As per the call of the BSNL Non-executive unions, joint conventions of BSNL unions are being held all over India to prepare for the Nation Wide Strike on 28th February 2012 on the genuine demands of the working class and the common people. State wide conventions have been held at Bangalore, Chennai and Cochin already participated by All India leaders of the unions. Conventions are being held at other centres also.

A SSA level Convention was held on 15th February at Kozhikode (Calicut) attended by a large number of workers. Com. T.K.Surendran, DS, NFTE presided. In my inaugural speech, I explained the charter of demands of the strike notice and also the background of the united actions by the working class in India against the anti-worker neo-liberal policies being persued by the government. I also impressed upon the workers the need for unitedly fighting against the attacks on the workers. Coms. Jayaraj, DS, BSNLEU, M.K.Beeran, FNTO, Venugopal. BMS, Vijayakumar, BSNLEU and other leaders addressed and assured the All India leadership that there will be full strike in Calicut as usual. A good number of women workers also participated.