The Extended Circle Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, Odisha circle is held at Bhubaneswar today. The meeting is held purely for the preparation of the 9^th Membership Verification. Com. A Dhupal, Com.S.C. Bhattacharya, Com.P.K. Nayak, the senior leaders of BSNLEU, Odisha circle, also participated in this meeting. Com.S.R. Das, Circle President, presided over the meeting. Com. Kameswar Rao, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone and explained about the purpose of holding the meeting. Apart from the circle executive committee members, a large number of active workers of BSNLEU participated in this meeting. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, participated in this meeting and spoke at length about the present developments with regards to the revival of BSNL, 4G launching, 2^nd Revival Package, etc. The General Secretary also explained about the achievements of BSNLEU after the last Membership Verification. He requested all the comrades to all out efforts to ensure the massive victory of BSNLEU in the forthcoming Membership Verification. 

Com.Taruna Prakash Sethi, Circle Secretary, SNATTA, Odisha circle and Com. Rakesh Panda, AGS, SNATTA, attended BSNLEU’s election campaign meeting held at Bhubaneswar today. Both the comrades greeted Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, with a bouquet. Com.Taruna Prakash Sethi, CS, SNATTA, addressed the meeting and raised the following two issues related to the DR JEs. 

(1)  A new Promotion Policy for the Non-Executives.

The GS BSNLEU replied that BSNLEU has already raised this issue in the Formal Meeting held with the Director (HR) on 13.06.2022. BSNLEU has demanded that the discrimination between the Executive Promotion Policy (EPP) and the Non-Executive Promotion Policy (NEPP) should be removed. BSNLEU has also demanded that, the number of years for getting promotions should be the same for both the employees absorbed from DoT and the employees Directly Recruited by the BSNL. 

(2)  Holding the JTO LICE every year.

The GS, BSNLEU, replied that, the issue has already been taken up with the Management and assured that, hereafter BSNLEU will ensure that, the JTO LICE is held every year.

The JTO(T) LICE (50% quota) was held on 07.08.2022. 549 candidates have passed in this JTO(T) LICE. Now, many qualified candidates are approaching the CHQ of BSNLEU, to find out when the JTO training of the qualified candidates will begin. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, discussed this issue with Ms. Samita Luthra, GM(Rectt.), BSNL C.O. The GM(Rectt.) replied that the Corporate Office is taking efforts to send the qualified candidates for JTO training at the earliest. Further, the GM(Rectt.) said that, hopefully their training will start by the end of October or the first week of November, 2022. 

The SR Branch of the Corporate Office has released the final ballot paper, including election symbols for the conducting of the 9^th Membership Verification of the Non-Executives, which is to be held on 12.10.2022.

The Mysuru CEC meeting has directed the circle and district unions to organise a week long “Meet the Employees Campaign”, from 06^th to 13^th September, 2022. In this campaign, the National Monetisation Pipeline, under which BSNL’s towers and optic fibre are being handed over to the private, the roadblocks being created by the Government in BSNL’s 4G launching, the false claims of the Government regarding the 2^nd Revival Package, attempts to introduce the 2^nd VRS and also to increase the working hours from 10 to 12 hours per day, etc., should be exposed and campaigned among the employees. The anti BSNL and pro-private policies of the government, various steps being taken by it to dismantle the public sector through disinvestment and privatisation should also be highlighted. All the circle and district unions are requested to successfully implement the “Meet the Employees Campaign”, from 06^th to 13^thSeptember, 2022. 

The Corporate Office has issued guidelines regarding the postal ballots to be exercised in the 9th membership verification. According to this letter, employees on deputation, training and the employees posted in the remote and difficult areas of Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Lakshadweep are eligible to cast postal ballots. The concerned returning officer is empowered to approve the list of employees who can exercise postal ballots. The circle and district secretaries are requested to ensure the proper implementation of the guidelines contained in this letter.

The Extended Circle Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, Punjab circle, was held enthusiastically at Chandigarh today. Com. Sanjiv Kumar, Circle President, presided over the meeting. Com.H.S. Dhillon, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone and initiated the discussion. Com.P.Abhimanyu,GS, garlanded and honoured the leaders and comrades who have recently joined BSNLEU. There after, the General Secretary addressed the meeting and spoke in detail about the issues related to BSNL’s revival, inordinate delay in BSNL’s 4G launching and the various aspects related to the 2^nd Revival Package. The General Secretary also dwelt at length on the achievements of BSNLEU, during the past 3 years. Thereafter, deliberations by the Executive Committee members took place. Finally, Com.H.S. Dhillon, CS, delivered the summing up address. Senior leader, Com.Balwinder Singh, addressed the meeting and delivered the vote of thanks. 

The Co-ordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF has given call to organise countrywide Human Chain programme on 14.09.2022, opposing the National Monetisation Pipeline, the retrograde steps being taken by the Government to destroy the public sector, hurdles being created by the Government in BSNL’s 4G launching, the pro-private and anti-BSNL policies of the Government, etc., are to be highlighted in this Human Chain programme. This programme is to be organised in places where the public gather, like near the market place, bus stand, railway station, etc. Banners and Placards carrying slogans on the above issues should be displayed during the Human Chain.

A Massive worker peasant convention was held in the Talkatora Indoor Stadium at New Delhi today. Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) organised this convention. BSNLEU participated as an invitee. Comrades of BSNLEU participated in this Convention from Haryana, UP(East), UP(West) and Uttarakhand. A presidium consisting of Com.K. Hemalata, President, CITU, Com. Ashok Dhawale, President, AIKS and Com.Vijayaraghavan, President, AIAWU, presided over. Many burning issues of the workers, peasants and agricultural workers, were discussed in this meeting. The Convention passed a Declaration and 12 point charter of demands. The charter of demands include stopping of the privatisation of public sector undertakings, scrapping of the National Monetisation Pipeline, scraping of the 4 Labour Codes,   Rs.26,000/- Minimum Wage, Minimum Support Price for agricultural products and other demands. The Declaration adopted by the Convention in Hindi and English are enclosed.

The 7^th Circle Conference of BSNLEU, Andaman and Nicobar circle, started at Port Blair today. The meeting is inaugurated by Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS. In his speech, the General Secretary spoke on the 2^ndRevival Package, issues related to BSNL’s 4G launching, the anti-BSNL and pro-private policies of the Government, important issues of the Non-Executives, etc. The Conference was also addressed by Shri Rajaram Mohan, CGM, A&N circle, Com.Chandrachudan, General Secretary, CITU, A&N, Com.Ayyappan, Vice President, CITU, Com.K.G. Das, A&N Pensioners Association, Com.Vinod Krishna, President, SNEA, Com.Anand, Circle Secretary, NFTE, and Com.Brijesh Pandey, CS, AIGETOA,  and others. After the successfully completing the Open Session, the delegates session of the Conference started. 

The Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, held at Mysuru, has decided to organise a “Meet the Employees Campaign” from 06.09.2022 to 13.09.2022. During this week long campaign, the circle, district and branch level office bearers of BSNLEU have to form teams and meet each and every employee, both Executives and Non-Executives. The hurdles being wantonly created by the government in the launching of BSNL’s 4G service, handing over of BSNL’s towers and optic fibre cable to the private in the name of National Monetisation Pipeline, the agenda of the Management to retrench another 35,000 employees through VRS, threatenings to dismiss the employees under FR 56(J), attempts of the Management to increase the working hours up to 12 hours per day and the overall pro-corporate and anti-people policies of the Government should be campaigned against the employees during this week long campaign. CHQ will release a pamphlet matter, which should be handed over to each and every employee. CHQ calls on the circle and district unions to successfully organise this week long “Meet the Employees Campaign”.

The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) has given call to observe 1^st September, 2022, as “Trade Union Action Day for Peace”. The day is being observed throughout the world, demanding to stop the imperialist wars. The Mysuru CEC meeting of BSNLEU has decided to implement the call of the WFTU. Accordingly, West Bengal circle union has organised the programme at Kolkata.

The JE LICE for the vacancy year 2020 is going to be conducted on 16.10.2022. BSNLEU strongly demanded that, this JE LICE should be conducted as an off-line exam. This issue was discussed with the Director(HR) also. However Management did not accept BSNLEU’s demand. So, the JE LICE is going to be conducted as online exam. In this connection, the Corporate Office has issued a letter yesterday the 31.10.2022, directing the CGMs to organise computer familiarisation training for the JE LICE candidates, to enable them to appear in the online exam. The circle and district secretaries are requested to make use of this opportunity. They should ensure that the Corporate Office direction is implemented and computer familiarisation training is given to the JE LICE candidates.

 Stop imperialist wars.

“Action Day of Trade Unions for peace” to be organised on 01^st September, 2022 .

 September 01^st is the day on which the 2^nd World War started, when Germany attacked Poland. Hence, the working class is observing 1^st of September, as a day against war. In accordance with this, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) has given call to the trade unions throughout the world, to observe “Action Day of Trade Unions for Peace” on 01^stSeptember, 2022. Wars devastate nations and ruin the lives of millions of people. Wars or or against growth and development mankind. Hence, the WFTU has given the call to observe the 1st of September as the “Action Day of Trade Unions For Peace”. To implement the call of the WFTU, the Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, held at Mysuru, has decided to organise special meetings at Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad. 

The All India Conference of NFTE BSNL, which was held at Ranchi on 28th, 29th & 30th August, 2022, has got successfully concluded. The Conference has unanimously re-elected Com.Islam Ahmed as President, Com.Chandeshwar Singh as General Secretary and Com.Rajamouli as Treasurer. BSNLEU heartily congratulates these leaders. BSNLEU also heartily congratulates all other office bearers elected in this All India Conference.

The JTO LICE was held on 07.08.2022. The results of this exam has been announced. BSNLEU heartily congratulates all the candidates who have emerged successfully.