News Letter No. 21 - On with the Direct Action

News Letter – 21

STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS ACHIEVED

Dear Friends,

As all of you are aware that und the leadership of Sh. C.R. Das, President ASTO-Mumbai, and notice for direct action was served on the management dated 29.03.2007, on the issues that have remained unresolved. The status of the issues is as follows.

1. Immediate publication of reports relating to prevailing safety conditions at work centres, Rigs & Installations as well as previous accidents. Immediate replacement of obsolete equipment and rigs with strict adherence to HSE norms. – Not Resolved
2. Release of adhoc payment w.e.f. January, 2006 on monthly basis ranging from Rs.15000/- to Rs.55000/- per month against pending Pay Revision to arrest the brain drain / attrition. - Not Resolved
3. 50% DA merger w.e.f. 01.01.2005. - Not Resolved
4. Payment of arrears of additional incentive (Profit sharing for the year 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 and payment to Officers on deputation to other organization in the interest of ONGC. Further, final payment for the year 2005-06 as per the proposed review of incentive scheme already submitted by ASTO. - Not resolved (partial payment of 30% made) – ASTO CWC has changed its stance on this issue.
5. Review of PRBS as per the unanimous resolution of CWC on 21st July, 2006. - Not Resolved ( An MOU has been signed on behalf of all the officers which is not even discussed with CEC – what to talk of all the members)
6. Immediate implementation of Removal of anomaly in pay scales of E-2 to E-5 generated during pay revision of 1992.- Not Resolved
7. Release of Office Order for Onshore Duty Leave. - Resolved
8. Industry practice to be followed for the Laptop advance. - Not Resolved
9. Immediate release of corporate level promotions w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and 01.01.2007 separately including additional 100 posts as agreed in MOU signed with ASTO. - Not Resolved
10. Review of R&P and existing MOU as per the report submitted by ASTO. Further, restoration of promotion for the cases that have been reverted to Supervisor cadre. Immediate review of faceless moderation carried out in 2001 to 2003 at Hqrs. and recognition of MA in Public Administration as Q-2 w.e.f. 01.01.1997. - Not Resolved
11. Release of pending merit promotions up to E-4 for the year 2001, 2002 and 2003. - Not Resolved
12. Implementation of policy for Residential building, Bachelor Accommodation and Guest House constructions / maintenance as per the Building policy approved by EC. - Not Resolved
13. Special facilities for North East including QTF, Tenure of posting, improvement of health care facilities, reference of critically ill patients to the best available hospitals, self lease facility in North East and 20 days CL for North East employees posted in other regions - Not Resolved
14. Implementation of recommendation of ASTO on Transfer policy including treating Karaikal and Cambay as Tenure base posting. Minimizing / Choice posting and ‘U’ turn transfer of Lady Employees. Minimizing transfer of employees having above 50 years of age & Q-3 qualification. - Not Resolved
15. Immediate enhancement of HRA for Goa, Surat, Karaikal, Rajahmundry, Dehradun. – Partly resolved – Karaikal and Rajahmundry remaining.
16. Career Growth (1/3rd relaxation) for P&A discipline.- Not Resolved
17. Immediate enhancement of Lease and Self lease rates, the Lease and Self Lease facility at Ahmedabad should also be on the same lines as in Metro cities and restoration of Lease & Self Lease facility for E-0 to E-2. Further, enhancement of Maintenance charges from Two months to Three months. - Not Resolved
18. Employees performing 12 hrs. Duty pattern are to be paid Operational allowance @12.5% instead of 10% and Operation Allowance for Helibase. - Not Resolved
19. Environment Protection allowance at Hazira, Uran and all H2s Hazardous Fields. - Not Resolved
20. Remote Locality Allowance for Cambay and Karaikal. - Not Resolved
21. Extension of medical facility to dependent who retired from PSUs / Government services irrespective of their amount of pension drawn. - Not Resolved
22. Review of Circular on Check Fare especially for employees working on ON/OFF pattern. - Not Resolved
23. Review of Mobile phones scheme and Mobile Phones to be provided to all the officers. - Not Resolved
24. Payment of job incentive to P&A personnel posted in Field Parties, at Rigs and release of incentive for H1 and H2 for the year 2003-04 & 2004-05 for personnel posted in Joint Venture Group at Chennai, Mumbai & Services of Baroda, Marketing and SMP. - Not Resolved
25. Major investments in Mumbai High viz. MNW, PROMISE and hiring of Low Technology on UCG needs to be brought under scrutiny by bipartite committee. - Not Resolved
26. C-off in lieu of duty on National Holidays for the officers performing duties in Shift / ON-OFF pattern. - Not Resolved
27. Cambay should be reverted back to the original status of reporting directly to the Basin Manager. - Not Resolved
28. Recruitment of Ex. ONGCians needs to be stopped. - Not Resolved

Friends the so called CWC have been doing lip service to the issues. Where as we have continued to strive for the common issues of the officer’s community. Friends, we participated in a Dharna organized by the confederation of Central PSUs at DPE, Delhi today from 1300 hrs to 1400 hrs regarding the issues of 50% DA merger, adhoc and Perks on housing accommodation:

( Officers of various PSUs participating in Dharna outside DPE, Lodhi Road,
Delhi Office on 13.04.2007 )

Friends, the issue of unconstitutionality of CWC were further strengthened by the letter of Registrar of Societies of Dehradun who has cancelled our registration due to unconstitutional CWC of Sh. Goel. However, at this juncture the issues are more important and hence we shall request that good sense shall prevail on Sanjay Goel and his team and participate in this agitation so that long pending issues of the officer’s community are resolved.

We will keep you posted with all the developments. Keep in touch with our website www.astodelhi.com.

LONG LIVE ASTO UNITY