AUAB leaders address a largely attended meeting in Chennai circle.

A largely attended meeting was organised by the AUAB, Chennai circle yesterday the 28.12.2018. Com.C.K.Madhivanan, CS, NFTE & Chairman, AUAB, Chennai circle, presided over the meeting, which was held in the Flower Bazaar Telephone Exchange. Com.M. Kanniappan, CS, BSNLEU & Convenor, AUAB, Chennai circle, welcomed the gathering. Com.P.Abhimanyu,GS, BSNLEU & Convenor AUAB, Com. Chandeshwar Singh, CS, NFTE & Chairman, AUAB, Com.S. Sivakumar, President, AIBSNLEA, Com.Rajan, Treasurer (CHQ), SNEA and Com.V. Subburaman, GS, TEPU, addressed the meeting. The AUAB leaders explained the details of the talks held between the Hon’ble MoS(C) and the AUAB, on 03-12-2018. Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU & Convenor AUAB, in his address explained in detail how the AUAB would uncompromisingly fight for the settlement of the wage revision. At the same time, he told that, getting 4G spectrum for BSNL and settling payment of pension contribution on actual basic pay are also important for the survival of BSNL. Further, he pointed out BSNL would get Rs.2,100 crore from the government, if the payment of pension contribution on actual basic pay is settled. This will help in a big way to settle the wage revision, for which the estimated expenditure is Rs.2,900 crore, he explained. He also made it very clear that the struggle for settlement of wage revision will start if our efforts to settle it through discussion with the DoT fails.