100% FDI in single brand retail
07 Saturday Jan 2012
Posted in General, Uncategorized
Author Archives: VAN NAMBOODIRI
‘In the Land of Pame’ – about WFTU Congress at Athens
07 Saturday Jan 2012
Posted in TU News - International
In the Deshabhimani Weekly an article by Comrade A.K.Ramesh, All India President BEFI, on the WFTU Congress held at Athens 6th to 10th April 2011 was serially published in ten continuous issues. I thought I will read it together and since the final part was published last week, I read it completely yesterday night. It was very interesting. Since his start from Delhi and till return to India, even minor incidents have been described in a very attractive way. But the important part is about the discussion held in the Conference and the inspiration that the eight hundreds and odd delegates got from the conference. A clear idea of the Congress as also about the grim economic situation in Greece are explained. The excellent way which the Congress was conducted is appreciable. Sufficient number of photoes are also there. Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU had also attended the Congress.
Congratulations to Com. A.K.Ramesh for the very interesting report.
Full preparations going on for the success of 28 February 2012 nationwide strike.
06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in TU News, Uncategorized
All the Central Trade Unions viz. BMS, INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC, LPF and SEWA have called for a nationwide strike on 28 February 2012 on the 10 Points Charter of Demands of the working class and the common people. An All India Convention of PSU Unions will be held at Bangalore on 13 January to make plans for making it a complete success in the Public Sector Units.
The Joint Action Committee of BSNL Associations and Unions in its meeting on 19th January is expected to take a favourable decision to participate in the strike. BSNLEU, NFTE, FNTO etc. have already taken the decision to participate in this great strike.
Let us march ahead to make the strike a total strike.
Newly Recruited JTOs/JAOs get additional 5 increments – Why not for TTAs?
06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
The newly recruited JTOs and JAOs have been granted 5 additional increments to compensate for the loss in emoluments after the wage revision w.e.f. 01-01-2007. The newly recruited TTAs had similar loss in emoluments. They should also be granted five increments. BSNLEU has already taken the case with the BSNL management. There should not be any delay in ending this discrimination. Justice should be meted out to the newly recruited TTAs.
2G Scam – SC irked at laxity in enquiry
06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in 2G Scam Corruption, Uncategorized
The Supreme Court expressed its displeasure in the lagging enquiry on the 2G Scam and issued notices to the DOT, CBI and Enforcement Directorate asking them to reply to the allegations of laxity in the enquiry before 20th January when the case will be taken for next hearing. It was hinted by the Counsel for CPIL Shri Prashant Bhushan that Law Minister Salman Khurshid ws interfering in the case.
It is well known to all that the Government which said earlier that there was no loss in the 2G allotment will certainly try to save its face int scam. But the evidences are much against it. Sukh Ram, former telecom Minister, against whom case of corruption was going on has now been convicted and jail sentence given. What will happen in the present case?
Let us make maximum efforts to save BSNL in the new year 2012
06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
I met Shri R,K,Upadhyay, CMD, BSNL today and discussed about the progress in procuring equipments for the expansion and development, providing new connections etc. I proposed that a very serious effort should be made by both the management and the workers for further improving the services. CMD completely agreed and intimated that already the advance purchasing order for telephone instruments and cables have been issued and it is now for the CGMs to place the actual Purchase orders so that the cables, instruments are purchased and utilised for development and expansion. Regarding Broadband Modem, the tender is being finalised. In the case of mobile equipments the technical aspect is almost over and the financial tender will be taken up by next month.
On the one side the pressure on the management at alllevels should be intensified and on the otherside the workers have to aggressively work for better service. We have to change the present critical situation to a winning position.
I also spoke about the non-implementation of the statutory rules, oeders on wages, social security measures etc. to the casual/contract workers. He said that he will do the needful in the matter.
Telecom companies have to set up web-based system for complaints – TRAI
06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in Uncategorized
TRAI has asked all the telecom operators to provide web-based systems to attend and settle complaints of the customers. The acute delay at present due to various stages of dealing with the complaints have made the regulator to issue the present directives. This will be a move to improve the customer services.
Remembering Comrade A.Majeed
05 Thursday Jan 2012
Posted in Obituary, Tributes
Yesterday night I started reading the book on Com. A.Majeed, P&T and Confederation leader of Kerala who met untimely death by a road accident on 30th September last year. 71 persons including trade union leaders, artists, cultural personalities, co-workers,friends and relatives have written about Comrade Majeed and his valuable connections with them. Many were very emotional. I was one of the contributors. I could not stop reading till the end of the book. Another book in which the articles and poems of Comrade Majeed was also published.
During a comparatively young age, Majeed had served the people in a big way and became dear to all by his pleasant manners and connections.
I appreciate Com.A.K.Ramesh and others who edited and published the books, a memorial to the departed comrade, in such a short time and in a beautiful way.
BSNL should implement Minimum wage and social security measures to Casual/Contract workers.
05 Thursday Jan 2012
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
A lot of complaints are being received from many stations that the minimum wages decided by the Government/BSNL is not being paid to them. Mostly about 50% is only being paid. EPF, ESI are not implemented in most cases. It is a shame to the BSNL management that it is incapable of implementing its own orders and the exploitation of the low paid workers are continuing.
Today I had a serious discussion with the GM(Admn), Corporate office, who is dealing with the issue. He admitted that it is true that the orders are not implemented in many places, but assured that all efforts will be made to ensure that it is implemented. I gave him certain cases like Jabalpur, Mathura, Nainital etc. which he assured to look in to and action taken. Our comrade should come with correct information of non-implementation of minimum wage EPF ESI etc. so that these can be brought to the notice of the corporate office for reddressal.
Government proposes new telecom network for secrecy
05 Thursday Jan 2012
Posted in TU News - Telecom specific
The government is seriously thinking about planning and developing a safety telecom network for its own use. It is worried due to many instances of leaking its information and also spying on its e-mail etc. which are operated by foreign companies. As long as the government is not prepared to control the MNCs and global telecom giants, these are sure to happen. Even now, many foreign telecom manufacturers have not given the encryption code to the government.
A separate net work for the government can be thought of. But it is necessary that the government should take strong action against those foreign manufacturers who are not prepared to accept the regulations of the Indian government.
