GULBARGA DISTRICT GENERAL BODY MEETING HELD.

The General body meeting of Gulbarga District  Branch was held on 17th January, 2016 with good participation of pensioners. The District President presided over the meeting. Com. Manohar Ujalambakar, District Secretary spoke elaborately on the current position of 78.2% IDA merger, 7th Pay Commission recommendations and the ensuing AIC at Tirupati.  In the discussion that followed some of the members raised the issue of inordinate delay in settling the medical claims. District Secretary assured to take up this issue with the authorities concerned.

 

WEST BENGAL CIRCLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETIN HELD SUCCESSFULLY

The CEC meeting of WB Circle presided over by Com. Dipak Mitra President was held on 15th January, 2015 at CTO Union room. After flag hoisting and paying tribute to the martyrs the meeting commenced and inaugurated by Com Ananta Bhattacherjee All India President. Other speakers were Coms Animesh Mitra CS BSNLEU and Biplab Das GS BSNLCC. Circle Secretary Com Susanta Ghosh delivered initial speech and placed the Work Paper
The following District Secretaries/representatives took part in the deliberations.
Coms. Ram Kedar Yadav (Siliguri), Lalu Rai (Gangtok), Nilkantha Roy (Jalpaiguri), Nirmal Dey (Malda), Madan Mohan Ghosh (Suri), AK Pradhan (Berhampore), Ashoke Banerjee (Krishnagar), Ajit Nandan (Kolkata), SP Roy (Bardhaman), Mridul Chatterjee (Asansol), LK Bag (Purulia), DK Lai (Bankura), Anupam Saha (Kharagpur) and RP Guchhait (Contai Branch).
The points of discussion among others were non-payment against outdoor medical bills for months together, absence of empanelled hospitals, pending cases at CCA levels, 78,2% IDA merger, 60:40 pension, ensuing AIC, joint movement and platforms (Bengal platform of mass organisations consisting of 113 unions and associations and joint platform of the movement of pensioners’ organisations), membership verification in BSNL, present political situation etc. On behalf of the Circle com. Pijush Chakraborty summed up.
The CEC concluded with fixing the tasks before the pensioners.

3,228 Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra in 2015 alone

‘India lives in villages’ is the saying. But it is in these villages that death is lurking. In Maharashtra alone 3,228 farmers have committed suicide due to poverty, crop failure, unable to pay loans etc. While the farmers are dying, the government is keeping silent. Most of these families of suicided farmers have not got any support from the government. While the corporates and big business concerns are given large subsidies, these poor families are ignored. Shame on the top politicians and the government.

D-7 Telegraph Place, Gole Market has a memorable past.

The quarter allotted to BSNLEU since its inception , D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New  Delhi was the office of AITTEU Class III till formation of BSNLEU. BSNLEU as well as AIBDPA were registered at this address. It is now handed over to Jharkhand Government for constructing Jharkhand House. The 11 quarters in Telegraph Place occupied by BSNL/MTNL/ Postal will now be demolished for the new building.
Just like Telegraphs, the telegraph place is also going to be part of history. Farewel D-7 & Telegraph Place!

South Africa: The preparations of the 17th World Trade Union Congress started

 

The Organizing Committee composed by the South Aftican Trade Unions which have undertaken the organization of the 17th World Trade Union Congress held a meeting yesterday in Johannesburg and today will meet in Durban.

The committee is composed by Trade Union leaders of the largest organizations in South Africa. The discussion was substantial and in militant spirit. The planning for hosting the most important trade union event for the class-oriented movement has started.

On behalf of the WFTU central offices comrades Nikolas Theodorakis and Anda Anastasaki are present during the meetings.

Greece: Demonstration of PAME in front of Prime Minister’s Mansion 08 Jan 2016

Right now the forces of PAME, trade unions, workers, unemployed, pensioners, youth, realise a Protest in front the Prime Ministers’ Mansion.

They demand the abolishment of the new bill on Social Security, which has been drafted by the SYRIZA Government, bussiness groups and the European Union, to be abolished.

“All in the streets-All in the Struggle

No compromise with the new crime against Social Security

Massive Demonstration Today At the Ministry of Labour

Preparation of New National General Strike”

Is written on the protesters’ banners.

Turkey: WFTU participates in Congress of Sosyal-Is

 

WFTU adressed the opening Ceremony of the succesful Congress of Sosyal-Is, a militant and class-oriented union of the working class of Turkey organized in the sectors of commerce, education, offices and fine arts. The Congress which took place in Ankara on 9-10 January 2016 concluded with singificant debate and resolutions to empower Sosyal-Is and its internationalist role in favor of the working class of Turkey, Europe and international.

WFTU Representative, Alexandra Liberi underlined in her greeting speech that: “Under the modern conditions, the working class needs a stronger, more dynamic, more mass, more class-oriented trade union movement to defend its rights and demand the satisfaction of its contemporary needs against poverty and wars generated by Capitalism. With all forms of struggle, we must become stronger, organize in the workplace, organize more workers in the trade unions, empower the working class and inspire more effective struggles to demand dignified salaries and working-hours, respect of the Collective Bargaining Agreements, public and free social security for all, Retirement Age at 60 for men and 55 for women, public and free Education and Healthcare for all, Public and affordable social services, Affordable and Safe Housing for all etc.

This is the fight that WFTU fights. This is the call we make. WFTU calls the international working class to make steps “Forward”! WFTU calls the international class oriented trade union movement to unite in fraternity, to know its enemies and friends, to fight militantly and fiercefully to open new roads for the satisfaction of the workers’ rights.”