09 Saturday Apr 2016
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The second phase of the odd-even scheme of traffic will start from 15th April 2016 for 15 days in Delhi. This was announced by Delhi AAP government. It is also stated such programme will be arranged for 15 days in every month.
It is expected that both pollution and traffic will be reduced due this programme. Delhi has to ensure that pollution is reduced for which small sacrifices have to be accepted by all.
08 Friday Apr 2016
Posted in PSU
The policies of LDF government led by CPI(M) and UDF Government led by the Congress in Kerala as far as PSUs are concerned is very clear to the people. While the election campaign is going on in Kerala, the differences in dealing of the PSUs by the two fronts are being discussed.
During the LDF government, all the state PSUs become profitable and improves their functioning with the full support of the government. But in UDF rule, the PSUs are strangulated and made loss-making. They are destroyed to help the private companies.
A look in to the profit and loss of the PSUs during LDF and UDF governments given below establishes the above truth. These statistics are published by the State Public Sector and Autonomous Bodies Officers Federation( SPATO).
UDF GOvt. (2001-2006) – Average Loss Rs. 213.74 crore per year.
LDF Govt. (2006-2011) – Average Profit Rs. 292.45 crore per year
UDF Govt. (2011-2016) – Average Loss Rs. 645.96 crore per year
LDF Government has to come to save the state PSUs.
08 Friday Apr 2016
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Public Sector LIC is once again in the news for its earning through investment in shares of other PSUs etc. It is reported that it had earned Rs. 11,000 crores in 2015-16 in investing in shares and then monetising it.
Congratulations to LIC Management and the employees as also to AIIEA, the dominant union in LIC!
08 Friday Apr 2016
Posted by VAN NAMBOODIRI | Filed under AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners, TU News - International, TUI of P&R, TUI of Pensioners and Retirees, Uncategorized, WFTU
08 Friday Apr 2016
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While many of the foreign countries have two days off in a week, in India it is still 6 days week. Many MNCs and private companies in big cities are having five days week in India also. This will save electricity and also will cut costs. That is why the demand for five days in BSNL is also fully justified. BSNL Management should think about the same.
08 Friday Apr 2016
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
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It is reported that the Labour Ministry is proposing to fix the minimum wages at Rs.10,000 to the contract workers. This is nothing but cheating the hard working workers. According to Dr. Akroyd’s formula, the Minimum Wag comes to Rs. 26,000 as demanded by the Central Government employees. The VII Central Pay Commission did grant only Rs. 18,000. The Central Trade Unions have demanded that at least Rs.18,000 should be granted as minimum wage to the contract workers and the ‘Equal Wage for Equal Work’ should also be introduced.
But ignoring all these genuine demands, the Labour Ministry is proceeding to fix the minimum wage to Rs.10,000, which is only a very small increase from the present. There should be strong protest against this cheating of the workers at the behest of the employers and the corporates. BSNLCCWF expresses its strong protest at this injustice.
At least a minimum wage of Rs. 18,000 should be fixed immediately.
08 Friday Apr 2016
Posted in General
It is very clear now that the the Central Government, while shouting at top hitch that strict action will be taken against hoarders of black money in to tax heaven and unlawful foreign accounts etc, is actually trying to delay and weaken such actions. Whether it is collecting the Rs. 20,000 crore tax arrears from Vodafone or Rs. 12,000 crore tax arrears from Nokia, or taking action against the black money put in tax havens exposed through the Panama Papers or Swiss Accounts by rich and influential persons violating tax laws – the government is dilly-dallying. The statement of the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely or RBI Governor Raghuram Rangarajan and others in power that ‘questioning of legitimacy of self-made wealth is dangerous’ and ‘strict actions will discourage foreign inflow’ etc. are only to help these law-breakers and tax evaders.
This one again proves that the government is the ‘government of the corporates, by the corporates and for the corporates.’ Expose the unholy alliance of the corporates, the government and the super rich, who jointly exploits the common people.
07 Thursday Apr 2016
Posted in BSNLEU, Uncategorized
Com. Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation has extended full support and solidarity to the struggle being organised by BSNLEU on the issue of PLI and other demands. He has called upon the casual and contract workers to fully participate in the struggle along with BSNLEU comrades.
Let us jointly make the struggle a great success!
07 Thursday Apr 2016
Posted in BSNLEU, Uncategorized
The three days’ campaign for membership verification in Karnataka Circle from 4th to 6th April 2016 attended by Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron and Founder General Secretary along with Com. M.C.Balakrishna, AGS, Com. B.P.Narayana, Circle President, C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary and other cirle office-bearers BSNLEU covered Udupi, Mangaluru and Hassan. In all the meetings, a good number of workers, including women comrades were present.
Coms.Namboodiri, C.K. Gundanna and other leaders spoke about the importance of the verification, the national situation, the struggles organised by BSNLEU and Forum on the issues of the workers and for revival of BSNL, the ‘SWAS’ programme, the achievements of BSNLEU and the issues that are being taken up and so on. They called upon the workers with the slogan ‘Each to the Polling Booth and each vote to BSNLEU’. They called upon the members to contact each and every employee, even those belonging to other unions and convey the message.
The reaction of the workers were inspiring. They assured that the support base of BSNLEU is increasing and the results will be better than in last verification. Com.Namboodiri and other leaders were affectionately received by the workers.
The presence of Former Circle Secretary, Karnataka of E.III Union, Com.Harischandra Rao, veteran leader Com. B.N.Rao, AIBDPA AGS Com.G.G.Patil and many other senior leaders in the meetings were appreciated by the workers. At Udupi, the wife of late Com. P.Appaji, former AGS of E.III(N) union and son also attended. In the meetings, the contributions made by veteran leaders Com. M.Sadananda, former Circle Secretary, Com. Mukundan (Kundapura) and others were remembered, who made great contributions to the Karnataka BSNLEU movement.
The team under the leadership of Coms. C.K.Gundanna, B.P.Narayana and M.C.Balakrishna and other leaders has taken the union to great heights in Karnataka.
Our Hearty Congratulations to the Karnataka Comrades!
07 Thursday Apr 2016
A massive Convention of BSNL employees was held at the Lions Club Hall at Hassan as part of the campaign for the VII Membership Verification in BSNL. Com. Nagaraj, District President, BSNLEU presided. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron and Founder General Secretary of BSNLEU inaugurated the Convention. He briefly mentioned about the achievements of BSNLEU and the issues that are being taken up by the organisation. He called upon the workers to vote for BSNLEU and increase its support base. Com.C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary Karnataka, M.C.Balakrishna, AGS, B.P.Narayana, Circle President, G.G.Patil, AGS AIBDPA, Muddiah, Circle Asst. Secretary, J.V.Keshav, Treasurer, Irfan Pasha, Sravan Kumar Singh, P.C.Gowda, Ramachandra, DS AIBDPA, Govinda Gowda, DS BSNLEU and other leaders attended and addressed.
The Convention and deliberations have inspired the workers who assured the leaders that all efforts will be made for a good majority in Hassan District.
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