Appeal to Observe 4^th/5^th April as All-India & International Day of Protest:

Free the Maruti Workers!

Comrades,

You are aware of the repression on us by the nexus of Company management-Police-Government, as 13 MSWU members have been sentenced to Life Imprisonment and 4 more workers handed 5 years by the Gurgaon Sessions Court on 18 March 2017 – without a shred of evidence, and solely on the false witness accounts by the management.

The MSWU body members have been targeted because they have been the leadership of the struggle since 2011 against illegal contract worker system and for Trade Union rights and dignity of labour. It is a ‘class attack’ as in the words of Maruti CEO RC Bhargava. All workers know that this manifestly unjust verdict is to ‘teach a lesson’ to us by those in power that we should not fight for our rights and dignity on the shop-floor and beyond.

But against this repression, thousands of workers in this industrial belt and across India and world are protesting. On the evening of the Verdict on 18^th May, 30000 workers in Gurgaon-Manesar did tool down strike against the injustice. The Maruti Suzuki Mazdoor Sangh (MSMS)–the joint platform of Maruti Suzuki factories–had given a call for Protest on the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh-Rajguru-Sukhdev on 23^rd March in Manesar. Despite prohibitory orders of Section 144, thousands of workers from the industrial belts in Haryana and Rajasthan rallied in protest from factory after factory in Manesar. A letter from the Jailed workers was read out, and a call given to intensify the struggle for the release of the Jailed workers. It was also decided to give economic assistance to families of the Jailed workers.

On this 23^rd March Protest program, we already appealed to all to observe 4^th April as an all-India Day and International of Protest. Preparations for the same have already begun in various places. Meanwhile, recognized Central Trade Unions later issued a call to organize all-India Protest in solidarity with the Maruti Suzuki workers on 5^th April. So, We appeal to all workers and pro-worker forces to observe 4^th/5^th April 2017 as all-India and International Days of Protest and show solidarity in whatever ways possible.

The struggling workers in the Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal-Neemrana industrial belt in the states of Haryana-Rajasthan are showing that they will not relent on their legitimate rights and strengthen their class unity against the capitalist onslaught. We have also received great courage and thank the amazing show of solidarity of workers with the struggle for Justice of Maruti workers. Since the last few days, there have been protests by lakhs of workers in this and other industrial belts and by various workers, student-youth, human rights and other democratic organizations in over 30 cities-towns in the country. We also greatly encouraged and thank the amazing show of international working class solidarity with protests, deputations and solidarity positions and actions in over 21 countries. This is a long battle, and only the growing force of the movement and wider solidarity can take the struggle forward.

Provisional Working Committee,

Maruti Suzuki Workers Union

Contact: 7011865350 (Ramniwas), 9911258717 (Khusiram) on behalf of the PWC, M

A special general body meeting of Virudhunagar district was held on 25-03-2017 with good participation of members. Com.S.Murugesan, District President presided and Com.M.Ayyasamy, District Secretary welcomed the gathering. Inaugurating the meeting, Com.S.Mohandoss, CHQ Vice President gave a good account of the 4th circle conference held at Ilanji on 19,20 February, 2017. He also explained the decisions of the Central Excutive Committe held at Mysuru on 23,24 February, 2017 and exhorted to make the agitational programmes a big success. Com.P.Ramar, District Secretary, Tuticorin greeted the meeting.

  A well attended special GB meeting of AIBDPA Bankura district was held on 26.3.17 at Recreation club room. Com Dilip Das Circle VP inaugurated the meeting. Main speaker Com Pijush Chakraborty CS placed the reporting of CEC meeting held at Mysuru on 23 and 24th February 2017 and phased programmes to achieve 18 points charter of demands along with describing present scenario. Other speakers were Coms DS Pal CORTO and Dharmadas Mandi President BSNLEU. The Presidium consisting of Coms Nityananda Ghosh and Gurudas Pramanik controlled the proceedings. 

BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION

Recognised Union in BSNL (Registered Under Indian Trade Union Act 1926. Regn.No.4896) CHQ:Dada Ghosh Bhawan, Opp. Shadipur Bus Depot., New Delhi – 110008

Email: bsnleuchq@gmail.com, website: bsnleuchq.

com P. Abhimanyu Phone: (O) 011-25705385 General Secretary Fax : 011- 25894862

BSNLEU/423 (Anomaly)                                                                                         27.03.2017

To

Shri Amit Yadav,

Joint Secretary (Admn.), Department of Telecommunications,

Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashoka Road,

New Delhi – 110 001

Sir,

Sub: – Inordinate delay in the settlement of pay aberration of seniors due to point to point conversion of CDA scale to IDA scale as on 01.10.2000 in BSNL – reg.

The problem of anomaly i.e., senior getting less pay than the junior, is lingering on for the past so many years. We are extremely sorry to state that this problem is not being settled, despite a clear cut judgement having been given by the Hon’ble CAT, Ernakulam, which has been upheld by the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala. It is needless to mention that this problem arose at the time of the First Wage Revision. Thereafter, the employees have already got the Second Wage Revision also, and the Third Wage Revision has also become due.

The BSNL Management had worked out a formula for the settlement of the aberrations issue, and the same was sent to the DoT for necessary approval, since it is having implication on pension. The file was sent back by the DoT, with the remark that BSNL itself could take a decision on the matter, or could forward the matter to DoT in letter form, for examining the case. Thereafter, the BSNL has sent the matter to DoT, giving details of the case, with BSNL’s proposal for obtaining the decision, as point to point fitment on conversion from CDA to IDA scale on 01.10.2000 was approved by the DoT and pension liability on account of removal of aberration in the pay of Non-Executive will have to be borne by DoT.

The matter is pending with the DoT for a long time despite of our repeated persuasions, causing serious frustration among the affected employees. Under the above circumstances, we request you to kindly look into the issue and to do the needful.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

[P. Abhimanyu]

General Secretary

Copy to: Shri Pawan Gupta, Director (PSU-1), DoT, Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashoka Road, New Delh

Circle Executive Committee Meeting of Gujarat Circle was held on 25-03-2017 at the spacious hall of Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mahsena District very successfully. The Open session was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, Shri. N.L.Patel, MLA & President Umiya Mataji Sansthan and Shri. R.K.Chauhan, Sr.General Manager, BSNL, Mahsena. Com.T. V.Ghelani, Circle President presided. Com. N.N.Patel, District President, Mahsena welcomed the gathering of about 250. Coms. M.K.Dave, Asst General Secretary, BSNLEU, D.K.Bakutra, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, D.H.Trivedi, Circle President, BSNLEU, S.J.Thakar, Circle Convenor, BSNL CCWF, S/Shri. Pruthviraj Shekhar, DGM (Finance), Mahsena, M.K.Patel, D.E, GMTD, Mahsena addressed the open session.

Com.K.G.jayaraj, General Secretary delivering his speech as the Chief Guest, explained the important achievements were made possible through by sustained struggle by AIBDPA and the Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations. He also highlighted the decisions of the Mysuru Central Executive Committee Meeting and appealed to make the agitational programme a great success with maximum participation. General Secretary also exhorted to join the programmes of All UNions and Associations of BSNL for implementation of pay revision and pension revision and against the move of the government for closure/disinvestment of BSNL.

In the subject session held at 3PM, Com.Manubhai Chaniyara, Circle Secretary presented the report on activities. District Secretaries and some of the office bearers participated in the discussion after which the report was adopted. Com. G.B.Darji, District Secretary, Mahsena proposed vote of thanks. Mahsena comrades had made excellent arrangements for the CEC

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The Union Government has decided that in all cases where the service of the retiring Central Government employees has been verified, payment of the accumulation under Savings Fund of Central Government Employee Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) will be made without awaiting confirmation of deduction of each monthly subscription of CGEGIS. This would help in timely payment of accumulations under the Savings Fund of the CGEGIS. The necessary Orders in this regard have been issued by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance on 17.03.2017.

Often delay occurs in payment of dues to the retiring Central Government employees as the existing procedure requires confirmation of deduction of each monthly subscription to the scheme. The present decision of the Union Government is a step towards simplification of procedure as well as to ensure timely payment of savings along with interest under CGEGIS, to the Central Government employees at the time of retirement.

Under the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980, the accumulations under the component of Savings Fund together with interest thereon are payable to the employees on retirement or on cessation of employment with the Central Government or to their family on death while in service.

Source: PIB