CANSSEA urges members to participate in May 20 nationwide strike

Published on May 1, 2025

DIMAPUR — The Confederation of All Nagaland State Services Employee’s Association (CANSSEA) has appealed to all its members to participate in the May 20 nationwide general strike called by the All India State Government Employees’ Federation (AISGEF).
A press release issued by CANSSEA on Thursday stated that the strike has been called in response to what it described as the government's neglect of employee welfare.
The decision was taken during a two-day National Executive Committee Meeting of AISGE held in Udaipur from April 26 to the 28th, hosted by the All Rajasthan State Government Employee’s Federation.
The meeting, attended by presidents and representatives from various state government employees’ federations, saw unanimous adoption of key resolutions aimed at safeguarding the rights and welfare of government employees across India.

According to AISGEF president Subhash Lamba, repeated appeals made to both central and state governments regarding pressing issues have been met with silence, leaving the federation with no other option than to organise a strike.
“We are left with no choice but to take to the streets to protect the future of millions of employees who serve the nation diligently,” Lamba stated.
The strike is being called in support of eleven key demands, including the repeal of the four Labour Codes and the PFRDA Act, scrapping the NPS/UPS pension schemes, regularising contractual employees, halting privatisation of PSUs, constituting State Pay Commissions with timely revisions, releasing pending DA instalments, implementing comprehensive health insurance, abandoning the National Education Policy (NEP), and upholding the secularism enshrined in the Constitution.
CANSSEA, a federating unit of AISGEF, was represented at the meeting by president Zubemo Lotha Tsanglao, general secretary Yhunsenlo Kent, and press secretary Siewatho S Nyusou.