Govt employees to go on mass casual leave
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 20 2014 :
Government employees and workers in both hills and valley will be on mass casual leave from February 21-22 and this would be followed by sit-in-protest by pensioners and beneficiaries of family pensions to demand adoption of accepted recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission along with all its benefits and payment of arrears, allowances and pension for 51 months from January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2010 .
Announcing this in a press release, the Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of All Manipur Trade Unions Council (AMTUC) and All Manipur Government Employees Organization (AMGEO) said the decision to go on mass casual leave and stage sit-in-protest was already taken in the general body meeting of the JAC, Manipur Secretariat Service Association and Manipur State Pensioners' Union held on February 12 .
The meeting also decided to launch indefinite cease work strike from March 6 if the demands are not met.