Modi government compelled to reduce GST in certain cases

07 Saturday Oct 2017

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The strong protest from all over India, including from the BJP ruled states against the increased prices for food articles and common usages, the Central Government has been compelled  to reduce the  GST in some cases. However, these decisions are mostly in support of the small traders, small business etc. Whether this will reflect in the increased prices of essential articles is yet to be seen.

In such a situation, the agitations against the increased GST should continue to make the government to act fast to reduce the misery of the people due to GST.

Once again Kerala creates history by appointing Temple priests from Dalits, OBCs.

07 Saturday Oct 2017

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The decision of the Travancore Devaswom Board, Kerala, to appoint temple priests from dalits and other backward  classes is most appreciated. This is a welcome step. Along with 26 Brahmins, these priests from OBCs and dalits have been appointed. This is a bold decision and is to be considered by the other temple managements also.

 

The Struggle for Wage revision in BSNL and against Formation of Subsidiary Tower Company.

06 Friday Oct 2017

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Congratulations to the BSNL Unions and Associations for taking strong agitational programmes, including strike, on the demands of  early wage revision in BSNL and against formation of Subsidiary Tower Company.

Since all the earlier struggles on wage revision included the demand of Pension Revision also, it is suggested that the demand of Pension Revision w.e.f. 01-01-2017 for BSNL pensioners be  included in this Charter of Demands!

As on earlier instances, the BSNL pensioners will be there along with the workers with full solidarity and support.

Jyoti Basu’s name removed Salt Lake Stadium – Unwarranted act by Mamata Government

06 Friday Oct 2017

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Mamata Banerjee government in W.Bengal has crossed all limits of decency, tradition and convention by removing the name plaque of the Salt Lake Stadium with the name of Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister, who inaugurated the same in 1984, while he was the CM. This is the third instance of the removal of the name of Jyoti Basu from the plaques and memorials.

Most shameful to your government Ms. Mamata!

WFTU celebrating its foundation day and International Action day of October 3, 2017

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

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The WFTU celebrating its foundation day and International Action day of October 3,2017 which is dedicated this year to the Immigrants and Refugees, has visited the refugee camp in the area of Ritsona, 100 km far from Athens and met with the Syrian Refugees families.

The WFTU delegation headed by its General Secretary George Mavrikos and the WFTU Vice President Haidar Ibrahim, Head of General Union of Palestine Workers who is officially visiting WFTU on its Anniversary day, and the Vice President of WFTU TUI Education-FISE, Soula Lampoudi, have met with the Syrian refugees and have offered 600 notebooks and 50 basket balls, footballs etc to the children of all ages.

The children are always children! They immediately showed their excitement and joy; they forgot their suffering for a while and they did what children should do: playing, enjoying and sharing with friends.

The WFTU never forgets its founding principles and reaffirms its internationalism, human feelings and solidarity in practice with our class brothers and sisters of the whole world.

We continue this legacy of joint struggles with immigrants and refugees and we fight for a tomorrow with no wars and exploitation of man by man!

Unions and Associations in BSNL forge Unity for struggles

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

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The following information posted in the BSNLEU Website is a welcome step for further unity and struggles for achieving the immediate demands of the workers and improving BSNL. We congratulates all the unions and associations for this unity.

“CHQ is extremely glad to inform that historic decision is taken in the all union/association meeting, held at New Delhi today, to settle the Wage Revision issue and to stop the Subsidiary Tower Company. General Secretaries/Representatives of BSNLEU, NFTE, SNEA, AIBSNLEA, FNTO, AIGETOA, SEWA BSNL, BSNL MS, BSNL OA, ATM and TOA BSNL participated in the meeting. Marathon discussion took place, on the ways and means to strengthen unity. It was felt by all that unity should be strengthened to settle Wage Revision and also to stop the formation of Subsidiary Tower Company. Finally, unanimous decision was taken to function under the single banner of “All Unions and Associations of BSNL”. Other decisions taken in today’s meeting are as follows:-

Unanimous decisions taken in the all union/association
meeting held at New Delhi today.
(1) Hereafter, the unions and associations of BSNL will function under the single banner of
“All Unions and Associations of BSNL”, for conducting struggles on common issues
such as settlement of wage revision and stopping the formation of Subsidiary Tower
Company.
(2) Notices to be issued to the Management / government will be signed by all the general
secretaries of the unions and associations.
(3) The following issues are identified for immediate struggle and settlement.
a) Settlement of Wage Revision from 01-01-2017 and settlement of left out issues of
the 2nd PRC, viz., Superannuation benefits of the Directly Recruited employees.
b) Stopping formation of the Subsidiary Tower Company.
(4) The following agitational programme are decided to settle the above issues:-
a) Demonstration at Corporate Office, circles and SSAs on 16-10-2017.
b) Human Chain at Corporate Office, circles and SSAs on 16-11-2017.
c) Memorandum to be submitted to all the MPs by 15-11-2017.
d) Two day strike on 12th and 13th December, 2017.
e) Indefinite Strike is to be organised thereafter, if the issues are not amicably
settled. The date of the indefinite strike will be announced subsequently.
(5) Next meeting of the All Unions and Associations will be held at 11:00 hrs on 23.10.2017, at BSNL MS office.

Taj Mahal not in UP Tourist List; Temple for Modi.

03 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Two reports published in today’s The Hindu are given below:

  1. The U.P. government headed by Yogi Adityanath has removed Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, from its tourist map.
  2. A temple is being built at Meerut, U.P., for Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, so that his admirers can worship him.

Naturally the question arises: Whether the murthy(idol) of Yogi Adityanath will be installed in Gorakhpur temple, where he is the high priest?

Coal India Limited proposes VRS

03 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Coal India Limited, central PSU is proposing to implement VRS to reduce its workers from the present 3.1 lakhs. A committee with trade union representatives  have been formed for the purpose.

The Central Trade Unions are opposed to VRS ((Voluntary Retirement Scheme) , which is nothing but CRS (Compulsory Retirement Scheme).

Govt. denies permission to ONGC for deep sea production of gas

03 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Instances are daily being reported about the complete anti-PSU stand of the government. The latest is the denial by the Directorate General of Hydro carbons to the ONGC to produce gas from ultra deep sea on the plea of technological challenges to be faced. It is to be noted that such ultra deep gas production is being made in the Gulf of Mexico and other places.

It is not the question of technical challenges that is being faced, but the pro-capitalistic corporate stand of the government that is the reason for denial of permission. The government wants the private companies to get the benefit and not the PSU,  ONGC. It is certain that tomorrow or later the private corporates will be given such permission.

The people have not forgotten many such instances like licence to provide mobile services, which was granted to the newly formed private telecom companies, while the same was denied to Telecom Department, BSNL and MTNL, existing players, for many years.

WFTU completes 72 years

02 Monday Oct 2017

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World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), the major trade union federation in the world,, is celebrating its 72nd Foundation Day Anniversary. It was formed on 3rd October 1945 in Paris after the II World War was almost over. First meeting of  WFTU was attended by delegates representing 67 million workers from 56 national organizations from 55 countries and 20 international organizations. Many more Trade Union organisations have joined since. WFTU had in the past and is safeguarding the interests of the world working class. Let us further strengthen the WFTU.