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tribune news service
Amritsar, November 27
Military Engineering Services (MES) workers held a demonstration outside their office in support of their demands here today. They were demanding revision of wages, uniform rationalisation formula for incentives, fixation of ration and increase in house rent. They submitted a memorandum to Defence Ministry, besides other authorities concerned.
Subhash Chander, secretary of the MES Workers’ Union, said a joint meeting of various organisations was held on September 30 under the banner of National Joint Council of Action wherein it was decided to hold a protest in support of their demands.
He said the government should review wages after every five years and not 10 years as suggested by Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC). The association also sought implementation of recommendation of the CPC from January 1, 2014 and not from January, 2016.
The association also rejected the claims of the government that there was an increase of 23.5 per cent in wages of central government employees, which it said was actually 14.29 per cent.

MES workers stage dharna

2015_11$largeimg27_Friday_2015_232508640 — Members of the MES Workers’ Union stage a dharna in Bathinda on Friday. Tribune photo: Pawan sharma

Say recommendations of 7th Pay Commission below expectations
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, November 27

Members of the local branch of the MES Workers’ Union led by Ruldu Singh, staged a dharna in support of their demands at the gate of the Commander Works Engineer here today.
Union secretary Jasbir Singh said their rights had been suppressed in the Seventh Pay Commission and they had been given very less than their expectations.
It seems that a lot of difference has been kept between labourers and the officer class, he added.
They said there was a huge gap in salaries —the lowest is Rs 18,000 and the highest is Rs 2,50,000 — in the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission.
Even house rent, which they were getting, has been reduced and their benefits which have been stopped should be continued as earlier.
The pension scheme, which was discontinued in 2004, should be started again.
Hardev Singh, Darshan Singh Romana, Hakam Singh, Saudagar Singh, Nachhtar Singh, Billu Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Maghar Singh, Jeet Singh, Balwinder Singh, Balvir Singh, Gurnam Singh and Amarjit Singh among others were present in the protest.