INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The union is protesting against non-implementation of the provisions of the 7th pay commissionNew Delhi: Railway employees' union has called
for a 72-hour relay hunger strike across the country from Tuesday against non-implementation of the provisions of the seventh pay commission
and the attempted privatisation of the national transporter.A statement from the All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) said on Monday
that despite several meetings of the AIRF with leaders of the central government organisations and the home minister, finance minister,
Month)"Despite requests to the government of India to consider the demands of the Central Government Employees -- improvement in minimum
wage and fitment factor after implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, provision of guaranteed pension and family pension to all the NPS
(National Pension Scheme) covered employees, irrespective of their date of appointmentcontractorisation leading towards wholesale
privatisation, no fruitful outcome has emerged as yet despite lapse of around two years' precious time," the statement said.AIRF in its
meetings of the General Council and Working Committee, held on March 13-14, 2018, here decided to stage a 'Mass Relay Hunger Strike' for 24
hours for three consecutive days - at all the branches of the affiliated unions of the federation all over India."All the branches of AIRF
affiliates are, therefore, going to stage the aforesaid 'Relay Hunger Strike' from the morning of May 8, all over the Indian Railways",
wherein large-number of railwaymen would sit on the relay hunger strike to press on their above-mentioned major demands, the statement said.
