The online Circle Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, Uttarakhand circle, was held enthusiastically today. 26 members of the Circle Executive Committee, attended this meeting. Com.K.S. Soun, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone and presented the note for discussion. Com.G.P. Kala, Circle President, presided over the meeting. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, inaugurated the meeting and explained about the wanton delay being caused in BSNL’s 4G launching, attacks being launched on the Public Sector, trade union rights, as well as on workers rights. He also explained about the salient points of the charter of demands. The meeting was also attended by Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com.John Verghese, AGS. Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS, addressed the meeting and stressed on the need to organise the strike successfully. Serious deliberations by the Circle Executive Committee members took place, in which 23 comrades participated. Finally, Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, replied to the all the National level issues, raised in the discussion. Com.K.S. Soun, CS, summed up the discussions. Com.G.P. Kala, Circle President, addressed the meeting and concluded it.

Com.K.Hemalata, President, CITU, addressed the Facebook live yesterday. Also being the Vice-President of the WFTU, she thanked BSNLEU, for donating a sizeable amount as WFTU Fund. The delay caused in BSNL’s launching of 4G service, the unprecedented attacks being launched on the public sector, pro-employer Labour Law Amendments, violation of democratic and human rights in the country, were highlighted by Com.Hemalata. She  appealed to the BSNL employees to make the 26^th November General Strike a total success.

BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation (BSNL CCWF) has decided to join the General Strike to be held on 26.11.2020. The decision has been taken in the recently held Secretariat meeting of BSNL CCWF. BSNLEU calls upon it’s circle and district unions to coordinate with BSNL CCWF for making the strike effective.

19.11.2020 को प्रेस वार्ता आयोजित कीजिए- हड़ताल का संदेश व्यापक रूप से प्रसारित हो, यह सुनिश्चित करें....

आठ यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स के आव्हान पर 19.11.2020 को प्रेस वार्ता आयोजित की जानी है।   आम नागरिकों के बीच हमारी हड़ताल का व्यापक संदेश पहुंचाने का यह एक बेहतरीन अवसर है। अतः, BSNLEU के सभी सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट सेक्रेटरीज से अनुरोध है कि अन्य यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स से संपर्क स्थापित कर प्रभावी प्रेस वार्ता आयोजित की जाए। प्रेस वार्ता में अधिक से अधिक मीडिया के साथियों को आमंत्रित करें। आठ यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स के महासचिवों द्वारा हस्ताक्षरित प्रेस विज्ञप्ति प्रसारित की जा चुकी है। गैर-हिंदी भाषी सर्कल्स में इस प्रेस विज्ञप्ति का क्षेत्रीय भाषा में अनुवाद करें। हिंदी भाषी सर्कल्स के लिए CHQ द्वारा प्रेस विज्ञप्ति का हिंदी अनुवाद शीघ्र ही प्रेषित किया जाएगा। 

19.11.2020 को भोजन अवकाश में प्रदर्शन और गेट मीटिंग्स का आयोजन....

आठ यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स, जिनके द्वारा BSNL में 26 नवंबर, 2020 को BSNL में आम हड़ताल आयोजित की जा रही है, के आव्हान पर 19.11.2020 को भोजन अवकाश में प्रदर्शन और गेट मीटिंग्स आयोजित करना है। CHQ, BSNLEU के सभी सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट सेक्रेटरीज से, अन्य यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स से समन्वय स्थापित करने और कार्यक्रम को पूर्ण सफलता के साथ आयोजित करने का अनुरोध करता है।

भोजन अवकाश में प्रदर्शन और गेट मीटिंग्स, दोनों ही में, कर्मचारियों को सहमत कराने और आम हड़ताल में व्यापक सहभागिता के लिए प्रेरित करने का एक अच्छा अवसर है। अतः, सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट यूनियन्स से तत्परता पूर्वक कार्यवाही का अनुरोध है। प्रत्येक कर्मचारी से मिलें और उन्हें प्रदर्शन और गेट मीटिंग्स में शामिल होने के लिए समझाएं।

Shri Soumitra Chatterjee, legendary film actor, passed away in a Kolkata Hospital last Sunday. He was 85 years old. Mr. Chatterjee made his acting debut in Satyajit Ray’s "Apur Sansar" in 1959. He has won three time national film awards and has also won Dadasaheb Phalke award. He is  a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award. The death of Shri Soumitra Chatterjee, is a great loss to the nation. BSNLEU pays it’s respectful homage to the legendary actor.

As per the call of the eight unions and associations, which are organising the 26^th November General Strike in BSNL, lunch hour demonstrations and gate meetings are to be organised on 19.11.2020. CHQ requests the circle and district secretaries of BSNLEU to coordinate with the other unions and associations and to organise this programme most successfully. 

Both the lunch hour demonstrations and the gate meetings are very good opportunities to convince the employees and to make them massively participate in the General Strike. Hence, circle and district unions are requested swing into action. Approach each and every employee and convince them to participate in the demonstrations and gate meetings. 

As per the call of the eight unions and associations, press meets are to be organised on 19.11.2020. This is an excellent opportunity to take our strike message to the vast sections of the general public. Hence, circle and district unions of BSNLEU are requested to coordinate with the other unions and associations and to effectively organise the Press Meet. Invite maximum number of media persons to the Press Meet. A press statement, signed by the General Secretaries of the eight unions and associations, is already circulated. In the non-Hindi speaking circles, this press statement needs to be translated into regional languages. For the Hindi speaking circles, CHQ will send the Hindi translation of the press statement shortly. 

As has already been informed by the CHQ, Com.K. Hemalata, President, CITU, is addressing the Facebook live today, at 6:00 pm. All circle and district secretaries are requested to take the last minute efforts, to ensure that the maximum number of comrades view this live address.

The eight unions and associations, which are organising the 26th November General Strike in BSNL, have issued the following press statement. A call has already been given by the eight unions and associations, to organise press meets at the circle and district levels on 19-11-2020. This press statement has to be translated into regional languages, wherever required and to be handed over to the media persons. Since, we have to take our strike message to the general public in a big way, CHQ requests all the circle and district secretaries to take necessary steps and to ensure that, this press statement gets the widest possible coverage in the media.

The BSNL Working Women’s Coordination Committee (BSNL WWCC), Kerala circle, was held online on 14.11.2020. The meeting was presided over by Com.K.N.Jyothilakshmi, ACS. Com.V.Bhagyalakshmi, Convenor, welcomed everyone and reported on the activities of the BSNL WWCC. Com.C.Santhoshkumar, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, inaugurated the meeting and explained in detail about the roadblocks being created in BSNL’s 4G launching, the demands for the General Strike to be held on 26.11.2020, etc. All the Committee members participated in the debate. Decisions were taken to successfully organise the forthcoming General Strike. Com.P. Manoharan, Circle President, Com.M.Vijayakumar, AGS and Com.R. Rajeshkumar, Circle Treasurer, greeted the meeting. The meeting ended with Com.Beena John, giving a vote of thanks.

BSNLEU, Karnataka circle union, has translated the pamphlet for the General Strike, into Kannada language. It was released at Bengaluru on 03.11.2020. All the circle and district office bearers of BGTD attended the meeting. The house was addressed by Com.H.V.Sudharshan, Circle Secretary, Com.Irfan Pasha, Organising Secretary (CHQ), Com.B. Krishna Murthy, ACS, Com.M. Manchaiah, DS, BGTD, Com. Kempegowda, DP and Com.S. Murali, Circle Treasurer. The meeting resolved to organise the General Strike successfully.

Kolkata Telephones circle organised a meeting at Ladies Club, Telephone Bhawan, on 13.11.2020, for organising the forthcoming General Strike. Com.Swapan Bharati, DS, presided over the Convention. Com.Animesh Mitra, President and Com.Sisir Kumar Roy, Circle Secretary, addressed the meeting and explained about the charter of demands. The meeting finalised a Committee for successfully organising the General Strike. Com.Biswajit Sil, DS, HQ, proposed vote of thanks.

As has already been informed, Com.K. Hemalata, President, CITU, will be addressing  BSNL employees through Facebook live, at 06:00 pm tomorrow the 17.11.2020, regarding the General Strike being organised on 26.11.2020. This address will be in Hindi. All circle secretaries, especially the circle secretaries of Hindi speaking circles, are requested to mobilise maximum number of employees from their circles, to view this programme. The link for this programme is already sent through WhatsApp to all the circle secretaries. It is also reproduced hereunder: -

https://www.facebook.com/bsnleuchqnewdelhi

Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, telephonically spoke to Shri Arvind Vadnerkar today. He pointed out the extreme delay being experienced in the holding of the JTO LICE, JE LICE, TT LICE and the JAO LICE and urged upon him to take steps for holding the LICEs early. The Director (HR) assured to do the needful. 

As per the call of the All India Centre, the CHQ called upon the circle and district unions to collect donations for WFTU Fund. Accordingly, the CHQ has received a total amount of Rs.2,89,872/-. With this, the CHQ is winding up it’s collection of the WFTU Fund. As per the final figures, an amount of Rs.2,89,872/-. Out of this, Rs.2,20,000/- (equivalent to €2,500) has already been sent to the WFTU. Now, the remaining amount will be sent to the Trade Union International (TUI Transports & Communications). BSNLEU is affiliated to the WFTU, through TUI (Transports & Communications). The final list of the donations is attached.

BSNLEU wishes a very Happy Deepawali to all the comrades.  Let the festival of lights bring everlasting peace and joy in the lives of all.

We have already informed that, the Tamil Nadu comrades have approached the Hon’ble Madras High Court, for the redressal of their grievance of non-payment of contract workers' wages for more than a year. The Hon’ble Court has already directed the BSNL Management to make payment of a minimum amount before Deepawali. Accordingly, the contract workers have received payment of wage arrears ranging from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.40,000/-. Nearly 2100 contract workers are benefited due to this. CHQ heartily congratulates the TNTCWU and BSNLEU, Tamil Nadu circle.

CHQ thankfully acknowledges the receipt of the following personal donations, from Karnataka circle comrades, towards WFTU Fund. 

1)   Com. C. K. Gundanna, Circle President - Rs.1,000/-

2)   Com. B.R. Krishna Murthy, ACS - Rs. 500/-.

3)   Com. Girish P., District Secretary, CGM Office District Union - Rs. 500/-.

4)   Com. Parandaman, Circle Organising Secretary - Rs. 500/-.

A Convention has been organised at Kharagpur today the 11-11-2020, at Telecom Factory, for organising the General Strike to be held on 26.11.2020. Com.Sekhar Bhattacharjee, Circle President, presided over. Com.Arjun Singh, District Secretary, welcomed all the comrades. The Convention was addressed by Com.Sisir Kumar Roy, Organising Secretary (CHQ) and Com.Omprakash Singh, GS, BSNL CC. Both the comrades explained the issues connected with the General Strike. Finally, Com.J. Manna, District President, proposed vote of thanks.