WFTU and USB organised an Immigrants gathering in Foggia, Italy the province where Giuseppe Di Vittorio (WFTU President 1949-1957) was born.
The WFTU General Secretary George Mavrikos attended the gathering accompanied by Pierpaolo Leonardi, WFTU Presidential Council member and other trade-unionists from USB-Italy.
The WFTU represented by Vincent Kapenga, Member of the WFTU Presidential Council from PR Congo and Vahidha Nizam, representing the leadership of AITUC India, participates to the events commemorating the 100 years since the Great October Socialist Revolution in Leningrad and in Moscow.
Lakhs of workers from all parts of the country will be flooding Delhi streets, participating in the Maha Padav (Maha Dharna) called for by the Central Trade Unions, Federations of Central and State government employees, PSUs etc. etc. The dharna is being organised in protest against the anti-worker policies of the government and also demanding settlement of the Charter of Demands which has been served to the government.
The pensioners are to participate on 10th November and AIBDPA has called the Delhi and nearby circles to participate maximum comrades in the Dharna.
Participate in large numbers! The Maha Padav will be a warning to the government.
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Comrade C.K.Gundanna, Veteran leader and long time Circle Secretary BSNLEU Karnataka Circle, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Rajyotsava Award’ by the Karnataka Government. The same was handed over to Com. Gundanna by Chief Minister Shri Sidharamayya on 1st November 2017. It is the highest award by the state government and is awarded for social justice to the society and Theatre Art. Com. Gundanna was the Secretary of ‘Samudaya’, the well known cultural society for a long time. Now he is also acting in some cinemas. It is to be mentioned here that he was attacked a few years back by the Hindu extremists when a progressive street drama was being enacted. Family of Com. Gundanna and many comrades from BSNL participated in the award giving function.
Hearty Congratulations to Com. C.K.Gundanna for his his great contribution to the society and the prestigious award!
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AIBDPA is greatly pleased to know that com.C.K.Gundanna, circle secretary, BSNLEU, Karnataka, is awarded with the ” Rajyotsava Award”, by the government of Karnataka. Apart from being in the fore-front of the trade union movement, com.C.K.Gundanna has also been a stage artiste for long, taking progressive ideas to the mass of the people. The government of Karnataka has conferred this award to com.C.K.Gundanna, in recognition of his contributions to the society, as a stage artiste. CHQ heartily congratulates com.C.K.Gundanna.
( courtesy: BSNLEU website)
