CDA arrears for casual labourers and retrenchment of contract workers in different circles – BSNLEU discussed the matter with BSNL Management.

The issues of pending CDA arrears for casual labourers and the retrenchment of contract workers were taken up by BSNLEU with the BSNL Corporate Office. Casual labourers have been waiting for payment of CDA arrears for the last 18 months, while contract workers, particularly in the Electrical Wing and housekeeping services, are facing retrenchment due to the discontinuation of tenders on the plea of budget constraints. In many places, contract workers are also being denied minimum wages despite clear instructions issued by the Corporate Office. Com. M. Vijayakumar, President, and Com. Animesh Mitra, General Secretary, met Shri Rajeev Kaushik, PGM (SR), and Shri S.P. Singh, PGM (Estt.), and highlighted the seriousness of the situation. They also informed the officers about the ongoing agitational programmes by contract and casual workers in West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kolkata and other circles. During the discussion, the officers informed that instructions had already been issued to the CGMs of Calcutta Telephones and West Bengal Circles to hold discussions with the unions for an early settlement of the retrenchment issue. They further stated that certain queries relating to the payment of CDA arrears to casual labourers are under examination. The BSNLEU leaders expressed strong resentment over the continued delay and the indifferent attitude of the management towards the poorest section of BSNL workers, and demanded immediate resolution of the issues.

[Date : 19 - Jun - 2026]