Babu Tarapada the Father of Postal & RMS TU Movement!

 Centenary of Father of Postal RMS TU movement Comrade Tarapada Mukherjee's Presidential Speech in Lahore Conference!

Befittingly hold celebrations throughout the year! 

Babu Tarapada Mukherjee is the father of our Postal RMS Trade Union movement. Graduated in B.A., in 1891 shows his material!  He presided the 2nd AlC of All India Postal & RMS Union at Lahore (now in Pakistan) on 9-10-11 October 1921! It is now completion of 100 years on 9th October 2020 since his famous exhorted presidential address in Lahore AIC, very popular in the history. 

His presidential speech 100 years back had categorically stated  "workers are not beggars; they are the salt of the earth, they are the only people who produce wealth"! What an insight?

He pointed out "what this world would be, were the workers to stop work"?

None of us can forget his punctuation during his speech that exhorted "Take it from me, Brothers, that petitions and memorials and supplications, will count for nothing so long as you do not organise yourselves in a manner to convince the government that you will no longer stand non-sense"! What a genuine fact even today? 

NFPE the dominant Federation of Postal Employees has called to observe the celebration of this centenary throughout the year from 9th October 2020 to 9th October 2021!

A befitting memory to the Father of our movement!

AIPRPA joins the historic celebration and calls upon the entirety of pensioners community to remember and befittingly celebrate the towering leader's unforgettable speech that punished him with supreme punishment by the British Rulers at that time! Born in a poor family and grown as a knowledgeable youth and served the working class with committed policy symbolizes as to how we should live and lead our life! 

Long live Babu Tarapada's name!

Long live the historic speech to inspire all of us and make us courageous to stand up upright against the wrong policies of Government and Bureaucracy!  

- KR GS AIPRPA-

NFPE Dharna Agitations! Extend Solidarity!

AIPRPA extends solidarity to NFPE Dharna Agitations!

Dear Comrades! 

NFPE Federal Executive discussed virtually and called upon to stage a Dharna at Divisional level on 7.10.2020 and in front of Chief PMG Offices on 14.10.2020. 

The agitation is for a ten point charter of demands. All demands are very important and timely and some are non implementation of issued orders by the DoP like assured financial compensation and jobs to family members of employees who die due to COVID-19.

Postal & RMS Pensioners subject to local feasibility and observing lockdown norms like face mask etc will extend our support to the Dharna Agitations! 

Let us wish the programmes of NFPE a resounding success and DoP comes forward to implement the demands immediately! 

- KR GS AIPRPA-

RESTORE FARE CONCESSION TO SENIOR CITIZENS

 AIPRPA CHQ EMAILS TO HON'BLE PRIME MINISTER

REQUESTS FOR RESTORATION OF FARE CONCESSION IN TRAIN JOURNEYS

AIPRPA / Senior Citizens / 2020    Dated 05.10.2020

To

The Honourable Prime Minister of India

Government of India

New Delhi – 110001

 Sir,

 Sub: Request for reconsideration of step taken to suspend fare concession to senior citizens in train journeys – regarding

This Association submits the following issue to the immediate attention of the Government for restoration of a vital concession given so far to the senior citizens during the train journey. The Government of India had taken the decision to suspend the train fare concession granted to senior citizen passengers during train journey as a measure to discourage the senior people from undertaking journey during COVID-19 time. We feel that the step taken is harsh as the senior citizens undertake train journeys only under extreme necessities and not on a day to day basis. They used to stay home especially at the pandemic time and just because there is a facility for fare concession available in trains, they do not venture out. Therefore we request the Government of India and the Department of Railways to reconsider their stand to suspend train fare concession to senior citizens and restore the concessions immediately.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

 

CMC Meeting on Sunday on 11th October 2020

 

Next AIPRPA CMC Meeting on 11.10.2020 Sunday at 11.00 A.M

Dear Comrades!

The next Central Managing Committee of AIPRPA CHQ will meet at 11.00 A.M under the presidentship of  CHQ President Comrade D.K.Rahate on 11.10.2020 to transact the under mentioned agenda:

1.      1. Review of implementation of decisions taken in last CMC Meeting held on 13.09.2020.

2.     2.  Review of implementation of TUI Call on 01.10.2020.

3.      3. All India Programme of AIPRPA on sectional issues during October.

4.      4. Organising a WEBINAR on 17.12.2020 by CHQ.

5.      5. Improving the Finances.

6.      6. Pensioners Post.

7.      7. Any other item with the permission of Chair.

The CHQ Advisors and all CHQ Office Bearers and State General Secretaries are requested to attend without fail. We request that the absentees in the last meeting will overcome their difficulties and join the online CMC Meeting this time. The General Secretary will circulate a work report covering all the agenda items to CMC Members by email to facilitate a fruitful discussion in the meeting.

Date: 04.10.2020         

 K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

CHQ Organizes a WEBINAR on 17.12.2020

World Pensioners Day and Indian Pensioners Day!

We will observe both!

Get Ready for CHQ sponsored WEBINAR on 17.12.2020!

As part of TUI (P&R) and with our responsibility to highlight the rights of pensioners and retirees all over the world, we have observed 1.10.2020. Congratulations to all brave warriors for implementation of the TUI call despite corona pandemic threat.

Indian Pensioners Day is celebrated every year on 17th December to commemorate Comrade D.S.Nakara, who fought to get a milestone judgment in Supreme Court and a concept that pensioners cannot be separated into sections based on artificial dates.

This year "Indian Pensioners Day" on 17.12.2020 will be celebrated by all of us as usual.

To make the day a memorable one, the AIPRPA CHQ proposes to organize a "WEBINAR" for two hours from 4 P.M to 6 P.M on that day. There will be only two presentations. CHQ President will preside and Comrades K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA and M.Krishnan Ex-SG Confederation will present the speeches. Tamilnadu State GS comrade P.Mohan will deliver vote of thanks.

Topics of presentation will be pensioner related and published later.

Get ready for our WEBINAR!

All States and Districts will conclude their own pensioners day programmes during day time in forenoon to participate in our WEBINAR in time from your drawing rooms.

Please wait for DETAILS!

 75th Anniversary of WFTU!

Today, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) completes its 75 years of existence as the only class conscious international trade union organization representing millions of workers and employees in different countries.

Founded on 3rd October 1945 and met with very serious problems including a major split in 1949, the WFTU has established itself as a major center. Despite the set back caused by the temporary collapse of socialist camp, WFTU found ways to reestablish itself in different continents. The formation of various sectoral wise Trade Union Internationals and Regional Conferences as well as concentrating on the real issues confronted by workers under liberalization etc, the WFTU today is a very strong TU International organization.

Sensing the dangers of Pensioners and Retirees in various countries were placed by globalization, WFTU founded a separate TUI for Pensioners & Retirees also in 2014.

We greet the WFTU on its 75th Anniversary! We will march under the WFTU through our TUI ( P&R) towards establishing a society void of human exploitation! Let the WFTU grow from strength to strength through its uncompromising struggle path, Class oriented united line of internationalism!

Long live WFTU!

State GS comrades to act!

 CMC Decision!

As per CMC of AIPRPA CHQ all State GS Comrades have to send email to CHQ on AIPRPA Organization. The email replies must contain details to all questions in the Questionnaire sent through social media. 

Only three State GS of Tamilnadu, Assam, Andhra and the State President of Himachal have sent the emails. 

All other State GS Comrades are requested to send the report without delay. CHQ has to compile the reports and a collective report is to be emailed by CHQ to all CMC Members. 

KR-GS-AIPRPA

CMC का फैसला!

 AIPRPA CHQ के CMC के अनुसार, सभी राज्य GS कामरेडों को AIPRPA संगठन पर CHQ को ईमेल भेजना होगा।  ईमेल जवाब में सोशल मीडिया के माध्यम से भेजे गए प्रश्नावली के सभी प्रश्नों का विवरण होना चाहिए।

 तमिलनाडु के केवल तीन राज्य जीएस, असम, आंध्र और हिमाचल के राज्य अध्यक्ष ने ईमेल भेजे हैं।

 अन्य सभी राज्य जीएस कॉमरेडों से अनुरोध किया जाता है कि वे बिना देरी किए रिपोर्ट भेजें।  CHQ को रिपोर्टों को संकलित करना है और एक सामूहिक रिपोर्ट को CHC द्वारा सभी CMC सदस्यों को ईमेल किया जाना है।

 के.आर.-जी एस-AIPRPA

QUESTIONAIRRE  ON ORGANIZATION OF AIPRPA

The Questionnaire is reproduced for the information of the State GS Comrades. Please answer to CHQ on the lines of the questionnaire:

1.      Number of Districts / Divisions formed so far.

2.      Actual Membership in each Division.

3.      Number of Districts not yet covered by formation of AIPRPA so far.

4.      Plans to form AIPRPA in those areas.

5.      Quota due to CHQ / States by branches.

6.      Names of District / Divisional Secretaries not yet included in AIPRPA District Secretaries Whatsapp Group so far.

7.      Method of regular contact with existing branches.

8.       Participation or otherwise in CHQ calls.