Latest Developments in Xth Bipartite Settlements - Next meeting 7th June

ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION

Circular No.7/VI/2013                                                                                          May 27, 2013

  

ALL UNITS / STATE COMMITTEES

Dear Comrades

MEETING WITH    I B A    CHAIRMAN AT DELHI

While folding up the discussions on 22 4 2013 at IBA Office, Mumbai, it was submitted to the IBA negotiating team the following issues for further taking up with the IBA Chairman.

[a]   Compassionate Ground appointments 

    [b]  Problems arising out of Cheque Truncation System/Southern Grid and 

   [c]  Increase in the number of participants in the negotiating team on  behalf of the unions.

According to the above, a meeting with IBA Chairman at PNB head quarters at Delhi on 23/5/2013 in the afternoon was held.

2. Preceding the meeting the 9 unions meeting was held at the Delhi State Bank Employees Federation  Office  at 11 A M.  The meeting was presided over by Com Ashwini Rana General Secretary NOBW.

3. The meeting had  the benefit of the presentation of the proceedings of the earlier meetings held on 31/1/2013, 22/02/2013 and 22/4/2013 by  Com P K Sarkar Convener UFBU.

4.A brief presentation on the recent  developments in Banking sector  with particular reference to “Mergers of Banks”, “Associate Banks merger with SBI” , “disinvestment of capital in RRBs”, “ issuances of Banking licences to Private players” and  “attempts to amend the Banking laws to  indulge in speculative business  besides the approach of the IBA in the second round of the discussion with negotiating unions on 22 4 2013 took place.

5. After a thread bare deliberations by all the representative of nine unions, it was broadly decided to take up the following issues with  Chairman IBA.

i)     Expeditious conclusion of wage talks in a time bound manner.

ii)      Compassionate ground appointments ( as per the letter submitted on 30^th October 2012 to Chairman IBA preceding 

                         submission of    the Charter of demands).

iii)     Enhancement in the number of participants in the negotiation team on behalf the Unions as available   during  8^th

                         Bi partite   discussion.

iv)     Functioning of the Southern grid on account of introduction of Cheque Truncation System in clearing operations and

                          infringements on rights of Officers

v)     5 days week

vi)    Pattern of discussions with 9 Unions by IBA should be continued with out any change.

vii)  Strict adherence of KYC norms.

viii)  Attack on Trade Unions in SBI

6. In the meeting held at PNB head quarters at Delhi, IBA team was led by Sri K R  Kamath Chairman, IBA, Sri TM Bhasin, Chairman of negotiating team,  Shri Rajiv Rishi ED Indian Bank, Sri Srinivasan CEO  Federal Bank and Sri R K Sethi ED PNB.

7. After the brief presentation, the response from IBA was more of non committal except on compassionate ground appointment , an indication to address the issue.

The next meeting with IBA is slated  on 7/6/2013 preceded by a meeting of  9 Unions on 6/6/2013.

We shall keep the developments posted.

Yours comradely

  

/S NAGARAJAN/

GENERAL SECRETARY