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Five Days Week, the Right of BSNL emplopyees

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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The demand for a ‘Five days Week’ for BSNL employees is fully justified. Why?

  1. 5 Days weeks is  internationally accepted.
  2. The MNCs are observing  it.
  3. Central government employees in Delhi have already 5 days week.
  4. BSNL Corporate office is a ‘Five Day Week’ office
  5. Most of the  corporates in metros have 5 days week.
  6. Five days week means less electricity, diesel, petrol consumption and less expenditure for the company
  7. By increasing half an hour daily, the loss work on Saturdays can be compensated.
  8. The programme will motivate the workers for putting more work.
  9. Workers can spend some more time with their family
  10. At least one hour to 4 hours can be saved on Saturdays for the journey to and fro from home to office and return.
  11. 5 Days Week will be a relief especially to the women employees who have to work in the office and also at home.

WORKERS CREATE WEALTH – THEY SHOULD BE HONOURED AND GRANTED A PORTION OF THE BENEFIT THAT THEY GIVE TO THE SOCIETY!

The BSNL Management should seriously think about implementing 5 days week.

Meeting at Bhubaneswar

18 Monday Apr 2016

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It was most unusual. The membership verification meeting started at Bhubanehwar at 19.00 hours today, 18th April 2016. The comrades were waiting  for Com.  V.A.N.Namboodiri, founder General Secretary and Patron BSNLEU to reach. Com. Sahdev Biswal, former Circle president BSNLEU presided. Com. Saroj Ranjan Das, Circle secretary welcomed. Com.VAN  and Com. Animesh Mitra, Vice-President, BSNLEU, A.Dhupal, former Circle Secretary, Arup Sarkar, Org. Secretary BSNLCCWF, Com. Behara, Circle secretary BSNLCCWF and other leaders attended and addressed. Com. P.K.Behara, former treasurer of NFTE, who joined BSNLEU was welcomed and garlanded by Com. VAN. The meeting continued till 21.00 hours. The doubts raised by the workers were cleared.  The participants assured the leaders that in Odisha, BSNLEU will with much more votes than last time.

Despite strong protests from Central TUs, Govt. moves to fix Rs. 10,000 as minimum Wage

13 Wednesday Apr 2016

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The Central Trade Unions have demanded Rs. 18,000 as minimum wage for contract workers and it is one of the demands on which a one day strike will take place on 2nd September 2016. The demand for a minimum wage of Rs.15,000 has been updated to Rs. 18,000, after the VII CPC has recommended Rs.10,000 as the lowest wage on the basis of the Dr. Akroyd formula. While this demand is pending, the government is proposing Rs. 10,000 only as minimum wage to contract workers. This is discrimination and denial justice.

BSNLCCWF strongly oppose the move of the Central government to fix a minimum wage less than Rs. 18,000. It strongly demands that the minimum wage for contract workers be fixed at Rs.18,000.

VII Membership Verification in BSNL – 1,64,224 voters, 40,239 less than VI Verification.

12 Tuesday Apr 2016

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The BSNL Management has announced the total number of employees eligible to vote in the VII Membership verification for electing the Recognised Union/s. The number is 1,64,224. A.P.Circle has the maximum number with 19,046 followed by Maharashtra (16,221), Gujarat (13,752), Karnataka(12,466) and T.Nadu(12,126). The circles with the lowest number of voters are T and D Circle ( 46) and BRBRAITT (70).

In the last Membership Verification the total number of voters was 2,04,463. The number of voters has come down by 40,239. BSNLEU got 99,380 and got the first position. The maximum number of votes for BSNLEU were received in the last verification from AP (11,056), Maharashtra (10,394), Karnataka (7,937) Kerala (7,734) and Gujarat (6843) circles.

78.2% IDA Pension Fixation – Secretary DOT assures early decision by government

12 Tuesday Apr 2016

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Good News! Today, 12th April 2016, Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA and Patron BSNLEU met Shri J.S.Deepak, Secretary DOT and reminded him about the 78.2% IDA Pension fixation case. Secretary DOT told that he has gone through the file immediately after the issue was brought to his notice by us ( Com.VAN Namboodiri and K.G.Jayaraj – Advisor and GS of AIBDPA –  met Secretary DOT twice  on 02-03-2016 and 31-03-2016) and has already forwarded the same for Cabinet approval. He also expressed the  hope that the decision will be taken before the end of this month.

The continued efforts of AIBDPA and BSNLEU by meeting the Secretary DOT Shri J.S.Depak and Communications Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (on 09-03-2016) have borne results. The Cabinet note is now forwarded and as per the statement of the Secretary DOT, the decision is awaited before the end of this month. Let us hope that there is no further complication in the settlement.

We shall continue our sustained efforts for the settlement as was done in the case of Pension Revision from 01-01-2007 as also Pension Revision after the Wage revision from 01-10-2000.

The Branch Secretaries’ Convention at Eluru, A.P.Circle BSNLEU

10 Sunday Apr 2016

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A Branch Secretaries’ Circle Convention of BSNLEU, A.P.Circle was held at Eluru, today, 10th April 2016. About one thousand comrades including Circle office-bearers, District/Branch Secretaries attended. The hall where the convention is being held was overcrowded and many comrades had to sit on the sides of the hall. National Flaf and Union Flag were hoisted by Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Founder General Secretary and Patron of BSNLEU and Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary BSNLEU. All the delegates honoured the martyrs by offering flowers at the Martyrs Column.

The Open Session of the Convention was presided by Com. Mohan Reddy, Circle President. Com.J.Sampath Rao, Circle Secretary and Com. Chinta Prasad, DS, Eluru welcomed the delegates. Com.V.A.N. Namboodiri in his Inaugural Speech, spoke about the high tradition of struggles organised by BSNLEU, the achievements in the past, the new demands and also the necessity of voting and getting the sole bargaining position to BSNLEU by getting more than 50% of votes in the ensuing Membership Verification due next month. He severely criticised the anti-worker, anti-PSU policy of the government. Com. Abdul Gafoor, CITU General Secretary A.P. and Com. Surya Rao, MLC greeted the Convention. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, explained in detail about the achievements of BSNLEU including the wage revision, Promotion Policy, pensionary benefits for the BSNL recruited employees, the compromise role of NFTE in the PLI issue etc.

Coms. P.Asoka Babu, CHQ Vice-President, Ramachandrudu, CS, AIBDPA, Taranath, ACS and all Circle office bearers were present in the dias. The convention is continuing.

Struggles to Defend and Revive BSNL

10 Sunday Apr 2016

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BSNL Employees Union and the JAC/Joint Forum/Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations have organised number of struggles and campaigns to defend BSNL from privatisation and to revive it. The following list is an indication of the efforts made by the employees to bring BSNL to its past glory:

  1. 11 All India strikes given notice of out of which 5 were deferred after agreement. 6 Successful strikes took place.
  2. Three All India Conventions took place with pan India presence.
  3. 5 Parliament Marches with participation of thousands of workers.
  4. A number of times, programmes like Post Card/Telegram/Badge Campaign, demnstration/dharna, hunger strike etc. were organised.

We will have to continue these struggles for strengthening BSNL and restroing its past glory.

Why not united unions for Executives and Non-Executives in BSNL?

10 Sunday Apr 2016

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The formation of Joint Action Council in BSNL by the unions/association in BSNL was a great step, which resulted in the historic strikes of 2006 (deferred after agreement) and 2007  to defend and save BSNL. Further struggles and joint actions were organised. From 2006 onwards, 6 major strikes have taken place under the leadership of JAC/Joint Forum/Forum on the issues of the workers as well for the revival of BSNL, while 5 strikes were called off after agreement.This is a great record.

Now if the unions of non-executives and associations of executives can jointly function and go on joint strikes, is it not possible to have a united union or association including both the executives and non-executives? When the number of total workforce in BSNL has been reduced from 3.5 lakhs to 2.10 lakhs and there is not much recruitment further consolidation becomes necessary.

The question of a united organisation requires to be debated for coming to a correct conclusion.

BSNLCCWF Extends support and Solidarity to Struggle by BSNLEU

07 Thursday Apr 2016

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Com. Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation has extended full support and solidarity to the struggle being organised by BSNLEU on the issue of PLI and other demands. He has called upon the casual and contract workers to fully participate in the struggle along with BSNLEU comrades.

Let us jointly make the struggle a great success!

Membership Verification Campaign in Karnataka

07 Thursday Apr 2016

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The three days’ campaign for membership verification in Karnataka Circle from 4th to 6th April 2016 attended by Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron and Founder General Secretary along with Com. M.C.Balakrishna, AGS, Com. B.P.Narayana, Circle President, C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary and other cirle office-bearers BSNLEU covered Udupi, Mangaluru and Hassan. In all the meetings, a good number of workers, including women comrades were present.

Coms.Namboodiri, C.K. Gundanna and other leaders spoke about the importance of the verification, the national situation, the struggles organised by BSNLEU and Forum on the issues of the workers and for revival of BSNL, the ‘SWAS’ programme, the achievements of BSNLEU and the issues that are being taken up and so on. They called upon the workers with the slogan ‘Each to the Polling Booth and each vote to BSNLEU’. They called upon the members to contact each and every employee, even those belonging to other unions and convey the message.

The reaction of the workers were inspiring. They assured that the support base of BSNLEU is increasing and the results will be better than in last verification. Com.Namboodiri and other leaders were affectionately received by the workers.

The presence of Former Circle Secretary, Karnataka of E.III Union, Com.Harischandra Rao, veteran leader Com. B.N.Rao, AIBDPA AGS Com.G.G.Patil and  many other senior leaders in the meetings were appreciated by the workers. At Udupi, the wife of late Com. P.Appaji, former AGS of E.III(N) union and son also attended. In the meetings, the contributions made by veteran leaders Com. M.Sadananda, former Circle Secretary, Com. Mukundan (Kundapura) and others were remembered, who made great contributions to the Karnataka BSNLEU movement.

The team  under the leadership of Coms.  C.K.Gundanna, B.P.Narayana and  M.C.Balakrishna and other leaders has taken the union to great heights in Karnataka.

Our Hearty Congratulations to the Karnataka Comrades!