to entire Central Government employees experience cheated.
It is inwards this background, nosotros are commemorating the 1968 September 19th strike. Let us pledge that nosotros shall travel along our struggle for realization of the demands raised past times the martyrs of the 1968 strike. Let us pay respectful homage to those valiant fighters who sacrificed their life for the working flat of India. Let us salute in addition to accolade all those who participated inwards the historic strike, specially those who had been victimized severally for joining the strike. Let us organize diverse programmes throughout the solid soil at all levels, to commemorate the inspiring retention of 1968 September 19th strike.
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