31 Thursday Jan 2019
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In the Kerala Budget presented today by Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Issac, the Senior Citizen Pension which at present is Rs.1,000 will be increased by Rs.100 and fixed at Rs.1,200. During the next three years, it will be increased by Rs.100 every year reaching to Rs. 1500. The demand raised by the Senior Citizens Friends Welfare Association was that it should be increased Rs.500 every years so as to reach Rs. 3,000 gradually.
Heart Congratulations to the Kerala LDF Government.
30 Wednesday Jan 2019
Posted in BSNL, BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
As reported earlier, the wages of the contract workers are not paid for two months or more in all the circles. Despite taking up the matter with the CMD, the issue is not settled.
Hence struggles and strikes have started in many circles. While supporting the struggles, we demand that the BSNL Management take immediate action to make the payment to the contract workers with arrears.
30 Wednesday Jan 2019
Posted in Uncategorized
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), in it’s meeting held on 29th Januaery 2019 has recommended the name of Shri P.K. Purwar, as the next CMD of BSNL. Shri P.K. Purwar is presently CMD MTNL. Before becoming CMD MTNL, Shri P.K. Purwar worked as GM(CA), BSNL. Heartily congratulations to Shri P.K. Purwar.
29 Tuesday Jan 2019
Posted in General, Obituary, Tributes, Uncategorized
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Comrade George Fernandez, former Defence as also Communications Minister and the militant leader of the 1974 Railways Strike passed away today morning (29-01-2019) at a New Delhi Hospital. He was 88. He was bedridden for a long time and was under treatment for Alzheimer illness.
George Fernandez, was a Socialist and was a fiery speaker. He was jailed several times, including at the time of the railways strike in 1974 which he led and during the National Emergency of 1975. The Railway Strike in May 1974 demanding Bonus for railway employees continued for about three weeks and thousands of workers were arrested and jailed. ESMA and other black rules were used to suppress the workers. But after the Janatha Government came in to power, Bonus was first granted to Railways workers and then to CG employees etc. During National Emergency’ Fernandez was handcuffed and jailed till Emergency was over. He contested the elections from jail and was released only after the victory of Janatha party. For some time he was Minister of Communications also, during which period I met him and discussed about victimisation cases. He was most considerate.
His speech was inspiring. I still remember his speech at Mudalakkulam Maidan, Kozhikode, which was being translated in equally fiery tone by Com. M.P.Veerendrakumar, both of whom were in the Socialist party at that time.
He later joined NDA and was Defence Minister in Vajpayee government. For the last few years he was ill and under treatment.Now the end has come.
A great working class leader has passed away. Heartfelt condolences!
28 Monday Jan 2019
On many issues on which the BSNLEU or other unions take up some cases, the BSNL corporate office wants the concerned details from the circles and direct them to provide the required information. But the direction from the corporate office is simply ignored by most of the circles or the information is not received in the C.O. and the issue is not settled. In this way, the settlement is delayed for months and sometimes years, for no other reason.
The latest in this series is the details about the Telecom Mechanics promoted from the casual labour. Abut half of the circles have not given the information and some of the circles have given incorrect information. The delay causes undue difficulties to the concerned employee.
The Circle offices should supply the information without delay and the corporate office has to ensure that the information are got urgently.
28 Monday Jan 2019
Posted in WORLD NEWS
At least 70,000 people braved cold and rain in Brussels on Sunday to demand the Belgian government and the European Union increase their efforts to fight climate change, the Belgian capital’s fourth climate rally in two months to attract at least 10,000 participants.
The event was described as Belgium’s biggest climate march ever, with police estimating slightly bigger crowds than a similar demonstration last month. Trains from across the nation were so clogged that thousands of people didn’t make the march in time.
Some 35,000 students in Belgium skipped classes Thursday to take their demands for urgent action to prevent global warming to the streets.
“Young people have set a good example,” protester Henny Claassen said amid raised banners urging better renewable energy use and improved air quality. “This is for our children, for our grandchildren, and to send a message to politicians.”
Even though the direct impact on Belgian politics was likely to be small since the country currently is led by a caretaker government, the demonstrations have pushed the issue of climate change up the agenda as parties prepare for national and European Union elections in May.
The march ended at the headquarters of the European Union. The 28-nation bloc has been at the vanguard of global efforts to counter climate change but still came in for the protesters’ criticism.
28 Monday Jan 2019
Posted in General
Lakhs of determined Left activists enacted human chain all over W.Bengal to observe the 70th Republic Day of the country and took oath for the upkeepment of the values of India’s constitution and for secularism , National Unity and sovereignty of the country . Left Front Chairman Biman Basu , CPI(M) West Bengal State committee Secretary Suryakanta Mishra , CPI State Secretary Swapan Banerjee, RSP leader Manoj Bhattacharya, Forward Block leader Hafiz Ali Sairani and other leaders of Left Front constituent parties were present in the Human Chain enacted in Central Kolkata. Human chains were enacted on behalf of Left Activists in all the 20 districts of the state . The Left Front activist also also took oath to protect Sovereignty and National Unity during the enactment of the Human Chain.
27 Sunday Jan 2019
Posted in TUI of P&R
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25 Jan 2019
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), representing 95 million workers of the five continents as well as the world class-oriented labor movement, strongly rejects the attempted coup d’état against the legitimate government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
This interference, orchestrated by the US government, NATO and the EU and executed by the representatives of the transnationals and monopolies in the country, constitutes a flagrant violation of the most elementary rules of international law and of the Venezuela’s sovereignty. For the WFTU, it is an inalienable right of each people to decide for themselves, without outside interventions, on their present and future.
At the same time, the WFTU reaffirms, as it has already done on several occasions, its solidarity with the Venezuelan people, with the working class and our affiliated organizations in the country in front of this imperialist threat. In addition, we call on the Venezuelan people to reject the maneuvers of the imperialists and their lackeys in the region, to condemn the plans of the murderers of the peoples. We will continue to support the Venezuelan working class, for the deepening of the Bolivarian process, until the abolition of man by man exploitation, towards a new world, without wars and imperialist barbarism. This is the only way forward to repel the plans of the imperialists.
Long live internationalist solidarity!
26 Saturday Jan 2019
Posted in Uncategorized
The three days country wide strike by the Defence Civilian employees from 23-25 January 2019 has been complete in all defence sector production, research and service establishments which was organised against the onslaught of outsourcing and privatization by the BJP Govt at the centre.
Congratulations to the workers and the organisations which organised the strike!
26 Saturday Jan 2019
Posted in Uncategorized
Today, 26th January 2019, is the 70th Republic Day of India. India got freedom from the British rule on 15th August 1947 after decades of struggle under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Babu Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallbhai Patel, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Ghan Abdul Gaffar Khan and others with the participation of crores of ordinary people. British left India, but partitioning it in to India and Pakistan. The Constitution was finalised by 2years and 11 months with Dr. B.R.Ambedkar as its architect and was approved by the Constitutional Assembly on the basis of which day it was declared as the Republic of India on 26th January 1950. The preamble of Constitution lays down its essence.
Though we got political Independence 72 years back, economic freedom is yet to come for a vast majority of the people. Inequality has widened. Crores of people do not get even two meals a day, no shelter, no education etc. Unless these are ensured the freedom will not be complete. This should be the main thrust that the nation has to make.
Warm Greetings to all on the Republic day!
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