21 Saturday Sep 2013
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
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The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations is scheduled to meet on 25th September to review the activities after the 3rd August National Convention as also plan further activities for the “Revival of BSNL.” The meeting will start at 16.00 hours.
21 Saturday Sep 2013
Posted in PSU
The strike by the coal workers scheduled to start from 23rd September 2013 against disinvestment / privatisation has been postponed after meeting with the management as also to bring further unity amongst the workers.
20 Friday Sep 2013
Posted in TU News - India
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The Cabinet has decided to increase 10% DA to the central Government Employees and pensioners w.e.f. July 2013, as per the increase in the cost of living for the earlier six months. The Central Government Pensioners also will get the increase. Accordingly the DA will increase from the present 80% to 90%. From January 2013 onwards, the DA was increased by 8%, increasing from the earlier 72% to 80%.
It is estimated that Rs. 10,879 crore will be the additional expenditure for increasing the DA for the 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners.
20 Friday Sep 2013
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
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The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations have addressed letters to all the Chief Ministers in the country requesting for support in strengthening BSNL and enabling it to provide better service to the customers. It also requested the CMs to give mandate to the government departments and state PSUs to use only BSNL services.A copy of the Declaration adopted by the National Convention on “Revival of BSNL” held at Mavalankar Hall, New Delhi, on 3rd August was also attached.
The Forum has sent similar letters to more than 100 Members of Parliament earlier. Some of them have addressed the Prime Minister asking to address the concerns of the workers and to take necessary action to revive BSNL.
Conveners of Forum at Circle / SSA levels can meet the MPS and CMs and persuade them to take necessary action in the matter.
19 Thursday Sep 2013
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners
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Com.VAN Namboodiri, President BSNLEU along with Com. K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA met Smt. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance), DOT and discussed about 78.2% fixation for pensioners, increasing of minimum pension for BSNL pensioners, removal of the anomaly for the pension of those who retired within 10 months of formation of BSNL and other issues. Member (Finance) assured that all these issues are being dealt with on priority basis. For details of the discussion visit AIBDPA Website.
19 Thursday Sep 2013
Posted in TU News - India
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The workers in the Coal Sector are going on strike for three days from 23rd September 2013 against disinvestment and privatisation of the coal sector. This is a joint strike by all the unions in the sector. This is a fight against the anti-PSU policy of the government.
We call upon all the BSNL Employees to give full support and Solidarity to the strike of the Coal Workers.
18 Wednesday Sep 2013
Posted in TU News - India
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The, meeting of the Public sector trade unions held at Ranchi on 18th August 2013 has given the following call:
1. Organise 23rd September 2013 as Anti-Disinvestment/Privatisation Day by organising demonstrations, gate meetings etc. and to send fax to Prime Minister Prime Minister to stop all disinvestment plans of PSUs.
2. Participate in full strength in the state level demonstrations on 25th September as given call by the National Convention of Workers held at New Dlhi on 6th August by the Central TUs.
3. Participate in the ‘International day of Action’ on 3rd October as per the call of the World Federation of Trade unions(WFTU), which is jointly being organised by the Left trade Unions in India.
BSNL Employees Union is party to all these decisions. BSNLEU, BSNLCCWF as also AIBDPA will be participating in all these programmes. Our comrades are requested to joint these programmes effectively and make them successful.
18 Wednesday Sep 2013
Posted in BSNL News
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The GSM Mobile connections have increased from 67.26 crores in July 2013 to 67.44 crores in August 2013. There has been an increase of 17.8 lakhs in this one month. This is only a marginal increase compared to the earlier steady growth.
18 Wednesday Sep 2013
Posted in P&T TU History
Tomorrow, 19th September 2013, is the 44th Anniversary of the great struggle organised by the lakhs of Central government Employees in 1968 on the just demands of Need Based Minimum Wage and other issues.
The Indira Gandhi Government used the draconian Essential Service Maintenance Act (ESMA) to suppress the one day strike. Thousands of central government employees were arrested and jailed. Leaders and workers were terminated, suspended and dismissed. But the workers went on strike and made it a big success. It took more than three years to get the dismissed and terminated comrades to be taken back. But the harsh victimization continued.
All those workers who participated in the strike are now retired from service. But their sacrifice and commitment to the union will be remembered by the future generation.
As a comrade who was part of this historic strike and had to face the severe victimization along with thousands of other comrades, I still feel that only such struggles and sacrifices had built up the present organisation.
My Red Salutes to all those who were part of the Historic Strike!
18 Wednesday Sep 2013
Posted in Obituary, Tributes
With deep sorrow and anguish it is intimated that Comrade P.Mukundan, veteran BSNLEU leader and one of the founders of the E.III(N) Union in Karnataka Circle breathed his last at 12.30 hours today, 18th September, at his home in Kundapur. He was ailing and was in hospital for some time. He was improving and was brought home. But all of a sudden it took a serious turn and he passed away, to the sorrow of all who knew him.
Com.Mukundan was a committed comrade who sacrificed every thing to serve the workers. I had the opportunity to tour many places in Karnataka, especially in South Kannada along with him, Com. Balan etc. to organise the union. He was simple, dedicated to the cause and committed to the union. We have lost a sincere comrade. He is survived by his wife and children.
My Heartfelt condolences to the family, comrades and friends in their great loss.
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