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INDIAN OIL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION(Registered under the trade unions act, 1926)

EXPANDED REGIONAL COMMITTEE, NR

Office of the Regional SecretaryPhones: 011-26522066 (D), 011-26518080 Extn 2095, 011-26521879 (D)

91-9899973901 (M)

Communication No. 40 Dated 23.01.2009

Dear members,

The communication is delayed because of circumstances known to all of us. All themembers exercised their ultimate form of protest and we went on indefinite strike onthe call from OSOA. The genuineness of our demands is demonstrated by the factthat they were also recommended by Oil PSUs Board Management. However, theManagement has now taken an unprecedented punitive action by terminating theServices of three and suspending ten Officers, who were the AICEC members of IOOAfor the protest observed by us. The Officers whose Services have been terminatedare the President, General Secretary and Vice President of IOOA and thosesuspended are the members of the empowered committee of IOOA office bearerswho are authorized by AICEC to monitor the pay revision issue. Members all over thecountry are deeply hurt and are concerned about the welfare of the office bearers of

IOOA against whom the punitive actions have been taken. The moral of Officerscommunity as a result is at the lowest ebb ever seen. Officers across Divisions and allover the country have appealed to the management for showing magnanimity andprudence by withdrawing these unprecedented punitive actions against the thirteenOfficers. Although the morale of Officers has ebbed but the spirit which embodies theinstitution of IOOA is still vibrant and hopeful that Yes we can succeed becauseultimately truth shall prevail. Satyamev Jayate and hope those who had draftedthe advertisement in the print media about our salaries also imbibe the motto or atleast be ashamed of their deceit.Management was probably compelled to take such a stern punitive action against oursome of the office bearers under duress which is grossly unjust. The strike call wasgiven by OSOA in which IOOA is also one of the constituent. OSOA is a forum of

Collectives and is rightfully the body which has to negotiate the Wage revision as perlaw of the land and accepted norms ILO, Our Corporation is also a signatory to theGlobal Compact Initiative wherein the forum of Collectives is encouraged to improvethe compensation of the members by negotiating with the Management. The strikecall was logical and legitimate as it was the ultimate form expressing our resentmentagainst the delay as well as the quantum of the proposed wage revision being offeredto us. The strike call was unequivocal and supported by each and every member ofthe oil PSU as they saw merit in joining the call given by OSOA. It was a massmovement of responsible and educated citizens and the Office Bearerswere the Icons who represented this mass movement. The punitive actions areunjust against the Office bearers as they are not the ones who have caused any harmto the Corporation. They only volunteered to speak for us as a collective, then whyshould they be punished for speaking and struggling on our behalf. We hope

and pray that good sense would prevail on our Management and they shall withdrawthe punitive actions at the earliest.

Office bearers against whom punitive action has been taken are also having the samesense of responsibility to preserve the interest of Corporation like us and probablymore than all of us as they were representing the cause for benefit of theCorporation. The agitation call for enhancing the salary also had the objective ofretaining and attracting talent for our Corporation in the present scenario whereinprivate players are poaching our Human resources.

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INDIAN OIL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION(Registered under the trade unions act, 1926)

EXPANDED REGIONAL COMMITTEE, NR

Office of the Regional SecretaryPhones: 011-26522066 (D), 011-26518080 Extn 2095, 011-26521879 (D)

91-9899973901 (M)

Members have generously contributed to IOOA for taking up activities to preserve the

institution of IOOA and meet incidental legal expenses and immediate financialassistance to the victimized officers. The contribution of members is being diligentlyrecorded and details will be shared with all members through the audited balancesheet of IOOA.

On 9.01.2009, our Management filed contempt petition in Honble Delhi High Courtagainst 5 nos. of IOOA office bearers for violation of Honble High court order. Since,the notice of court order was not served on us; we were unaware about its legalimplications. However, after hearing the arguments of our counsel, the same wasfavorably disposed off by the Honble Court on the first hearing which took place on16.01.2009.

Many of the AICEC members have demanded an emergency AICEC meeting to

deliberate and plan the future course of action. We understand that Management hasblocked IOOANR mail ID as the same is not functional. If the same has been done tosuppress the communication of IOOA with its members, then we condemn it as thesame is an undemocratic and autocratic action.

Members from all over the country have flooded us with their suggestions and ideason various issues before us at the moment which are under active consideration ofthe IOOA leadership. We are aware that several members are working selflessly toexplore/mobilize support from various channels through which we can advocate our

just cause and obtain immediate revocation of punitive actions against our office-bearers. Few sections of media have presented an exaggerated picture of oursalaries after the revision, in the television and print media with a view to malign theimage of PSU Oil Sector Executives. Can we now hope that the Government will

implement the salaries proclaimed in the national newspapers payable to us afterrevision? We assure the members that the pay revision issue will be followed till itslogical conclusion.

Although, our three day agitation did not yield the desired result, but the same hasbrought us closer to each other and the positives that have emerged from this shallgo a long way in shaping the future of IOOA.

We salute all members for their resolve in standing up for a right and just cause asresponsible citizens of a democracy. This exemplary unity and solidarity which hasbeen displayed by all of us is a matter of pride for all of us. The prime objective whichwe have in hand right now is not only to secure relief for our thirteen Officers but toalso to retain the vigour and spirit of IOOA. None of us will rest nor leave any stone

unturned to achieve this GOAL.Long live IOOA

Regards,

(Mukul Kumar)Regional SecretaryIOOA, NR