Meeting at Cuttack

20 Wednesday Apr 2016

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A well attended meeting on membership campaign was held at Cuttack on 20 April 2016 presided by Com.P.R.Das, Circle President BSNLEU. Though a holiday, comrades have attended in large numbers. Comrades A.Dhupal, Patron, Sahdev Biswal, Pat
ron, S.R.Das, Circle Secretary, Fanidra Mohanty, District President, Shridhar Mallick, District Secretary, V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron BSNLEU and other leaders addressed. In their speeches, they mentioned the achievements of BSNLEU during the period of recognition and earlier  and the demands those have to be achieved after the verification.
Cuttack comrades assured that this time also BSNLEU will get majority in the district much more than last time. The workers are very enthusiastic about the victory.

Berhampur will keep BSNLEU Red Flag fly high

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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BSNLEU workers at Berhampore will ensure that not only they will make more profit for BSNL, but also will ensure that the red flag of BSNLEU fly high with good majority in the SSA. Berhampore always gave majority to BSNLEU and this time it will be more. The meeting held at the GM office premises was attended by a large number of workers. Com.Rajata Kr. Mishra, SSA President presided. Coms. S.R.Das, Circle Secretary, senior leaders Coms. A.Dhupal, Sahdeb Biswal, VAN Namboodiri Patron, Animesh Mitra, Vice-President BSNLEU, Niranjan Sahu, Co-ordinator, SNATTA and other leaders addressed. The participants assured full support and assured that this time more votes will be polled for BSNLEU.

Meeting of Casual Contract workers at Berhampore, Odisha

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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A massive meeting of casual and contract workers was held at Berhampore on 19th April 2016 participated by more than 200 workers. Com.Kameswar Rao, Dist. President BSNLCCWF presided. Coms.VAN Namboodiri, President, Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNLCCWF, Saroj Ranjan Das, CS BSNLEU, senior leaders Sahdev Biswal, A.Dhupal, Behera, Dist Secretary and other leaders spoke. Delegates presented their difficulties to the visiting leaders. The questions were answered by the office bearers. The Charter of Demands placed by the union was explained by Secretary General. The leaders called upon the workers to participate in the general strike called by the central trade unions on 2 September 2016 on demands including minimum wage of Rs.18,000.

The meeting inspired the entire workers present. Programme of action will be organised in Odisha circle if the just demands of the casual contract workers are not settled.

Government compelled to retract on PF withdrawals

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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The Central government is compelled to retract from its earlier position that withdrawals from the Provident Fund will not be allowed till retirement. But the strong protest from the trade unions and the political parties has compelled the government to retract from the unjustified position.

The Central Government on 18th April 2016 announced that Provident Fund subscribers  can withdraw from the PF for housing, major medical treatment for self and family members, medical and engineering education of children and for marriage.

This is not sufficient. The withdrawals should be restored to the earlier position. This is required especially for the low paid employees, since they depend upon the PF for the additional financial emergencies.

The government should not be adamant and should agree to the genuine demand of the workers.

Five Days Week, the Right of BSNL emplopyees

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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The demand for a ‘Five days Week’ for BSNL employees is fully justified. Why?

  1. 5 Days weeks is  internationally accepted.
  2. The MNCs are observing  it.
  3. Central government employees in Delhi have already 5 days week.
  4. BSNL Corporate office is a ‘Five Day Week’ office
  5. Most of the  corporates in metros have 5 days week.
  6. Five days week means less electricity, diesel, petrol consumption and less expenditure for the company
  7. By increasing half an hour daily, the loss work on Saturdays can be compensated.
  8. The programme will motivate the workers for putting more work.
  9. Workers can spend some more time with their family
  10. At least one hour to 4 hours can be saved on Saturdays for the journey to and fro from home to office and return.
  11. 5 Days Week will be a relief especially to the women employees who have to work in the office and also at home.

WORKERS CREATE WEALTH – THEY SHOULD BE HONOURED AND GRANTED A PORTION OF THE BENEFIT THAT THEY GIVE TO THE SOCIETY!

The BSNL Management should seriously think about implementing 5 days week.

NALCO pays Rs. 260 crores dividend to Government

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), central PSU has paid an interim dividend of Rs. 260.72 to the central Government for 2015-16. It has also declared dividend to its share holders, including government, a total amount of Rs. 322.16 crore.

NALCO is the prestigious  Aluminium PSU situated in Odisha, which Bajpeyee Government wanted to privatise. It was due to the strong opposition of the trade unions in the company as well as the people of Odisha that the government could not privatise it. NALCO is providing a lot of benefits to the people through its corporate social responsibility schemes.

If it has been privatised, all the benefits will go in to the coffins of the corporates. We salute the people of odisha

Now it is leasing of PSUs to private companies!

18 Monday Apr 2016

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one has to accept the fact that the NDA government is expert in ‘selling the family silver’ for a song! During the earlier NDA government, PSUs – VSNL, BALCO, ITDC Hotels etc. were privatised. The UPA government continued the process. After Modi government came, the business of disinvestment and privatisation have taken more aggressive.

The latest plan is to lease out the PSUs to the private companies! The details are being worked out by the government.

There is no doubt that this government is the ‘government of the corporates, by the corporates and for the corporates’.

 

Defaulters owe Rs. 1.8 lakh crore to Banks.

18 Monday Apr 2016

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Vijay Mallya’s leaving the country and the default amount he  and his defunct Airline King Fisher have to pay the Banks is well known. This incident has shown how the corporates are cheating the funds of the Banks. More  and more news are now coming from the cup board.

It is estimated that the default amount, the NPA or the bad loan of the banks have crossed Rs. 1.8 lakh crore this year compared to about half of that last year.

The hard saved money of the common people are being loaned to the corporates and they do not return. Neither the government nor the banks are taking any strong action to get it back. The conspiracy angle between the banks, the corporates and the government can not be ruled out.

The Government and bank managements have to take prompt action to get the money back.

Meeting at Bhubaneswar

18 Monday Apr 2016

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It was most unusual. The membership verification meeting started at Bhubanehwar at 19.00 hours today, 18th April 2016. The comrades were waiting  for Com.  V.A.N.Namboodiri, founder General Secretary and Patron BSNLEU to reach. Com. Sahdev Biswal, former Circle president BSNLEU presided. Com. Saroj Ranjan Das, Circle secretary welcomed. Com.VAN  and Com. Animesh Mitra, Vice-President, BSNLEU, A.Dhupal, former Circle Secretary, Arup Sarkar, Org. Secretary BSNLCCWF, Com. Behara, Circle secretary BSNLCCWF and other leaders attended and addressed. Com. P.K.Behara, former treasurer of NFTE, who joined BSNLEU was welcomed and garlanded by Com. VAN. The meeting continued till 21.00 hours. The doubts raised by the workers were cleared.  The participants assured the leaders that in Odisha, BSNLEU will with much more votes than last time.

RaulCastro, Cuban President, warns people of ‘real intentions’ of US

17 Sunday Apr 2016

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HAVANA, April 16 (Xinhua) — Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday called for political and constitutional reforms to the island’s socialist system and warned of the U.S. “real intentions” in mending ties with the Caribbean nation.

During a keynote address at the opening of the Seventh Congress of Cuba’s Communist Party (PCC), Castro said the Constitution should be amended to reflect “the new era” of modernization, and to set term limits on political leaders.

“The next five years will be decisive for our country and we propose a systematic policy to renovate all government and party officials,” the first secretary of the party said.

Castro proposed all top political leaders be eligible for one-time re-election to a second five-year term, then leave office to make way for younger generations.

He also proposed an age limit to enter the party’s Central Committee and its top decision-making bodies.

The renovation of the leadership, said the president, will take place over the next five years leading up to the party’ s next congress in 2021, though Castro himself will be stepping down earlier.

“It is no secret that my second term as president of the councils of State and Ministers will come to an end in 2018, and I will hand over my responsibilities to whoever is elected,” Castro said.

Regarding the recent rapprochement between Cuba and the U.S. following half a century of enmity, Castro said all Cubans should know Washington’s intention toward the government in Havana remain the same — regime change — but the White House is today taking a different tack.

“We must be more vigilant than ever, since the U.S. has changed its strategy, but not its objective,” said Castro, warning “the methods used will be more difficult to counteract.”

Nonetheless, both countries continue to work to normalize ties and the Cuban government is committed to fully developing “beneficial cooperation” for both sides, said Castro.

“We must work on what unites us and build new bridges of cooperation for mutual interests,” he said.

Castro called on the PCC and political organizations to foster greater participation of the people in the decision-making process, “since only frank, honest discussion among revolutionaries can produce solutions.”