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78.2% IDA MERGER- MEETING WITH MEMBER (FINANCE)

 

 

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA, along with Com.B.P.Petkar, AGS & Circle Secretary, AIBDPA, Maharashtra Circle, met Smt. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance), DOT on 26th May, 2015 and discussed about the need for settlement of the 78.2% IDA Pension fixation. Member (Finance) assured that the Note is being finalised and will be send to the other departments for approval within one or two weeks.

The AIBDPA leaders pointed out to the Member (F), the delay in the office of the Director of Postal Accounts, Nagpur, in authorising the pension payments to the Post Offices. The Member, then and there contacted the concerned officers and gave directions to see that the undue delay is avoided.

 

78.2% IDA MERGER- REVISED CABINET NOTE ALMOST COMPLETED.

Today, the 25th May, 2015, Com. K.G. Jayaraj, General Secretary had a talk with Shri. Prachish Khanna, Director (Estt), DoT regarding the issue of 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL pensioners. The Director has stated that the cabinet note with the changes sought by the DOT(Finance) is almost ready and will be submitted to the Communications Minister soon for his ratification. After that it will be circulated to the four nodal departments, Expenditure, Pension, Law and Public Enterprises, simaltaneously for vetting. Then, finally it will be submitted to cabinet for approval.

However pressure has to be exerted further until the order is issued and therefore make the post card campaign a grand success and prepare for the two days hunger fast on 21-22, July, 2015.

CALL DROPS-COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER WARNS TELECOM COMPANIES.

Communications Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has warned the telecom companies that they have to urgently attend to the problems like call dropping which is putting difficulty for the customers.

This warning is appropriate. The subscribers are actually being harassed by such problems as call drops, no coverage etc. These should be urgently attended to by the companies.

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WORKERS ON 26TH MAY, 2015 AT NEW DELHI.

 

 

As per the decision of the 11 Central Trade Unions, a National Convention of Workers will be held at Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi on 26-05-2015. In addition to the representatives/delegates from the Central Trade Unions, delegates from the All India Federations of employees from many sectors like Central/State government , Railways, Defence, Postal, BSNL, Banks etc. will participate. It will be addressed by the leaders of the Central Trade Unions.

The Convention will review the programmes of action organised in the past on the 10 Points Demands raised by  the CTUs covering almost all major issues of the working Class and against the attack on them. It is also expected that the Convention will declare the next programme of action, probably a strike,  against the anti-working class policy of the Modi Government.

It is commendable that despite different ideologies and political background, all the Central trade Unions have been jointly continuing with sustained struggles for the cause of the working class, irrespective of which government is in power. This should continue.

POST CARD CAMPAIGN BY PENSIONERS ON CALL BY AIBDPA.– V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI

 

 

As per the call of the Central executive Committee of AIBDPA, pensioners have started sending hand written Post Cards to the Prime Minister requesting early settlement of the 78.2% IDA pension fixation and restoration of medical Allowance to the BSNL Retirees. Today, I also sent the Post Card. Those pensioners, who have not sent the Post Card may kindly send it immediately. Let tens of thousands of Post Card reach the Prime Minister and understand the resentment of the pensioners in the delay in settlement of the issues:

Matter to be written in the Post Card:

Respected Sir,

I request your kind and early intervention for the settlement of the following long pending burning issues of BSNL Pensioners:

a) The benefit of 78.2% IDA Merger granted to BSNL employees and to those retired after 10.06.2013 be extended to BSNL pensioners retired before 10.06.2013

b) The quarterly medical allowance stopped unilaterally be restored to the BSNL pensioners.

To

Shri Narendra  Modi,

Hon’ble Prime Minister,

Govt. of India, South Block,

New Delhi – 110001

 

WFTU EXTENDS SOLIDARITY TO THE MAY 25-26 STRIKE OF RAILWAY WORKERS OF UK.

 

 

21 May 2015
 

The World Federation of Trade Unions that represents 90 million workers, from 126 countries expresses its support to the railway workers of the UK and RMT who are going on Strike on May 25-26 demanding better wages and job security.

The last years the Railway Company NETWORK RAIL has gained billions, however RMT highlights that the workers are standing up for the principle of ‎a properly staffed and resourced railway where safety comes first and where corners aren’t cut to hit budget targets. In this direction the RMT is already prepared, with rock solid support by its members, to start industrial action.

WFTU 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED IN TURKEY.

 

 

Nakliyat – Is and WFTU held a commemorative event for the 70th anniversary of the WFTU in Istanbul,  Turkey on May 22nd.

Present at the event were the General Secretary of the WFTU George Mavrikos, international delegations, Ali Riza Kucukosmanoglu President of Nakliyat Is and President of TUI Transport, striking workers members of Nakliyat Is union and the the leadership of DISK confederation of Turkey.

The participants marched to the historical Taksim square of Istanbul and then participated to a commemorative meeting that underlined the WFTU’s internationalist principles and the class oriented trade union movement’s solidarity with workers struggles in Turkey.

60% OF GLOBAL WORKERS ARE PARTTIME AND CONTRACT WORKERS.

 The capitalist way of converting full time work in to contract, casual and part-time has been on the increase. According to a report of the ‘World Employment and Social Outlook 2015′, a ILO body, more than 60% of the global work force are on short term contracts, informal jobs without any contract, self employed or in unpaid family jobs. In India, both the earlier UPA Government and the present NDA government are also in the same tract. Almost 90% of the workers are in unorganised sector and the contract system is increasing instead of regular jobs in India. These workers are maximum exploited and even the existing labour laws are violated in their case. The Central trade Unions have demanded that the contract workers should be paid a minimum wage of Rs. 15,000 a month. But the government has so far not accepted the same. It has got sufficient funds to waive taxes and penalties to the corporates coming to lakhs of crores of rupees. But in the case of the contract workers, they are silent. Of course, this is the government of the rich, for the rich and by the rich.

JAMNAGAR DISTRICT CONFERENCE HELD SUCCESSFULLY.

The district Conference of AIBDPA, Jamnagar was held at  Dayashankar Brahmpuri hall , Jamnagar on 27-04-2015. Com. R. B. Patel, District President presided over the conference. Presenting the report and accounts for the biennial period, Com. M. B. Chaniyara, District Secretary spoke in details about the various issues of the pensioners and the importance of the Central Executive Committee meeting being held at Jamnagar on 28-29, April, 2015 at Jamnagar. Both report and accounts were adopted after discussion.

Office bearers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries.

Patron- Com. C. M. Amesra. President- Com. R. B. Patel, Dist. Secretary- Com. M. U. Shikh and Treasurer- Com. J. D. Kacha.

TOTAL BRADBAND CONNECTIONS REACH TO 100 MILLION- BSNL ON 3RD POSITION.

 

The TRAI has released the statistics of the broad band connections as on 31st March 2015. According to the same the broadband connections in India  have crossed 99.20 million. BSNL which was in the first position in broadband for a very long period has now been relegated to the third place with 18.88 million connections. The top five positions in broadband are given below:

1) Bharti Airtel – 22.01 million 2) Vodafone – 19.37 million 3) BSNL – 18.88 million 4) Idea Cellular – 14.52 million 5) Reliance Communications – 7.94 million.

There are many applications pending for broadband connections with BSNL in almost all cities. Why BSNL is not able to give these connections? Forum leaders at field level should take up the issue urgently with the management. If it is due to lack of equipment, the BSNL management should be pressurized to purchase them immediately. Bring these problems to the notice of the All India Unions. We can not allow BSNL position going down and down.