State joins nationwide strike of AIGDSU
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 02 2023:
Responding to the nationwide strike called by All India Gramin Dak Sevak Union (AIGDSU), the union's NE circle, Manipur also carried out a day-long strike at the Imphal head post office, Babupara, here, on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters on the side-lines of the protest, AIGDSU northeast circle president W Ibohanbi informed that the agitation has been launched as the government has failed to fulfil the long pending demand of the union.
No facilities have been provided to the staff of the over 100-year old post office and as such an employee serving for over 30 years and the newly recruited are getting equal salary.
In this connection, the union has been demanding increment of salary of the employees who have served for 12, 24 and 36 years and also to deduct an amount of Rs 500 from staff for group insurance scheme (GIS) in addition to providing salary according to task of the employee, he said.