The validity of the BSNL MRS card, in respect of the retired employees had already been extended up to 30.09.2020. Now, based on the requests received from the unions and associations, the validity has been extended up to 31.03.2021.

The Andhra Pradesh Circle Executive Committee meeting is held online today. Com.K.Prabhakar Rao, Circle President, presided over the meeting. Com.P. Asokababu, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, delivered the inaugural address and explained the decisions of the Central Executive Committee meeting, as well as the attacks being launched by the Modi government on the public sector, and on the democratic rights of the people. Com.K. Ramadevi, Vice President (CHQ) greeted the conference. The report on activities was presented by Com.P.Asokababu, CS. 19 comrades participated in the deliberations. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary replied to the All India level issues raised in the meeting. Finally, Com.P. Asokababu, CS, summed up the discussions and replied to the important issues raised in the meeting. CHQ heartily congratulates the Andhra Pradesh circle union for successfully organising a fruitful executive committee meeting.

The Chennai Circle Executive Committee meeting is held online today. Com.E. Natarajan, Circle President, presided over the meeting. Com.D. Parandhaman, Assistant Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, addressed the meeting and explained about the recent developments that have taken place at the national level, as well as at the circle level. Com.S.Chellappa, AGS, greeted the meeting. All the 16 comrades who participated in the meeting took part in the deliberations. The meeting took decisions to successfully organise the call of the AUAB, to observe Black Day on 01st October, 2020. The meeting also decided to successfully organise the campaign programme, as per the decision of the Central Executive Committee meeting. Finally, the meeting conducted elections to fill up the circle office bearers' posts, which have become vacant due to the resignations.

The AUAB, in it’s meeting held on 07.09.2020, has unanimously decided to observe a Black Day on 01.10.2020, with the view to attract the attention of the government and the people, towards the fact that the future of BSNL and it’s employees are getting darker and darker, due to the road-blocks being created by the government in the launching of BSNL’s 4G service and thereby inflicting irreparable damage for the future of the Company. The AUAB has written to the Secretary, Telecom and the CMD BSNL, conveying this decision to organise the Black Day on 01.10.2020. Copy of this letter has been sent to the Principal Secretary in the PMO, Cabinet Secretary and the Chief Labour Commissioner of India.

The Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU has already decided to successfully organise the Black Day on 01.10.2020. As per the decision of the AUAB, hunger strike with social distancing, is to be organised throughout the country. Posters should be printed and displayed. The employees should wear badges with black ribbon. Lunch hour demonstrations should be organised with maximum mobilisation of the employees. Suitable media coverage of the programme should also be made. The Circle and District Secretaries of BSNLEU are requested to take all out efforts, in coordination with the other constituents of the AUAB, to make the Black Day programme a grand success.

Legendary singer, Shri S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, has passed away today. He was 74 years old. He had been affected by COVID-19 and had been under treatment at a Chennai Hospital since 05^th August, 2020. Shri S.P. Balasubrahmanyam had been singing for movies in 16 Indian languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He held a Guinness World Record for singing over 40,000 songs. He had received the coveted awards of Padmashree and Padma bhushan. The death of Shri S.P. Balasubrahmanyam is a great loss to the country and the people. BSNLEU pays it’s respectful homage to the great singer.

The BSNL Corporate Office has allotted funds to the circles for remitting the society dues, already deducted from the salary of the employees, for the period up to August, 2020. BSNLEU, as well as the AUAB have raised the demand in a number of struggles that, the society dues, deducted from the salary of the employees, should be remitted to the society. With the receipt of funds, for clearing the society dues up to the date, a serious problem that has been suffered by the employees, has been resolved.

कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस द्वारा, अगस्त, 2020 तक के सोसाइटी ड्यूज क्लियर करने के लिए फंड्स प्रेषित....

BSNL कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस द्वारा, अगस्त, 2020 तक की अवधि तक कर्मचारियों के वेतन से काटे जा चुके  सोसाइटी ड्यूज की राशि प्रेषित करने के लिए, सर्कल्स को फंड्स आवंटित कर दिए गए हैं। BSNLEU, और साथ ही  AUAB द्वारा कई आंदोलनों के दौरान, कर्मचारियों के वेतन से काटे जा चुके सोसाइटी ड्यूज, सोसाइटी को प्रेषित करने के लिए मांग की गई थी। आज दिनांक तक, सोसाइटी ड्यूज क्लियर करने के लिए फंड्स प्राप्त हो जाने से, कर्मचारियों को परेशान करने वाली एक चिंतनीय समस्या का निराकरण हो गया है।   

Circle Executive Committee of BSNLEU, Telangana circle, was successfully held online today. The District Secretaries and Circle Office Bearers overwhelmingly participated in the meeting. Com.K. Yadaiah, Circle President, presided. Com.J. Sampath Rao, Circle Secretary, welcomed every one and placed the report on activities. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, addressed the meeting and explained about the decisions of the CEC meeting of BSNLEU. He also narrated, how the national assets are being handed over by Modi government, to the corporates, in the name of privatisation of the PSUs, attacks being launched on the rights of the workers, as well as on the democratic rights of the people, the need for successfully implementing the decision of the AUAB to observe black day on 01^st October, 2020. Com.J. Sampath Rao, Circle Secretary, initiated the discussion and all the participants took part in the meeting. The meeting took important decisions including successfully organising the campaign, as decided by the CEC meeting of BSNLEU and also the black day programme, as decided by the AUAB.

It is already informed that the 39^th meeting of the National Council is going to be held online on 07^th October, 2020. This is the first meeting of the National Council after the conducting of the 8^th Membership Verification. In continuation of it’s decision to hold the 39^th meeting of the National Council, the BSNL Management has announced the reconstitution of the National Council. We are enclosing hereunder the list of new Staff Side, as well as Official Side members.

The RLC (Central) conducted a conciliation meeting today, on the demands contained in the strike notice, served for the 3 day strike which took place from 18^th February, 2019. Com.P.Abhimanyu, Convenor, AUAB, Com.S. Sivakumar, GS, AIBSNLEA, Com.Suresh Kumar, GS, BSNL MS, Com.Anil Kumar, GS, BSNL ATM and Com.H.P.Singh, GS, BSNL OA, participated in this conciliation. The important arguments placed by the AUAB in the meeting are briefly as follows:-

1. Allotment of 4G spectrum to BSNL

The government has allotted 4G spectrum to BSNL. But, BSNL could not launch 4G service, due to the cancellation of it’s 4G tender, as per the directive of the government. The AUAB demanded that BSNL should be allowed to launch it’s 4G service immediately.

2. Pay Revision to employees.

The DoT has already directed BSNL Management to immediately negotiate the wage settlement of the Non-Executives, sign the agreement and send the same for the approval of the DoT. However, BSNL Management had abruptly discontinued the wage negotiation. BSNL Management should be told to resume the wage negotiations.

3. Pension Revision.

Pension revision is already given to the DoT retirees. Whereas, their counterparts in BSNL, are not given the pension revision. The government should immediately implement pension revision to BSNL retirees by delinking it from pay revision of the serving employees.

4. Payment of pension contribution by BSNL.

The AUAB demanded that the Government of India Rule should be implemented in respect of payment pension contribution by BSNL.

5.  Superannuation Benefits (SAB) of the Directly Recruited employees.

The CMD BSNL assured in February, 2019 that BSNL's contribution for the SAB would be increased by 3% before 31.03.2019 and the short fall in BSNL’s 30% contribution would be made good in the subsequent financial year. The Management has gone back from this assurance. The settlement of this demand should not be dragged on, by linking it with the financial condition of the Company.  The Management should immediately start contributing it’s full 30% contribution towards the SAB.

After discussion, the RLC directed the Management to discuss and decide the issue of at least Wage Revision of the Non-Executives. Next sitting of the Conciliation will be held at 11:30 hrs on 26.11.2020.

The destructive anti-farmer bill, to serve the interests of big landlords and their corporate friends, was brought in the Rajya Sabha day before yesterday. It was tooth and nail opposed by the members belonging to the opposition parties. When the bill was taken for voting, the government did not have sufficient members from the ruling party and it’s allies, to pass the bill. Hence, when the opposition members demanded a division (voting) on the bill, the same was not accepted by the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Instead, he put the bill for voice voting and announced that the bill was passed. This is nothing but murder of democracy and an attack on the Parliamentary system of this country.

Opposition members protesting inside Parliament premises against the attack on Parliamentary system. 

भारतीय संसद पर तानाशाही पूर्ण हमला....

परसों, राज्यसभा में, बड़े जमींदारों और उनके कॉर्पोरेट मित्रों के हित साधने के लिए, विनाशकारी किसान विरोधी बिल लाया गया था। विरोधी दलों के सदस्यों द्वारा इसका पुरजोर तरीके से विरोध किया गया था। जब बिल वोटिंग के लिए प्रस्तुत किया जा रहा था, तब सरकार के पास सत्ताधारी दल और उनके सहयोगियों के, बिल पास करवाने हेतु वांछित सदस्य नही थे। अतः, जब विरोधी दल के सदस्यों ने बिल पर विभाजन (वोटिंग) की मांग की, राज्यसभा के उप सभापति द्वारा इसे मान्य नही किया गया। विपरीत इसके, उन्होंने बिल वॉइस वोटिंग के लिए प्रस्तुत कर दिया और बिल पास होने की घोषणा कर दी। यह और कुछ नही, वरन, लोकतंत्र की हत्या है और देश की संसदीय व्यवस्था पर प्रहार।

As per the call of BSNLEU, National Protest Day is observed in BSNL throughout the country. Lunch hour demonstrations were organised demanding immediate 4G service by BSNL, immediate Revival of BSNL, opposing attacks on the public sector and attacks on workers rights and democratic rights.

With abnormal haste, the Lok Sabha has passed the Labour Law Amendments yesterday. Three Labour Code Bills, have been passed, to snatch away the hard-won rights of the workers. They are :-

(a) Occupational Safety, Health & Working Condition Code. 

(b) Code on Industrial Relations. 

(c) Code on Social Security. 

The above bills will throw more than 74% of the Industrial Workers and 70% of the Industrial Establishments into the “Hire & Fire Regime”. The capitalists and the corporates will hire and fire the workers at their will. Formation of trade unions will become extremely difficult. A virtual ban will be imposed on the workers' right to go on strike.

The working class of this country are left with no option now, but to fight against this Labour Law Amendments.

लोकसभा में, श्रम कानून संशोधन बिल असाधारण जल्दबाजी में स्वीकृत...

श्रम कानून संशोधन बिल, कल लोकसभा द्वारा असाधारण जल्दबाजी में स्वीकृत कर दिया गया। संघर्षों से हासिल किए गए अधिकारों को छिनते हुए , तीन लेबर कोड बिल ( Labour Code Bills) पास कर दिए गए। वें, निम्नानुसार है -

(a) Occupational Safety, Health & Working Condition Code. ( व्यावसायिक सुरक्षा, स्वास्थ्य और कार्य परिस्थिति बाबद)

(b) Code on Industrial Relations. (औद्योगिक संबंधों बाबद)

(c) Code on Social Security. (सामाजिक सुरक्षा बाबद)

उपर्युक्त बिल्स के अनुसार 74% से अधिक औद्योगिक वर्कर्स और 70% औद्योगिक संस्थानों के वर्कर्स “Hire & Fire Regime” (नियोक्ता की मर्जी अनुसार कार्य पर रखने और निकालने की व्यवस्था) के अंतर्गत झोंक दिए जाएंगे। पूंजीपति और कॉर्पोरेट्स अपनी मर्जी अनुसार वर्कर्स को कार्य पर रखेंगे और मर्जी अनुसार निकाल देंगे। ट्रेड यूनियन्स का गठन अत्यंत मुश्किल हो जाएगा। हड़ताल पर जाने के मजदूरों के अधिकार को वास्तविक रूप से प्रतिबंधित कर दिया जाएगा।

अब देश के वर्किंग क्लास के समक्ष श्रम कानून संशोधनों के खिलाफ लड़ने के अलावा अन्य कोई विकल्प शेष नही है।  

The CEC meeting of BSNLEU decided to observe 19^th September, 2020, as Martyr’s Day. The All India Centre decided that District General Body meetings should be conducted on that day and the decisions of the CEC meeting should be explained to the members. Holding of the district general body meeting is very essential, to take the decisions of the CEC meeting to the grass-root level workers. 

Hence, the CHQ calls upon such of those district unions, which have not yet conducted their district general body meetings, to immediately conduct the same and to explain the decisions of the CEC meeting. All the circle unions are requested to ensure that the district general body meetings are conducted in all districts without fail.

जहां जहां डिस्ट्रिक्ट जनरल बॉडी मीटिंग नही हुई है, वहां आयोजित करें....

BSNLEU की CEC मीटिंग में 19th सितंबर, 2020, को शहीद दिवस के रूप में मनाने का निर्णय लिया गया था। ऑल इंडिया सेन्टर ने निर्णय लिया था कि उस दिन डिस्ट्रिक्ट जनरल बॉडी मीटिंग आयोजित कर, CEC मीटिंग में लिए गए निर्णयों से सदस्यों को अवगत कराया जाए। जमीनी स्तर (grass-root level) के वर्कर्स तक CEC मीटिंग में लिए गए निर्णयों की जानकारी पहुंचाने के लिए डिस्ट्रिक्ट जनरल बॉडी मीटिंग आयोजित करना जरूरी है। 

अतः, CHQ ऐसी डिस्ट्रिक्ट यूनियन्स, जिसने अभी तक डिस्ट्रिक्ट जनरल बॉडी मीटिंग आयोजित नही की है, से अनुरोध करता है कि वें, CEC के निर्णयों से अवगत कराने के लिए, तत्काल मीटिंग्स आयोजित करें। सभी सर्किल यूनियन्स यह सुनिश्चित करे कि सभी जिलों में, हर हाल में, डिस्ट्रिक्ट जनरल बॉडी मीटिंग आयोजित हों।