Electricity employees set to resume strike
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 06 2021:
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Electricity Department Manipur (EDM), Manipur State Power Company Limited (MSPCL) and Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL) has announced to endorse the strike starting September 8 over the non implementation of 7th Pay (ROP) for the electricity staff.
The JAC was formed during a joint meeting of the Manipur Electricity Employees' Union (MEEU), Power Engineers Services, MSPCL (PESA) and MSPDCL Officers Association (MOA) at Keishampat today.
The JAC resolved to support the strike for the implementation of 7th Pay for MSPCL, MSPDCL and EDM staff
starting September 8 .
The meeting also resolved that the JAC will decide further decision or agreement regarding the implementation of 7th Pay (ROP-2019).According to MEEU, a sit-in protest will be staged on September 8 by locking the offices of MSPDCL and MSPCL on September 8 while prepaid counters and division offices will be closed on September 9 .
From September 10, the electricity staff will launch a cease work strike and non maintenance of power outages till their demands are fulfilled.
It is reported that the MEEU has also submitted a memorandum each to the Commissioner (Power) and Managing Directors of MSPDCL and MSPCL in this regard.
The memorandum stated that the employees of MSPCL, MSPDCL and EDM will resume their strike that was suspended on April 19 if the Government fails to fulfil their demands on or before September 7 .