AN INTERVIEW WITH GN SRIDHARAN (4)

JOINT STRUGGLE BY ALL TRADE UNIONS IN THE INDUSTRY.

GNS:  Yes, certainly, but unfortunately there is no coordination even among the organizations representing the retired workforce. 

On our part, we had initiated as far back as 2009 a call for a joint action. We received acknowledgement from one organization that they would consider but nothing happened beyond that. Even that acknowledgement was missing from the other.

Last year I attended a meeting of a united forum of bank retirees. How I wish the similar oneness exists with our retirees. In addition, the in-service organisations of banks vigorously take up the cause of retirees, and they have achieved substantially like bringing a large section of left out retirees and their dependents to the pension fold. 


I am of the firm opinion that to achieve
 in our goals, (1) we must have a united action which will incidentally iron out differential views amongst our organisations and very close liaison 
with in-service organisations which have voice, (2)continuous dialogue with management and government and (3)required political support. In other words,it is only  themulti-pronged campaign will fetch results, and court cases alone will not fetch what we want.

(To be continued)