NFPE is
60 years young
National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) is a class-oriented militant organisation
of above five lakhs postal employees. NFPTE was formed on 24.11.1954
The P&T trade union movement in India has inherited a history of
struggles and sacrifices right from the days of British Raj. During 1905
when there was no freedom to form unions, Babu Tarapada Mukherjee started this
organisation in the name of a Postal Club at Kolkata GPO. Tarapada was
dismissed from service by the British Government for delivering a speech
against the British Government in the year 1921 at Lahore All India
Conference. During the last more than one hundred years many leaders and
workers of this organisation has been tortured, arrested and put under jail
both by the British and Indian Governments. Com. Dada Ghosh, founder
Secretary General of NFPTE was arrested and placed under prolonged suspension.
Com.N.J.Iyer, former All India President of NFPE was arrested for delivering a
speech against “Emergency” in 1975 and imprisoned in Bikanir Jail for 18
months. Com.K.Adinarayana, Former Secretary General of NFPE was in jail
for three years for participating in the Telangara struggle against Nizam. Com.
K. G. Bose, who electrified the P&T Trade Union movement with his
class-oriented approach was dismissed from service. Many legendary leaders like
Coms. O. P. Gupta, Henry Barton, V. G. Dalvi, K. L. Moza, A. S. Rajan,
Piramanathan, N. C. Ambalavanan have lead this organization in the past.
25 days historic 1946 P&T strike is marked in the history of India’s freedom
movement as one of the most militant struggle launched by P&T employees
against the British Raj. 1960 five days strike of Central Government
Employees, 1968 September 19th one day strike for Need Based Minimum
wage in which 17 employees have been brutally murdered by the Government by
resorting to firing and lathicharge. 1974 Bonus Strike, 1984 September 19th
Strike for the emancipation of three lakhs Extra-Departmental employees, 1993
five day’s Postal Strike, 1996 eight days strike for bonus ceiling
removal, 1998 eight days Postal strike, 2000 fourteen days Postal Strike
were all lead by the National Federation of Postal Employees. The one day
strike by Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers conducted last
year on 12-12-2012 is another milestone in the history of Postal Trade Union
movement.
NFPE has been participating in all the nationwide General strikes including the
2013 February 20,21 two days strike conducted by the Central Trade Unions,
right from 1991 onwards against the Neo-liberal imperialist globalisation
policies pursued by the Central Government.
NFPE has conducted innumerable struggles for realisation of the legitimate
demands of the Postal employees especially the most down-trodden section of
Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual, Part-time, Contingent employees.
NFPE is an affiliate of the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and
Workers and is playing leading role in mobilising the Central Government
employees and organising struggles including nation wide strikes.
Due to neo-liberal policies implemented by the Central Government during the
last more than two decades, the Central Services including Postal department is
facing great threat against its existence. Ban on recruitment,
outsourcing, downsizing, contractorisation, contributory pension scheme,
non-regularisation of the services of Gramin Dak Sevaks, restrictions on
compassionate appointments, Bonus discrimination are all the off shoots of this
policy. Due to unprecedented price rise the real wages of the employees
and workers have eroded like anything. The Central Govt. employees are on
continuous struggle demanding appointment of Seventh Pay Commission with effect
from 01.01.2011, 50% DA merger, regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual
labourers etc.
NFPE Federal council held at Hyderabad
in June 2013 has decided to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of NFPE in a
befitting manner. Inaugural ceremony of one year long celebrations will be held
at New Delhi on
24.11.2013 and final celebrations will be organized at Jam Nagar (Gujarath) in
a grand manner on 24th November 2014.
One year long Diamond Jubilee celebrations of NFPE shall definitely discuss all
the issues confronting the working class in general and the Postal employees in
particular and formulate programmes for future course of action.
NFPE calls upon the entire postal employees to conduct seminars, general body
meetings, trade union workshops, honouring former leaders, exhibitions, classes
on the history of the postal trade union movement etc. during the period from
24th November 2013 to 24th November 2014 as part of
Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Let us be proud of being a part of this great and glorious organization and let
us carry forward our uncompromising fight against all injustices.
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Mob: 09447068125
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
