Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 27: Civic Safai Karamcharis Union (CSKU), Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today highlighted their demands and threatened of strike if those were not fulfilled by the higher authorities by May 31.
Addressing a press conference here today, Rinku Gill, president of the Union, said Safai Karamcharis, drivers and cleaners, Sanitary Supervisors and clerical staff are backbone of JMC but unfortunately they have been deprived of their rights despite repeated appeals, representations and reminders.
He reiterated the demands of the Union like re-organization of JMC, regularization of 33 contractual drivers who have been serving in JMC for continuous 13 years, regularization of 200 Safai Karamcharis, Computer Operators and Technical Assistants/Surveyors working in the Corporation, filling vacant post of Safai Karamcharis, conducting DPC of all cadre employees, scrapping of outsourcing of wards, NGO system and appointment of daily wager Safai Karamcharis, sanctioning of new Municipal Colony for Safai Karamcharis, etc.
Gill also demanded sanctioning of leave to daily wager employees and curb on hiring vehicles from outside. Stating that Safai Karamcharis are not given weekly holiday and put on duty even on gazetted holidays and Sundays, he demanded sanctioning of these holidays to Safai Karamcharis. He also stressed for one time attendance of Safai Karamcharis or allotment of daily allowances to them.
The CSKU president said that they met several times with Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jammu and submitted their demands but no positive action was taken till date. He said that the Union has again submitted a charter of demands to the Commissioner, stating that if their demands are not fulfilled by May 31, they will observe work down/tool down strike on June 1, 3, 4 and 6 and complete strike on June 7.
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