RMS Strike
POSTAL JCA DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE INDEFINITE STRIKE NOTICE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MEMBER [O] FOR TWO DAYS ON 27TH / 28TH AND WITH THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TODAY [29TH]
THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW AND WOULD BE PLACED IN TEH WEBSITE - HOWEVER THE DECISIONS ARRIVED AT IN THE MEETING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- Status-Quo with regard to existence of RMS Offices as on today i.e.30.11.2009 would continue without mergers/abolition etc.
- Merger of RMS Offices proposed in Patna would not be merged now but would be reviewed by Directorate by sending an Officer from Directorate.
- Merger of Tenkasi Sorting and Chennai PSO would be stopped and status quo maintained.
- CRC merger in Chennai would take place but personnel and computers additionally needed would be permitted.
- Chief PMG West Bengal Circle would be requested to review the mail volume once again in those offices merged recently like Bandel and Barasat to ensure the agreement in spirit upto 10000 mails only would be merged.
- SRO Merger with Post Offices is only a suggestion by the PMG Kurnool and not a decision of the department. Any change in organisational structure would be taken up after the Mail Management Consultant appointed by the Department gives opinions. The Staff Side representative will be associated in the discussions of the Committee involving the Mail Consultant. Further Workshops and Seminars with the Staff Side would be taken up after the type of reorganisation suggested and decided with the consultation of Staff Side.