BSNL Management wants to convert trade unions into their slaves - organise protest demonstrations on 11.05.2023 to defend trade union rights.

Recognised Trade Unions are having the facility of “Immunity from Transfers” from the days of the DoT. This is an important facility which helps the General Secretary, as well as the circle and district secretaries to function from the Head Quarters. However, the BSNL Management, which is not able to settle any of the problem of the Non-Executives, is hell-bent to withdraw this facility. Practically, the BSNL Management is laying down the following two retrograde conditions.

(1)    Immunity from Transfers will be allowed only for the first term. 

(2)    Executives cannot become office bearers of Non-Executive Unions. 

It is clear that the BSNL Management wants to convert trade unions into slaves.  We cannot accept both these conditions. BSNLEU does not encourage Executives to become office bearers of our Union. At the same time, when an established leader of BSNLEU becomes an Executive, he / she should be allowed to continue as the office bearer of our Union. The Indian Trade Union Act and the Constitution of BSNLEU permit this. Management cannot take away this right. BSNLEU will not surrender this hard won right.

Hence, the All India Centre has decided to organise protest demonstrations on 11-05-2023, to safeguard trade union rights and for restoration of the facility of immunity from transfers. Circle and district Unions are requested to organise this program successfully and to give a befitting reply to the Management.