Kolkatta Circle have shown the example for the unity of the Casual and Contract workers. In a meeting held by all the casual and contract workers

unions in Kolkata, a co-ordinating committee has been formed for dealing with the workers’ issues. I am reproducing here a report on the matter :

[18th Feb 2012] Calcutta Telephones experienced unity among Thika Mazdoors. The first ever experience in Kolkata Telephones is that the contractual workers  four  registered unions  have unitedly raised their voice in support of the ensuing 28th February strike. On 17th February 2012 in a big gathering  of  three thousand workers  Calcutta Telephones Thika Mazdoor Union, Calcutta Telephones Contractor Mazdoor Sangha, BSNL Nationalist Thika Workers Congress and National Union of Contractor Labour & Security Guard (FNTO)  in the banner of Calcutta Telephones United Forum  of Contract Casual Workers  hold a protest demonstration program  in front of  CGMT office at  Telephone Bhawan.  Com Tapas Banerjee Convenor of  CTUFCCW , Circle Secretary CTTMU, and  Chairman  Com Milav Halder, Circle Secretary , BSNLNTWC, Circle President of CTCMS Com Swapan Das, Deputy General Secretary of NUBSNLW- FNTO, Com Alok Nandi, Circle Secretary BSNLEU Com Saibal Sengupta   addressed the meeting. This  meeting urged upon CTD Management  to make an end of contractual labour system and strongly demanded for Departmentalisation of all  contractual workers working under BSNL, CTD.  CTUFCCW also expressed its concern that for the interest of the people of India  and on the other for the sake of national security survival of BSNL & MTNL is a must. Meeting expressed strong protest against any policy detrimental to the health of BSNL & MTNL. One memorandum in this regard had been handed over to the Chief General Manager.

Congratulations, Comrades!