Membership Verification Meeting at Malappuram

19 Saturday Mar 2016

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A well attended Convention of  BSNLEU was held at Malappuram, Kerala on 19th March 2016, in connection with the VII Membership Verification in BSNL. AIBDPA and CCLU workers also participated. Com. A.Balakrishnan, SSA President, presided and Com. Prabhakaran, SSA Secretary welcomed all the comrades present. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron, BSNLEU, inaugurated the Convention. In his speech, he pointed out the achievements of BSNLEU for the workers during the past 12 years, since it got recognition in 2014, like wage revision,Promotion Policy, examination, issues of the BSNL recruited employees etc. He also mentioned about pivotal role of BSNLEU for strengthening BSNL and improve its services. Com. Namboodiri congratulated the Kerala workers for their heroic struggle on the demands of Contract workers. Coms. K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary, K.Vijayakumar, CHQ Org. Secretary, Madhavan, DS AIBDPA, Kesava Das, DS CCLU and other leaders addressed.

Malappuram workers assured the leaders that they will increase the support for BSNLEU in this verification.

Workers want Five Days Week

19 Saturday Mar 2016

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During the organisational tours in connection with the VII Membership Verification of unions in BSNL, one of the important demands raised by the workers if ‘Five Days Week.’ I also feel that this is a genuine demand considering all aspects. This needs to be taken up with priority.

Remembering Com. EMS Namboodiripad

19 Saturday Mar 2016

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It is 18 years since Com. E.M.S., the first Chief Minister of Kerala, architect of Kerala development, world renown Communist left us forever. He passed away on 19th March 1998.  There is no area of intellectual and organisational activity in day-to-day-life, which he has not touched and marked his presence. He was a ‘ human computer’ in a sense, as stated by a political leader.

My respectful homage to the great communist and philosopher, Com. EMS Namboodiripad! Red Salute Com. EMS!

Cutting of thumbs of muslin weavers of Bengal.

17 Thursday Mar 2016

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I was going through the Ganashakti Pocket Diary. It is noted there that on this day, 17th March, in 1769, the British government started incising the hands of the expert weavers of muslin in Bengal. Bengal Muslin was very famous and the same was exported from India to many other countries. in order to destroy the  industry, the British government started cutting  the thumb of the weavers, so that they can not weave  muslin products.

The cruelty and barbarism of capitalism has no limit. Foreign occupation has brought such miseries to the people of this country.

 

Railways ties up with nine countries for modernisation

17 Thursday Mar 2016

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State Minister of Railways Manoj Sinha has stated in the parliament today that the Indian Railways have tied up with Slovak Republic, U.K., Japan, China, France Belgium, Russia, Czech Republic and Germany for co-operation of expertise in re-developing and modernisation  of railway Stations.

Employees to strike on 28 March against privatisation of IDBI Bank

17 Thursday Mar 2016

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The 32,000 odd employees of the IDBI Bank will go on a one day strike on 28th March 2016 against government move to privatise the bank. The privatisation move is part of the government’s anti-PSU policy. The government has recently started an anti-PSU Bank move.

Myanmar gets a new President – victory for National League for Democracy

16 Wednesday Mar 2016

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For the first time after many years, democracy is returning in Myanmar. Htin Kyaw, a very close associate of Aung San Suu Kyi, the top leader of the National League for Democracy, who won the election with huge majority, will be the new President of the country. This is the first time that a President without a military back ground has been elected. Suu Kyi is banned from becoming President by a Constitutional amendment made by the earlier military junta.

Travel by Air for CG Employees while availing LTC (limited to train fare)

16 Wednesday Mar 2016

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Ministry of Personnel decides to allow non entitled employees to travel by air and claim LTC restricted to fare entitlement.

New Delhi: All non-entitled central government employees have been allowed to travel by air while availingLeave Travel Concession (LTC) with a condition that reimbursement in such cases shall be restricted to the fare of their entitled class of train or actual expense.

The Ministry of Personnel had recently eased norms for processing claims of LTC — which allows grant of leave and ticket reimbursement to eligible central government employees to travel to their home towns and other places.

“Government employees not entitled to travel by air may travel by any airline. However, reimbursement in such cases shall be restricted to the fare of their entitled class of train, transport or actual expense, whichever is less,” an order issued by the Ministry said. (Confederation News)

 

BSNL advertises in trains – “Service With A Smile”

16 Wednesday Mar 2016

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While travelling in the Mumbai- New Delhi Rajdhani yesterday, I found with pleasure that BSNL has started advertisements jointly with IRCTC (India Railways Catering Tourism Corporation). In the trays used for supplying breakfast, morning tea etc., advertisement of BSNL on “Service With A Smile” is presented.

Some of the passengers started discussion of BSNL and I also contributed my share. It was interesting that many passengers, despite its failures, were strongly supporting BSNL.