Monthly Archives: October 2017

‘PSUs are Temples of Modern India’ – Jawaharlal Nehru. ‘PSUs are born to die’ – Narendra Modi

07 Saturday Oct 2017

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While inaugurating the Indian Telephone Industries (ITI), one of the first PSUs in the country in 1950, then Prime Minister Jawharlal Nehru said that the Public Sector Units are the temples of modern India, focusing on their importance.

Now the present Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reported to have stated that ‘ all the PSUs are born to die.’ And in fact the government  is killing the same one after another with out waiting for them to die.

Bajpai Government stated earlier that ‘Business is not the business of the government’ and started selling the PSUs. The UPA government was also on the same line.

In a few years, there is the possibility that all the PSUs will be killed / or handed over to the private, unless the struggle is intensified against this anti-nation anti-people corporate capitalistic policy.

United Struggle and massive campaign are required at the earliest. The decision of the Central trade Unions to organise Maha Dharna at Parliament with lakhs of workers from all parts of the country  is well appreciated. More and more section of workers and people are joining against the anti-people government policy.

BSNL should ensure Bonus to the Contract workers

07 Saturday Oct 2017

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The contract workers engaged in BSNL have not been paid the Bonus for  this year. The plea that there are no funds is not tenable. Bonus is a right of the workers as per Bonus Act and BSNL is liable to pay it.

BSNL Casual and Contract Workers federation has taken up the case with the management. The BSNL Management should look in to the matter urgently and ensure that the same is paid early.

Modi government compelled to reduce GST in certain cases

07 Saturday Oct 2017

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The strong protest from all over India, including from the BJP ruled states against the increased prices for food articles and common usages, the Central Government has been compelled  to reduce the  GST in some cases. However, these decisions are mostly in support of the small traders, small business etc. Whether this will reflect in the increased prices of essential articles is yet to be seen.

In such a situation, the agitations against the increased GST should continue to make the government to act fast to reduce the misery of the people due to GST.

Once again Kerala creates history by appointing Temple priests from Dalits, OBCs.

07 Saturday Oct 2017

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The decision of the Travancore Devaswom Board, Kerala, to appoint temple priests from dalits and other backward  classes is most appreciated. This is a welcome step. Along with 26 Brahmins, these priests from OBCs and dalits have been appointed. This is a bold decision and is to be considered by the other temple managements also.

 

The Struggle for Wage revision in BSNL and against Formation of Subsidiary Tower Company.

06 Friday Oct 2017

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Congratulations to the BSNL Unions and Associations for taking strong agitational programmes, including strike, on the demands of  early wage revision in BSNL and against formation of Subsidiary Tower Company.

Since all the earlier struggles on wage revision included the demand of Pension Revision also, it is suggested that the demand of Pension Revision w.e.f. 01-01-2017 for BSNL pensioners be  included in this Charter of Demands!

As on earlier instances, the BSNL pensioners will be there along with the workers with full solidarity and support.

Jyoti Basu’s name removed Salt Lake Stadium – Unwarranted act by Mamata Government

06 Friday Oct 2017

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Mamata Banerjee government in W.Bengal has crossed all limits of decency, tradition and convention by removing the name plaque of the Salt Lake Stadium with the name of Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister, who inaugurated the same in 1984, while he was the CM. This is the third instance of the removal of the name of Jyoti Basu from the plaques and memorials.

Most shameful to your government Ms. Mamata!

WFTU celebrating its foundation day and International Action day of October 3, 2017

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

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The WFTU celebrating its foundation day and International Action day of October 3,2017 which is dedicated this year to the Immigrants and Refugees, has visited the refugee camp in the area of Ritsona, 100 km far from Athens and met with the Syrian Refugees families.

The WFTU delegation headed by its General Secretary George Mavrikos and the WFTU Vice President Haidar Ibrahim, Head of General Union of Palestine Workers who is officially visiting WFTU on its Anniversary day, and the Vice President of WFTU TUI Education-FISE, Soula Lampoudi, have met with the Syrian refugees and have offered 600 notebooks and 50 basket balls, footballs etc to the children of all ages.

The children are always children! They immediately showed their excitement and joy; they forgot their suffering for a while and they did what children should do: playing, enjoying and sharing with friends.

The WFTU never forgets its founding principles and reaffirms its internationalism, human feelings and solidarity in practice with our class brothers and sisters of the whole world.

We continue this legacy of joint struggles with immigrants and refugees and we fight for a tomorrow with no wars and exploitation of man by man!

Unions and Associations in BSNL forge Unity for struggles

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

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The following information posted in the BSNLEU Website is a welcome step for further unity and struggles for achieving the immediate demands of the workers and improving BSNL. We congratulates all the unions and associations for this unity.

“CHQ is extremely glad to inform that historic decision is taken in the all union/association meeting, held at New Delhi today, to settle the Wage Revision issue and to stop the Subsidiary Tower Company. General Secretaries/Representatives of BSNLEU, NFTE, SNEA, AIBSNLEA, FNTO, AIGETOA, SEWA BSNL, BSNL MS, BSNL OA, ATM and TOA BSNL participated in the meeting. Marathon discussion took place, on the ways and means to strengthen unity. It was felt by all that unity should be strengthened to settle Wage Revision and also to stop the formation of Subsidiary Tower Company. Finally, unanimous decision was taken to function under the single banner of “All Unions and Associations of BSNL”. Other decisions taken in today’s meeting are as follows:-

Unanimous decisions taken in the all union/association
meeting held at New Delhi today.
(1) Hereafter, the unions and associations of BSNL will function under the single banner of
“All Unions and Associations of BSNL”, for conducting struggles on common issues
such as settlement of wage revision and stopping the formation of Subsidiary Tower
Company.
(2) Notices to be issued to the Management / government will be signed by all the general
secretaries of the unions and associations.
(3) The following issues are identified for immediate struggle and settlement.
a) Settlement of Wage Revision from 01-01-2017 and settlement of left out issues of
the 2nd PRC, viz., Superannuation benefits of the Directly Recruited employees.
b) Stopping formation of the Subsidiary Tower Company.
(4) The following agitational programme are decided to settle the above issues:-
a) Demonstration at Corporate Office, circles and SSAs on 16-10-2017.
b) Human Chain at Corporate Office, circles and SSAs on 16-11-2017.
c) Memorandum to be submitted to all the MPs by 15-11-2017.
d) Two day strike on 12th and 13th December, 2017.
e) Indefinite Strike is to be organised thereafter, if the issues are not amicably
settled. The date of the indefinite strike will be announced subsequently.
(5) Next meeting of the All Unions and Associations will be held at 11:00 hrs on 23.10.2017, at BSNL MS office.

Taj Mahal not in UP Tourist List; Temple for Modi.

03 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Two reports published in today’s The Hindu are given below:

  1. The U.P. government headed by Yogi Adityanath has removed Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, from its tourist map.
  2. A temple is being built at Meerut, U.P., for Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, so that his admirers can worship him.

Naturally the question arises: Whether the murthy(idol) of Yogi Adityanath will be installed in Gorakhpur temple, where he is the high priest?

Coal India Limited proposes VRS

03 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Coal India Limited, central PSU is proposing to implement VRS to reduce its workers from the present 3.1 lakhs. A committee with trade union representatives  have been formed for the purpose.

The Central Trade Unions are opposed to VRS ((Voluntary Retirement Scheme) , which is nothing but CRS (Compulsory Retirement Scheme).