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Why not Bank Licence to India Post?

16 Thursday Oct 2014

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The Reserve Bank is again calling for applications for grant of bank licences. These will be for Small Banks, Payment Banks and Universal Banks. In fact, there is not much requirement for further banks. It is only to weaken the State Bank and PSU  Banks which are functioning effectively and to allow big corporates to start their own banks for
manipulation.
The intriguing or rather objectionable part is that, the Post Office which is already doing banking has been denied banking licence.
The Govt. should ensure that India Post is ensured of Banking Licence.

BSNLCCWF Calls for One Day Strike on 27 November 2014

16 Thursday Oct 2014

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After the Inspiring Bharat Sanchar Bhawan March on 15 October, the Office bearers and Circle Secretaries of BSNLCCWF met and has decided to give call for One Day Strike on 27 November 2014 for settlement of the long pending issues of the casual and contract workers. The demand of ‘Save BSNL, Save Nation’ will be focussed.
Notice for Strike is being issued. All comrades are requested to make immediate preparations for a successful strike.

BSNL C.O. seeks details on Casual / Contract Labour from Circles

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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Consequent to the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee with the BSNLCCWF representatives and the BSNL Management, it has sought information with regard to the details of the casual and contract labour in BSNL as also the name of contractors, whether they are registered with EPF etc. from the BSNL Management.

BSNL Management has stated that 27 CGMs have given compliance certificates that all the labour laws, including payment of minimum wage, implementation of social security measures like EPF, ESI etc. When we stated that these are false reports, the management wanted us to give specific cases, where they are not implemented. BSNLCCWF written a large number of letters with specific instances of violation of labour laws in a large number of divisions, but they were never replied nor any remedial action taken. BSNL C.O. and for that matter CGMs, fully reiterated what the field officers have reported fully knowing that the reports are completely false. No action was taken against any contractor or officer for violation of the labour rules and brutal exploitation of the casual/contract labours who work for the BSNL through which they can maintain their poor families. But the contractors and sometimes the officers joined together for brutally exploiting the toiling labour.
Will their mindset be changed so that the exploitation can be stopped?

BSNL the only Dependable telephone service – Hindu Report

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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It is well known to all that BSNL is the PSU which provides universal service in the country without any discrimination between urban and rural areas. Despite huge loss to the company, BSNL provides services in lakhs of villages as part of the government’s policy of universal connectivity. Private companies are interested only in profit and whenever and wherever profit is not there, they will withdraw from service.

BSNL restores its services expeditiously whenever there is any natural calamity and help the people in distress. it was done at the time of Uttarakhand landslides as also Kashmir deluge. Now when the Hudhud battered Visakhapatnam and nearby places, it is again BSNL which came to the rescue of the common people.

I am reproducing below a report from Hindu, which appreciates the service of BSNL during the recent Hudhud cyclone which devastated Visakhapatnam and nearby places and resulted in many deaths.

” When all private networks failed to provide dependable service when Hudhud cyclone battered North Andhra Pradesh, BSNL was the only operator which proved its robustness.

BSNL’s extraordinary efficiency at the time such a huge crisis – whether it is for carrying out relief operations or for filing updates to media corps or to know well being of kith and kin. “It was BSNL mobile network’s effectiveness which helped me in establishing contact with my old parents to know their well-being after Hudhud caused heavy devastation in Visakhapatnam,” Dilip, an NRI software engineer from New Jersey said.

In Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam, BSNL was proved to be most dependable. “Our mobile signals and landlines functioned extremely well under trying circumstances. Our towers could radiate signals and render good services,” a BSNL spokesman stated.

The official promised to restore wherever their service was partially-affected.”

My Hearty Congratulations to the BSNL Management and workers of A.P. who helped the people in their distress and restored the services in an extremely effective manner.

Historic CMD Office March by BSNL Casual Contract Workers

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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The Bharat Sanchar Bhawan March of the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers at New Delhi, held today, 15th October 2014, was really historic. It was a determined declaration of their rights and also a warning to the Management and the contractors that they will not any more tolerate the brutal exploitation continuing for a long time. It was a declaration that the workers will fight to be treated as human beings and not wage slaves.

The Eastern Court were the rally was held was full of red banners and flag of the Federation and the circle unions affiliated to it. Wall posters with the demands were placed near the rally site. Delegates came from Kerala, T.Nadu, Karnataka, M.P., U.P., Odisha, Chhattisgarh, W.Bengal, Assam, North East, Uttarakhand, ALTTC and other states. Comrades from Haryana and Maharashtra could not attend due to the assembly elections being held to day. Comrades from A.P. could not come due to the natural disaster. The delegates was a cross section of India. Delegates raised slogans in various languages demanding settlement of the issues and also the need for joint struggles.

Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, President of CITU and one of the tallest leader of the TU movement, inaugurated the March. who spoke on the demands of the casual-contract workers, the struggles conducted by the CITU and other Central Trade Unions, the discussions held in the Tripartite Labour Conference on the Minimum Wage, the call for the observance of 5th December on the 10 point demands raised by the Central TUs etc. He also briefed about the discussion in the Parliament standing Committee on Labour about the issues of the BSNL Casual and Contract workers. He expressed the wholehearted support of the CITU to the casual contract workers and their struggle.
The Rally was presided by V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF and was addressed by Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General, BSNLCCWF, P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary BSNLEU, Animesh Mitra, Vice-President BSNLCCWF and others. The rally was converted in to a March to the BSNL Corporate Office. A Memorandum on the demands of the workers was presented to the CMD BSNL by the leaders.

The March continued through the streets rounding the telecom building complex and ended at the Eastern Court itself, where Com. Namboodiri, President briefed about the meeting with CMD and the future tasks. Comrades K.N.Balagopal, M.P., President of Kerala unit of BSNLCCWF and M.B.Rajesh, M.P. conveyed their Greetings to the rally, expressing their inability to attend.

The Rally and March to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan was historic on many counts. It was for the first time after many years that such a Rally and March was organised at the BSNL Head Quarters, and specially by the exploited casual and contract workers. It was also an indication of the rise of the downtrodden workers who are being exploited by the company as well as the contractors.

Hearty Congratulations and Greetings to the comrades who came from far and near to attend the March! Let us continue our struggle to ensure a better future.

Massive Bharat Sanchar Bhawan March by Casual and Contract Workers

14 Tuesday Oct 2014

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Hundreds of Casual and Contract Workers have reached Delhi to participate in the Bharat Sanchar Bhawan March being organised tomorrow, 15th October 2014. More comrades will be reaching tomorrow from the nearby places. All delegates have been requested to reach the Eastern Court premises, next to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan by 10.00 A.M. Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, President, CITU will inaugurate the March. Senior Trade union and BSNLEU leaders will address the workers who have come from different parts of the country.

The March is the third action programme being organised by BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation (BSNLCCWF). It is being organised to focus the attention of the management on the long pending genuine demands of the workers and for urgent settlement of the same. A Memorandum detailing these issues will be presented to the CMD BSNL by the All India leaders during the March.

We seek the support of all BSNL employees and their Unions/Associations in this effort to end the exploitation of casual and contract workers and to get them justice.

Visakhpatnam ravaged by Hudhud

13 Monday Oct 2014

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The latest report indicates that the cyclone and Storm Hudhud had devastated the city of Visakhapatnam. Almost 70-80 percent of the trees are fallen. The towers and electric poles crashed to the ground. It was only because the people were evacuated in time that their life could be saved. The city has changed beyond recognition.

The government should immediately taken urgent necessary steps to restore the lives of the people at Visakhapatnam and nearby places affected by the cyclone.

Visakhapatnam and nearby places face fury of Hudhud

13 Monday Oct 2014

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Again the east coast of faced another fury of nature. This time it was Visakhapatnam and nearby places which had to face the fury of the sea and wind named Hudhud. 5 are reported dead and more than 4 lakh people have been evacuated to safer places. As Chief Minister Chandrabhanu stated, this is another national disaster and the affected people have to be assisted as such.

As reported in the press most of the terrible zunami type disasters are in the Bay of Bengal zone. Out of such 35 disasters 27 were here only.
We sympathise with the affected people. They should be given all assistane immediately.

India’s Nuclear Surrender to US

13 Monday Oct 2014

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11th October 2008 is a sad day for India. It was on this day that UPA Govt. signed the nuclear deal with United States despite strong protests from opposition parties and also from alliance partners like CPI(M). The surrender to US attitude was so much that even the chance for the fall of the government was ignored.
The plea raised by the government was that there is acute power shortage in the country and the agreement will result in supplement of power.
But despite 5 years having passed nothing has resulted in this   respect.
And what will be the cost when this is produced. It will be hefty and beyond the purchasing power of people.

Only Three Days for CMD Office March by Casual and Contract Workers

12 Sunday Oct 2014

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Hundreds of Casual and Contract Workers from all the circles will participate in the CMD Office March which is being organised on 15 October 2014. Comrades from various distant circles have already boarded the trains so as to reach Delhi in time for the March. Considering the difficulty for accommodation at Delhi, circles have been requested not to bring more than 50 comrades from  a circle.
The accommodation is arranged at Chug Dharmasala, Gharwal Bhawan and Kalibari. Circle Secretaries should contact CHQ and find the place allotted to them.
onward March to CMD Office!