All India Uco Bank Employees Federation has been in the forefront of the Trade Union Movement of Bank Employees and is instrumental in bringing enormous improvements and advancements in the service conditions of the employees in Uco Bank. A well laid Policy that ensured timely Career progression for the Clerical Staff, Sub staff and Sweepers was first brought about in the Bank in 1968 through bilateral discussions with the Management of Uco bank. Since then lot of improvements have been brought about periodically as a result a lot number of Clerical staff, sub staff and sweepers could be promoted to higher cadre from time to time. Similarly, various HR policies like Transfer and Placement policy, Deployment Policy, Request Transfer Facilitation, Various Staff Friendly Loan Schemes for Purchase of House properties, Vehicles and Home Appliances etc.are the products of efforts of AIUCBEF. It is also instrumental in bringing good number of Staff Welfare Schemes such as Health Care, Group Insurance, Encouragement to wards of employees for their outstanding performance in School and College education, Support to the differently abled children of the employees, etc. The full list of our Achievements so far is listed below:
- 1966 : Settlement of additional bonus & arrears for years 1965 & 1966
- 1968 : First promotion policy
- 1972 : Recruitment policy for workmen
- 1975-Second promotion policy
- 1978-Preponement of temporary transfer
- 1980-Request transfer policy
- 1981-Additional post of special assistants & 3rd promotion policy
- 1982-Improvements in Housing Loan
- 1983-Improvementsin request transfer policy
- 1986-General Amnesty to LFC related irregularities
- 1987-Condonation to Suppression of Educational Qualification cases
- 1988-Absorption of Daily wagers as Substaff & Fourth Promotion Policy
- 1991-Rotational Transfer Policy
- 1997-Redeployment of Clerical Staff Policy
- 2000-01-Improvements in Promotion Policy & Categorisation of Posts of Head Cashiers, Filling up of Vacant Posts of Special Assistants caused by Special VRS
- 2003-Introduction of Staff Welfare Schems Special Promotion for Matriculate Sub staff
- 2004-Introduction of GSLI SCHEME, Absorption of left over (378) Empanelled Daily wagers Promotion of Substaff in Kashmir Valley
- 2005-Conversion of ALPM Operators as CTOs More Staff Welfare Measures -Reimbursement of Cost of News Paper
- 2006-07-Absorption of Personal Drivers, Recruitment of Armed Guards, Elevation of Sweepers
- 2007-08-Recruitment of Clerical Staff, introduction of Group MediClaim Scheme, Reimbursement of Refreshment Expenses, Introduction of Health and Eye Checkup Scheme
- 2009-10-Introduction of Scheme of Closing Allowance to all Workmen Staff, Introduction of Group Medi Claim Scheme for Retirees, Special LFC scheme for Workmen in Island Branches
- 2011-12-Regularisation of More than 1000 Casual Sweepers, Fifth Promotion Policy with provision for periodical Elevation of Sweepers, First Holiday Home at Shirdi, Substaff Recruitment, Sweeper Recruitment Policy, Improvements in Categorisation of Head Cashier Policy
- 2013-Canteen subsidy at Rs.250/- p.m. Holiday homes at Tirupathi & Mussorie
- 2013 was yet another historic year as AIUCBEF has been recognised as sole bargaining organisation for workmen in the bank and all settlements relating to work men in the bank would be signed only with AIUCBEF , thus minority unions are kept away from the purview of deciding policy matters.
- 2015: ONE MORE MILESTONE CROSSED with signing a settlement for converting more than 1700 part-time sweepers are converted as full time HOUSE KEEPER CUM PEONS. This is a long cherished desire and AIUCBEF is proud in upgrading the living conditions of the lowest rung in the cadre of work force.
- 2016-17 : Struggle against stoppage of Compassionate appointments & Voluntary retirement provisions, Payment of Over time For demonetisation period. All demands realised after massive Dharna before HO on 3 rd March ,2017.
- 2019: 6 th Promotion Policy signed with significant improvements.
- 2019-20: Improvements in Housing Loan, Vehicle Loan , Demand Loan etc. Retention of all staff Welfare benefits even when Bank was not able to avoid making looses since 2017.
- 2020-22. Necessary protective measures, financial assistance, during the lock down period due to spread of Corona virus through out the world. Rs 20 lakh coverage in case of death due to corona, improvements in Housing loan, OD, Vehicle loan, etc . 7 th Promotion Policy Agreement was signed on 28/7/2022. New staff welfare measures introduced. Promotions from Substaff and clerks ensured .
- 2022 : 7th Promotion Policy was signed between the management of UCO BANK and our Federation on 28th July, 2022, the details of which are available with all of you. We have been able to retain our rights and privileges and in some areas we were also able to extend the same.
- During this period Federation hold its Working Committee at Nagpur on 17th& 18th May, 2022 where it was unanimously decided to launch country wide agitation in demand of :
- 1. Adequate recruitment to address the manpower problems
- Absorption of Daily wagers and minimum wages to them
- Healthy and respectable IR Policy
- From 4th June onwards our agitation started with submission of memorandum to branch heads, then deputation to Zonal heads, to GM HRM at HO and followed by
- Dharna at all state capital Zonal Offices. The issues we raised went down the line and created a reper-cussion among all. Finally the mega show of Dharna was organised by staff Union at Head Office. Previously it was decided to hold the Dharna for 2 days but ultimately on the 1st day a discussion was held with MD& CEO with Com. Partha Chanda, DGS after which in the evening GM HRM spoke to our General Secretary and invited Federation for discussion. Our logic placed to management in a most convincing manner in regard to Recruitment was accepted in principle by the management and some significant move has been made in this regard.
- Other two issues are also under close monitoring and persuasion. Our agitation was completely successful and then the Promotion policy was signed successfully as all our points were accepted and incorporated in the Policy. Transfer Policy is under negotiation.