26 Wednesday Feb 2014
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As per the call of the BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU, massive demonstrations will be held in all SSAs of BSNL on the demands of the casual and contract workers, including regularisation, minimum wage, social security measures etc.
All circle/SSA secretaries are requested to intimate CHQ about the implementation of te programme after the same is conducted.
(The BSNLCCWF website is under repair and will be available shortly)
26 Wednesday Feb 2014
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It is reported in the Economic Times dated 26 February that the Planning Commission is in discussion with companies to frame guidelines for regularisation of contract workers. It is stated that this move is being initiated due to the reduction in the number of regular workers and increase of the contract workers who are engaged to do the work of regular employees.
The Trade Unions in the country have been continuously demanding for the regularisation of the large number of contract workers. In BSNL, there are about 3350 casual and about one lakh contract workers. BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation is on agitation for the regularisation of these workers.
As the first phase of the action, massive demonstrations will be organised today, 26 February, in all SSAs as per the call of the federation.
23 Sunday Feb 2014
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The Central Executive Committee of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation held at Bhubaneswar recently has decided to organise Demonstrations at SSA levels on 26th February 2014 on the long pending issues of the workers like regularisation, minimum wage, EPF, ESI etc. It has also decided to observe 2014 as the year of the casual and contract workers.
The CEC meeting of BSNLEU held at Rajkot on 7-9 February has fully supported the decision and has called upon all its SSA units to participate in the demonstration in large numbers. It has also been decided that in places where the BSNLCCWF is not formed, BSNLEU itself should organise the demonstration.
The demands of the casual and contract workers are fully justified. Whatever the government and BSNL C.O. have ordered are not paid to them. Inhuman exploitation is taking place. This has to be put an end to.
We call upon all the SSA units of the BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU to organise demonstrations with massive participation to give a clear warning to the management that unless the issues are settled, there will be sustained agitation by the workers.
Fight for justice to the exploited casual contract workers!
22 Saturday Feb 2014
The Kerala CCLU has given call to organise Dharna on 26th February at SS/Circle level to protest against the non-implementation of the strike agreement reached between the Circle Management and the Casual Contract Workers Union.
As per the CEC decision of BSNLCCWF, it has already given call to organise Demonstration on 26 February on the Charter of Demands presented to the DOT/Government.
Make the programmes successful!
21 Friday Feb 2014
A Seminar was held at Gass Memorial Hall, Raipur today, 21 February, organised under the auspices of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF, Chhattisgarh Circle Unions.
The Union flag was hoisted by Com. VAN Namboodiri, President BSNLEU and Advisor All India BSNL-DOT Pensioners Association and President, BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF. All comrades paid homage at the martyrs column.
Com. D.R.Thakur presided. Com. R.P.Atmapoojya, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA welcomed all. President, Coms. Namboodiri, S.C.Bhattacharya, Om Prakash Sahu, Circle Secretary BSNLCCWF, D.N.Bhandarkar, Vice-President, AIBDPA, Parmar, TF, Bhilai and other leaders on the dais were honoured by garlanding them.
Com.S.C.Bhattacharjee, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU and President, BSNLCCWF, inaugurated the Seminar on “Pension – Past, Present and Future”. He spoke about the background and also the present attack on pension and retirement benefits.
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, in his speech explained the struggles organised by the working class for pension and other retirement benefits in past and the achievements made. As part of the neo-liberal policies being implemented, attack is made on the rights of the workers and pensioners and their hard-earned rights. He spoke the situation world wide and the reports in the Trade Union International Conference of Pensioners and Retirees held at Barcelona, Spain, in February 2014. He also spoke about the Revival of BSNL, the demands of the BSNL employees and also casual and contract workers. He called upon the workers to be ready for serious struggles on the demands raised by the Central Trade unions.
Coms. Sahu, Circle Secretary, BSNL Tekha Mazdoor Union, Chhattisgarh,and other leaders addressed the seminar.
A large number of workers, pensioners and casual/contract workers attended the seminar. The seminar and discussions have given a new enthusiasm to the Chhattisgarh BSNL Unions.
11 Tuesday Feb 2014
Dear Comrades,
Com.S.P.Tiwari, Circle Secretary of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation, UP(E) who organised the 2nd All India Conference of the Federation at Lucknow is seriously ill and admitted in hospital for cancer treatment. Now he is under coma. His condition is very serious and continued costly treatment is required.
Com. Tiwari was retrenched for his trade union activities and has been out without any work for the last three years. His family consists of wife and four young children. There is no other earning member in the family.
Com.Tiwari needs urgent financial help for treatment. Already loan of 60-70 thousand rupees have been taken from friends and comrades but that is not at sufficient.
I would appeal to all comrades, friends and well wishers to send liberal donations for his treatment so that his life can be saved.The donations may please be sent to:
Com.K.R.Yadav, All India Vice-President, BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation, 10/247/19, Sector-10,Indira Nagar, Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh.
01 Saturday Feb 2014
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The CITU Secretariat held on 31 January-1 February has decided to organise ‘A Week Long Intensive Campaign’ from 15th to 21st February to converge in State-wide Demonstration/Mobilisation/Agitation on 20th or 21st February 2014.
The main demands are:
a) End to mass-scale contractorisation of permanent work and regularisation of contract workers
b) Same wage and service conditions for contract workers in all establishments.
BSNLCCWF expresses its full support to the struggle of the contract workers! BSNLCCWF is also organising Demonstration on 26th February on the issues of the Casual and Contract workers in all sSSAs(Districts).
30 Thursday Jan 2014
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Against the non-implementation of the agreement by the BSNL Management for taking back the 284 contract workers retrenched earlier, the BSNLCCWF Belgaum unit has decided to go on Hunger strike w.e.f. 3rd February 2014. The BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF as also CITU are fully supporting the agitation. BSNLCCWF CHQ demands the BSNL Management to urgently take back the retrenched workers and engage them for work. Already the BSNL services have been adversely affected due to the retrenchment. BSNLCCWF fully supports the struggle and demands the management to settle the issues urgently.
29 Wednesday Jan 2014
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President Barak Obama is expected to announce an increase in the minimum wage of the contract workers in US to $ 10.10( appx. Rs. 650) an hour. He will issue an executive order since the lawmakers are not prepared to increase the wages. Last year President Obama has pleaded in the Congress for wage increase, but it was not accepted by the latter. Hence the present executive order.
29 Wednesday Jan 2014
The contract workers in the Delhi Transport is on strike demanding regularisation. The workers include drivers, conductors and other workers on contract.
They are demanding that the promise given by the AAP be implemented without any further delay. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s discussion with them did not reach any agreement and the strike is continuing.
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