Get ready for Direct Action - News Letter No. 18

News Update – 18

As all of you are aware majority of the units have pointed out the undemocratic and unconstitutional functioning of present CWC. In fact modification of CWC, back door entry of defeated candidates in CWC, removal of Presidents from CWC from major units including Delhi had resulted in majority of the units withdrawing support from CWC. Number of units requested for holding CEC to discuss the present impasse but President, CWC did not. Hence, a meeting of CEC members took place at Baroda on 3rd January, 2007 under guidance of senior most member Sh. C.R. Das, President, ASTO, Mumbai. The recent state of ASTO as well as pending issues was discussed in detail at the meeting. All the details of the meeting as well as the resolutions passed are available at our website www.astodelhi.com. The House also discussed threadbare all the major pending issues with the management and resolved that a Notice for direct action program be given to the Management on the following issues:

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.
   
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.
   
3. 50% DA merger w.e.f. 01.01.2005.
   
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.
   
5. Review of PRBS as per the unanimous resolution of CWC on 21st July, 2006.
   
6. Immediate implementation of Removal of anomaly in pay scales of E-2 to E-5 generated during pay revision of 1992.
   
7. Release of Office Order for Onshore Duty Leave.
   
8. Industry practice to be followed for the Laptop advance.
   
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.
   
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.
    
11. Release of pending merit promotions up to E-4 for the year 2001, 2002 and 2003.
    
12. Implementation of policy for Residential building, Bachelor Accommodation and Guest House constructions / maintenance as per the Building policy approved by EC.
    
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
    
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.
    
15. Immediate enhancement of HRA for Goa, Surat, Karaikal, Rajahmundry, Dehradun.
    
16. Career Growth (1/3rd relaxation) for P&A discipline.
    
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.
    
18. Employees performing 12 hrs. duty pattern are to be paid Operational allowance @12.5% instead of 10% and Operation Allowance for Helibase.
    
19. Environment Protection allowance at Hazira, Uran and all H2s Hazardous Fields.
    
20. Remote Locality Allowance for Cambay and Karaikal.
    
21. Extension of medical facility to dependent who retired from PSUs / Government services irrespective of their amount of pension drawn.
    
22. Review of Circular on Check Fare especially for employees working on ON/OFF pattern.
    
23. Review of Mobile phones scheme and Mobile Phones to be provided to all the officers.
    
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.
    
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.
    
26. C-off in lieu of duty on National Holidays for the officers performing duties in Shift / ON-OFF pattern.
    
27. Cambay should be reverted back to the original status of reporting directly to the Basin Manager.
    
28. Recruitment of Ex. ONGCians needs to be stopped.

The notice has been given to the management on 3rd January, 2007 and the action plan is as under:

Action Plan

The Action plan of work to rule continues till the issues are resolved. However, the CEC Members will again meet on 31.01.2007 to take stock of the situation and may decide to go for indefinite Hunger strike / complete strike. The leader of the working committee Shri C R Das, President ASTO Mumbai is authorized to co-ordinate.

Further, the housing project has been already launched and the details are available on our website.

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

STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS ACHIEVED

LONG LIVE ASTO UNITY