15 Tuesday Jan 2013
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
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The JTO LDCE examination now will be held on 2nd June 2013. The unions had to put much pressure on the management to get the orders issued. After long 12 years, now the examinations are going to be held. A number of vacancies exist and there is good scope for many comrades to pass. My hearty congratulations in advance!
14 Monday Jan 2013
Posted in TU News - India
After discussion with the Finance Minister and later with the Chief Minister, the Kerala state employees and the teachers unions have withdrawn the strike as per the agreement reached. My Hearty Congratulations to the workers for their fight against the anti-worker decision of the government introducing contributory pension replacing the age old and beneficial defined statutory pension.
13 Sunday Jan 2013
Posted in TU News - India
The lakhs of State Govt. employees, teachers and other govt. and local body workers are on strike for the last one week demanding cancellation of the government decision to introduce contributory pension instead of defined statutory pension as it existed before.
Though the central government and most of the state governments had introduced the contributory pension for the employees recruited w.e.f. 01-01-2004, the three Left led state governments of Kerala, W.Bengal and Tripura refused to implement the same taking the concern of the workers. Since the formation of the UDF government in the state it has been preparing for introducing the new scheme which is completely opposed by the employees. And now it has issued orders implementing the same. The state government employees are on strike against this anti-worker order. It is reported that the strike is a big success with more than 60% workers on strike.
The CITU and other Left trade unions have decided to organise a one day Strike supporting the workers and demanding the government to discuss the issue with the workers and withdraw the same.
My full solidarity and support to the workers on strike!
13 Sunday Jan 2013
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
The recent judgement of Central Administrative Tribunal Ernakulam in OA No. 289 of 2012, dated 11th December 2012 with regard to grant of Govt. Pension to casual labour regularised in BSNL is a remarkable one. The CAT has ordered that the casual labour who is regularised in BSNL as per the DOT order dated 29-09-2000 ‘is to be governed by the pension rule as it stood applicable in the Department of Telecommunication as on the date of absorption and not in the new scheme.’
As per this order the casual labour who are regularised in BSNL are eligible for Govt. pension. The BSNLEU has taken the issue several times with the BSNL Management and DOT, but the latter accepted the govt. pension only in case of TSM and not casual labour.
BSNLEU is taking up the matter with the BSNL management that the order is implemented to all casual labours.
12 Saturday Jan 2013
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Today, 12th Janaury 2013 is the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, who rejuvenated the Hindu religion and also gave a clarion call to the humanity for tolerance, patience and also to awake and arise for the progress of humanity.
Born on 12th January 1863 in Calcutta, he graduated in 1884 and came in contact with Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, during the same period. He travelled throughout India as also many other countries like America, Canada etc. His famous addresses to the Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11 and on September 27 inspired lakhs of people all over the world. His disciples include Margaret Noble (later renamed as Sister Nivedita) and others. He founded the Ramakrishna Mission on 1st May 1897, which has now got branches in many countries.
Swami Vivekananda passed away on 4th July 1902 at the young age of 39.
The entire nation is paying homage to this great Social Philospher and Thinker on his 150th birth anniversary. Let us also pay our homage to this great Indian, nay, world Citizen!
” Arise! Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached!” – Swami Vivekananda.
12 Saturday Jan 2013
Posted in General
I am giving below a poem written by an African Child and which has been nominated for the Best Poem of 2005. The pain of the child and the gross discrimination against the black are focussed in the poem.
COLOUR
When I born, I black;
When I grow up I black;
When I go in sun I black;
When I scared, I black;
When I sick, I black!
And when I die, I still black!!
And U white fellow?
When U born, U pink;
When u grow up, U white;
When U go in sun, you red;
When U cold, U blue;
When U scared, U yellow;
When U sick, U green;
When U die, U grey:
And U call me coloured!!!
(courtsey : Workers Forum )
11 Friday Jan 2013
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Once I again I contacted the Sr.GM(Recct) and other connected officers with regard to the holding of the LICE for promotion to JTO and demanded for expeditious announcement. It was assured that as soon as the file is approved by the Director(HR), the notification for LICE will be issued. We are awaiting an early announcement
11 Friday Jan 2013
Posted in News
New Delhi, Jan 11 : The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the recent brutal gangrape and murder in Delhi saying there is no safety in the Capital as such incidents are happening repeatedly.
“There is no safety in the city and it has to come back,” a bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said while pointing out that December 16 incident was not an isolated one and “it is being repeated in the city.”
The bench said it is concerned about providing safe environment for women so that they can live with dignity.
The bench made the remarks while hearing a PIL filed by a law student pleading with the court to pass direction for making the city safer for its citizens and for setting up a Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for the payment of compensation to victims of rape.
He also submitted that licence of vehicles be cancelled for violating Motor Vehicles Act.
The court said the bus owner should not be allowed to run buses on a route on which any of his buses violates law.
“We are more concerned about safe environment where women can work with honour and dignity and that must be restored,” the bench said while issuing notice to the Centre, the NCT government and the National Commission for Women asking them to file their response within two weeks.
(Courtsey: Ganashakti)
11 Friday Jan 2013
Posted in Obituary, Tributes
A meeting to condole and pay homage to late Com. Om Prakash Gupta, who expired on 6th February, will be held at 1200 hours on 15th January 2013 at 5th Floor Telecom Recreation Club Hall of Kidwai Bhawan, New Delhi.All unions/workers have been requested to attend the same. This is as per information posted in the NFTE website.
11 Friday Jan 2013
Posted in TU News - India
In the National Convention of Workers called by the 11 Central Trade Unions including CITU, AITUC, INTUC, BMS etc., call was given to organise Two Days Strike on 20-21 February 2013 against the anti-worker policies of the government and demanding settlement of the issues of the workers, especially in the unorganised sector.
The various National Federations, All India Unions etc. are preparing for the strike. BSNLEU has already decided to go on strike and started preparations. NFTE, FNTO, TEPU, BMS etc. have also decided to go on strike.
In an effort to mobilise the entire unions/associations and the workers in BSNL in this glorious strike to defend the rights of the workers, a meeting of all the Unions/Associations in BSNL is being organised at 1500 hours on 12th January 2013 by BSNLEU at the BSNLMS office. We are expecting that all the Unions/Associations in BSNL will participate and take appropriate decisions to join and make the strike a big success in BSNL.
