AJKLTF endorses one day toke strike on Jan 12

All Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Teachers Federation today endorsed the one day token strike called by Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) on January 12. Addressing media persons here today, Balwan Singh Jamwal president of the Federation alleged non-serious and criminal silence attitude of J&K State Govt, by not implementing its left out cabinet decision regarding the employees’ demands. He criticized the negative and indifferent attitude of the government who has adopted dally delaying approach towards the agreed demands and miserably failed to settle the employees’ issues.

He demanded Release of arrears of 6th pay commission w.e.f 01.01.2006 in favour of employees and pensioners, release of pending 5% HRA, to issue order for regularization of air temporary, adhoc, consolidate, contractual employees and daily rated workers before and after 1994, removal of pay anomalies of various cadres, enhancement of retirement age from 58 to 60 years as per commitment, conversion of Cola into DA of PSU employees. He appealed to the leaders of the All factions of EJAC to form a common platform by leaving their narrow differences and patty interests for the larger interest of employees community of the state. He however condemned the decision of JCC of expelling Ram Kumar Sharma, Pardeep Sharma and Gafoor Dar and said that they are real trade unionists here in Jammu and Kashmir.