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Inauguration of renovated P and T House at Thiruvananthapuram

10 Tuesday Mar 2015

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The inauguration of the renovated P and T House at Thiruvananthapuram will take place on 11th March 2015. This has been the office of the P and T Co-Ordinating Committee since 1960s. Now it is the office of both the Postal Unions Co-Ordinating Committee and BSNL Employees union.

P and T house has got a great tradition. It has always been a centre for all unions of workers to come and discuss their problems. It continues as such now also. It has been the centre where many many agitations have been planned and implemented successfully.

I have four years of happy memory of P and House, when I used to work in Thiruvananthapuram as the Circle Secretary of the All India Telecom Employees Union Class III.

Now the building has been renovated and more facilities for office and residence are provided.

My Hearty Congratulation and Best Wishes to the Kerala Postal and BSNL Union movement and the leaders who keep the unity still intact!

BSNLCCWF Kerala Convention

19 Wednesday Mar 2014

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A Circle Convention of BSNL Casual Contract Labour Union, Kerala Circle was held today, 19 March 2014, at Bankmen’s Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. More than 500 workers from all parts of Kerala participated. Com. K.Mohan, Circle President BSNL CCLU and Circle Secretary BSNLEU presided over the Convention. Com. Somasekharan Nair, Circle secretary BSNL CCLU welcomed all the participants and the invitees.
Comrade K.N. Balagopalan, MP and President of the CCLU inaugurated the convention. He congratulated the CCLU Kerala for organising the 16 days strike through which many achievements could be made. He analysed the election situation and called upon the workers to support those who support them. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU explained in detail about the issues of the casual and contract workers and the struggles organised to achieve them. Coms. P.V.Chandrasekharan, Circle President AIBDPA and senior leader of P and T workers, R.Muralidharan Nair, AGS BSNLEU, A.V.Kuriakose, Circle President, BSNLEU, Suresh, AGS, BSNLCCWF , V.Bhagyalakshmi, Mahila Committee Convener, Ashok Kumar, Convener, Confederation, Trivandrum and other leaders addressed.
In response to the appeal of the CHQ BSNLCCWF for donations to help Com. S.P.Tiwari, Circle Secretary of BSNL CCWF, UP East who is victimised and retrenched for the last few years and who is in serious condition in hospital due to cancer, a generous donation of Rs.9,100 was received from the house. Another Rs.5,000 was donated by the BSNL CCLU Circle Union. The total amount of Rs. 14,100 was handed over to Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri to be given to Com. Tiwari. Com. Namboodiri thanked the Kerala Circle and the comrades for the spontaneous and generous response to this noble cause.
The  meeting came to an end with vote of thanks by Com. C. Vamadevan, District Secretary BSNLCCLU.

P and T House Trivandrum, the Centre of TU Activities

18 Tuesday Mar 2014

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After some time, today, 18th March 2014, I got an opportunity to be at P and T House, Thiruvananthapuram, the citadel of service trade unions in Kerala.
P and T House is the Union office of NFPTE/NFPE/BSNLEU for the last more than 50 years. It was inaugurated in 1961 after the formation of the Circle Co-Ordinating Committee of P and T Unions (NFPTE) to accommodate all the 9 unions of NFPTE in Kerala.At that time onwards it became a place where not only P and T Unions, but various unions/associations of Central / State government employees met and discussed various issues and prepared for struggles.
As the Circle Secretary of the All India Telecom Employees Union Class III, I stayed at Trivandrum and functioned from the P and T House for about 4 years. All the 9 NFPTE unions functioned from there.
After formation of BSNL and BSNLEU, the latter is also functioning from P and T house which continues till today.
The rented house was purchased by NFPTE and constructed a new building in the 1980s. In this connection it is to be noted that all the District (SSA) headquarters in Kerala have their own buildings to accommodate the NFPE / BSNL union offices.
It was a joy to meet many senior comrades there. It was indeed an inspiration to me at P and T House, cherishing the memories of sustained struggles and organising the Union.