People's Democracy

AISGEF Wants PM To Convene 

Meet On Right To Strike

THE All India State Government Employees’ Federation (AISGEF) has requested the prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to convene a meeting of the trade unions to exclusively discuss the issue arising out of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the right to strike of government employees.

In a letter written to the prime minister on October 27, Sukomal Sen, AISGEF general secretary, made this appeal. He appreciated the prime minister’s reported statement in the Indian Labour Conference meeting on October 16 that the SC ruling was not to his liking and that together a way out has to be found.

“This observation by you is very encouraging as it appears that you are not also happy with the recent infamous ruling of the division bench of the Supreme Court arbitrarily negating the right to strike by the government employees.

We hope you will kindly follow up your welcome observation by arranging a discussion with the trade unions”, stated Sukomal Sen.

He pointed out to the prime minister that as a national level trade union organisation of the government employees and teachers of the country, the AISGEF along with the Confederation of Central Government Employees’ Association & Workers has been directly affected by this adverse ruling. He therefore wanted the prime minister to immediately convene a meeting and invite these two organisations also so that they can express the opinion of the government employees and teachers of the country on this crucial issue.