Air India allotted Rs. 250 crores for payment of salary

11 Saturday Jun 2011

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The cash starved Air India has been alotted Rs. 250 crore by the Central Govenment mainly for payment of salaries, which have already been delayed. The pro-private sector policies and wrong decisions along with the mismanagement have created the present fiasco.
But the workers have started resisting and the recent strike of the Air India pilots have exposed the governments dirty role. The working class have to support this just struggle of the Air India workers.

Is there no right for workers to organise? Maruti workers on agitation

11 Saturday Jun 2011

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THe more than 2500 workers of Maruti factory in Manesar ( Haryana) are on strike for the last 8 days demanding that their union be recognised by the management. Out of the 3500 or so workers 2500 belong to the newly formed union, which is not affiliated to any central trade union. The workers are agitating against not only the refusal to recognise the newly formed union, but also against retrenchment of 11 leaders of the union. The workers allege that the managmenet is compelling them to join the union of the Gurgaon plant, which according to them is a management pliant union and which has not been taking the issues of the workers of the Manesar plant. The workers are sitting inside the factory premises in their uniforms.
The management, instead of discussing with the agitating workers has taken the help of the police and the state government to crush the strike. The state government has unilaterally declared the strike as illegal.
The workers in the nearby auto factories led by AITUC, CITU, HMS etc. have declared support and may go on solidarity strike.
The Haryana Government is supporting the management against the right of the workers to form union. The struggle for the right to organise will continue.

JAC – NFTE, FNTO and other unions should return to JAC

10 Friday Jun 2011

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For the past few months, NFTE lead BSNL Workers Association and FNTO are not participating in the meeting of the Joint Council of Action and consequently not implementing the decisions of the JAC. This is unfotunate. JAC has been persuading to bring them back, but so far it has not succeeded. The main reason for non-participation according to these unions is that BSNLEU is taking advantage of JAC.
The accusation is with out merits. Of course BSNLEU is giving maximum importance to the decisions of the JAC and implementing them to the maximum extent possible. This might have created a feeling amongst the workers about the involvement of BSNLEU. Such commitment can be made by all the unions. JAC is the co-ordinating body of all unions and every union has got right to present JAC achievements as the achievements of that union also.
My appeal to all these unions is to come back.It is necessary at this crucial time when BSNL and its workers are facing the biggest challenge, the survival of BSNL and its workers. We have to jointly fight this all important struggle. I hope these unions will reconsider ther=ir decision.

Well done Mr. Upadhyay, CMD BSNL!

10 Friday Jun 2011

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The recent instructions issued by the CMD BSNL curtailing unnecessary Long Term Management Courses of DoPT for BSNL officers in view of the acute financial condition of BSNL is a correct decision. These trainings involves lakhs of rupees but, the company is not getting any benefits from these due to various reasons. The matter was brought to the notice of the CMD by the JAC. I appreciate the present decision of the BSNL Board which is in the correct direction.

Won’t Video Conference be sufficient?

10 Friday Jun 2011

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There are a lot of tours undertaken by the top management in BSNL, which cost a fotune for the company, when it is reeling under severe financial crunch.

I have suggested to the CMD BSNL during the meeting with him on 9th June that these tours can be reduced to the minimum by holding video Conferences, through which much time can be saved. CMD stated that he has already started the same. Our further suggestion is that the same be exended up to SSA levels, which will save time and money.

Settlement of Pension Revision Issues of pre-2007 BSNL Retirees

10 Friday Jun 2011

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It was after sustained and serious struggles that we were able to get the decision and orders on the Pension Revision of the pre-2007 retirees. In fact this was one of the main dmands of the two strikes orgnnised by the Joint Action Committee of BSNL Unions /Associations in April and December 2010. But even after issuing the orders, its implementation is getting delayed. Neither the concerned SSAs are completing the process and sending it to CCA, or wherever it has been sent to CCA the orders and payment of arrears have not been paid.
It is in this context, I along with other leaders of BSNLEU as also JAC met Shri R.K.Upadhyay, CMD BSNL and also Shri S.C.Misra, Member (Services), DOT and demanded early fixation and payment of arrears to the concerned pensioners. Both agreed to the urgency of the problem and assured that all efforts will be made to settle these cases. Much pressure is required at the field level also.

Almost all private telcos involved in the 2G scam

09 Thursday Jun 2011

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The Enforcement Director Shri Arun Mathur disposing before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has informed that the following private telecom companies are being investigated in the 2G scam. These are Unitech Wireless, Swan Telecom, Loop Telecom, S-Tel Ltd., Videocon Telecom, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Sistema Shyam Telecom, Alliance Infratech ( Etisalat DB) and Spice Telecommunication (which merged with Idea Cellular). As can be seen almost all the major private companies are involved.
But whether any action will be taken like cancellation of licence, imposing heavy penalty, filing criminal cases etc.against them? It is doubtful since they are powerful people. But any how,let us wait and see to what extent the government will go.

2G scam – All the former Secretaries, DOT to appear before JAC

09 Thursday Jun 2011

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THe Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) headed by Congress MP P.C.Chacko, enquiring in to the 2G scam, has decided to call all the former Secretaries of DOT as witnesses. These include S/Shri P.J.Thomas,Sidharth Behura, D.S.Mathur, J.S.Sarma, Nripendra Misra, Vinod Vaish, Shyamal Ghosh, Anil Kumar and A.V.Gokak. Shri Sidharth Behura is already in CBI custody.

In the same way, it is understood that the former Communications Ministers since 1998 are also being called as witnesses by the JPC including Shri A.Raja, who is in CBI custody.

ILO Calls for Social Justice and social protection for workers

09 Thursday Jun 2011

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A report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) named ‘A New Era of Social Justice’, has called upon the governments to ensure social justice and Social protection of workers. It cautioned the governments against persuing policies that give precedence to economic goals over social environments as it could aggravate unrest, as has been seen in the Arab countries recently.
The report also called upon the governments to invest in social protection of the millions of workers which will not cost them much. It cautioned the increasing joblessness and low quality job traps which will result in unrest and further problems.
Will the Government of India act on the ILO report? Or will it simply ignore the same as in the case of implementing the other ILO Resolutions on right to organise etc?
(Inputs from a report in Business Line)

JAC Meets CMD BSNL on BSNL issues

08 Wednesday Jun 2011

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The leaders of the Joint Action Committee met shri R.K.Upadhyay, CMD BSNL today, 8th June and discussed the various issues in connection with the development, expansion and efficiency of the services. The urgency of procurement was also raised. Another meeting will held on 9th June. The details of the discussion will be published in the websites of the unions.
The JAC is making all out efforts to ensure that BSNL survives and improves.