03 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Neo-liberal policy
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The NDA government is hitting century after century! Days back it allowed 100% FDI in Railways. Telcom Sector also 100% is ordered. Now 100% FDI is sanctioned for Construction sector.
But these centuries have a difference. It is the preparation for handing of the vital assets of the country to Foreign Finance. Defeat this sinister game of the BJP dominated NDA rule. We want the assets of India to Indians and not to MNCs and International Finance.
03 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in BSNLEU, Forum, TU News - India
The National Protest Day on 5th December 2014 called by the 11 Central Trade Unions, shows the determination of the working class to fight against the anti-labour, anti-people policies of the government without any break. The day will be observed all over the country, jointly by the Central trade Unions and Independent Federations of the Central, State, PSU employees and others.
It is necessary that joint demonstrations are held every where. We should be part of this great movement, with maximum participation. It is also expected that the Central Trade Unions may take decision on the next phase of programme.
03 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in PSU
The Public Sector Banks, including SBI, have written off Rs. 34.409 crore of bad of NPA (bad loans)during financial year 2013-14. This includes one time settlements also. This comes to about 34.05 % of the Non-Performing Assets. In 2012-13, Rs. 27,231 crore were written off.
These bad loans are mainly loans given to the corporates and big business and not returned. If common people take any loan and is not paid back, coercive measures are taken and the loan got returned. But, when it is the case with the corporates and big business, it is written off. No action is taken against them. Is this justice? One rule for the rich and powerful and another for the common people? This should be exposed.
The Indian Banks Association is denying the demands of the Bank Employees’ Unions for wage revision with adequate fixation stating that there is no money. But they can simply write off Rs. 34,000 crores and similar amount every year, closing the loans of the rich and powerful without getting it back?
02 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners
OBSERVE PENSIONERS’ DAY ON 17TH DECEMBER 2014
17 th December is observed as Pensioners’ Day every year. It is on this day in 1982, that the famous Judgment in Nakara case was delivered by the Supreme court, which is treated as Magna Carta by the Pensioners.
What is the essence of the judgment? A portion from the judgment itself will be the explanation, which is given below:
“From the discussion, three things emerge: (i) that pension is neither a bounty nor a matter of grace depending upon the sweet will of the employer and that it creates a vested right subject to 1972 Rules which are statutory in character because they are enacted in exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to Art. 309 and clause (5) of Art. 148 of the Constitution; (ii) that the pension is not an ex-gratia payment but it is a payment for the past service rendered; and (iii) it is a social welfare measure rendering socio-economic justice to those, who in the heyday of their life, ceaselessly toiled for the employer on an assurance that in their old age they would not be left in the lurch….”.
The judgment also stated that the persons retired earlier should not be put to a disadvantage in their old days compared to the later retirees. This judgment resulted in the Recommendations of the IV Central Pay Commission (1984) for pension Revision, whenever there is a pay revision through Pay Commission.
The Petitioner of the case, Shri D.S.Nakara, was a retired Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Finance and the case is called Nakara Case accordingly. The day of the judgment is observed as “Pensioners’ Day” by the various organisations of the Pensioners.
AIBDPA has given call to observe the Pensioners’ Day on 17th December 2014 by holding General Body Meetings and explaining the importance of the day with maximum participation.
02 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in CG Employees, Postal Service, TU News - India
The Postal Joint Council of Action, including both NFPE and FNPO along with the concerned GDS Associations have decided to organise a Parliament March on 4th December 2014, demanding settlement of long pending issues.
The government has been completely ignoring the demands of the Postal workers and also that of the Gramin Dak Sevaks (former ED Employees). Hence the Parliament March.
We fully support and express solidarity to the programme!
02 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNL News
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NEW DELHI: State-run telecom operator BSNL today launched mobile security value added service that will allow its customers to track location of their lost mobile phones, remotely lock the device and erase data, among others.
BSNL is offering the solution, Msecure, in association withBeyond Evolution.
“Through Msecure solution user can remotely manage data contained in his or her lost mobile handset,” BSNL Director for Consumer Mobility Anupam Shrivastava said in a statement. (PTI)
02 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in PSU, TU News - India
The staff and HR issues connected with merger of Air India and Indian Airlines are still pending. Many strikes were organised both by the employees of AI and IA, whose promotional and other HR issues were affected. A court case is also pending in the Supreme Court.
These are a batch of cross appeals both by the Air India management and buy the various employees’ unions. The Supreme Court on 1st December heard the case, but did not give any decision on the request of the unions for interim relief. The Court stated that ” There has to be a practical way out. Any order should not be harsh on your employer (Air India) also”. (Courtesy : ET)
02 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in PSU, TU News - India
The employees of the Public Sector Banks are on strike again. Since the Banks Management, Indian Banks Association, has not accepted the demand of the employees for wage increase, the United Forum of Bank Unions(UFBU) has called for Relay Strike from 2nd December onward. The relay strike will be area wise. The strike in Southern India will be on 2nd December, Northern India on 3rd, Eastern India on 4th and Western India on 5th December 2014.
We give full support and solidarity to the strike, which is fully justified.
02 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in History
It is reported that about 100 old gold coins were found in a village near Mysuru, when digging to construct a toilet. Out of this a few of them belonged to the Hyder Ali period. These gold coins have Shiva Parvathi on one side and Urdu words on the other side.
This once again confirms that there was good relations with the Hindus and Muslims and that the propaganda by the British that Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan were against the Hindus is completely false.
02 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in Left News
Ex-president Tabare Vazquez has won Uruguay’s presidential runoff, extending the left’s decade-long hold on power — though not necessarily his predecessor’s ground-breaking marijuana laws, exit polls showed.
Vazquez, a 74-year-old cancer doctor who previously served as president from 2005 to 2010, won between 53 and 53.9 percent of the vote, and will succeed his Broad Front (FA) party colleague Jose Mujica, according to three different exit polls yesterday.
His center-right opponent, 41-year-old lawmaker Luis Lacalle Pou, took between 40.6 and 42 percent of the vote, found the pollsters, Factum, Cifra and Equipos Mori. (PTI)
The Left has retained the President ship. A welcome news!
