The move of the central government to privatise 22 PSUs under strategic sale is strongly condemned. It is to be noted that more than 18 crore workers participated in the 2nd September strike called by the Central Trade Unions on the 12 point charter of demands out of which one demand was ‘ no privatisation of PSUs.’ The present decision of the government is not only anti-worker but also shows the arrogance of the government, when the entire working class is against such privatisation.

This attack on the working class and the economic independence of the country has got to be opposed and defeated with the support of the people.

Despite several agitation and struggles, thousands of workers who have been retrenched by Honda Motors are still to be reinstated. In protest against retrenchment and demanding reinstatement five comrades have started hunger strike at jantar Mantar yesterday, 2oth September 2016.

It is surprising that why the Labour Ministry is not intervening and settling the issue. Because the government is always on the side of the corporates. Give support and solidarity to the retrenched workers!

The ancient and holy city Varanasi, which is the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is declared as a smart city by the government.

Good! But BSNL Contract worker is paid only Rs. 2,000 instead of more than Rs. 7,000 which he is eligible.

Will Prime Minister stop this brutal injustice and exploitation in his own constituency and the new smart city!

As per the call of the United Forum of BSNL Unions, hunger strike was organised on 20th September 2016 in Corporate office and all SSAs/Circles in the country demanding discussion and settlement of the demands raised in the Charter submitted by it. Bonus (PLI), Stagnation, E-1 pay scale, Wage negotiation etc. are the demands raised. Employees belonging to BSNLEU, BSNLMS and SNATTA participated in large numbers. Members of AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF participated in many centres.

At BSNL Corporate office premises hunger strike was held with about 100 leaders and workers participating from Corporate office, NTR, Haryana and UP West. Com.R.S.Chauhan, CS NTR presided. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary BSNLEU, V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron BSNLEU, K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA, Suresh Kumar, GS BSNLMS, Sunil Gautam, AGS SNATTA, Swapan Chakraborty, Dy. GS BSNLEU, M.S.Kadian, CS, Haryana, Kuldip Singh, Asst. Treasurer, BSNLEU and other leaders addressed and explained the Charter of Demands. Slogans were shouted focussing the demands.Before the hunger strike started the workers paid homage to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country.

The speakers pointed that the demands raised are long pending one and have to be settled early, failing which further struggles will be organised.

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor and Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary AIBDPA met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL and demanded for early settlement of the restoration of Medical Allowance to Pensioners, Pay anomaly of seniors getting less than their juniors in connection with the 2000 IDA wage revision, Reduction of rent to quarters to 10% of pension and  Broadband connection to pensioners. The association representatives pointed out the difficulty of pensioners due to non-settlement of these long pending issues. CMD assured that these issues will be favpourably considered.

Alexander the Great is stated to be the Conqurer of better part of the known world;

British Empire was stated to be the biggest empire without sunset,.

And now United States wants to Lord over the world with its global strategic military power and economic supremacy.

Alexander is only a memory now; Britain is  a shadow of its earlier Avatar. What about  future of USA, the present super power? 

The BJP government at the centre has been making Promises, Announcements, Declarations, Programmes, Yojanas, full page advertisements etc in hundreds after coming to power.
But what is the track record? Even after two years, not even 1% is implemented. Probably, the concerned ministers and departments might have even forgotten names of the various  yojanas announced, leave alone implementation. 
Is this called Governance? The people have to ponder over!

The proposal of the central Government  to fix minimum wage at Rs. 9100 (Rs.350 per  day) is only around 50% of what the central trade unions have demanded. The demand based on scientific formula is Rs.18,000 ( Rs.692 per day) which is also the lowest pay fixed by VII CPC based on Dr. Akroyd’ s formula, which was accepted by the 15th Indian Labour Conference 1957.

The government should accept the fully justified demand and declare minimum wage as Rs. 18,000.

The Industrial Relations Bill being moved by the central government is nothing short of surrendering to the demands of the employers to curtail the workers’ rights and privileges. According to the Bill, companies with 300 staff or less can retrench workers without government’s permission. Earlier the number was 100. Most of the small and medium companies will be covered by this condition and workers will be on the roads.
Further, many of the social security measures also will be affected. The threat of retrenchment will weaken the collective bargaining.
This attack on the rights of workers should be fought and defeated.