The Corporate Office has written to the General Secretary, BSNLEU, for nominating 3 representatives to the Joint Committee for Wage Negotiation. BSNLEU has pointed out that this is insufficient representation, and has demanded representation equivalent to the one given in the National Council. BSNLEU has also demanded that the Union should be given the liberty for nominating those who are not members/office bearers.

The BSNL has Corporate Office has already issued letter on the "Policy on outsourcing model for maintenance and provisioning of landline and broadband for external plant of copper network". It is stated in that policy that the works of Testing / jumpering at the MDF for fault repair, pair change, new LL/BB connections, would be done by the outside agency. BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL, opposing this. BSNLEU has stated that this work should be done by our own TTs and ATTs, or else it will lead to manipulation by the outside agency.

The Central Secretariat meeting of BSNLEU is being held on 15.06.2020, through video conferencing. The CHQ has written to the GM(SR), requesting to take steps for the sanctioning of Special Casual Leave to the Central Office bearers participating in the Central Secretariat meeting. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, telephonically talked to Shri A.M.Gupta, GM(SR) today and requested him to ensure that the SR Branch sends necessary communication in this regard to all the CGMs. The GM(SR) assured to take the needful action.

Com.Tapan Sen, General Secretary, CITU, has written to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister for Communications and IT, expressing his concern about the disturbing reports coming in the media, regarding BSNL’s financial health. He has demanded immediate allotment of 4G spectrum to BSNL and also financial assistance to the Company, for the upgradation of it’s networks. He has also demanded immediate payment of wage arrears to the contract workers and to stop their retrenchment. The General Secretary, CITU, has urged upon the Minister to drop the proposals for implementation of VRS and reduction of retirement age from 60 to 58, in view of the massive retirements taking place in the Company.

We have already informed through CHQ website that, the DoT has decided to take over the ALTTC campus located at Ghaziabad. The AUAB is strongly opposing this. It has written a detailed letter to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble MoC & IT, with copies to the Principle Secretary, PMO, Cabinet Secretary, Secretary Telecom and the CMD BSNL, demanding that the ALTTC should not be taken over by the DoT.

BSNLEU has already demanded that the Management should immediately hold the JTO LICE, JAO LICE, JE LICE and TT LICE, based on the vacancies existed as on 31.01.2020. It has been brought to the notice of the CHQ that the JTO (OL) LICE  also has not been held, after the restructuring of the Hindi Cadre Posts was done on 19 November, 2018. As per the restructuring, 59 JTO (OL) posts are lying vacant under the 50% Internal Quota. BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL demanding to immediately hold the JTO (OL) LICE.

Following the Call Attention Day, observed by BSNLEU today, a letter is written to the CMD BSNL, demanding immediate action to curb wasteful expenditures. The CHQ of BSNLEU has called for views from it’s functionaries on the ways and means to curtail wasteful expenditures. The views and suggestions received from the field units have been sent to the CMD BSNL, through this letter. If any more valid views are received, they will also be sent to the Management. BSNLEU will continue to pressurise the Management to curtail wasteful expenditure.

BSNLEU is continuously insisting upon the Management to issue letter, for the extension of the facility of payment of medical allowance, without voucher, to the retired employees. The matter is already discussed by BSNLEU with the CMD BSNL and the GM (Admn.), BSNL CO. In continuation of this, BSNLEU has written to the Director (HR), demanding extension of the facility without further delay.

Immunity from transfers has been granted to certain identified office bearers of the Recognised Unions. Violating these orders, District Secretary, BSNLEU, Vadodara district, has been transferred out of the district. Efforts made by the circle union to ensure implementation of the Corporate Office orders has failed. Hence, CHQ has written to the GM(SR), BSNL CO., seeking his intervention to solve the issue.

Citing the financial stress of BSNL, the Management has not made timely remittance of the premium amount, deducted from the salaries of the employees, to the LIC. BSNLEU, through it's letters and discussions with CMD BSNL, has repeatedly raised this issue. Now, it is reported by our Palanpur District Union, Gujarat, that, the Palanpur LIC Branch is demanding interest, together with the GST amount, for the belated payment of LIC premium. BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL, seeking his intervention for the expeditious settlement of this issue, in a uniform basis throughout the country.

The 8th Membership Verification was held on 16th September, 2019. Consequent to this, the reconstitution of the National Council has to be done. 4 months have already elapsed after the holding of the 8th Membership Verification. BSNLEU has already submitted it’s list of Staff Side members to the Management. BSNLEU has written to the Director (HR) requesting him to ensure the reconstitution of the National Council without further delay.

BSNL contract workers are not being paid salary for the past 6 months and the families of these contract workers are in starvation. Despite BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF are continuously taking up this issue with the Management, no improvement has come. In the meanwhile, news has come that 5 contract workers have so far committed suicide in West Bengal and Kolkata circles, unable to face the crisis created due to non-payment of wages. BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL, communicating these tragedies and demanding immediate action for payment of wage arrears.

The JE LICE, under 50% quota, was scheduled to be held on 07.04.2019 as an ‘online’ exam. However, as per the demand of BSNLEU, the Management agreed to hold the exam as an ‘off-line’ exam. As a result of this, the JE LICE, scheduled to be held on 07.04.2019 was postponed. However, thereafter, the Corporate Office has not taken any action to hold the exam. BSNLEU has already written four letters on this issue. Once again, BSNLEU has written to the Director (HR), demanding to hold the JE LICE without further delay.

The tenure of the BSNL Staff Welfare Board and the BSNL Sports and Cultural Board, functioning at the Corporate Office level, has expired in March, 2020. So far, the Corporate Office has not taken any action for the reconstitution of both these Boards. BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL today, demanding early reconstitution of both these Boards.