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Friday 29 May 2020

Revised draft notification for the posts of GDS

Date : 30.05.2020

Revised draft notification for the posts of GDS.



Declaration of results of GDS to Postman Examination held on 29/9/2019: GS NUPE PM &MTS letter to Secretary,DoP.

Date : 30.05.2020

Declaration of results of GDS to Postman Examination held on 29/9/2019: GS NUPE PM &MTS letter to Secretary,DoP.


Verification of membership of Service Associations for recognition : DoP

Date : 30.05.2020

Verification of membership of Service Associations for recognition : DoP



Rotational Transfers for the year 2020 in the cadre of Instructor Posts : Vijayawada Region.

Date : 30.05.2020

Rotational Transfers for the year 2020 in the cadre of Instructor Posts : Vijayawada Region.



Regarding relaxation provisions in National Savings Schemes.

Date : 30.05.2020

Regarding relaxation provisions  in National Savings Schemes.



Date : 30.05.2020

Reiteration of the instructions on streamlining the procedure for verification of claims of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes for purpose of appointment to the posts/services.





Tuesday 26 May 2020

SG FNPO letter to Directorate

Date : 26.05.2020

SG FNPO letter to Directorate

The SG FNPO addresses the chairman postal services board about grave situation s in WB and Orissa . He requests the chairman to cause administrative directions to the heads two circles to provide financial assistance to the GDS and other employees of the department.


Grant of Financial Assistance to the Employees - badly affected by Super Cyclone Amphan- Reg : GS NAPE Gc letter to Secretary,DoP.

Date : 26.05.2020

Grant of Financial Assistance to the Employees - badly affected by Super Cyclone Amphan- Reg : GS NAPE Gc letter to Secretary,DoP.


Date : 26.05.2020

Provision to extend benefit of payment of compensation of Rs.10 lakhs – DOP



Thursday 21 May 2020

Why GDS support nation wide protest given by Central Trade Unions.

Date : 22.05.2020

Why GDS support nation wide protest given by Central Trade Unions.

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Nation wide protest on 22.05.2020

Date : 22.05.2020

10 కేంద్ర కార్మిక సంఘాలు తలపెట్టిన 22 మే2020 దేశవ్యాప్త నిరశన కార్యక్రమంలో ప్రతి ఒక్క కార్మికుడు పాల్గొని వలస కూలీల జీవితాలను మరియు కార్మిక చట్టాలను కాపాడండి.

Make CTU nation wide protest a grand success on 22nd May 2020 and save labour laws and migrant labour.

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Nation wide protest on 22nd May 2020

Date : 21.05.2020

Nation wide protest on 22nd May 2020.

Dear Colleagues,

The retrograde anti-worker policy and it's enforcement unilaterally by  the Goverments  has assumed its worst form  and  8 state governments(Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab) have enhanced the daily working hours from eight hours to 12 hours through executive order in violation of the Factories Act, taking advantage of the lockdown situation.

       Coming to the issues of Postal Department CSC are being  launched on war foot basis and this is nothing but a sign and the first step towards  privatization. Whereas Bank and Health Department employees who worked  during lockdown period are getting incentive and other benefits without any reduction in salaries our department is not defraying the travel expenses by making our own arrangement s. But our DA release has been put on hold with cumulative effect  for 18months is totally arbitrary and shows the attitude of our Goverment on the well being of workers who performed their duty as essential service while all other departments are sent to home quarantine or given off in the name of work ar home. 

       These draconian measures are not only to facilitate more brutal and cruel exploitation of workers ignoring their rights for collective bargaining , dispute over proper wages, safety at work place and guarantee of social security etc., All our fought out rights and previleges are withdrawn forcibly pushing the working classes to state of slavery and brutal exploitation.  in the interests of more profit.All these despicable measure are being pursued in the name of overcoming the economical crisis due to lock down in the wake of covid 19 . It is an apathy towards the working class , and in particular women and weaker  sections are bound to succumb to   exploitation in terms of the  forced labour.   
    
          In this background, to begin with, the joint platform of Central Trade Unions has decided to observe nationwide protest day against the anti worker and anti people onslaughts of the government on 22nd May 2020. Consequently our FNPO which stands always to protect the rights of employees also given a call to make the CTU call a grand success. 

      The demands include, immediate relief to stranded workers for safe reaching to their homes, food to be made available to all, universal coverage of Ration distribution, ensure wages to all of the lock down period, cash transfer to all unorganized labour force(registered or unregistered or self employed), withdraw DA freeze to central government employees & CPSEs and DR freeze to pensioners, STOP privatization and stop surrendering of live sanctioned posts.

 Hence it is requested all to to observe Nation wide protest Day on 22.5.2020 by wearing black badges and also hold Gate meetings with social distancing. 

Workers Unity Zindabad

FNPO Zindabad

NAPEC   Zindabad

With fraternal greetings, 

Sivaji Vasireddy,  
GS NAPEc

Nationwide protest Day 22nd May 2020

Date : 21.05.2020

Nationwide protest Day 22nd May 2020


Nation wide protest on 22nd May 2020 : FNPO Programme of Action

Date : 21.05.2020

Nation wide protest on 22nd May 2020 : FNPO Programme of Action

1. Considering the prevailing condition due to COVID -19 we to register our protest throughout the country wearing black badge and work on 22-05-2020. All the members of all affiliated unions of FNPO to wear black badge and register protest. 

2. On 22-05-2020 all the circle secretaries of all the affiliated unions of FNPO are requested to submit this memorandum to the circle heads, if possible, in person if not through email. 

3. All the divisional secretaries of all affiliated unions of FNPO are requested to submit this memorandum either in person or by email to the divisional heads. 

B.Shiva Kumar 
SG FNPO.
Date : 21.05.2020

INTUC President Dr.G.Sanjeeva Reddy Ji, wrote a letter to Hon`ble Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji requesting for political support of Congress party to fight against the anti labour policies initiated by the Goverment.

" The modi Government in a most dubious manner, taking the advantage of prolonged lockdown period,implements all its hidden agenda including privatization of prestigious institutions.
Date : 21.05.2020

Changes in Labour Laws Will Turn the Clock Back by Over a Century.

Ten central trade union organisations have called for a nationwide strike on May 22 to protest against the “anti-worker and anti-people autocratic measures of the centre” and “the draconian changes in labour laws by state governments to facilitate more brutal and cruel exploitation of workers”. Since 2014, the Central government has been taking a slew of measures aimed at making far-reaching changes to India’s labour laws premised on the grounds that they are antiquated, complicated and an impediment to economic growth. These measures euphemistically referred to as the ‘labour law reforms’ include amendments to the existing laws, the enactment of new laws, codification of the laws and the issue of advisories, model bills and business reform actions plans.

It has been touted that the reforms are necessary to afford more flexibility to employers, facilitate the ease of business and attract greater foreign investment. It has also been claimed that changes to the labour law inspection regime are necessary to free employers from ‘the tyranny of the inspection raj’. Making use of their concurrent powers, several state governments have taken a similar path and introduced changes to the labour laws. The government of Rajasthan had been a forerunner in this regard and had increased the thresholds for the application of the Factories Act, 1948 and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 in 2014, pushing a large number of workers out of the coverage of those laws.

Trade unions have stridently opposed the ‘labour law reforms’ on the grounds that they undermine the hard-won rights of workers and will lead to greater exploitation of workers. Trade unions have repeatedly charged that the government has been acting unilaterally, without holding tripartite consultations. On account of the stiff resistance of the trade unions, the Central government has been unable to effect the changes at the pace that it would have liked.

#Using the health crisis as a pretext

It now appears that the COVID-19 crisis is being used as a pretext to push through the unfinished ‘reforms agenda’ of increasing the hours of work, restricting wages to the bare minimum, reducing social security benefits, permitting the engagement of contract labour for any kind of work, easing norms for firing workers, clamping down on trade union rights and whittling down labour inspection. For close to six years now, the Central government has been attempting to increase the hours of work of factory workers.

Citing a public emergency, the labour departments of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh last month simultaneously issued notifications extending the hours of work of factory workers to a maximum of 12 hours a day and 72 hours a week. The notifications have been issued invoking section 5 of the Factories Act and are valid for a period of three months. Around the same time, the labour department of Punjab too issued a similar order under section 65 of the Factories Act as per which factories may be exempted from the stipulation regarding the daily and weekly hours of work under the Act to cope with an exceptional pressure of work. Last week, the governments of Odisha, Maharashtra and Goa had also similarly increased the daily hours of work. The fact that increasing the length of the workday may endanger the health and safety of workers seems to have been entirely overlooked.

The government of Uttar Pradesh has gone much further. The government is in the process of promulgating the Uttar Pradesh Temporary Exemption from Certain Labour Laws Ordinance, 2020 that suspends the operation of all labour laws applicable to factories and manufacturing establishments in the state for a period of three years, with the exception of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976; Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923, the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 and provisions in the labour laws relating to women and children. The draft ordinance, however, requires employers to pay the minimum wages notified by the state government and also requires compliance with the provisions of the Factories Act relating to safety. It extends the hours of work to 11 hours a day and the spread over of the workday to 12 hours.

The implication of this is that employers in the state would have no obligation to pay workers anything more than the prescribed minimum wage. They need not adhere to their wage-related obligations under existing collective bargaining agreements. In addition, they would stand divested of their social security obligations. Employers will have total flexibility in the matter of firing workers and can do so without paying them any compensation. They can engage contract workers for any kind of work and run their establishments with an entirely precarious workforce. They need not provide even basic amenities to their workers. They need not have any kind of engagement with trade unions thus depriving workers of any say in their wages and working conditions.

New trade unions cannot be registered in the state for the next three years. Furthermore, workers will not have access to any redressal mechanisms to address their grievances. Such unrestrained flexibility coupled with a total clamp down on the possibility of any kind of resistance from the workers is what employers’ associations across the country are now demanding.

Article by:

Ramapriya Gopalakrishnan,
Advocate specializing in labour law practicing at the Madras High Court.

Tuesday 19 May 2020

Extension of COVID-19 lockdown period for 2 weeks w.e.f.18.05.2020 - Functioning of DoP offices and services during the extended lockdown period - reg : AP Circle.

Date : 19.05.2020

Extension of COVID-19 lockdown period for 2 weeks w.e.f.18.05.2020 - Functioning of DoP offices and services during the extended lockdown period - reg : AP Circle.

Preventive measures to be taken to contain the spread of Novel Corona virus (COVID-19) - Attendance regarding : DoPT.

Date : 19.05.2020

Preventive measures to be taken to contain the spread of Novel Corona virus (COVID-19) - Attendance regarding : DoPT.



Central Trade Unions Nationwide protest on 22nd May 2020.

Date : 19.05.2020

Central Trade Unions Nationwide protest on 22nd May 2020.

Nationwide Protest on 22nd May 2020.

Date : 19.05.2020

Nationwide Protest on 22nd May 2020.

Govt want to suspend labour laws and remove protection given to labourers .

All the unions in India are opposing the labour reforms.

FNPO and affiliated unions Nationwide protest on 22nd May 2020, supporting the Central Trade Unions.

Date : 19.05.2020

FNPO and affiliated unions Nationwide protest on 22nd May 2020, supporting the Central Trade Unions.



Friday 15 May 2020

Union Subscription Declaration Form

Date : 16.05.2020

Union Subscription Declaration Form

Attention to all National Union Representatives of AP Circle.

To,
All Divisional/Branch Secretaries

Declarations collected from new members and other union members should be submitted to Divisional Heads /Postmasters on or before 30th June 2020. 

Declaration form as follows.

Sivaji Vasireddy
NSVGSR Sastry
Ch.Laxmi Narayana


Inclusion of Transgender as separate category in Online GDS engagement process

Date : 16.05.2020

Inclusion of Transgender as separate category in Online GDS engagement process.