The meeting of all unions / associations that was held at New Delhi on 02-06-2017, has unanimously finalised the following action programme, to settle the wage revision issue and to protect trade union rights of unions and associations in BSNL.

 

Action programme:

 

(i)     Day long dharna throughout the country on 20.06.2017.

(ii)    Hunger strike on 13.07.2017.

(iii)  One day strike on 27.07.2017.   

 

Demands:

 

(i)    Settle wage revision and pension revision w.e.f. 01.01.2017.

(ii)  Settle superannuation benefits to the Directly Recruited Employees.

(iii) Unconditionally withdraw the Corporate Office letter dated 08.05.2017, banning all trade union activities in BSNL.

 

The meeting also decided that the dates of the struggle can be changed, if necessary. It is decided that the notice for the agitational programme should be signed by all the General Secretaries of unions and associations. Further, the meeting decided that all other communications to the government / Management would be signed by com.P.Abhimanyu, Convenor.

]It is a “Do or Die” situation now. Circle and district unions are requested to immediately plunge into action.

Everyone knows that, as per the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRC, the employees of BSNL are not eligible for wage revision. The Affordability Clause reads as follows:-

 

“Additional financial impact should not be more than 20% of the average PBT of the last 3 financial years preceding the year of implementation.”

 

Since BSNL has not earned any profit from 2009–10 onwards, naturally it’s employees are not eligible for wage revision. The unions and associations of BSNL have demanded that BSNL should be exempted from the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRC, so that the employees can get wage revision. BSNL Management is in support of this. DoT was also in support of this, so long as Mr. J.S. Deepak was the Secretary, DoT. However, DoT’s stand has changed now. In the last meeting on wage revision, headed by the Cabinet Secretary, the DoT did not demand exemption to BSNL from the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRC. Without any doubt, we can say that the DoT has let down the entire Non-Executives and Executives of BSNL.  Now, the decisions of the government, on the recommendations of the 3rd PRC are being finalised. At least at this juncture, the BSNL employees have to unitedly raise their voice, through appropriate action programme, that they should be given wage revision. It is a “do or die” situation now. Keeping all these factors in view, the meeting of all unions / associations, which met at New Delhi today, have decided to go on strike on 27.07.2017. All circle and district secretaries are requested to immediately plunge it to action. Coordinate with all the unions and associations, meet each and every employee and make the dharna, hunger strike and one day strike successful.

 (source:BSNLEU website)

AIBDPA IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORT AND JOIN THE AGITATIONAL PROGRAM AND ALL AIBDPA UNITS ARE REQUESTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE RESPECTIVE LEVEL OF THE UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AND JOIN THE PROGRAMME ENMASSE