Tag Archives: BSNL

Struggles to Defend and Revive BSNL

10 Sunday Apr 2016

Posted by in BSNL News, BSNLEU

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, ,

BSNL Employees Union and the JAC/Joint Forum/Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations have organised number of struggles and campaigns to defend BSNL from privatisation and to revive it. The following list is an indication of the efforts made by the employees to bring BSNL to its past glory:

  1. 11 All India strikes given notice of out of which 5 were deferred after agreement. 6 Successful strikes took place.
  2. Three All India Conventions took place with pan India presence.
  3. 5 Parliament Marches with participation of thousands of workers.
  4. A number of times, programmes like Post Card/Telegram/Badge Campaign, demnstration/dharna, hunger strike etc. were organised.

We will have to continue these struggles for strengthening BSNL and restroing its past glory.

At least 50% IDA should be merged immediately

03 Sunday Apr 2016

Posted by in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNLEU, CG Employees, PSU, VII CPC

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , ,

After the 2007 wage settlement in BSNL and other PSUs which continues with 10 year wage revision (BSNLEU had demanded 5 year wage revision), the IDA has gone up to 112.4% w.e.f. 01-01-2016. Wage revision is due from 01-01-2017, but the DPE has not issued any guidelines in the matter, either in the case of executives or non-executives. Employees are put to much hardship due to the high cost of living and due to the non-merger of IDA. At least, half of the DA should be merged immediately, with out waiting for the wage revision.

Though the VII CPC has submitted its report to the Government on the pay scales of the central government employees w.e.f. 01-01-2016, the latter has neither implemented it nor given any merger of the DA as used to be given.

The delay is unwarranted and unjustified. We demand the government to take necessary decision in the matter and order merger of at least 50% DA to the PSU employees, including BSNL.

The new Finance Year started – BSNL Revival should be speeded up

01 Friday Apr 2016

Posted by in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNL News

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , ,

The New Financial Year 2016-17 has started from today, 1 April 2016. According to the CMD BSNL, there would be about Rs. 30,000 crore as Revenue and Rs. 672 crores as operational profit. This is good but not sufficient. In the new year we should get more revenue and profit. “Service With A Smile” programme should be effectively implemented. The Government should be pressurised to make payment to BSNL the Rs.6,000 crore for spectrum surrendered, Rs. 1,250 crore allotted by USOF and the Income Tax refund of around Rs. 8,000 crore so that BSNL can purchase equipment and expand services.
The government should support its own company instead of the private companies, which are only interested in garnering more and more profits.

Bonus is Deferred Wage – It should be restored to BSNL Employees

01 Friday Apr 2016

Posted by in General

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , ,

Bonus has been denied to the BSNL employees for the last 3-4 years on the plea that the company is in loss. Bonus is the right of workers. It is deferred wage and can not be denied on one plea or another. The Central Government employees, P and T employees etc. got Bonus after prolonged struggles starting from the Bonus Convention in 1972 organised by the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers led by Coms. K.G.Bose, A.S.Rajan, N.J.Iyer, K.Adinarayana and other leaders. The great Railway Strike of 1974 clinched the issue. Though the Congress government continued to deny Bonus despite strong struggles, the favourable decision came after the Janata Government came to power in 1977. Since then, the central government employees are getting Bonus, including telecom employees. After formation of BSNL, on the demand of the BSNL Employees Union for “Bonus for All”, executives also started getting bonus.

BSNL is getting revived after much effort on the part of the workers and the management. Workers have to be motivated for further progress.

BSNL Management should take the correct decision by granting at least the minimum Bonus of Rs. 7,000, which it paid earlier. Further revival, more bonus can be paid. Any decision to fool the workers by throwing down some crumbs will have only strong reaction. We demand the management to be wise and take the correct decision.

wage Negotiation in BSNL – DPE should be moved for immediate action.

27 Sunday Mar 2016

Posted by in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNL News, Wage Revision BSNL - 2017

≈ 6 Comments

Tags

, , , ,

BSNL Employees are eligible for wage revision from 01-01-2017. The revision for executives is done through the recommendations of the Pay Revision Committee, which is to be appointed by the Department of Public enterprises and which is applicable for the executives in all PSUs. For the non-executives in BSNL, it is through the wage negotiation between the BSNL Management and the reeognised union/s.Since the negotiation takes place only after the DPE guidelines in the matter, the management should immediately take up the matter with the DPE.

In such a case, both the unions/associations in BSNL have to take up the matter with DPE for appointment of the Pay Revision Committee for the executives and the issue of guidelines for the non-executives to start the wage negotiation.

Mr. Minister, please pay the dues to BSNL!

24 Thursday Mar 2016

Posted by in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNLEU

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, ,

Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is always speaking about BSNL and assurances of the Govt. for its revival.

Words are not sufficient. Action is required. Kindly see that the Rs.6,700 crore spectrum refund charges, Rs.1,250 crores sanctioned by the USOF for the loss making rural services and the Income Tax refund coming to about Rs. 10,000 crores be mad available to the BSNL at the earliest so that the PSU can purchase equipment and expand the services.

Workers want Five Days Week

19 Saturday Mar 2016

Posted by in BSNLEU

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

,

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.

The unity of the executives and non-executives in BSNL

16 Wednesday Mar 2016

Posted by in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNLEU

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, ,

The Joint Action Committee of BSNL Unions/Associations formed in 2005 was a new experiment to have joint programmes and actions of the total executives and non-executives for strengthening BSNL and settlement of common issues. Though name changed to Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations, it is fulfilling the responsibilities and moving forward.

In this connection a question arises. Is it not possible to have unions/associations with both executives and non-executives. In DOT, there were separate  unions for Group C and Group D. In BSNL, these two are combined and there is  only non-executive unions. I feel it is time to think about merger of the executive and non-executive unions and to have only such combined unions of executive and non-executives. This will help the employees as also the company.

A discourse on this issue may be fruitful. Even if not immediately, it can be a long-term target.

BSNL Debt Rs. 7,666 crore, MTNL Debt Rs. 13,530 crore

10 Thursday Mar 2016

Posted by in BSNL News, PSU, Telecom

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , ,

The Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed Lok Sabha today, 10th March 2016, that BSNL has a debt of Rs. 7,666 crore and for MTNL a debt of Rs. 13,530 crore. He also mentioned that these debts have arisen due to the purchase of spectrum. BSNL was compelled to pay Rs. 18,500 crore for spectrum, both BWA and 3G Spectrum and MTNL Rs. 11,097 for the same spectrum. BSNL has returned the BWA spectrum, but the amount of more than Rs.6,600 crore is yet to be paid back by government. For purchasing the spectrum the PSUs took the above loans.

What the government should do is to refund the charges for spectrum which has been returned already by BSNL  as also Rs. 1,250 crore from USOF which is pending payment for more than two years.