No proposal for merger of BSNL and MTNL – Communications Minister

07 Saturday Apr 2018

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Shri Manoj Sinha, Communications Minister in reply to a question in Parliament stated on 6th April 2018 that
‘At present, there is no proposal for merger of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)’.

The proposal was there earlier, but the government was compelled to shelve it since the unions took a strong stand that before merger, that the huge loss of MTNL should be written off and that the more than 46% share sold by MTNL should be bought back. If that is accepted by the government, both BSNL and MTNL will be benfitted. The government does not want to accept the unions’ proposal, since it will strengthen both BSNL and MTNL, which it does not want.

Failing the merger proposal, Government is on the move to divide BSNL by bifurcating Tower business, to destroy BSNL. The entire unions are against the formation of a separate company. They are on struggle against formation of Tower Company since it is the end of BSNL. Through sustained struggles, Unions are on the move to defeat the bifurcation proposal of the government.

Privatisation / closure of BSNL is not only against the interest of the workers, but also against the best interests of the more than 110 crore mobile/ telephone subscribers. The tariffs of the private companies are less, only because BSNL/MTNL are there. Once they are finished, the tariffs will go high as much as twenty times, as in international level. Hence as long as BSNL exists, it is beneficial for the entire country. Once it is not there, subscribers will be at the mercy of the corporates, as is the case with the diesel and petrol prices now. The prices will go far beyond the international prices to recover the present losses to the telecom companies. It is the responsibility of the workers that this truth is communicated to the people.

April 14 declared Holiday on Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi

07 Saturday Apr 2018

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April 14th, 2018, birth day of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar has been declared as Holiday by the Central Government. Well and good.

But why the government is not declaring the same as Holiday along with other holidays which are declared months before the new year?

BSNL provides 40 lakh connections in March 2018 – Congratulations!

07 Saturday Apr 2018

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It is reported that BSNL has added more than 4 million subscribes in March 2018. Congratulations to the workers and the BSNL Management who made it possible through their hard work and well planning!
Workers are rising to new heights. It should continue and improve.

Condemn the attack on Com. Basudeb Acharya former M.P. and other CPI(M) leaders

07 Saturday Apr 2018

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We strongly condemn the brutal attack on veteran CPI (M) leader Com. Basudeb Acharya former M.P. and many other leaders and workers by the Trinamool goodness, while going to the election Officers to file nominations for Panchayat elections in W. Bengal. We demand the W.Bengal govt. and Election Commission to take immediate action.

Veteran CPI(M) leader Comrade Basudeb Acharya, former M.P. attacked by Trinamul goondas

06 Friday Apr 2018

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Com. Basudev Acharya, former MP being taken to hospital after Trinamul attack.

Purulia , Apr 6 : CPI(M) Central Committee member and former MP Basudeb Acharya was today attacked by some miscreants and injured along with several other party activists when they were going to the BDO office at Cossipur block in this south Bengaldistrict for filing nomination papers for panchayet elections.

The CPI(M) veteran leader was attacked a day after ex-MP and CPI(M) central committee member Ramchandra Dome received head injury in a bloody attack while proceeding to the BDO office for filing nomination papers at Nalhati in Birbhum district.

We condemn this dastardly attack on the senior leader and demand the government to arrest the culprits. These attacks are being made to stop CPI(M) from filing nominations to the panchayat poll.

Agartala CEC meeting of BSNLEU decides to conduct demonstrations, wearing black badges on 03.05.2018.

06 Friday Apr 2018

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The CEC meeting held at Agartala, noted with serious concern that, the BSNL Management is on an outsourcing spree. Each and every work, including those works which can be done by our employees, are being outsourced. May be “some quarters” are getting benefitted out of these outsourcings. It is an undeniable fact that huge money of the Company is going into the drain, due to these outsourcings. This has got to be stopped. So far as the Non-Executive cadres are concerned, Direct Recruitment is being made only in the JE cadre. But, no recruitment is being made in the cadre of Sr.TOA, even though acute shortage is there, due to large scale retirements. Hence, the Company has to go in for direct recruitment in the cadre of Sr.TOA. A lot of wasteful expenditures are severely affecting the finance of the Company. BSNLEU has already drawn the attention of the CMD BSNL, as well as the Director(Finance) on this count. We learn that recently, four officers from the Corporate Office, have visited Sri Lanka, in connection with a cricket match. This only shows that the top Management is in no mood to curtail wasteful expenditures. Instead, the Management tries to curtail the existing medical facilities of the employees, in the name of overcoming the financial crisis. The Agartala CEC meeting has decided to give a detailed note to the Management, demanding the curtailment of these wasteful expenditures. The Corporate Office has recently given an instruction to the CGMs to substantially reduce the number of the contract workers. Immediately, this may result in some savings. But, in the long run, this will seriously affect the quality of our services, since the contract workers are largely engaged for maintenance works. In view of the foregoing, the Agartala CEC meeting has decided to conduct a “Call Attention Day” on 03.05.2018. Lunch hour demonstrations will be conducted throughout the country on that day, by wearing black badges. The following are the demands for the “Call Attention Day”.

Stop the mad rush for outsourcing works.
Curtail wasteful expenditures of the Company.
Do not curtail the medical facilities of the serving and retired employees.
Do not retrench the contract workers.
Conduct fresh recruitment in the cadre of Sr.TOA. (Courtesy: BSNLEU website)

NEWS FROM BSNLCCWF

06 Friday Apr 2018

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05 April, 2018:VDA for the contract workers wage has already revised by the ministry of the labour.

Recently, the ministry of labour has revised the wages of the contract workers after announcement of VDA. Now, you are requested to pursue the matter with the local administration so that the workers can get right wages. We will pursue the matter for its endorsement from corporate office.

05 April, 2018:Meeting of casual contract workers in Tripura.

Today an important meeting of the casual contract workers held at Agartala. Com.V.A.N. Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, Com. Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNLCCWF and Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS, BSNLEU, addressed the gathering. They have narrated the demands of casual contract labours and the role of BSNL Management. In connection of CEC meeting of the BSNLEU, the circle union of BSNLCCWF has arranged this meeting where a good number of casual contract workers were present in the meeting. Really it was a good meeting in a crucial situation of state. (Courtesy: BSNLCCWF WEBSITE)

Stop Privatisation of Air India – Employees’ Unions to the Prime Minister

06 Friday Apr 2018

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MUMBAI: Eight employee unions of Air India have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising serious concerns about the disinvestment of the national carrier and have sought an alternative revival plan.
In a letter, signed by representatives of the eight unions, they have also flagged possibility of job losses in case of privatisation.

Air Corporation Employees Union, All India Service Engineers’ Association, Air India Employees Union, Aviation Industry Employee Guild, Air India Aircraft Engineers’ Association, All India Aircraft Engineers’ Association, Air India Engineers Association and United Air India Officers Association have written the letter.

Together, these unions represent more than 10,000 Air India employees.

The Civil Aviation Ministry has sought Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential bidders for a 76 per cent stake sale in loss-making Air India as well as divestment of two of the carrier’s subsidiaries.

“We strongly protest Government of India’s move to privatise or disinvest Air India/subsidiaries as it is against the interest of the country and urge the government to review its decision… and explore the possibility of an alternative to disinvestment/ privatisation,” it said.

According to the letter, a copy of which has been seen by PTI, the unions said Air India can be restored to its “pristine glory” if debt worth Rs 30,000 crore is waived off or the loan is restructured and a proper roadmap is put in place with effective management.

Referring to the previous NDA government’s decision to sell two Centaur Hotels properties in Mumbai, the letter said there have been job losses after it.

“In our view, privatisation of Air India should be completely avoided with an effective revival plan with the participation of employees. It is also urged to write off/ restructure the loan for Air India revival instead of giving benefit to any private entity,” the letter, dated April 3, said.

Among others, the unions noted that the airline has never defaulted on interest repayments. (Courtesy: Times of India)

Data leak favours corporates, political parties

29 Thursday Mar 2018

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The exposure that huge data bank have been leaked through / by Cambridge Analytica and that the same have been misused by the political parties at the time of elections is a shock to the people. This is a complete violation of the privacy rules.

Government should take immediate action to find out the culprits and punish them harshly.