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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Mobile Towers on Govt. Buildings, Post Offices – Communications Minister
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Telecom
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Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has stated the government has taken a policy decision to allow mobile towers to be erected on government buildings, including Post Offices to reduce call drops. Rent can be collected from the telecom operators for the same, he said.
Govt. proposes a 3 Member Committee to fix salaries of M.P.s
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in General
It is reported that the government is thinking of appointing a 3 Member Emoluments Committee to fix the salaries and allowances of the Members of Parliament. There has been some criticism earlier that the law makers are fixing their salaries and allowances themselves.
An MP in India gets a salary of Rs 50,000 per month. In addition, Rs 2,000 per day is paid as daily allowance when the MP signs the register while attending Parliament sessions or House committee meetings. The MP is entitled to Rs 45,000 constituency allowance every month — Rs 15,000 for stationery and Rs 30,000 to employ secretarial assistance staff.
MPs are also entitled for a government accommodation, air travel and train travel facilities, besides three landline and two mobile phones. They also get a loan of Rs 4 lakh to buy a vehicle.
The proposed committee will examine all these and also with comparison with other countries.
It is unbecoming of PM “to settle” domestic political issues abroad – Sitaram Yechury
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in General
New Delhi, Sep 26: CPI (M) today hit out at Narendra Modi over his recent dig at “secularists”, saying it is “completely unbecoming” of the Prime Minister and was unprecedented for a person holding the top post to “settle” domestic political issues when abroad.
CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury also said it was “unfortunate” that the Prime Minister has undertaken “so many” foreign visits and quipped that since Modi has spent “more time” abroad, he is finding little time to settle domestic political issues when in India.
“It’s completely unbecoming. As a Prime Minister of our country, it has never happened that the domestic political issues have been settled by the Prime Minister abroad.
“Now it’s a different matter that Modi is spending more time abroad than in India. Therefore, he may not have time in India to settle the Indian political issues, so he is doing it abroad,” Yechury told reporters.
The Rajya Sabha member said it is “unfortunate” situation that the Prime Minister has undertaken “so many” foreign visits during the 16-month tenure.(PTI)
Unity is of paramount importance – Com.A.K.Padmanabhan, President, CITU
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in TU News - India
” Unity is of paramount importance so that we are able to to force the government concede our demands”
” There has been a break (in unity) after the strike( 2nd September 2015). But we want unity so that the trade union movement becomes a success.”
( Excerpts from the interview given by Com. AKP, President, CITU to Business Standard on the 2nd September 2015 strike and the withdrawal of BMS from the same. Published in BS dated 27-09-2015)
Contract Workers in Maruti-Suzuki on struggle.
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in General, TU News - India
The contract workers, numbering about 2,500 – 3,000 engaged in the Maruti-Suzuki factories are on struggle path for better wages. Consequent to the wage agreement reached between the Management and the regular workers’ unions for an increase of about Rs. 16,800 in three years, the contract workers also have demanded increase in their wages, which is fully justified. While a regular worker gets about Rs. 38,000, the contract worker, who is performing almost the same duty, is paid only Rs. 15,000.
The contract workers staged massive demonstration near the factories’ premises on 26th September demanding wage rise. The demand of the workers is fully justified and should be granted by the management. We support and extend our solidarity.
Release Files on the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri – Son Anil Shastri
26 Saturday Sep 2015
Anil Shastri, senior Congress leader and son of Lal Bahadur Shastri, former Prime Minister of India, has demanded the central government that the files regarding his death in Tashkent and connected matters be released. The demand has come at a time when such demand has been raised by many politicians and public figures for releasing the secret files on freedom fighter and INA Commander Subhas Chandra Bose.
It is reported in the press that his wife had then and there mentioned when she first saw the body of Lal Bahadur Shastri in the plane after it reached Palam Airport, that it was not a natural death and that the body was blue.
Certainly, the family and the people have got right to know what are in the files.
BSNL should streamline its functioning and decision making
26 Saturday Sep 2015
Posted in BSNL News
BSNL is a most prestigious PSU of the Central government. It provides communications services to the people in all parts of the country. Communications systems are becoming fast to faster.
As such, the BSNL Management also should be fast in its decisions and implementation. But unfortunately it is entwined in the bureaucratic and cumbersome process of the government system and its decisions are very slow and implementation slower. Especially in the case of staff issues, it moves just like tortoise.
Whether it is PLI, change of designation, wage revision, promotions, anomalies – the management is taking too much time to take decisions and then much more time to implement. BSNL can not afford to be slow, in providing services or in settling the workers issues. Issues are to be settled through negotiations. However, on each and every issue, the workers are compelled to resort to agitation due to the negative attitude and delay.
The BSNL Management has to rethink about its functioning so that quicker services and quicker sorting out of the issues of the workers could be done.
BALCO closes its Chhattisgarh Unit
26 Saturday Sep 2015
Posted in TU News - India
Bharat Aluminium Company(BALCO) management is proposing to close its Chhattisgarh plant shortly. It blames the closure on the increased price of coal and the loss in prices of aluminum.
BALCO was central government PSU, which was privatised and sold to Vedanta company. There was continued struggle by the workers against privatisation. Its main plant is in MP. More than 1,000 workers will lose job if the company is closed. The government should immediately intervene and save jobs of workers.
3rd October 2015 – 70th Anniversary of WFTU
26 Saturday Sep 2015
Posted in WFTU
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3rd October 2015 is the 70th Anniversary of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), the militant organisation of the world working class.
WFTU was formed on 3rd October 1945. There has been a big change in the world after the II World War, which saw the freedom of many colonial countries. World organisations like UNO, WHO, UNESCO and such institutions started one after another. It was at this time that the WFTU also was born.
During its 70 years, WFTU gave inspiration and guidance to the working people and their organisations. Many Trade Union Internationals (TUI) are affiliated to the WFTU. WFTU has got affiliated unions in most countries.
70th year of WFTU is being celebrated throughout this year. On 3rd October 2015, massive rallies, meetings, conventions and such programmes will be organised.
In India also, the day will be organised and celebrated in a big way.
WFTU Zindabad! Workers of the World Unite! Inquilab Zindabad!
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