CMD Meets Forum on Formation of Tower Company

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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A detailed meeting was held by the CMD BSNL with the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations on the issue of formation of a subsidiary Tower Company, to be carved  out of BSNL. The Unions were told that it will be beneficial to the BSNL itself to form the tower company. The full details of the Cabinet decision are yet to be understood.

The Forum has decided to meet Secretary, DOT and find out the details and take a final decision about the programmes to be taken by the Forum.

In the same meeting with CMD,, it was informed that the refund of the Spectrum surrendered will be adjusted towards Licence fee to be paid by BSNL. This is not acceptable. What the government should do is to immediately pay the amount to BSNL to purchase equipment etc. and get the licence fee gradually, when the finance of the company improves. The best way is to waive the arrears of licence fee of BSNL, in the same way many dues and taxes of the private telecom companies were waived.

Through the formation of the Tower Company, the govt. wants to divert even the existing revenue of the BSNL and through the adjustment of refund of spectrum refund towards licence fee, it wants that BSNL to be deprived of any funds for its improvement.

Instead of weakening BSNL, its own company, the government should help it to spring back to its original glory.

Implement the Kerala BSNLCCWF Strike Agreement

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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One of the major decisions of the strike agreement between the BSNL Circle Management and BSNLCCWF, BSNLEU and SNEA that the wages of the contract workers will be increased by Rs. one hundred per day is yet to be implemented, resulting in the continuation of the struggle. The agreement has been reached after detailed discussion as a result of the sustained struggles of the workers. Even by increasing the wages by Rs. 100, the wages of the contract workers will be far below that of the ordinary daily workers in Kerala.

We demand the management to implement the agreement without any delay.

Robot kills worker in Gurgaon Factory.

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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It has been reported in the press that a robot installed in the SKH Metals, Manesar, Gurgaon, has killed a worker, Ramji Lal(24) while the worker was doing some work near the robot. Now robots are being employed in many factories not only in foreign countries, but in India also.

Such an accident happened in the Volkswagen company in Germany, a few months back. The worker was killed when he was adjusting the machine.

Worker is always the casualty, whether industrialisation, robatisation  or  modernisation.

VRS for BSNL and MTNL Employees ?

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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It seems that certain manias of government never end. It is now about Voluntary Retirement Scheme in BSNL and MTNL. While VRS was implemented thrice in MTNL, the staff unions in BSNL strongly opposed it and never allowed VRS to take place in the company. Every time, the government had to go back on the scheme due to the mighty opposition and struggles of the unions under the leadership of the Forum, the umbrella organisation.

 

Once again, the central government, now NDA is taking the old proposal from its store. The proposal as per press reports  target  about 70,000 – 1,00,000 employees in BSNL. We have told and proved with examples in other PSUs, that VRS always have been bad for the service and the PSU itself. But a government, which is pro-private and is not interested in the growth of PSU,  may again try to implement VRS, making it a CRS (Compulsory Retirement Scheme).

The government is to be told emphatically, that the BSNL employees and their unions will never allow any  VRS in BSNL which is against the interest of the workers, the service and the country itself.

Rs. one lakh crore for CG Employees salary this year – Government

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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According to the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework Statement tabled in Parliament by the Government, the salary outgo of central government employees will go up by 9.56 per cent to Rs 1,00,619 crore in 2015- 16. It will increase further in the next year.

The Pension amount also is expected to increase, since a large number of employees are retiring every year.

The government seems to be finding out justification for its decisions on VII CPC in advance.

 

Kerala Circle BSNLCCWF, BSNLEU, SNEA restarts agitation against violation of agreement

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Against the non-implementation and violation of the Strike agreement made between the Circle management and BSNLCCWF, BSNLEU and SNEA, all the three unions have started Non-Cooperation from 12th August 2014.

The violation of the agreement seems to be a deliberate attempt to provoke the workers and make them go on further agitation, so that the charges against the management for  its inefficiency can be shelved and also the private telecom companies can benefit.

 

1000 Km. Human Chain in Kerala against anti-people policies of the Central/State Governments

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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People of Kerala who holds a glorious legacy of struggles, once again written a new history in the struggle against the pro rich and pro communal policies of the both state and central governments by making a thousand Kilometer long human chain in this evening.  People from all walks of life have participated in the length and breadth of the state has flowed to the streets to protest against the policies which make the life miserable.

It is estimated that around 25 lakh people have participated in the struggle organized on the call of CPI (M) central committee. People joined hour long protest started at 4.p.m from Manjeswaram the northern most village of Kerala to Rajbhavan in Thriruvananthapuram in both National highway and state highways. While CPI (M) politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai participated in Manjeshwaram, General Secretary Sitaram yechuri participated at Rajbhavan. Apart from Yechuri, CPI (M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and PB member Pinarayi Vijayan addressed the gathering.

Participants raised the slogans against the policies which causes price rise and miseries in Agriculture and fisheries sectors. Apart from CPI (M) workers, freedom fighters, writers, actors, cultural activists, film activist and leaders from other political parties were also participated. 500 public meeting were also held simultaneously. While culminating the program, the participants took oath which underlines the persistence of struggles against the anti people policies.(Courtesy: Ganashakti)

 

Greek Unions oppose the anti-worker ‘New Protocol’

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Militant Organization response to the New Protocol

The working class must give a massive, militant, decisive response to the Greek
Government and monopolies which are pushing for the imposition of the 3rd protocol
measures that will demolish what remains of the workers’ rights.
Unions must strengthen their presence in the workplace. Organization
fight with faster pace in every workplace and neighborhood.
The day that the government will put the – Butcher – Protocol to the Agreement
Parliament there has to be a militant mobilizing thousands of workers in the initiatives of the union movement class. (Courtesy: TUI (P and R)

Aadhar Card only optional for Welfare Schemes – SC

11 Tuesday Aug 2015

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Aadhar card will be optional for availing various welfare schemes of the government, the Supreme Court today said and ordered that no personal information of the holders of such cards shall be shared by any authority.

A three-judge bench, which in the forenoon referred to a larger Constitution Bench a batch of petitions challenging the Aadhar scheme and the issue whether right to privacy is a fundamental right, recorded the statement of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that “no personal information of Aadhar card shall be shared by any authority”.(Courtesy: PTI)