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.EXTENDED CEC STARTS AT WARANGAL

28 Thursday Feb 2013

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The three days meeting of the Extended CEC of BSNL Employees Union held at Warangal (AP) from 26 to 28 February 2013 is a landmark session, which in detail discussed about the strategy to face the VI Membership Verification and win with a wide margin, to become the sole representative union.
The National Flag was hoisted by Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President of the Union and the red flag of the union was hoisted by Com. P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary. All the comrades paid homage to the martyrs column.
The Inaugural Session started at 1100 hours in the spacious K.R.V. Gardens in the centre of the town. The hall was fully decorated and the stage was set with large banners with the drawings of the pioneers of P and T Trade Union movement viz. Babu Tarapada, Henry Barton, Dada Ghosh , K.G.Bose, N.J.Iyer, Adinarayana and Moni Bose. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLEU presided. Com. Vijaya Bhaskar, MLA and Chairman of the Reception Committee and Com.J.Sampath Rao, Convener, Reception Committee, welcomed all present.
Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, President, CITU, inaugurated the meeting who touched upon the successful two days strike on 20-21 February 2013 and the resultant developments. He also spoke about the anti-worker policies being implemented by the central government and the need to fight the same.
Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri in his Presidential Speech spoke about the main issues of the CEC meeting like facing the VI Membership verification, providing better service to the people, joint struggles and on other important demands.
General Secretary BSNLEU, Com.P.Abhimanyu in his keynote address presented the report on activities since the last AIC held at Ludhiana in September 2012nd spoke extensively covering all the issues. Coms. P.Asokababu, Vice President as also Com. Animesh Mitra, DY GS.
After vote of thanks by the Reception Committee, the session came to an end at 1330 hours.

Warangal CEC inaugurated

26 Tuesday Feb 2013

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The Extended Central Executive Committee of BSNLEU started today, 26th February, at Warangal(A.P) with the hoisting of the National and union flags at about 10.00 AM in the lawns of the Gardens, where the meeting is taking place. The Conference was inaugurated by Com.A.K.Padmanabahan, All India President, CITU.Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri presided. The welcome address was given by Com.Bhaskar, MLA and Chairman of Reception Committee and Com. J.Sampath Rao, General Secretary of the RC. Coms. P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU Animesh Mitra, Dy.GS, P.Asokababu, Vice-President as also Com. Sudha Bhaskar, General Secretary, CITU, A.P. also addressed/Greeted the meeting.
The report was presented by GS along with other issues. The delegates started discussion in the afternoon. Themeeting will continue for the next two days. In the Inaugural session, more than 800 comrades participated.

Towards Extended CEC at Warangal

22 Friday Feb 2013

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Only a few days are left for the Extended CEC of BSNLEU to be held at Warangal on 26-28 February 2013. The Extended CEC is being held specially to prepare the organisation for facing the VI Membership Verification in April 2013 in a very successful manner getting more than 50% of votes and becoming the recognised union.
In addition to the circle Secretaries and Central Office-bearers, more than 400 district secretaries of BSNLEU will also participate in this crucial Extended CEC.
All other issues including the action plans for achieving the demands of the workers will be serriously discussed in the Extended CEC.

BSNLEU Convention at Calicut

09 Saturday Feb 2013

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The Convention of BSNLEU leaders in the northern districts of Kerala viz. Kasargod, Kannur, Malappuram, Palght and Trichur, held on 8th February 2013 was a great success. About 400 comrades participateed. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLEU presided. Com. A.V.Kuriakose, Circle President BSNLEU welcomed. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, Com. Mohanan, Circle Secretary, Jothilakshmi, Mahila Commitee Convener, Jayarajan, DS, Calicut and other comrades addressed. Questions raised by the comrades were fully answered by GS.
The Convention was organised for mobilisation of the 20-21 February strike and also for the membership Verification.

United Forum Meets

30 Wednesday Jan 2013

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The United Forum of BSNL Unions met today, 30th January 2013, and discussed about the ensuing VI Membership Verification and connected matters. Com. Suresh Kumar, GS, BSNLMS, Chairman UF presided. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, BSNLEU President and Convener UF briefed the meeting about certain aspects of the New Recognition Rules. He also stated that the United Forum should be strenghtened and well co-ordinated as usual. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS told that BSNLEU has taken a decision that UF allies should be together as earlier. All comrades participated in the discussion.
It was decided that the United Forum unions will continue the alliance and will work to ensure that BSNLEU get more than 50% of the votes in the verification.
The next meeting will be held on 17th February 2013.

A.P.Circle keeps up tradition by printing Diary.

16 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Within minutes of publishing my earlier post on Calendar by Calicut SSA of BSNLEU, I got a mail from Com. Taranath, ACS, BSNLEU, A.P. Circle.He rightly asked me ‘whether you have forgotten our Diary?’
How can I forget the excellent Diary I am getting every year, even before starting of the year, with my name printed and pasted in golden letters, sent by Com. J.Sampat Rao, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, AP, the biggest circle of BSNLEU? This time also I got it sufficiently early and cherished it.
But the fact is that the AP Diary 2013 is not with me now. It is a small story. A few days back, Com. Tankalal Shreshta, Advisor to Telecommunication Employees Association of Nepal (TEAN) and also the union nominated Director of the Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC), came to Delhi. On my invitation he visited my quarters at D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi. We had tea and sweets together and discussed organisational and personal matters. I showed him the Union Calendar and also the Diary printed by the AP Union. He appreciated both. All of a sudden I thought that I will present the Diary to him. That is exactly what I did. He thanked me and told that it is a diary with my name and that I may like to keep it. I told him that you can remember me whenever you see the diary. Both of us laughed and appreciated each other.
Com. Taranath, when I told the above, stated that he will send me another Diary. Ok, he can send it any time. But his gesture itself is sufficient for me. Thank You AP comrades!

New Recognition Rules for BSNL Non-Executive Unions issued

26 Wednesday Dec 2012

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BSNL Management has today issued the ‘BSNL RECOGNITION OF NON-EXECUTIVES’ UNIONS AND REPRESENTATION IN THE COUNCIL RULES’. This is in continuation of the discussions held between the Management and the Unions. Till now only the union which got the maximum number of votes in the Membership Verification under Secret Ballot was granted recognition and allotted seats in the National/Circle/District Councils. In all the four membership verifications after the first, BSNLEU won continuously and was the only recognised union. In the last verification, it got more than 52% of the polled votes.
It is to the credit of BSNLEU that it on its own took up with the CLC and the BSNL Management for grant of recognition and representation on the basis of proportionate representation and the Management has issued the new orders. Of course, BSNLEU’s seats in the council will be reduced, but it is one union which wants that the principle of proportionate representation is implemented.
We are happy that though the Management has not accepted all our suggestions, this is better than the earlier rules which may bring more unity amongst the workers.
With about 1,20,000 paid members out of about 2,10,000 total employees, BSNLEU will again get more than 50% of the votes like last time and will be the number one union.

Chhattisgarh Circle marches ahead

22 Saturday Dec 2012

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Chhattisgarh is a comparatively small circle, which was formed by bifurcation of the earlier M.P.Circle. Though area is not so small, the population is less and a good part of it is forest. It has got six SSAs only viz. Raipur, Bilaspur, Ambikapur, Durg, Jagdalpur and Raigarh. The staff are also less with about 1800 only. Only two main unions are there, BSNLEU and NFTE. FNTO is having members in two digits only. The difference between NFTE and BSNLEU is reducing after each membership verification and it is expected that in the VI verification, BSNLEU may get more votes.
There is very good co-ordination between BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF. The Circle Conference of the AIBDPA was being held on 22 Decenber, but in fact the members of all the three unions were present.
The Conference started with Com. R.L.Shrivastava hoisting the union flag.
In the morning, the Seminar on ” PFRDA and FDI in Pension and struggles against” was held in the GASS Memorial Conference hall at Raipur. More than 200 comradess were present. Com. R.L.Shrivastava, President BSNLEU and AIBDPA presided. Com. R.P.Atmapoojya, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA welcomed all. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF and Advisor, AIBDPA inauguratedd the Conference. In his speech, he focussed on the issues of the BSNL and DOT pensioners, but at the same spoke about the issues of both BSNL and Casual/Contract workers and also about the struggles by the entire working class in India. He called upon the workers to participate in the two days strike called by the Central trade Unions on 20-21 February 2013 against the anti-working class policies of the government and also demanding settlement of the urgent issue of the workers.
S/Shri Sahu, Sr. GM BSNL, Pahdi, CCA, S.C.Bhattacharjee, All India Treasurer BSNLEU and Circle Secretary, Chhattisgarh also addressed.
In the afternoon the delegates session was held. Com. R.P.Atmapoojya, Circle Secretary presented the report which was discussed and adopted. Organisational issues were discussed. Plans were finalised to organise AIBDPA in all the districts. Office-bearers with Coms. J.S.Thakkur (Advisor), R.L.Shrivastava(President),R.P.Atmapoojya(Circle Secretary) and Lala Dani(Treasurer) were unanimously elected. AIBDPA donated Rs.5,000 (Rs. five thousand rupees only) towards KG Bose Bhawan Building Fund.

A Circle Executive Committee meeting of the BSNLCCWF was held in the evening. Circle President Com. S.C.Bhattacharya presided. Com.Om Prakash sahu, Circle Secretary BSNLCCWF reported about the activities so far. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India president, BSNLCCWF spoke about the Hazaribag Central Executive Committee decisions and also actions taken up by the CHQ on the demands of the casual/contract workers. He also called upon the casual and contract workers to participate in the 2-21 February 2013 strike.

In between, along with Circle President abd Circle Secretary of BSNLCCWF, Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri met CGM Chhattisgarh and discussed about the issues of the casual and contract workers including the non-engagement of the circle secretary for work.

After attending all the meetings, one would certainly come to the conclusion that Chhattisgarh, BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF are functioning in good co-ordination and that they are advancing fast and becomng much stronger.

Agitations on 12-12-2012

11 Tuesday Dec 2012

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12-12-12 is an important date. The Central Government employees are going on a One day Strike on the day on the demands for another wage revision w.e.f. 01-01-2011 and other demands. We wish the strike every success. BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF have given support and solidarity to the strike and will organise demonstrations on the day.

Casual and Contract workers in BSNL will march to the GM’s office on 12-12-12, and place the important demands to the management all over the SSAs. BSNLEU and AIBDPA have given solidarity and support to the justified struggle.

Conference of TEAN at Kathmandu (Nepal)

11 Tuesday Dec 2012

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Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU and myself will be attending the 8th National Conference of the Telecom Employees Association of Nepal (TEAN) to be held on 12th and 13th December at Kathmandu. BSNLEU and TEAN has got close relation. BSNLEU leaders have earlier attended TEAN Conferences and TEAN leaders attended BSNLEU conferences.