ANDHRA
PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
O/O the Managing Director,
Bus Bhavan,
No.IR3/781(3)/2010-PO.IV.
Sub: STRIKES - Strike Notices served by APSRTC Employees’
Ref: 1) Strike Notice
dt:16.08.2010 served by the General Secretary,
APSRTC Employees’
2) Strike Notice dt.21.08.2010 served by the General Secretary, APSRTC Staff & Workers Federation on VC&MD, APSRTC.
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The General Secretary, APSRTC Employees' Union (Regd.No.215, affiliated to AITUC & NFIRTW) served a Strike Notice dt.16.08.2010 with a charter of (5) demands, proposing to call for strike of the employees of APSRTC on 7th September 2010. Similarly, the General Secretary, APSRTC Staff & Workers Federation (affiliated to CITU & AIRTWF) has also served a Strike Notice dt: 21.08.2010 with a charter of (5) demands, proposing to call upon the workers of APSRTC to participate in the strike on 7.09.2010.
The Government of A.P. through G.O.Rt. No.781, dt.25.06.2010 issued orders declaring the Motor Transport Industry in the State of Andhra Pradesh to be a Public Utility Service for the purpose of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for a further period of six months w.e.f..12.06.2010. The Government of A.P. through G.O.Ms.No.98, dt.05.07.2010 issued orders prohibiting Strikes for a period of six months w.e.f. 07.07.2010 in any service under the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Sections (1) of Section-3 of the Andhra Pradesh Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971 (Act 20 of 1971). Hence, the proposed strike will be treated as ‘ILLEGAL STRIKE’.
However, in the event of strike getting materialized, the following instructions/ guidelines are to be followed by all the Officers of the Corporation.
1) All the employees who are on sanctioned leave before the date of receipt of the Circular should be called back and asked to report for duty. However, the Executive Director of the Zone concerned and ED(A&P) in Head Office, may sanction leave in emergency and any extra- ordinary cases.
2) As the strike is illegal, wages for the day(s) of strike shall be deducted from the Salary of September, 2010 to those who participate in the Strike.
3) Separate Attendance Register/Control Charts shall be maintained for the days of strike and the employees who participate in the strike shall be marked ‘ABSENT’. The attendance register/control charts must be kept separately under the personal custody of the Unit Officer. An entry in RED INK shall be made in the Service Registers of striking employees as “PARTICIPATED IN THE ILLEGAL STRIKE ON 07.09.2010”.
4) Services of the employees who are on contract/casual basis need not be continued, if they join the illegal strike.
5) Services of the employees appointed under Reg.17 need not be continued, if they participate in the illegal strike.
6) The employees who are on probation are liable for reversion to their substantive post, if they participate in the strike.
7) Employees promoted under Reg.30 are liable for reversion, if they participate in the strike.
8) Employees under probation in their first appointment are liable for termination of their probation, if they participate in the strike.
9) Employees who participate in the strike are liable for prosecution under Section 4 of A.P. Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971.
10) A copy of this Circular shall be exhibited on the Notice Boards of all the Units/Depots.
11) Necessary security measures shall be taken to protect the Corporation properties. Local Revenue and Police Authorities shall be contacted for necessary assistance and Police Bandobust.
12) The Personnel Officers of the Regions shall send a report on the Strike covering the particulars of No. of employees participated in the Strike category-wise, untoward incidents, if any, Police cases booked with details of each case at 11.00 hrs. and 16.00 hrs. on 07.09.2010, in the proforma, as at Annexure-A to the Dy.Chief Personnel Managers of the Zones and to Dy.Chief Personnel Manager(IR&W)/HO through FAX/Telephonic Message without fail.
13) The DY.CPMs of the Zones shall furnish the information in respect
of Non-operation Units in Annexure “A”.
While furnishing the above information, the Dy.CPMs of the Zones, shall also
furnish the consolidated information in respect of the Regions under their
jurisdiction by 11.00 hrs. and 16.00 hrs. invariably in the proforma, as at Annexure “A”, to the Dy.Chief Personnel
Manager (IR&W)/HO through FAX No.040-27616268 Telephone No.040-27615220
on 07.09.2010.
14) Furnishing the above information in the Annexure-A is the total responsibility of the Personnel Officers of the Regions and Dy. Chief Personnel Managers of the Zones. If the information is not flashed to Head Office at the timings specified, the POs of the Regions and DY. CPMs of the Zones will be personally held responsible for the delay. In this regard, the DMs/WMs and Other Unit Officers shall take personal interest and furnish the information in the Annexure-A to the concerned POs/Dy.CPMs to enable them to furnish the information at specified hours.
15) The attendance particulars relating to Head Office by PO.II,
16) Immediately after completion of strike, the total information relating to attendance particulars in Annexure"A" and Operational details in Annexure"B" enclosed to this Circular, should be sent to the Dy. Chief Personnel Manager (IR&W) by PO-II/LW&IRO (BBW)/ Supdt. & CMO / Director (TA)/ POs of Regions/Dy.CPMs (Zones).
17)At Zonal Office/Regional Office, separate Communication Cell arrangements with necessary staff shall be arranged to work round the clock during the day of Strike.
18)Detailed instructions will be issued by the Operations Department separately on operation of services.
Please acknowledge the receipt.
Encl: Annexures “A & B”.
Sd/- B.PRASADA RAO
VICE CHAIRMAN &
MANAGING DIRECTOR
To
All Officers of the Corporation.
// ATTESTED //
DY.CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER (IR&W)
Copy to Supdt. Tarnaka for infn. & necessary action.
Copy to All Dy.CPMs(Zones), POs (Region) for infn. & necessary action.
Copy to Dy.CPM(A), PO-II, for infn. & necessary action.
Copy to WM:BBW, Director, TA/HPT for infn. & necessary action.