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WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS,DURBAN, S.AFRICA
08 Friday Apr 2016
Govt. of Venezulea declares Friday in addition to Saturday and Sunday as Off days.
08 Friday Apr 2016
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A report from Caracas, Capital of Venezuela is given below regarding declaration Friday as off day, in addition to Sunday and Saturday, to save electricity.
“Caracas, Apr 7 : Venezuelan workers will get Fridays off for the next two months as part of an emergency plan to save electricity, the president said.
Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves but its economy is a mess, with rampant inflation, shortages of goods as basic as soap and toilet paper and constant blackouts.
Now, because of a severe drought that has left levels at hydroelectric dams at extremely low levels, in order save on electricity the government is effectively shutting the labor force down for a three-day weekend, starting this Friday and lasting until June 6.
The decision was announced by President Nicolas Maduro in a speech on state TV.”
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.
Rs. 10,000 as Minimum Wage instead of Rs.18,000 ? Protest against Labour Ministry proposal
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.
Black Money, Panama Papers, NPA etc – Government unwilling for strict action
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.
BSNLCCWF Extends support and Solidarity to Struggle by BSNLEU
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!
Membership Verification Campaign in Karnataka
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!
Meeting at Hassan
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.
Mangal Pandey, the First Martyr of ‘First War of Independence’
07 Thursday Apr 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
On 29th March 1857, Mangal Pandey, the 29th year old sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI), Regiment of British East India Company, Barrackpore, Calcuttta shot the British Officers for their bad treatment of the sepoys including compelling them to use the beef/pig fat for greasing the gun catridges. This incident is stated to be the starting point of the ‘First War of Independence’ or the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ as the British historians called it.
Mangal Pandey was captured and he was hanged on 8th April 1857. He is considered as the first martyr of the First Was of Independence. The above photo show the memorial erected for him at Barrackpore where he was hanged and cremated.
How many valuable lives of the people of India have been sacrificed at the altar of independence! We remember Mangal Pandey on his 159th Martyrdom Day!
Remembering Com. B.T.Ranadive
06 Wednesday Apr 2016
Posted in Obituary, Tributes
6th April 2016 is the 26th death anniversary of Comrade B.T.Ranadive, the doyen of Indian trade Union movement. Under his leadership, the working class fought many battles.A true revolutionary in all respects, he was respected by the entire trade unions, irrespective of affiliations.
He was closely connected with the P and T Trade union movement. More than forty years till his death in 1990, he guided and gave advice to the Central government employees movement.
Personally, I had the great fortune of getting his advice and guidance in many of the struggles that the P and T workers had organised.
We pay respectful homage to the memory of Com. B.T.Ranadive! Red Salute Comrade!
Meeting at Mangaluru on 5th April 2016
05 Tuesday Apr 2016
Convention of SWAS as well as on VII Membership Verification was held at Mangaluru, Karnataka on 5th April 2016.Com.Krishna Rao, District President BSNLEU presided. A good number of employees including AIBDPA members were present Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron and Founder General Secretary of BSNLEU inaugurated the Convention. He spoke about both on SWAS and connected matters as also the achievements of BSNLEU in the last 12 years after it got recognition and called the employees to vote for BSNLEU in the VII Membership verification. Coms. M.C.Balakrishna, AGS, C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary, B.P.Narayana, Circle president, Venugopalan Nambiar, Circle Vice-President, Muddiah, Circle Asst. Secretary, Pasha, Dist. Secretary, J.V.Keshav and other comrades addressed.
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri was given a traditional welcome by the Circle/District Union. Senior comrades like Harischandra Rao (Former Circle Secretary, Karnataka Circe), B.N.Rao, Advisor, AIBDPA were present in the dias.
The Convention declared to make the verification a big sucecss.
