Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: The employees of Estates Department assembled in front of office of Deputy Director Estates under the banner of Co-ordination Committee of Estate Employees Association, Jammu observe one-day token strike.
The protesting employees are demanding re-organization of Estate Department, regularization of daily rated workers, time bound promotions, finalization of seniority list for holding DPC, benefit of SRO-43, construction of staff quarters and building for office of Deputy Director Estates.
Highlighting these demands, employees of Estates Department held a protest demonstration today in front of the office of Deputy Director Estates, Jammu, which was led by Prem Singh Bawa and Yash Paul Sharma under the banner of Co-ordination Committee of Estates Employees Association. The protesters raised slogans in support of the demands.
Meanwhile, Co-ordination Committee have decided to extend by another day pen/tool down strike for June 20, 2013, and the leaders also gave eight days time to the administration to implement all above demands of the employees. They warned that if the demands of the employees are not considered in time, they may go on indefinite strike with effect from 1st week of July, 2013 for which administration of Estates Department will be responsible.
Others who addressed the employees, included Rash Pal Lal, Shamboo Singh, Rajinder Singh, Mohinder Paul, Rattan Paul, Rajesh Sharma, Subash Chander, Ravi Sharma, Jeet Raj, Mohd Ishfaq, Sagar Masih, Rajesh Gupta and Kuldeep Raj.
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