ALL INDIA
Cir.No.03/2012 29th February 2012
To all the Zonal/Divisional/State/Regional Units:
Dear Comrades,
Workers across the country unite and demand a stop to the neo-liberal policies
More than 10 crore workers join the massive strike action
Strike total in insurance sector
The nation-wide strike called by the Central Trade Unions and the independent federations and associations was massive with its spread and intensity. More than 10 crore workers participated in the strike.
In the financial sector the strike was total. In LIC the strike action was implemented with total success. In many centres the offices were closed.
In South Central Zone the strike performance was 91% across the zone. Visakhapatnam Meerut
According to the reports received so far from the zones, Raipur, Shahdol, Satna , Asansol, Burdwan, Kolkata I, Howrah, Kolkata Suburban, Kharagpur, Gandhinagar, Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Hazaribagh, Patna II (a new divisional unit), Jamshedpur, Muzaffarpur, Berhampur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Ajmer, Amritsar, Bikaner, Jaipur I, Jalandhar, Karnal, Shimla, Srinagar, Ernakulam, Madurai, Kottayam, Coimbatore, Thanjavur, Bangalore II, Belgaum, Dharwad, Raichur, Kadapa, Hyderabad, Machilipatnam, Nellore, Rajahmundry, and Warangal recorded a strike percentage of more than 90%.
The highlight of this strike action was the enthusiastic participation of the newly recruited Class IV employees across the country who joined few days ago. In three divisions in UP, the day was declared as holiday on account of Assembly Elections in certain parts of the state. Hence strike could not be observed in such offices. A special mention should be made about the strike performance in Burdwan division which recorded more than 95% strike. In West Bengal , the ruling party made every attempt to disrupt the strike. In Burdwan, a few days before the strike, there was an attack by the Trinamool Congress on the procession taken out in support of the strike. Two of the CITU leaders were killed in the attack. Even on the eve of strike action there were threats of physical attacks on our comrades. Inspite of all these odds the strike was a massive success.
In New Delhi SBI Building
Parliament Street
, and was addressed by Com. Tapan Sen and Com. Gurudas Dasgupta and Com. A.K. Bhatnagar among others. In Bangalore, two strike rallies were organized by the Joint Council of Trade Unions and one of them was at LIC DO I. Com. Amanulla Khan addressed the rally along with other leaders. In Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad
In the General Insurance Sector, the strike was observed with total success. In the states of West Bengal , Bihar , Jharkhand, Odisha, and North East, many offices were closed including the National Head Office. The strike was also successful in Chandigarh Delhi
The working class of the country in a single voice has clearly sent out a signal to the government that the anti-worker and anti-people policies of the Government will not be accepted any more and demanded an immediate course correction. AIIEA congratulates all the workers across the country who made this strike action a magnificient success.
We note with appreciation the solidarity extended by World Federation of Trade Unions to Indian working class for the strike action.
AIIEA congratulates all the insurance employees for massively participating in the joint call given by the unions in the insurance sector.
Comradely yours,
General Secretary.
