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Mail services staff to join August 20 strike

Protest against Centre’s staff -pruning exercise

To campaign against Indo-US nuclear agreement
Revision of Central pay panel report demanded

HYDERABAD: Members of the All-India Railway Mail Service and Motor Mail Service Employees’ Union Group ‘C’, affiliated to the National Federation of Postal Employees, will join the nationwide strike called by all trade unions on August 20 to protest the Centre’s policies, particularly downsizing of staff.

This decision was taken here on Saturday by the Central Working Committee of the union during its second day of the three-day deliberations, C.C. Pillai, working president, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, told a press conference.

The committee decided to take up a campaign among the working class against the Indo-US nuclear agreement, viewing it as against the country’s interests.

Mr. Pillai stated that the meeting decided to join the agitation to be launched by people’s organisations and political parties against mounting inflation and price rise. It demanded immediate revision of the Central Pay Commission report, as it was against the employees’ interest.

He said the committee called for report of the Natarajamurthy Commission which went into the pay scales of the extra departmental staff. It demanded filling of posts which have been lying vacant in the Department of Posts for long and lifting of ban on recruitment. It opposed introduction of new business schemes which burdened the staff.

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