BSNL Casual and Contract Workers in Kerala has decided to organise two days dharna on 13th and 14th June 2015 in front of  CGM and GM offices. The demands are given below:

1. Regularize all Casual Labors/TSMs. 2. Regularize all contract labors. 3. Enhance the wages. 4. Higher wages to the external plant maintenance workers carrying out cable jointing work. 5. Payment of wages to all laborers latest by 7th of every month as agreed. 6. Equal wages for equal work. 7. Sweeping workers should be paid minimum 4 hour wages. 8. Engage sweeping/cleaning workers for eight hours and the working hours should not be reduced. 9. Implement EPF/ESI to left out laborers. 10. Supply of Identity Card by the management and a uniform procedure be adopted in our Circle. 11. Payment of charges for material transportation. 12. Payment of Bonus to contract laborers. 13. Payment of conveyance charges in lieu of weekly off. 14. Stop petty contract system. 15. Engage laborers in the sanctioned vacancies caused due to retirement of regular staff based on the justification sent by SSA heads and pay equal wages for equal work. 16. Supply adequate store materials for improving service. 17. Engage the laborers for marketing jobs. 18. Payment of EPF by the management w.e.f. 2000.

BSNLCCWF CHQ fully supports the demands and struggle and demands the Kerala Circle Management to discuss with the union and settle the issues.

It is reported in the press that BSNL has planned for  Rs. 6,000 crore projects this financial year including provision  Wi-Fi roll out in major tourist centres like Agra, Varanasi, Fatehpur Sikhri (all in UP), Hyderabad etc. Wi-Fi will be rolled out in NE Region also.

It is reported that funds from USOF will be provided. Good. But what abut the Rs. 1,250 crore already allotted by USOF for 2012-13. It is not yet paid to BSNL , although the amount was sanctioned much earlier.

Let BSNL implement new projects which will benefit the people and also the organisation.

All the 4 unions in the Tata Steel UK have decided to go on strike on 22nd June 2015 against the proposal to close the Pension Scheme in the company. The unions have taken strike ballot and there has been huge support for the strike from the 12,000 and odd workers.

In the European countries, including UK, there are moves to curtail the pension benefits. Struggles are taking in many countries.

We fully support the fully justified strike of the Tata Steel UK workers.

The meeting of Central Committee of CPI(M) is being held today and tomorrow at AKG Bhavan  New Delhi. This is the first meeting of CC after the Party Congress at Visakhapatnam. Hence many organisational matters will be discussed.
On this occasion, I could meet many senior leaders and convey to them the developments in BSNL and seek their guidance and help. Many of these comrades had much helped the BSNL workers in their struggles. The  book on the struggles organised by Joint Forum/ JAC/Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations was also handed over.

The employees of the associated banks of State Bank of India, viz. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Hyderabad and State Bank of Patiala, are on strike today, 4th June 2015, pressing settlement of their demands. The call is given by the State Sector Bank Employees Association (SSBEA). The Association is also demanding that these banks should be delinked from SBI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated today that the Government is committed to implement One Rank One Pension (OROP). Well and good. But when are you going to implement? It is already one year. On Land Acqusition, you have already issued three ordinances, against strong protest from the farmers and opposition parties.

Why can’t you issue one Ordinance for OROP, which is supported by the Govt. as well as opposition and which both UPA and NDA governments had assured?

Do not cheat the veterans who had defended the Nation.

Five Days Week is the system in most of the European countries and developed world. In the metro cities, it has started in many MNCs and private cocerns. In New Delhi, the central govt. offices function 5 days.
In the present scenario of things, 2 days are necessary in a week to look after family affairs and connected matters.

In this situation, the agreement in the banking sector granting 2nd and 4th Saturdays as holidays are much welcome. This is a step towards Five Days Week.