Postal unions threaten strike

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 23. Postal federations have warned of a nation- wide strike if their demands were not addressed by the Government to their satisfaction.

The main stumbling block is stated to be their demand for pension for about three lakh part-time employees serving rural areas. The federations have sought a meeting with the Union Communications Minister, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, and the Minister of State, Mr. Tapan Sikdar, to discuss the Government's alleged ignorance of the deadline for settlement of pending grievances.

The unions said the Government had agreed to implement a charter of demands on May 1 this year. It was also agreed that these demands would be settled by August 31. The federations said there had been no progress on any of the issues. The federations are likely to meet next week to discuss the future course of action.

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