18 Friday Sep 2015
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The Committee formed under the chairmanship of ED(CN) Shri M.C.Chaube to study and report on the contract labour issues of Kerala Circle will meet today, 18th September 2015. Shri R.M.Subbiah, Sr.GM(NWO-CM) from Kerala is also participating. The union representative from Kerala, Com. K.Mohanan will be invited to the meeting later.
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in General, Neo-liberal policy
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)
06 Thursday Aug 2015
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers, BSNLEU
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The Strike by the CCLU Kerala continues on the 4th day with all the 6,000 and odd casual contract workers on full strike, which has completely paralysed the maintenance and development work in Kerala.
Com.K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU and Com. Sudheer, Circle President SNEA, Kerala who are on Hunger Strike for the 4th day have been arrested by the police and hospitalised after the doctors declared their condition serious. Com. Pratap Kumar, AGS, BSNLEU and Com. Prem Kumar from SNEA have started Hunger Strike in their place.
But the Circle management has not discussed the issues with the Unions so far. At New Delhi, Coms. P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU and K.Sebastian, GS, SNEA discussed the issue with senior officers of the BSNL, but no breakthrough so far. The CHQ leaders demanded the management to immediately take action to ensure that the issues are discussed and settled. The anti-worker actions of the CGM Kerala was fully exposed.
Today, 6th August, the AIBDPA leaders in Kerala are sitting in dharna in solidarity with the striking workers and supporting the demands of the casual contract workers. BSNLCCWF CHQ has called upon their units at Circle and SSA levels to organise Protest Demonstration on 7th August supporting the struggle and demanding the management to discuss and settle the issues. More and more support are coming from the working calss in kerala.
Congratulations to the Kerala BSNL employees and workers for the sustained struggles despite victimisation and terror tactics! We shall fight, We shall win!
01 Saturday Aug 2015
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Casual and Contract Labour Union (CCLU), Kerala, has given notice to the BSNL Management that the casual contract workers in Kerala Circle, BSNL, will go on Indefinite Strike from 3rd August 2015, against the victimisation of workers, non-implementation of the assurances given after the earlier strike, increase of minimum wage etc. The CCLU leaders have been on hunger strike for more than last three weeks, but the BSNL Circle Management is taking an adamant stand and victimising the workers.
It is in this context that the Circle Union of CCLU( Affiliated to BSNLCCWF) has taken the decision to go on indefinite strike from 3rd August 2015.
BSNLEU and SNEA are also going on agitation against victimisation of their leaders and workers for having supported the struggle of the casual and contract workers. BSNLCCWF CHQ expresses its full-hearted thanks to both the unions for the solidarity and active support.
We congratulate the workers for the decision to go on struggle to achieve the justified demands. BSNLCCWF CHQ demands the CMD BSNL to immediately intervene, discuss the issue with the Federation and settle the same.
29 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
The BSNLEU and CCLU workers of Kerala Circle are on agitational path for the last three weeks on the demand of the casual contract workers and against victimisation of the union workers and leaders. Instead of discussing and settling the issues, the CGM Kerala is on a path of confrontation and is harassing and victimising the workers. He is, probably doing this in order to make the Kerala Circle, which is profitable, to loss making and also to harass the customers to favour the private companies. Circle leaders of BSNLEU, including the Circle Secretary, are victimised and their salary cut for many days. Former Convener of the Women’s Committee is transferred. SNEA District Secretary, Thiruvananthapuram is transferred to far away Kannur.
The CCLU leaders are on hunger strike for the last 24 days and many have been taken in to custody and hospitalised by the police. The hunger strike continues. Central Trade union leaders, MPs and MLAs, leaders of service organisations are part of the Struggle Aid Committee and extending all support to the fully justified struggle. CMD BSNL has been asked by the General Secretary BSNLEU and President BSNLCCWF to intervene and direct the CGM to discuss and settle the issue. It seems that the CGM is not even heeding to the advise of the CMD.
In this context it was decided to organise a massive march to the residence of CGM Kerala on 28th July 2015, but i has been deferred, due to the sad demise of former President APJ Abdul Kalam and to pay respects to his memory.
Thousands of workers had reached the CGM Office for the March. A report from the Circle Union BSNLEU is reproduced about the massive meeting held today and the decision taken for strengthening the struggle:
Report from Circle Union.
27 Monday Jul 2015
The Hunger Strike by the CCLU leaders in Kerala has reached the 23rd day. Both the CCLU and BSNLEU leaders are on Hunger Strike demanding increased minimum wage, upgrading the workers to skilled cadres etc. No fruitful discussion has taken so far. Instead victimization is continuing. BSNLEU comrades been issued with dies-non and show cause notices. SNEA District Secretary has been transferred for supporting the agitation. Circle office-bearers of BSNLEU are being victimised.
On the other hand more and more support and solidarity is coming for the fully justified struggle from the workers and from many other trade unions. Many comrades sitting on hunger strike have been hospitalised. The struggle is getting more and more momentum.
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF and Patron BSNLEU, who is in UK contacted Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL today and intimated the serious situation in Kerala due to the adamant stand taken by the CGM and asked to intervene and settle the issue. CMD stated he has already spoken to the CGM in the matter. He stated that the CGM has been asked to discuss with the union to settle the issue.
23 Thursday Jul 2015
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The Indefinite Hunger Strike by the BSNL Casual and Contract Labour Union (CCLU) in Kerala in front of the CGM Office continued for the 17th day. Various trade union organisations visited and extended solidarity.
A ‘Struggle Support Committee’ including various Federations and Trade Unions was formed with Com. Sivan Kutty, MLA as Chairman and Com. K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary BSNLEU as Convener. Leaders of many trade unions including CITU, BSNLEU, SNEA, NFPE, Confederation of CG Employees and Workers, BEFI, Kerala NGO Union etc. are members of the Committee. The Committee demanded the BSNL Management to discuss the demands with the CCLU and settle the same without further delay.
BSNLEU, Kerala Circle, has organised 48 hours day-night massive Satyagraha in front of the CGM office, Thiruvananthapuram on 22-23 July 2015 demanding immediate settlement of the demands including increase in the minimum wage, upgradation of workers etc.
BSNLEU and CCLU together are organising a massive March to Residence of CGM Thiruvananthapuram on 28th July as part of the struggle.
We demand the BSNL Corporate Office and Kerala Circle to discuss the issue with the Unions and settle the demands urgently.
23 Thursday Jul 2015
The casual contract workers in BSNL, Kerala Circle are on an agitation from 22nd June, 2015. Then they started an indefinite hunger fast before the CGMT office from 6th July,2015 as there has been no positive response from the Circle administration to settle the genuine demands. The leaders of the BSNL CCLU , Kerala Circle are participating in the fast. Though a conciliation meeting was held at the initiative of the Chief Labour Commissioner, Kerala, the talk failed as the Circle administration failed to send a responsible officer with proper authority to the said meeting. The CGMT is playing a hide and seek game in the agitation by his conspicuous absence in the office most of the period. At the same time he is making all sort of provocations by issuing memos virtually banning the agitation. He has also dared to victimize the BSNLEU leaders including the Circle Secretary alleging participation in the agitation.
It is in this background that BSNLEU Circle Union was compelled to call for a day/night dharna at all SSAs in Kerala on 22-23 July, 2015 demanding immediate intervention of the CGMT to settle CCLU agitation. The mass day/night Dharna before the CGMT office, Thiruvananthapuram was inaugurated by Com.Raju Abraham M L A on 22nd morning. Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA, Com.P.V. Chandrasekharan, All India Patron, AIBDPA and a host of leaders addressed the dharna and offered support. (Courtesy: AIBDPA)
17 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers, BSNLEU
Due to the adamant and antagonistic attitude of the BSNL Circle Management, both the CCLU and BSNLEU in Kerala is continuing the agitation on the demands of the casual and contract workers for increase in the wages, upgradation of workers from unskilled to skilled etc. Though three times discussion have taken place, settlement could not be reached due to the adamant stand of the management. Further the management is victimising the workers. Circle office bearers of BSNLEU, including Circle Secretary have been issued with show cause notice for supporting the agitation. The Circle office-bearers of the BSNL CCLU are on hunger strike and many of them have been forcefully hospitalised.
It is in this context that the Action Committee has decided to strengthen the agitation. A broad based Solidarity and Aid committee is being formed with political, trade union leaders as also service organisations. BSNLEU will organise 48 hours continuous dharna on 22, 23 July. A massive March to the CGM Office will be organised on 28th July at Thiruvananthapuram.
BSNLCCWF demands the BSNL Corporate Office to direct the Kerala Circle Management to immediately discuss with the Unions and settle the issues failing which the struggle will be widened and strengthened.
15 Wednesday Jul 2015
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Thiruvananthapuram; July 14, 2015: Muslim League goons destroyed the text books distributed by SFI in schools in Tirur (Malappuram), Kerala. SFI has been distributing text books in publicly-funded schools all over Kerala during the past few days, as a mark of protest against the huge delay in the distribution of text books by the Congress-led UDF government.
The Education Minister is from the Muslim League, and the Muslim League goons in Kainikkara near Tirur found it intolerable that activists of SFI and DYFI are exposing the failures of the Education Minister and the government through this protest which has gained enormous support from the people of the state. The League goons attacked SFI activists, grabbed the copies of the Std. IV English text books that were brought for distribution and destroyed them. A few SFI activists suffered minor injuries in the attack. (A report by NS Sajith)
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