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SAVE BSNL, SAVE THE NATION!

29 Friday Mar 2019

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IN 2000, THE WORKERS LOST THE BATTLE AGAINST CORPORATISATION OF TELECOM SERVICES AND FORMATION OF BSNL, DESPITE SUSTAINED STRUGGLES, FOR REASONS WELL KNOWN. ASSURANCES ON SAFEGUARDING THE INTERESTS OF BSNL, ITS WORKERS AND PENSIONERS WERE NOTHING BUT EMPTY PROMISES, AS IS REALISED NOW.

WAGES, PAY, PENSION, JOB SECURITY – THE EXISTENCE OF BSNL ITSELF IS UNDER ATTACK BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE 100% OWNER. THE CORPORATE HYENAS ARE WAITING IMPATIENTLY TO DEVOUR THE PSUS.

INCESSANT STRUGGLE BY THE WORKERS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE IS THE ONLY WAY TO DEFEND THE PSUS, THE ASSETS OF THE NATION AND ITS WORKERS. SAVE PSUS – SAVE NATION!

STRUGGLE FOR UNITY, UNITY FOR STRUGGLE –  UNITY AND STRUGGLE FOR PROGRESS!

 

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SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (9) – Make mandatory service to Central/State governments, PSUs

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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BSNL and MTNL are telecom PSUs owned by the Government of India. Both are in difficult situation financially. For survival, fast expansion is required. In this, the government can help in various ways to increase the business.

When the Air India was in financial difficulty, the government has issued orders to all its officers/employees that they should only air travel by Air India. This mandate has helped  Air India to increase its customers.

In the same way, the government should make it mandatory for the central/state government/PSUs  to only take connections from BSNL and MTNL. This will help BSNL/MTNL in a long way. There would be much pressure from the private operators. But the government has to take the decision in the interests of the telcom PSUs.

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SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (3) – No Merger of BSNL and MTNL

27 Friday Mar 2015

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The Government is proposing to merge BSNL and MTNL. It had already formed a committee for the purpose of examining the issues connected with the merger. Months back, the government has stated that the merger will take place by June 2015, and before that a meeting with the unions will be held. It means that the government on their own will take the decision; after that a meeting will be held with the union to convey their decision. The workers and their unions do not agree to this.

The MTNL was formed in the 1980s bifurcating from the DOT. Nobody wanted the bifurcation. BSNL was formed in 2000 against the strong opposition of the workers. These two companies were formed to reduce the strength of government sector and to gradually privatise both. The method was to reduce the staff strength through VRS and also by disinvestment of shares, thus reducing the govt. share and hand over to private company as it has done in the case of Maruti Udyog Limited which became Suzuki and VSNL which became Tata Communications.

It is because of this, BSNL Employees under the Joint Forum/Joint Action Committee/Forum strongly opposed both VRS and Disinvestment and organised sustained struggles, including strike, which compelled the government not to impose both. Of course, still the recommendations are there to retrench 70,000 workers through VRS.

By merger of BSNL and MTNL, government is trying to kill both with one stroke, as they tried with Air India – Indian Airlines Merger.

In this connection, our demand is that before any discussion on merger of BSNL and  MTNL, three conditions should be fulfilled. (1). The 46.5% shares disinvested by MTNL should be bought back (2) There are liabilities to the MTNL to the extent of Rs. 20,000 crore; this should be waived / paid by the government and (3) the HR issues including different pay scales should be settled.

These are only but very reasonable and also unavoidable conditions. Otherwise keep the merger proposal in abeyance. BSNL employees can not agree to any merger without fulfilling these conditions.

 

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Mighty Demonstrations held today on ” Demands Day”

11 Thursday Dec 2014

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Reports are reaching from many centres about the observation of the “Demands Day” programme today by organising mighty demonstrations as per the call of the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations.

In BSNL Corporate Office, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, a well attended Lunch Hour Demonstration was held with participation from NTR and Corporate Office. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener, Forum, welcomed all and spoke about why the Forum has decided for the agitational programmes culminating in an indefinites Strike from 17th March 2015. The Government is moving to close many PSUs including BSNL and this has to be resisted. BSNL has to be saved and strengthened. He explained the issues included in the Strike Notice and called upon the workers to fully participate. Coms. C.Singh Chairman, Forum (NFTE) P.Abhimanyu (BSNLEU), A.A.Khan (SNEA), Prahlad Rai (AIBSNLEA), K.G.Jayaraj (AIBDPA) and RS Chouhan, CS BSNLEU addressed. The Circle Secretaries of NTR and Corporate Office deserve congratulation for the good campaign and participation of the workers in the programme.

The next programme called by the Forum is the Three Days Dharna from 6th to 8th January 2015. Maximum members should be mobilised for the mass Dharna.

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