SPECIAL GENERAL BODY MEETING HELD AT VIJAYAWADA.

Utilising the visit of Com.K.G.jayaraj, General Secretary to Vijayawada, a special general body meeting was arranged by the Krishna District Branch at BSNLEU office premises, Telephone Exchange, Vijayawada at 5PM on 17-09-2017.

Com.Madhava Rao, District President presided. Com.K.G.jayaraj in his address explained the issues confronting the pensioners, especially pension revision from 01-01-2017. He also appealed to make the Mass Dharna in Delhi on 25-10-2017 a great success by participating in good numbers. Coms. K.S.C.Bose, Circle Secretary and Rama Rao, District Secretary, BSNLEU also spoke.

MADIKERI DISTRICT CONFERENCE HELD ENTHUSIASTICALLY.

The second biennial district conference of Madikeri, Karnataka  has been held on 22-09-2017 under the presidentship of Com.O.A.Francis. Com.Muddaiah, Circle Secretary inaugurated and explained the current developments. Other speakers were Com.R.G.Bhandari, Circle President and Com. Devaraj, District Secretary.

The conference unanimously elected Coms. T.A.Keshavaiah, S.M.Devaraj and M.S.Yogendra as President, District Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.

French Workers protest against anti-worker labour reforms.

Paris, Sep 21 : Unions staged new protests Thursday against an overhaul of France’s labour laws, hoping to build pressure on President Emmanuel Macron days before his flagship reforms are expected to enter into force.
The marches and strikes come a week after hundreds of thousands of people — 200,000 according to police, half a million according to organisers — demonstrated against the measures in the first major challenge to Macron since he was elected in May.

More rallies are expected Saturday, staged by hard-left political party France Unbowed, which will provide another measure of the resistance to 39-year-old Macron’s pro-business agenda.

The Communist-backed CGT union has organised Thursday’s protests and its secretary general, former car worker Philippe Martinez, called the first round last Tuesday “a good start”.

“What’s important today and in the days and weeks ahead is that the movement gets bigger,” Martinez added. (Courtesy: Press Reports)

Government threatens CG Employees with dire consequences for organising dharna

The Central Government has threatened the CG employees for calling for organising dharna in front of offices by the Confederation of CG employees on their major demands. As per letter dated 19th September 2017, the government has stated that severe action as per CCS (Conduct Rules), 1964 will be taken against the employees who participate in the dharna.

The true colour of the Modi Government is exposed. Despite the CCS(Conduct) Rules in 1964, the employees have gone on agitations and strikes many times. ESMO has been passed, but the CG employees went on strike on 19th September 1968. Jail, arrest, victimisation – all they faced and still went on strike. The threat of the government has been met squarely by the unions and employees. The government has issued the threatening letter on the 49th anniversary of the 1968 strike is to be noted.

The Strike and agitations are the rights of the workers won through sustained struggles. The workers are not prepared to surrender these rights. 

WAGE REVISION IN BSNL; A POSITIVE STEP BY THE MANAGEMENT.

It is understood that the BSNL Management Committee has approved the proposal of 3rd Pay Revision Committee with full 15% fitment for the executives w.e.f 01.01.2017. However this will have to be approved by the Remuneration Committee and thereafter by the full BSNL Board with DOT Director/s. Then it has to be got approved by the administrative ministry which warrants serious united struggle.

If the the Management is serious and sincere, they should start wage negotiation immediately with the recognised unions of the non-executives in BSNL.

As for the BSNL absorbed DOT Pensioners, the government should take necessary action to implement pension revision with 15% fitment, since the pension is to be paid by the government itself. Pensioners are senior citizens and their case needs immediate attention.

BSNL CORPORATE OFFICE ONCE AGAIN REQUESTS THE CIRCLES FOR FURNISHING THE DATA SOUGHT REPEATEDLY FROM 2014- THIS REFLECTS THE SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS AS TO HOW INFERIOR OFFICES COMPLY WITH CORPORATE OFFICE INSTRUCTIONS.

Corporate Office letter on method of pay fixation in IDA Pay Scales in respect of absorbed officials of BSNL, who were promoted after 01.10.2000 and opted for IDA Pay Scales from the date of their promotion/retirement.<<view letter>>

 

SHIMOGA DISTRICT CONFERENCE HELD SUCESSFULLY.

The district conference of Shimoga in Karnataka has been held in a befitting manner on 16-09-2017. Coms. G.G.Patil, Assistant General Secretary, Muddaiah, Circle Secretary and R.G.Bhandari, Circle President participated and addressed the conference on issues confronting the pensioners and exhorted to strengthen the organisation. 

Coms.S.T.Ramaiah, B.M.Shekarappa and K.R.Ganapathy have been elected unanimously as President, District Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. 

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