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Welcome Agreement on Minimum Wages for contract workers in Kerala.

08 Wednesday Jun 2016

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After 5 months of militant struggle, in which leaders of BSNLEU and SNEA were suspended, transferred and charge-sheeted, the Kerala BSNL contract workers have won their demands for higher wages. As the orders issued on the basis of the agreement reached between the union and the circle Management,  the new rates are as follows:

  1. Unskilled Labour : Rs.318 ( Rs. 236 earlier)
  2. Semiskilled Labour: Rs. 343 (Rs. 258 earlier)
  3. Skilled Labour : Rs. 351 (Rs. 258 earlier)
  4. Out door workers will get Rs.17/- as transport allowance.
  5. Variable DA will be in addition.
  6. These rates will be implemented from 1st August 2015.
  7. These rates are based on the minimum wages for Kerala State.

We congratulate the BSNLEU, BSNLCCWF and SNEA leaders and workers who organised the struggle and fought to the end. Com.K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary BSNLEU and Circle President BSNLCCWF, N.R.Somasekharan Nair, CS, BSNLCCLU and George Verghese, then CS SNEA along with the other leaders in the circle led the militant struggle. Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, P.Abhimanyu, GS BSNLEU and K.Sebastin, GS SNEA and other leaders from CHQ negotiated with the BSNL Management at each and every stage.

Congratulations for the casual contract workers of Kerala for their great victory!

No declared or undeclared ban on recruitment – Kerala Labour Minister

07 Tuesday Jun 2016

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Kerala Labour Minister Com. T.P.Ramakrishnan has stated that there is no declared or undeclared ban on recruitment in government services in Kerala. He stated that instructions have already been issued to find out the vacancies in each and every department and the same will be filled up. The UDF government had kept thousands of vacancies without filling up them denying employment to the eligible candidates.
The Labour Minister further stated that the LDF government is committed to generate about 25 lakhs new jobs in the state. As part of this, all the vacancies in the government will be filled up urgently.

LDF government is pro-labour unlike UDF government. Common people have understood the same.

Kerala, T.Nadu, Puducherry go to poll on 16th May 2016

15 Sunday May 2016

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The three states, Kerala, Puducherry and T.Nadu go to assembly elections on 16th May 2016. While the main fight in T.Nadu is between DMK and AIADMK, in Kerala it is between CPI(M) led LDF and Congress led UDF. The election campaign ended with great fanfare on 14th, one full day before the polling day. Today, 15th May is the day for silent campaign, meeting the voters without noise and meetings. In Kerala there are 140 seats and 2.56 lakh voters. The LDF is expected to have a landslide victory. Any how, the results will be out by 19th May.

Kerala – LDF strengthens PSUs, UDF destroys

08 Friday Apr 2016

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The policies of LDF government led by  CPI(M) and  UDF Government led by the Congress in Kerala as far as PSUs are concerned is very clear to the people. While the election campaign is going on in Kerala, the differences in dealing of the PSUs by the two fronts are being discussed.

During the LDF government, all the state PSUs become profitable and improves their functioning with the full support of the government. But in UDF rule, the PSUs are strangulated and made loss-making. They are destroyed to help the private companies.

A look in to the profit and loss of the PSUs during LDF and UDF governments given below establishes the above truth. These statistics are published by the State Public Sector and Autonomous Bodies Officers Federation( SPATO).

UDF GOvt. (2001-2006)  – Average Loss Rs. 213.74 crore per year.

LDF Govt. (2006-2011)   – Average Profit Rs. 292.45 crore per year

UDF Govt. (2011-2016)  – Average Loss  Rs. 645.96 crore per year

LDF Government has to come to save the state PSUs.

 

The First Communist Ministry in Kerala

05 Tuesday Apr 2016

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In the first elections conducted for the state assembly in 1957 after formation of Kerala State, the Communist Party won and the Communist Ministry with Com.E.M.S.Namboodiripad was formed. The ministry was sworn on 5th April 1957.It was a ministry with stalwarts like EMS, T.V.Thomas, K.R.Gowri Amma, C.Achutha Menon. V.R.Krishna Iyer, Joseph Mundassery and others. It implemented important legislations like Land Bill, Education Bill etc. which made a basis for future programmes and progress.

The ministry was dismissed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru without any justification. The first Communist Ministry and Com.EMS will ever be remembered since they laid the foundation for the fast growth of the state in various fields.

Kerala Circle Conference of BSNLEU – A step in the right direction

06 Sunday Dec 2015

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One of the strongest units of the BSNL Employees Union, Kerala Circle held its Circle Conference from 2nd to 4th December 2015. The Conference was organised in the same way as the All India Conference. A lot of preparations and campaigns were organised before the start of the Conference. Five seminars on various social and trade union topics were held with hundreds of people and important personalities participating in the nearby stations within the Kozhikode SSA. Hundreds of pamphlets on telecom development issues were circulated.

On 1st December, one day before the Conference, two processions participated by hundreds of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF comrades reached the Mudalakkulam maidan, near the Telephone exchange bringing the Union Flag and the Flag mast which were received Coms. MV Sadananadan and K.Sarojini, senior leaders  and by a large number of workers. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron of BSNLEU hoisted the union flag. The Conference was being held in the aftermath of the  heroic 4 month agitation on the casual-contract labour issues, against corruption and against victimisation.

The conference was inaugurated by Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, All India Presidet, CITU, who spoke in detail about the 2nd September strike and the tasks of the working class. During the three days Conference, in addition to the delegates session, Inaugural Session, Cultural Session, Cultural programmes, Trade Union Session and Open Session were held participated by prominent trade union leaders, leaders of friendly organisations, cultural luminaries etc. The participants of the cultural programmes were BSNL Employees themselves. A session was held to honour the All India and Circle leaders of the union who have recently retired, including Coms. R.Muralidharan Nair, former AGS.

Delegates actively participated in the discussions on organisation and also the issues of the telecom workers. Com.P.Abhimanu, General Secretary BSNLEU, inaugurated the Delegates Session and was through out in the Conference afterwards. He explained the all India issues and connected matters and replied to the questions raised by the delegates. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron, P.V.Chandrasekharan, Senior leader, K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA, N.R.Somasekharan Nair, Secretary, BSNLCCWF (CCLU) and other leaders were present and addressed the Conference.

The Report and the Accounts presented by Coms. K.Mohanan, Circle secretary and S.Pratap Kumar, Circle Treasurer were approved after discussion. A good number of delegates effectively participated in the discussions.

Coms. A.V.Kuriakose, K.Mohanan and S.Pratapkumar were unanimously re-elected as President, Circle secretary and Treasurer respectively.

The conference was held in Com.S.K.Vyas Nagar (Tagore Centenary Hall), where excellent arrangements were made for the holding of the conference. The Reception Committee headed by Com.Pradeep Kumar, MLA, M.Bhaskaran, K.V.Jayarajan, District Secretary, M.Vijayakumar, All India org. Secretary, K.G.Sanjeevan, DS AIBDPA and other leaders made all arrangements for the successful conduct of the conference.

An amount of Rs. 40,000  on the spot donated by the delegates to the Chennai Flood Relief was handed over to Com. P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU.

The 8th Circle Conference of BSNLEU Kerala Circle was memorable on all counts.

 

 

 

Reached Kozhikode – Preparations for Circle Conference of BSNLEU speed up

28 Saturday Nov 2015

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The Circle Conference of BSNL Employees Union is going to be held at Kozhikode from 2nd to 4th December 2015. All preparations are going on as scheduled. I have also reached Kozhikode.

Meeting with CMD on Kerala Victimisation issues

12 Thursday Nov 2015

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Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF met CMD BSNL Shri Anupam Shrivastava and pointed out the delay is revoking/cancelling  the Suspension, transfer and charge sheet cases in Kerala Circle. The CGM is delaying the matter. Com. Namboodiri demanded that these issues be settled with out any further delay. CMD stated that this will be favourably considered.He also stated that the CGM is fully empowered to settle the cases.

Union also requested that the report of the Committee on wages etc. of contract workers in Kerala be finalised and ordered early. It is understood that this may be finalised by next week.

Meeting of the Committee on Contract Labour Wages of Kerala

30 Friday Oct 2015

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A meeting of the Committee with Shri N.C.Chaube, ED(EB ), BSNL as Chairman to examine the wage issue and connected matters raised by the Kerala BSNLEU-SNEA-BSNLCCWF unions was held today at 12.00 hours in the Corporate office.

Shri N.C.Chaube, ED(EB) presided. Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF and Com.K.MOhanan, Circle Secretary BSNLEU and Circle President CCLU Kerala presented the demands on the wages and connected matters to he committee in  detail with facts and figures and demanded that the wages should be increased.

The chairman assured that the Committee will consider favourably all he points raised by the unions.

Meeting of JAC BSNLEU, SNEA, BSNLCCWF at Thiruvanathapuram on 5th October 2015

28 Monday Sep 2015

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The Joint Action Committee of BSNLEU, SNEA(I) and CCLU (BSNLCCWF) Kerala Circle is organising a Convention at Thiruvananthapuram on 5th October 2015 which will be addressed by Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU, Com.K.Sebastin, General Secretary, SNEA(I) and  Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF.

The Kerala BSNL workers under the leadership of the three unions are conducting  sustained militant struggles  on the demands of the Contract workers and also against suspension and other victimisation of the leaders and workers of BSNLEU and SNEA.

Revolutionary greetings to the heroic comrades of Kerala BSNL circle, who will continue the struggle till victory!

UNITY FOR STRUGGLE! STRUGGLE FOR UNITY! UNITY & STRUGGLE FOR PROGRESS!