 Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 28: LIC employees including class-1 officers of Northern Zone Insurance Employees' Association observed One Hour Strike today. The strike was as a part of Nationwide Strike led by Narinder Sharma, Secretary Class-1 Federation and Comrade Pawan Gupta Divisional Secretary NZIEA Srinagar Division. The strike at Srinagar was led by President NZIEA Com. A M Tantray, Com Muzzafer, Com Javed Ahmad Bukhari, Com Ajaz and others.
The leaders while speaking at D O Cell Jammu said that the Strike was called to lodge our strong protest against the government's policy of denial and the inability of LIC to honour its commitments. The strike is to back our common demands as per our discussions with Chairman on 9.12.2017. The main demands include immediate commencement of wage revision, a final pension option for those who could not opt earlier, five day week in LIC of India, recruitment in Class III & IV cadres and in support of the ongoing agitation of the Class I Officers on various demands like modification in promotion policy and withdrawal of circular 368, which is even against the principles of natural justice. |
