Appeals all PSU unions to express solidarity.

The Committee of Public Sector Trade Unions (CPSTU), the united platform of public sector workers movement all over the country comprising PSU trade unions affiliated to AITUC, CITU, HMS, Joint Action Front-Bangalore, PSU Trade Union Coordination Committee- Hyderabad and various other independent trade unions extends full support to the decision for indefinite strike from 18th January 2000 in all the Ports and Docks of the country, jointly by the Port & Dock workers unions and federations affiliated to AITUC, CITU, HMS and INTUC demanding wage revision without any DPE conditionalities and against move of the government for so called liberalisation of Port and Dock sector and service condition of the concerned workers.

CPSTU while urging upon the government of India to concede to the just demands of the Port and Dock workers, appeals to all public sector trade unions irrespective of affiliations to come forward in support of the united countrywide struggle of the port and dock workers and express solidarity by organising trade union action, as deemed fit including holding of demonstration, gate meetings etc in all the public sector units/centres on 18th January 2000 and sending telegrams of minister of Surface Transport, government of India, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi in support of the demands and indefinite strike action..