Confederation – Strike Declaration Convention at Hyderabad

18 Wednesday Apr 2018

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The Confederation of CG Employes and Workers have decided to organise a National convention at Hyderabad on 10th June 2018 for focusing the long pending issues of the employees and declaration of a strike for achieving the same. The circular issued in this connection is reproduced below:

“DEFEAT THE DISASTROUS NEO-LIBERAL POLICIES
DEFEAT THE ANTI-LABOUR RULING CLASS POLITICS BEHIND IT”
10th JUNE 2018-HYDERABAD
STRIKE DECLARATION NATIONAL CONVENTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Dear Comrades,

Attack on the working class and peasants as a whole and Central Government Employees in particular are mounting day by day. The entire working class and peasantry are on struggle path. The farmers long march in Maharashtra is the latest mass struggle. None of the 7th CPC related demands of Central Government Employees are settled. The assurance given by the Group of Ministers to the NJCA leaders regarding increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula is in paper even after a lapse of 20 months. Now the Finance Minister has replied in Parliament that “no change in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula is at present under consideration”. Employees who joined service after 01.01.2004 are retiring with a megre pension of 1000 to 2000 rupees only under the NPS Scheme. In effect, New Pension System has become No Pension System. Six lakhs posts are lying vacant for the last many years and now Govt. has issued orders to abolish all posts lying vacant for more than five years. HRA arrears, MACP Bench mark, Option-I for pensioners – Govt. is not ready to reconsider their stand. Three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal department are waiting for two years for their legitimate wage revision. Exploitation of Casual and contract workers continue and equal pay for equal work is denied to them. Large scale outsourcing and privatization has become the order of the day. Privatisation of Railways and outsourcing of the work done by Defence employees are in full swing. 12 out of 17 Govt. of India Printing Presses are ordered to be closed. Same is the fate with other departmental printing presses including Railway printing presses. Autonomous body employees and pensioners are denied their rightful wage revision and pension revision due to the stringent conditions imposed by the Finance Ministry. Compassionate appointments have become a mirage.

Trade Union rights are denied. Orders banning dharna and demonstrations are issued. The draconian FR 56 (j) and Pension Rules 48 are misused as a short-cut to punish and victimize employees. JCM forums have become mere talking shops without any positive results. Recognition under CCS (RSA) Rules are delayed and Departmental Councils have become dead in many departments. Govt. sponsored unions are given undue patronage. Recognition of fighting organisations are withdrawn on flimsy grounds and trade union facilities are denied to the Chief Executives of recognised Associations.

It is in this background the National Secretariat of Confederation of Central Government employees & Workers has decided to fight back these retrograde policies by mobilizing the entire Central Government employees by unleashing intensive campaign throughout the country culminating in strike. To declare the compaign programme and the strike, a “National Convention of Central Government Employees” will be held at Hyderabad on 10th June 2018 Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Eminent trade Union leaders will attend the Convention. Venue of the National Convention is Sundaraiyya Vigmana Kendra, Bagalingampally, Hyderabad. About 1000 delegates from all states will attend the Convention.”

Central Govt. fully responsible for the currency crisis

18 Wednesday Apr 2018

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In the name of reforms and new experiments, the Modi Government is plunging the people in to crisis after crisis making it difficult for them to live peacefully. The Demonetisation  and the GST were implemented by the government with assurance of catching the black marketers, easing the money transactions etc. etc. But what has happened is known to every body. The people suffered months together without money. Day to day life was adversely affected. People thought that the problem of shortage of rupee notes was over.

But NO! the crisis has become more acute and intensive. There is no money in the ATMs in most of the places. The government on its part is accusing the people of withdrawing more money.

It is clear and proved that the Modi government is not sensitive to the need of the people. It moves only for the interests of the corporates. The  it moves fast, very fast!

 

CPI(M) Party Congress starts today at Hyderabad

18 Wednesday Apr 2018

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The 22nd Party Congress (Party Conference) of Communist Party of  India (Marxist) starts today at Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. The conference place is named as ‘Mohammed Amin Nagar’ in memory of the late Com. Mohammmd Amin, PBM as also former Minister of W.Bengal Government and veteran CITU leader.

The Congress will continue for 5 days from 18th to 22nd April 2018. Since formation of the Communist Party of India in 1920, the conferences have been held regularly, despite banning of the party, continued attacks from both the British Government and then the governments in independent India. CPI(M) was formed in 1964 protesting against the revisionist policies of the then leadership of CPI.

CPI(M) is the strongest Communist and Left Party in  the country. Though it is the ruling party now in Kerala alone, it had ruled continuously for more than 30 years in W.Bengal and about 25 years in Tripura.

CPI(M) stands for the common people and especially for the poor, underprivileged downtrodden and the toiling masses. It has always been  the uncompromising fighter against the anti-people, anti-worker policies of the ruling classes.

The 22nd Party Congress of the CPI(M) is expected to discuss and decide on the draft political resolution as also political organisational report.

 

 

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CEC Meeting of AIBDPA TN at Madurai

17 Tuesday Apr 2018

Circle Executive Committee meeting of Tamil Nadu has been held successfully at Sunil Moitra Bhawan ( All India Insurance Employees Association Office), Madurai on 16-04-2018. Com.N.C.Atheewaran, District Secretary, Madurai welcomed all the participants. Com.P.Manickamurthy, Circle President controlled the proceedings. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor inaugurated the CEC covering the recent developments in the country, the challenges being faced by BSNL, wage revision and pension revision etc. He congratulated Tamilnadu comrades for their advancement in the circle and stressed the necessity to make the struggles being organised by AIBDPA, BSNLEU and All Unions and Associations, a grand success through which only we can achieve the demands. Coms. S.Mohandoss, CHQ Vice President, K.Kaliprasad, CHQ Organising Secretary and S. Selvin Sathyaraj, District Secretary, BSNLEU addressed the meeting.

Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary presented the report of activities for the intervening period since the last CEC. The District Secretaries and most of the Circle office bearers participated actively in the discussion.

 

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Vishu with a change.

15 Sunday Apr 2018

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My better half used to complain that I am mostly on organisational tour during Vishu, Onam etc. That was a fact also. Somehow the programmes were fixed earlier and could not be changed.

This time also I am on tour on Vishnu and is at Madurai to attend AIBDPA CEC. This time no grievance. The big difference is that my wife is also with me.

Best Wishes to all for a Happy and Pleasant Vishu and other festivals!

We condemn these heinous acts against girl children- Punish the guilty.

14 Saturday Apr 2018

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The rape and murder of an 8 year girl, Asifa, in a temple in Kathua, Jammu and a similar incident of rape in Unnao in U.P. is most condemnable and a crime beyond description. The stand of the governments, both in J ans K and UP to save the culprits is again condemnable.

The central and state governments should take immediate action to arrest all the culprits and also those who are trying to save the culprits. Prime Minister’s assurance that justice will be done should be implemented in its full sense and should not be made a mockery,since the culprits are BJP and high level and highly connected people.

GDS Committee recommendations – Implementation of

09 Monday Apr 2018

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It is intimated by the Government to NFPE leaders that the decisions on the implementation of the GDS Committee report will be finalised within a month. NFPE and GDS Union have been on agitation for implementation of the favourable recommendations for the last many months. Government has been unnecessary delaying the decision.

NTP 2018 is in the final stage

09 Monday Apr 2018

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The National Telecom Policy is being finalised by the Dept. of Telecom and will be submitted to the government within one month as per press reports. There is no doubt that it will be in favour of the private telecom companies and especially for Reliance Jio. Each earlier NTP has been against the interest of BSNL and in favour of private companies and nothing different is expected from this one. What else can be expected from the Modi Government?

CPSTU Convention decides for agitational programmes on Disinvestment / sale of PSUs etc.

09 Monday Apr 2018

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Central Public Sector Trade Unions (CPSTUs) decided to intensify struggles against privatisation and to settle wage revision.
The Central Public Sector Trade Unions conducted a one day convention at Ernakulam, yesterday. 340 delegates participated in the Convention, from all the major Central Public Sector Undertakings. Com. Tapan Sen, General Secretary, CITU, inaugurated the Convention. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, addressed the convention, and gave a detailed picture of how the government is trying to finish off BSNL, by forming the Subsidiary Tower Company. He also narrated about the sustained struggles of the BSNL employees to safeguard BSNL. The GS, BSNLEU also briefed the convention about the developments in the wage revision issue of the BSNL employees. The meeting decided the following action programme on the key issues:-

To conduct a nationwide campaign programme in all the Public Sector undertakings.
To send Fax to the Prime Minister and Minister of Heavy Industries.
To conduct a National Convention on 25th May, at New Delhi, against privatisation, Fixed Term Employment and on wage revision issue.
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Massively organise dharnas on 12-04-2018, demanding the rolling back of the Subsidiary Tower Company.
Compelling the government to roll back the Subsidiary Tower Company is the priority task of the trade union movement of BSNL. To achieve this, the All Unions and Associations of BSNL has called on the BSNL employees to organise massive dharnas throughout the country on 12-04-2018. CHQ calls upon the circle and district unions to coordinate with the other constituents of the AUAB, and to mobilise maximum number of Non-Executives and Executives in the dharnas.(Courtesy: BSNLEU website)

BSNL should stop the retrenchment of the contract workers

07 Saturday Apr 2018

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BSNL Corporate office has issued certain instructions to reduce the number of contract workers from the present strength, even to the extent of 10% / 20% on the plea of reducing expenditure of the company. On the basis of the same, many CGMs/GMs have started retrenchment.

BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF has strongly opposed this ill-motivated move. There is no doubt that BSNL is in difficult financial position. The revenue has to be increased and certain measures to reduce the expenditure is also necessary. The workers and their unions are fully with the management in improving the services and also revenue. It is due to the hard work of the employees and casual / contract workers that BSNL is able to provide more connections each month, despite lack of spectrum and latest technology. If the government is prepared to provide BSNL with 4G/5G spectrum to BSNL, the growth of BSNL will be phenomenal, despite predatory pricing by Reliance Jio. Government, the owner of the BSNL and MTNL is unfortunately favouring the private companies and strangulating the PSUs, BSNL and MTNL.

The casual and contract workers are continuing in DOT/BSNL for about 20 to 30 years. Many are going to reach 60 years. Their entire life has been spent by working for DOT/BSNL, even though they were being paid meagre wages and even which was usurped by the contractors and some of the corrupt officers. As long as the exploitation continued, the number of casual/contract workers increased. But due to formation of BSNLCCWF and sustained struggles, when the contractors are compelled to pay the wages as per Minimum Wage fixed by the Chief Labour Commissioner, the authorities and the contractors want to reduce the workers to teach them a lesson. This is condemnable.

Retrenchment is not a solution. By retrenchment, the present work is reduced adversely affecting the services. Many of the works of the 2 lakh employees retired, the contract workers are doing. Retrenching them is not only against the interests of the BSNL, but also is a crime against the workers who worked their entire life / many years for the company.

There are many areas where unnecessary expenditure can be reduced just like foreign trips, purchase of unwanted equipment, utilisng the vacant buildings and staff quarters, selling the scraps, strict control over the purchase of diesel and petrol, austerity in the use of electricity, restricting unofficial use of vehicles, reducing outsourcing, strict collection of dues from subscribers and government departments, pulling up the corrupt officials etc. These are only some measures, but after careful study by the management in discussion with the unions can find out much more. It is to be noted that these contract workers who are working 10 to 12 hours or more are not getting even 5% of the wages that the top officers in the company are being paid.

Thousands of families are going to be starved, if the retrenchment takes place. This is to be stopped. Management should drop the idea to retrench contract workers. Many are going to be 60 years of age and gradually the number will come down also. They should be provided with gratuity etc.as per rules.

BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU are making all efforts and united struggles to ensure that these long serving workers are not retrenched. We demand the management to stop the present move to retrench the workers immediately.