After the decision for one day strike on 15th December 2011 has taken by the JAC, as Convener I spoke both to the General Secretary / President of NFTE and FNTO and suggested for a common/united struggle with their participation in the strike. Com. Islam Ahmed, President, NFTE has agreed that the meeting of the BSNLWA on Saturday, 19th November 2011 will take a favourable decision. Com. K.Vallinayagam, Secretary General, FNTO replied that his CWC is meeting at Chennai on 1-2 December which will take suitable decision in the matter.
The situation is developing for a joint massive strike. I call upon all the executive and non-executive unions to join the struggle which is intended to protect the existing rights of the workers and to advance the cause of BSNL and MTNL, as also their workers.