23 Monday Jan 2017
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Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President BSNLCCWF met Officers in BSNL corporate office and demanded implementation VII CPC wages as also latest DA to Casual workers. Orders on DA from 1-7-2016 is being issued. Regarding VII CPC wages, A Committee. has been formed and its report is awaited.The union is pressurising for the same.
23 Monday Jan 2017
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23 Monday Jan 2017
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How many train accidents? The continued rail accidents have put a question mark on safe train journey. Every time accident happen concerned Minister and Prime Minister express sorrow and order an enquiry.But neither the report is published nor any effective action to avoid accidents taken.
23 Monday Jan 2017
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Central Government is moving for 25% disinvestment of all the five General Insurance PSUs, which are all profitable and working well.This is nothing but the first step towards privatisation.
CITU has expressed its strong protest against this anti- PSU move.
21 Saturday Jan 2017
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The PMO has asked Secretary, Telecommunications for the status on the report of the NITI Ayog recommendation to close / transfer to states of BSNL, the telecom PSU. If Modi government thinks that BSNL is for sale, it is completely mistaken. The 2.1 lakh BSNL employees, one lakh contract workers, more than one lakh BSNL retirees and crores of common people of this country will join together to put an end to this brutal attack. The people know that any closure of BSNL will result in at least 10 times increase in the call / data charges by the private companies as in other countries where the telecom sector is handed over to the private companies.
Maximum campaign amongst the people is required to defend BSNL. It is to be remembered that the present attack is being made when BSNL has improved its services and is making operational profit with the full co-ordination of BSNL Management and the workers.
SAY ‘NO’ TO CLOSURE OF BSNL!
21 Saturday Jan 2017
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Thiruvananthapuram; January 20: National Conference of All India Peace and Solidarity has begun here today with a note of solidarity towards all anti war and anti imperialist struggle. In an atmosphere filled the memory of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the two day conference in the Olympia Chamber hall at Chandrashekharan Nair Stadium.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that India’s subservient attitude towards United States of America has been widened and deepened during the Modi regime. Modi is trying to be a junior war partner of America. India plays the same tune of America which constantly change its policy in favor of Arm dealers. Modi had kept away from last meeting of Non aligned movement. He was keen avoid the function related to last ritual to Fidel Castro. These two acts were aimed to appease USA.
India always stood in the forefront of the movement against the human right violation and crushing the democracy. It is now coming close to USA on the back drop of neo liberal policies and it is craving to appease the imperialism. India now keeping away from Non align movement. War is essential to proliferate capitalism. US tries to industrialize the war in the pretext of modernization of arms, Pinarayi said.
Sitaram Yechuri said that BJP and RSS are trying to polarize the people in the name of Nationalism. An attempt is made to put Godse in the place of Gandhi. The removal Gandhi’s picture from Khadi Gramodyog Calender is an open challenge on the people. There is systematic attempt remove Gandhi’s picture from the currency, he said.
In the inaugural function presided over by CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran, Politburo member M A Baby, CPI national secretary D Raja, state Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan, Eraclise Tsavadavaladis, Dr. Helmi, Hamin Hu, Pallav Sengupto, C P Narayanan delivered the speech. (Courtesy: Ganashakti)
21 Saturday Jan 2017
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The Bank Employees Unions, BEFI, AIBEA and AIBOA has called upon their workers to organise agitational programmes including One Day Strike on 7th February 2017 demanding declaration of the names of the big corporates and others who are to pay back thousands of crores of rupees to the banks (NPA) and also on the miseries being put on the people and the bank workers by demonetisation.
The government and Banks are extra soft on the corporates who have taken loans of thousands of crores of rupees, while they are very strict and merciless against the poor who have taken small loans. At least the government and banks should publish names of these big rich people, whom the government and the banks are making all efforts to save. The government should understand that it is the money of the common people that is being looted by the rich through these bad loans(NPA).
We fully support the decision of the bank associations to go on strike.
21 Saturday Jan 2017
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers, General
The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, has issued Gazette Notification dated 19th January, 2017, fixing the new rates of wages for the contract workers w.e.f. 19.01.2017. The draft notification was issued on 01.09.2016, seeking opinions of both employees and employers. BSNLCCWF had given memorandum demanding Rs.18,000/- per month as minimum wage. The CLC has now issued notification fixing it @ Rs.9,100/- per month for 26 days for Unskilled workers in C Class Cities. It will be higher for Semi-Skilled, Skilled and Highly Skilled and for A Class and B Class Cities. It will be higher if they work for more than 26 days. BSNLCCWF will take immediate steps to get the new rates implemented. The full Gazette Notification is published in the bsnlccwf.com, website of BSNLEU.
20 Friday Jan 2017
Posted in BSNL
When the employees’ unions/associations in BSNL protested against the reported recommendation of the NITI Ayog for closure or transfer to States of BSNL and ITI, NITI Ayog denied any such recommendation. It was clear that this was only to confuse the workers and dent their protest actions.
Now the ‘cat is out of the bag.’ A letter from the Prime Minister’s Office dated 30th December 2016 has asked the Secretary Department of Communications as follows:
“NITI Ayog after analysing the finances of CPSE has recommended Closure, transfer to States, Status etc. in respect of the following CPSEs under M/o Communications & Information Technology:
(i) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
(ii) ITI Limited.
The undersigned is directed to request the Department concerned to the above PSEs to furnish the status of implementation in respect of the CPSEs to this office by 01.01.2017 positively.
Sd./ Mayur Maheswari
Deputy Secretary: Phone: 2301 7676”
What is the justification for the closure of BSNL and ITI? It is nothing but to maximise the profit of the private telecom companies. Neither the security of the country, nor the future of the workers are taken in to consideration.
It is sure that mighty protest actions will be organised to defeat this anti-people, anti-worker decision of the government. United struggles have to be organised with the full support of the people, trade unions and political parties
19 Thursday Jan 2017
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The Central Cabinet has cleared Rs.45,000 crore to Food Corporation of India for subsidy.Well and good.
Why not at least Rs. 10,000 crore as subsidy or loan to BSNL to purchase equipments and modernisation ?
The government should take a favourable decision.
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