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An article by Com. R Pattabiraman
CIRCLE CONFERENCE OF CHENNAI TD CIRCLE WAS HELD IN CHENNAI ON 14-15, DECEMBER 2017
COMRADES A O BHASKAR, B N HALAPPA AND G VENKAESH ELECTED AS
DISTRICT PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
TIMES OF INDIA REPORTS;
BENGALURU: The two-day nationwide strike called by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employees from Tuesday has affected several Computerized Passenger Reservation Centers of the railways across the state. South Western railway officials said telecom communication channels were disrupted due to the strike which affected the functioning of several booking centres on Wednesday. The booking centers at Bengaluru high court, city civil court, Vidhana Soudha, Banashankari BDA Complex, Jayanagar BBMP Shopping Complex, Koramangala BDA Shopping Complex, NR Road (Majlis-e/Millia Islamia building- KR Martket) and KSSIDC Building at Electronic City Ph-II were affected.
WILL THE GOVERNMENT REALISE THE IMPACT OF THE STRIKE AND ACT SENSIBLY?
Today, units of AIBSNLPWA in different parts of the country organised demonstrations exhibiting their solidarity and support to the BSNL staff on 48 hours strike demanding pay revision and stop separate company for tower.
Some photos are given below:
BHOPAL MP
TIRUNELVELI TN
TIRUNELVELI
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ERNAKULAM KERALA
PALAKKAD KERALA
CHENNAI
CHENNAI
CHENNAI
CHENNAI
THANJAVUR TN
THANJAVUR
THANJAVUR
VIZIANAGARAM AP
SRIKAKULAM AP
COIMBATORE TN
MATHURA - UP WEST
JALANDHAR - PUNJAB
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THE 48 HOURS STRIKE WILL COMMENCE AT ZERO HOURS TODAY NIGHT, CALLED BY ALL UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF BSNL STAFF. THEY DEMAND:
(1) Pay Revision from 1-1-2017 based on report of Third Pay Revision Committee and
2) withdraw the move to form separate subsidiary company for Mobile Towers.
CMD of BSNL gave hollow assurances earlier. Nothing happened.
Now, the present Minister is asking “where is the money to revise pay?”!!!!!!!
Government policies only made BSNL Lame and limping from the very beginning.
BSNL Employees made all sincere efforts to help the Company.
Why should the workers find and suggest resources to revise their wages?
Finding no alternative, the BSNL staff is compelled to resort to strike work.
We support their united action and wish them all success.
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OUR CHQ STARTED RECEIVING REPORTS AND PHOTOS OF FUNCTIONS ORGANISED BY OUR BRANCHES TO OBSERVE PENSIONERS DAY 2017. SINCE WE CAN NOT UPLOAD ALL THE REPORTS IN FULL WE UPLOAD SOME PHOTOS HERE.
VELLORE TAMILNADU
THANJAVUR TN
KADAPAH ANDHRA
CHENNAI TRAFFIC BRANCH
COIMBATORE TN
HUBLI GB MEETING WAS HELD ON 4-12-2017.
COMRADES GANGADHARA RAO, K G DESHPANDE, R CHANGAPPA AND K GURURAJAN ETC. ATTENDED
From the Website of BSNLEU
The All Unions and Associations of Karnataka, presented it's Memorandum on Wage Revision and Subsidiary Tower Company issues, to Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications, yesterday at Bengaluru. The Hon'ble MoS(C) had asked the representatives, "where is the money to pay the wage revision?" Further, he has told that the financial position of the Company was not good and that the government was also not in a position to help in this regard. The reply given by the Hon'ble MoS(C) clearly tells us about the mindset of the government, regarding the wage revision issue.
A Well attended general body meeting was held at Patiala (Punjab) on 2-12-2017.
Com. Atma Ram Verma (Org Secretary) and Com. G S Bajwa (CS Punjab) etc. attended .
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Vijaypur (Karnataka) district conference was held at Bagalkot on 1-12-2107. Com. P Gangadhara Rao (Dy GS), Com. K G Deshpande (Org Secretary), Com. R Changappa (CS KTA) and Com. Guru Rajan (Treasurer, KTA) attended the conference. Shri R H Kai, GMTD addressed the conference and assured all cooperation.
Coms. C S Hiremath, Prakash Jeerankalgi and S L Hiremath are elected as District President, Dist Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
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SUPPORT THE STRIKE
ALL UNIONS OF BSNL STAFF HAVE DECIDED TO ORGANISE A NATION-WIDE STRIKE ON 12-13, DECEMBER 2017 DEMANDING WAGE REVISION AND SETTLEMENT OF LEFT OUT ISSUES OF SECOND PRC.
BEING SENIOR WORKERS WHO SERVED IN BSNL FOR SOME PERIOD, WE THE BSNL RETIREES ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRESENT PLIGHT OF OUR JUNIOR COMRADES. THEY DESERVE PAY REVISION LIKE ANY OTHER CENTRAL PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS.
Hence, CHQ of AIBSNLPWA calls upon our members to organise demonstrations, wherever possible, in front of BSNL offices on 12th and 13th expressing our solidarity to the BSNL staff on strike...... G Natarajan, General Secretary
All India Consumer Price Index (Ind. Workers) for the month of October 2017 is declared as 287.
It was 285 for the previous month. The Index for November will be declared on last working day of December.Then only we can calculate the rate of IDA from January 2018.
If the Index for November remains at 287, then the rate of IDA from January 2018 will be 126.7%.
If it increases to 288 point, the Rate of IDA will be 126.9%
In case it reduces to 286, the rate of IDA from January 2018 will be 126.4%.
We are happy that Department of Telecom has finally accepted our old demand and issued order on 22-11-2017 and the BSNL Corporate Office endorsed it today. In 2011, we observed undue delay in many SSAs of BSNL in processing pension revision cases and demanded that the Service Books should be shifted to CCA offices and also that the CCAs should be declared as Pension Sanctioning Authorities. Some CCAs were reluctant to accept the responsibility on the plea of lack of staff and lack of space in offices.
Now, DOT has accepted the suggestion and issued orders. In First phase, Service Books of CDA pensioners, retired from Telecom, shall be taken over by CCA offices. At a later stage, the Service Books of IDA pensioners retired from BSNL/MTNL are to be taken over by CCAs. Joint CCAs or Dy. CCAs are declared as Pension Sanctioning Authority for the respective Circles.
This new arrangement will, we hope, reduce delay in settlement of pension related issues to some extent.Of course, the DoT should sanction additional staff and fill up vacancies without any further delay to make the step successful.
The DOT order and BSNL endorsement letter are given here.
Click to see the orders:
Tamilnadu circle held its Executive Committee meeting at Karaikudi on 25th and 26th November.
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14th branch of Chennai TD Circle has been formed at Chengalpet on 27-11-2017. Com. Natarajan (GS), Com. Vittoban (CHQ Tr.), Com. M Govindarajan (CS CH TD), Com. M Murthy (CP CH TD), Com. Kannappan (Tr. CH TD) and other leaders attended the formation meeting and explained efforts being made by our Association on various issues.
The Circular from CHQ on Patna CWC is given hereunder.
Please click here to see the Circular delhi-meetings-and-patna-cwc-cicular.pdf
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Enterprises has selected the item of reviewing performance of Public Sector Undertakings and declaring those incurring loss as SICK.
BSNL is asked to submit its details. Accordingly, the Corporate Office of BSNL has directed all Circles to submit their figures immediately.
WE CONVEY THE SAD NEWS THAT COM. R K KOHLI, A VETERAN TRADE UNION LEADER OF INDIAN TELECOM WORKERS, BREATHED LAST IN NEW DELHI TODAY MORNING at 0900. HE WAS 82. HE WAS A TIRELESS ACTIVIST OF NFTE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
WE CONVEY OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY.