PARUTHIPARA AREA BRANCH CONFERENCE .
Paruthipara Area Branch Conference under Thiruvananthapuram District was held on 30-06-2018. Com. P.V.Chandrasekharan, Patron inaugurated the conference with an inspiring speech, covering the issues of the pensioners and BSNL. Coms. S.Prathapkumar, AGS< BSNLEU, R.R.Warier, ACS, G.Raveendran Nair, Circle Vice President and N.Vikraman Nair, District Secretary addressed.
Coms. S.Rajan and K.P.Prathapa Chandran Nair were elected unanimously as President and Secretary, respectively.
BERHAMPUR DISTRICT SPECIAL GENERAL BODY MEETING HELD ON 28-06-2018.
A special GB on AIC was held on 28.6.18 organised by AIBDPA Berhampore District. Com Manoranjan Ghosh DS delivered welcome speech. Com Susanta Ghosh Circle President inaugurated. Other speakers were Com Jamaluddin AIBSNLEA, Com Sekhar Debroy BSNLEU DS, Laltu Rai CMU DS, Mamata Sarkar. Amal Saha, Samir Kr Dutta, Tapan Kr Bhowmick etc. Com Pijush Chakraborty CS, was the final speaker. All comrades present in the meeting pledged to rise to the occasion to make the AIC a grand success. Com KD Biswas presided over the meeting.
Greece: Common solidarity initiative of WFTU, PAME and FISE
On June 24, a joint delegation of WFTU, PAME and FISE delivered basic essentials to immigrant rural workers of Nea Manolada, Greece.
These essentials supplies were gathered by class-oriented trade unions as a demonstration of solidarity with rural workers who suffer so much by capitalist barbarity.
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TWO DUAL FAMILY PENSION CASES SETTLED BY VELLORE DISTRICT BRANCH.
Vellore District Branch is unique in its services to the pensioners. Office bearers under the leadership of Com. Jothisudanthiranathan usually undertakes visits to the pensioners’ homes, particularly family pensioners. During such a visit they found out that two family pensioners who are eligible to get BSNL pension have not applied as they were drawing military pension.
Guided by the District Branch, both the family pensioners, Smt. S.Lakshmi, widow of late Shri. S.Masilamani, Telecom Mechanic, Vellore who was an ex-serviceman, retired on 30-04-2006 and expired on 12-03-2009 and so also Smt. Lalitha, widow of Pandu, Group D, ex-serviceman retired on 30-04-2003 and expired on 14-02-2010, applied for BSNL pension. District Branch and the Circle Branch pursued the cases vigorously and got it settled in a record time. As a result, Smt. S.Lakshmi got arrears . of Rs.4,80, 000 and Smt. Lalitha got Rs. 4, 81, 810.
CHQ heartily congratulate Vellore District Branch and Tamil Nadu Circle Branch for their exemplary service.
IDA TO BE INCREASED BY 0.8% FROM 01-07-2018.
According to the CPI released by Labour Bureau, the IDA from 01-07-2018 will be 128%. 127.2% + 0.8% = 128%.
Corporate Office issued letter for constituting Joint Committee for Wage negotiation.
After much persuasion by the Union, the Corporate Office has finally issued letter for constituting Joint Committee for wage negotiation. The Recognised Unions are told to give their nominees for the Joint Committee.
BSNLEU Website
POSTER FOR THE TWO PHASED AGITATION OF AUAB TO BE JOINED BY AIBDPA
INDIA MOST UNSAFE FOR WOMEN
A survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation has ranked India as the most dangerous country out of the world’s 10 worst countries. India is followed by Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Congo, Yemen, Nigeria and USA.
The same poll conducted in 2011 had placed India at the fourth place. In reality the atrocities against the women and even female infants have risen alarmingly in the country, thanks to the Modi regime.
India, the world’s second most populous country with 130 crore people, ranked as the most dangerous on three of the topic questions; the risk of sexual violence and harassment against women, the danger women face from cultural, tribal and traditional practices, and the country where women are most in danger of human trafficking including forced labour, sex slavery and domestic servitude.
(sorce; The Hindu)
Top officers of the Management should set an example to the lower level employees by implementing austerity measures – Decides AUAB.
The AUAB meeting held yesterday the 26.06.2018, noted with serious concern that the facilities of the lower level employees are being withdrawn by the Management, citing the financial crisis that the Company is undergoing. At the same time, the luxuries being availed by the top officers of the Company, and also the lavish expenditures being incurred by them, are not being restricted. Any austerity measure or restriction in facilities, should be implemented right from the top upto the bottom. It is unfair that the facilities of the lower level employees are curtailed, while the top officers continue to enjoy all the luxuries and indulging in lavish expenditures. This has to be stopped. Hence, as a first step, the AUAB meeting, has decided to give a letter to the BSNL Management, demanding immediate implementation of austerity measures for the top officers. If this is not done, the AUAB will take recourse to other measures.
(BSNLEU Website)