Respected Sir,
The JAC of Contract Worker Unions propose that PGI should agree for appointment of Arbitrator on its 5 point Memorandum dated 14.12.2023. A retired High Court Judge or Retired CAT Judge (Judicial) may be agreed to submit his report within 4-6 weeks.
The JAC of Contract Worker Unions will put a moratorium on its strike and trade union activities with immediate effect to await for report of the Arbitrator.
The longstanding demands of contract workers are genuine and legitimate duly enshrined under Parliament Acts and duly supported by judicial pronouncements.
The oppressive and intimidating acts of PGI will not bear any fruit or meaningful results. The cruelty upon downtrodden members of society is unacceptable and condemnable.
It will be recalled that 5-6 Public Interest Litigation filed during 2017-2024 failed to resolve the issues rather under the garb of gag orders, PGI Administration adopted stubborn attitude and kept issues in cold bag.
Further, the PGI Administration has been defying Hon’ble High Court Judgment dated 13.03.2019 read with GOI Notification dated 09.10.2018 with impunity by keeping High Court Judgment dated 13.03.2019 under the carpet.
PGI daring act of seeking 6 weeks time on 06.07.2023 from Hon’ble High Court to implement same and similar wage under Rule 25 of CLRA Rules, 1971, and then taking a U-Turn is because of unlawful protection provided by Hon’ble High Court in these CWP-PILs.
The Contempt Petition filed by Union before Hon’ble High Court didn’t bear any fruit as the Single Bench has shown its helplessness by saying that not to take coercive step is a strange type of Order passed by Division Bench in CM-3641-2020.
The JAC makes an appeal that an Arbitrator may be agreed to to submit his report within 4-6 weeks, which will be binding on both parties.