PHE Employees United Front has declared to observe complete strike on June 18 as the higher authorities in the department have failed to address their long pending issues.
Talking to media-persons, senior members of the United Front – BR Vaid , K C Dubey, Subash Verma and Rajesh Jamwal said that PHE permanent and other temporary employees are raising their issues before the higher authorities since long but the attitude of the higher authorities has frustrated all the employees and other work force of the Jal Shakti/PHE department.
They pointed out that permanent employees are being forced to retire at the entry pay scale because DPC meets are not being held since long. The recoveries are being made from the employees on the name of SRO-149 of 1973 and SRO 59. The Front is demanding amendment in SRO -380 and scrap SR)-129 so that cases of the retired employees are settled as per SRO-242.
They pointed out that many SRO-43 cases are pending in the GAD for final disposal but the LG administration has blocked all the pending SRO-43 cases for the reason known to the people at the helm of affairs. Many deserving families who have lost their earnings people are suffering badly. They further demanded that those employees who have been transferred to JMC, tey should be considered on duty basis there but their service matters should be looked after by the Jal Shakti department. They also demanded that Govt must solve the pending issues of daily wagers.
They declared that as the higher authorities have adopted delaying tactics over their issues, they have decided to observe 12- hour strike from 8 am to 8 pm on June 18. The UT Administration will be responsible for the inconvenience caused to the general public in view of suspension of water supply, they added.
