BSNL Corporate Office issued order to restore Medical Allowance to BSNL retirees from 01.04.2017, as per the decision taken in the National Council. It is reported by our members that the payment of Medical Allowance to BSNL retirees is not yet effected, due to non-creation of template in ERP. Com. Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS, discussed this issue with the GM (Admn.),BSNL CO, today and urged to intervene. The GM (Admn.) assured to do the needful.
(Courtesy:BSNLEU Website)
Capitalism is pushing new anti-worker measures against pensioners, the working class and the people. The solutions that governments-administrators use are temporary and weak, without perspective or positive exit for those who with their work produce wealth in society and only give benefit to a handful of capitalists who collect, to an immense extent, the fruits of the exploitation.
The measures taken by the leaders of capitalist development, with the competitiveness of capitalists as its motor, require new sacrifices on the part of the working class, pensioners and the people, greater exploitation, and the elimination of all remaining rights. Greater limitation and abolition of public social care for the benefit of the private, annulment of collective agreements and extra payments to pensioners; in addition, to a further reduction of costs for health, medicines, and social benefits.
All this is complemented by new concessions to the big capital, through privatizations, of important sectors of the economy, in energy, transport, water, natural resources, and new tax exemptions.
In the name of capitalist competitiveness, pensioners and retirees throughout the world are experiencing the worsening of their lives and the lives of their children. Their pensions are cut, health benefits are reduced and privatized, social structures dissolve, their rights are generally restricted.
To achieve these objectives, capital does not hesitate to resort to bloody conflicts and wars throughout the world, in which it violently appropriates the wealth of many people of the planet.
We call for the action of all our organizations and friendly organizations, for the next October 1st, international Day of Pensioners, with demands that correspond to our true needs, having as perspective of our struggle a society without exploitation, poverty, wars, nor calamities. We will fight with unity and common action with the working class, the people, and all those who suffer capitalist exploitation.
We strive in this direction: For free and public social security, medical care and pharmaceutical assistance for all, without conditions or requirements. We will claim the right to public and enough pensions, reducing the age limit for men, and setting them earlier for women. Pensions must meet our current needs, so we may live a life with dignity. For social benefits, housing, clean water and leisure, public, free and quality.
WE ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRUMBS THAT THE CAPITALIST BARBARITY GIVES.
WE FIGHT TO CONQUER LIFE AND FUTURE IN A SOCIETY WITHOUT EXPLOITATION, BASED ON THE RICHES WE PRODUCE.
LONG LIVE TO INTERNATIONAL WORKER SOLIDARITY
LONG LIVE TO THE OCTOBER 1st FIGHTING DAY
The 2 point increase in the AICPIN for the Month of June 2017 has almost confirmed the DA hike to be announced from July 2017 by the Union Cabinet. Labour Bureau has released the CPI for Industrial workers for the month of June 2017 yesterday. According to its press release, the AICPIN increased by 2 points and Pegged at 280. With that CPI Point, the Average AICPIN for 12 Months from July 2016 to June 2017 is 276.92. It increases the total DA from 4% to 5.93% . But due to the practice of ignoring the fractions from the figure arrived through the DA calculation, the existing 4% DA will be increased to 5% only from July 2017 . The DA will be announced by the Union cabinet in the first week of September 2017
Petrol and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has stated in Parliament on 31-07-2017 that the subsidy for the cooking gas will be completely eliminated by March, 2018. Accordingly the subsidy will be reduced by Rs. 4 every month, till the entire subsidy is eliminated. LPG subsidy has already been reduced. This will seriously and adversely affect the common people and increase the profit of the oil companies, especially Reliance.
Of course, government is for the corporates!
Com.R.Muthusundaram, Chairman, All India State Government Employees Federation has passed away at Chennai on 30-07-2017. Com.Muthusundaram was a dedicated leader and a good orator. He had also served as the Secretary General of AISGEF. His untimely and sad demise is a great loss to the workers and pensioners movement in the country. AIBDPA had close association with Com.R.Muthusundaram who inaugurated our Central Executive Committee meeting at Coimbatore.
AIBDPA pays respectful homage to Com.R.Muthusundaram and conveys heartfelt condolences to his family and comrades.
One third of BSNL’s lands valued at Rs.65,000 crore.
The book value of BSNL’s landed properties are pegged at Rs.975 crore. However, the recent valuation of BSNL’s landed properties reveal that, the value of one third of BSNL’s landed properties alone come to Rs.65,000 crore. These one third landed properties are located in the major cities of the country. The land at New Delhi in which the Corporate Office is located alone is valued at Rs.2,500 crore. This valuation was done as per the new “Indian Accounting Standard”, for which the consultant KPMG was engaged by BSNL. This information was disclosed to the PTI by shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL.
(COURTESY:BSNLEU WEBSITE)
Privatisation of PSUs means handing over these large tracts of land of the PSUs to the private corporates for real estate purposes. According to the government, the entire BSNL’s assets are worth only Rs. 975 crores and the selling price will be with this calculation. The corporates will reap huge profit. And this is the way of allowing the corporates to loot the PSUs, the wealth of the country.
But one thing. The united force of the BSNL workers will fight to the last against any privatisation of BSNL! The government could not implement disinvestment in BSNL so far, they could not implement VRS and unbundling of copper cables. If the workers stand united, it will be not easy for the government to implement their anti-national designs.
Military veterans write to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, condemning attacks on Muslims and Dalits.
More than 100 officers, who had retired from the Army, Air-force and Navy have written a letter to Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, condemning the attacks on Dalits and Muslims, in the name of protecting cows. In the letter they have stated that, they were witness to unprecedented attacks on society at large by the relentless vigilantism of self appointed protectors of Hinduism. Muslims and Dalits have been the worst hit by cow vigilantism, they have stated. The letter has also expressed concern over the climate of fear and suppression of dissent. It is very significant that more than 100 retired officers of the armed forces, who may be belonging to different religions, have raised their voice against the killings that are taking place in the name of “cow vigilantism”.
(COURTESY: BSNLEU WEBSITE)
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It is reported that Com.Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, West Bengal and Secretary General, BSNL CCWF and some other comrades were physically attacked by the trinamool goons at CTO, Kolkata on the strike day ,27-07-2017. This is not the first time that the trinamool goons indulge in such cowardly attacks with the active support of the Mamata government in West Bengal.
AIBDPA strongly condems and protests this barbaric attack and demands the West Bengal government to initiate appropriate action against the culprits.