3 days strike by Inspectors and Superintendents of Central Excise & Service Tax

By Vijay Kumar

THE Inspectors and Superintendents of Central Excise will observe a countywide 3 days strike on 29.03.13 to 31.03.13 against the apathetic & indifferent attitude of the concerned authorities in r/o their promotional avenues, pay matters and working conditions despite of the orders of the government to attend the offices on these holidays on account of being Good Friday, Saturday & Sunday. They have decided that the authorities of Central Board of Customs & Excise can't force them to attend the office in non-statutory manner. This decision has been taken during a combined meeting of the All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers and All India Central Excise Inspectors Association. All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers has also taken the decision to intensify their already declared agitational programme of “mass resignations” on 30.04.13 throughout the country. These officers are retiring with single promotion in their service career of 35-40 years.

The above is a press release from the All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers. They are also upset that Satyagraha programmes for many years like fasting, Anshan, Dharnas, Shantigosh this, Gandhigiri, lunch hour protests, bearing black badges, boycott of Excise day function etc. did not work. One can only hope that this time the “mass resignation” will work.