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Withdraw the unjustified tax on PF withdrawal, Mr. FM

05 Saturday Mar 2016

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As pointed out earlier in this blog, there is no justification to tax the withdrawal from Provident Fund, the hard earned funds of the employees. It is inhuman and cruel to steal the funds from those retiring workers, who have deposited the same for utilising after their retirement.

Strong and wide protests have erupted from all sections of workers against this tax proposal. The Central trade Unions have strongly opposed. Most of the newspapers, in their editorials, have criticised the government move.

Accept the mistake Mr. Finance Minister and withdraw the unjustified tax proposal!

Stop this attack on the workers; Rescind Tax proposal on EPF Withdrawal

01 Tuesday Mar 2016

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The Budget proposal to impose tax on the withdrawal of GPF is wrong, unethical and an attack on the hard earned money of the employees and workers. There should be strong protest from the working class.

We demand that the government should withdraw / rescind the proposal immediately!

Left Parties Protest Arrest of JNU Leader Kanhaiya Kumar

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Kolkata, Feb 21:The Left Front today took out a rally here in protest against the arrest of the JNU students’ union President Kanhaiya Kumar and also questioned the silence of Trinamool Congress over the issue.

“The BJP government at the Centre is trying to curb the democratic rights of the country. We protest against the attack on the higher educational institutions by BJP and RSS. We also condemned the arrest of Kanhaiya Kumar,” West Bengal Left Front Chairman Biman Bose said.

Bose also questioned the silence of Trinamool Congress over the JNU row.

The protesters marched for about 3 kms from Curzon Park in central part of the city and ended the rally at the historic Mahajati Sadan.

 

IDBI Bank employees protest against privatisation

28 Saturday Nov 2015

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IDBI Strike

Over 30,000 employees of IDBI Bank  organised  one-day strike on 27th November 2015 protesting  government’s move  to privatise the Bank.

The employees organised the programme as per the call of  of United Forum of IDBI Officers and Employees, supported by All India Bank Officers Association.

At present, the government holds 76.5 per cent stake in IDBI Bank.

The government indirectly controls 29.19 per cent in Axis Bank through the administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI), Life Insurance Corp and four other public sector general insurance companies.

“We are against the government plans to sell its stake to private players. It wants to achieve its disinvestment target of Rs 69,500 crore through this,” union stated. (Courtesy: PTI)

VII CPC Recommendations – Central Govt. Employees will observe ‘Black Day’ on 27th November 2015

21 Saturday Nov 2015

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The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of Central Government Employees has called upon the employees to observe ‘Black Day’ on 27th November 2015 protesting against the retrograde recommendations of the VII Central Pay Commission. None of the justified demands have been favourably considered by the CPC, including the lowest salary, allowances etc. Discrimination in salary between the lowest and highest has been widened. HRA has been reduced. EDA has not been included. It is the worst CPC recommendations so far.

Central employees are called upon to wear black badges  and organise massive rallies and demonstrations on ‘Black Day’, 27th November, and prepare the workers for further struggles in the matter.

Central Pensioners fully support the demand of the NJCA. They are called upon to join the protest demonstrations and rallies and observe ‘Black Day’ on 27th November 2015

Writers and Intellectuals in UK protests against Modi’s visit

13 Friday Nov 2015

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200 writers, intellectuals and authors in UK have strongly protested against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to UK. They have written to the Prime Minister of UK, David Cameron, expressing serious concern against ‘the rising climate of fear, growing intolerance towards critical voices who challenge orthodoxy or fundamentalism in India’.

Prime Minister Modi later told in UK that ‘Intolerance will not be tolerated in India. It is the land of Budha and Mahatma Gandhi’. Statements are not sufficient. There should be strict action. Will it come? No chance from the Modi government.

Forum calls for protest demonstration on 12th August against formation of Tower Company – BSNLCCWF will also participate.

06 Thursday Aug 2015

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Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations has called upon the BSNL employees to organise massive protest demonstrations on 12th August 2015 opposing the approval of the union cabinet to separate the BSNL towers, numbering about 65,000 in to a separate company bifurcating BSNL. The decision of the Cabinet stating that this will improve financial viability is nothing but a clever move to weaken the BSNL by reducing its revenue from the existing towers. The decision of the Forum to express its protest is in time.

BSNLCCWF calls upon its units to join the demonstrations on 12th August along with BSNL employees.

Oppose the govt. move to bring anti-labour laws

08 Friday May 2015

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The NDA government is all-bound to change the labour laws to suit the requirements of the employers. The corporates have been putting pressure on the governments continuously for the same during the last many years. The NDA government is aggressively implementing the same.

It is proposed by the government to bring “Industrial Relations Code Bill 2015” which is to amend the three  earlier acts viz. The Industrial Disputes Act 1947, The Trade Union Act 1926 and The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946.

According to the new Bill, the companies with up to 300 workers need not take government permission for lay of retrenchment etc. At present the limit is 100 workers.

Vast majority of the companies in India will be covered by this bill and hire and fire will become law, The workers will not get any remedy except compensation.

The Central Trade Unions have already opposed the move. This will be one additional reason for the continuous struggle by the Central Trade Unions.

CITU protests against decision to put EPF Funds in share markets.

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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New Delhi, April 1: Centre of Indian Trade Unions registers its vehement protest over the Government decision to invest 5 to 15 percent workers PF accumulation to speculative share market ignoring total opposition by the entire trade union movement.

It may be recalled that the past Labour Ministers as Chairman of Central Board of Trustees used to take a position supporting the views of Trade Unions. But now the current Labour Minister of the BJP Government is supporting the employers demand for share market investment of PF accumulations.  .

In addition to the disastrous new investment pattern, proposals have been officially made for whole-sole amendment of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952  which includes matters presented by the Finance Minister in his Budget speech on amendment of the EPF Act.

Except widening the scope of implementation of the EPF Act, by reducing the limit of the number of workers to 10 from 20, most of the other amendments will result in the death knell of the Social Security Scheme in the country, which used to be showcased as a great achievement of the country.  Option is being given to EPF subscribers to switch over to the National Pension Scheme (NPS) which is only a saving scheme.  By projecting NPS as a better alternative to provident fund, Government is trying to move the workers from a Social Security Scheme, which guarantees certain benefits even to the family members of EPF subscribers.

Through some other amendments, Government, in the name of supporting  small factories  are reducing the existing benefits to the largest chunk of Industrial workers in the country.  Workers in factories with 10 to 40 workers will get lesser benefits from EPF.  It is to be noted that more than 75 per cent of industrial workers are from these factories with  workers up to 40.

In total, the changes being made in the EPF Scheme in the country are part of the market oriented neoliberal economic policies of the BJP Government at the center.

CITU calls upon the working people in the country to raise their voice of protest against these amendments and investment proposals along with the campaign  and preparations for the united direct action against the BJP Government’s anti worker – anti people policies (INN)

 

Protest Against Brutal attack on opposition in Kerala Assembly – CPI(M)

13 Friday Mar 2015

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The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the Chandy government’s use of police to brutally  attack LDF MLAs inside the assembly and against the public outside the assembly premises. LDF MLAs and the people were protesting demanding that Finance Minister, K.M. Mani should not place the budget as there is a vigilance probe against him which was instituted by the UDF government on allegations of corruption.

As many as 20 MLAs have been seriously injured in the attack with some being admitted to the ICU.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) warns the UDF government to heed to the voice of the people. Such attempts to stifle democratic protests by the people and their representatives will not be tolerated. The P.B. calls upon the people to strongly voice their protest against this brutal attack on democratic rights by the UDF government.