FNTO - An expert liar, continues to spread lies and slanders.

FNTO which is already rejected and sidelined by the BSNL employees, is frantically trying to come back to the lime-light by spreading lies and slanders. Especially, when the BSNL employees are very anxious about their wage revision, FNTO is trying to exploit this anxiety of the employees, by telling cock and bull stories.

1. In it’s website updating, FNTO has stated that, Com.P.Abhimanyu,GS, BSNLEU, had told that BSNL employees were not eligible for wage revision. This is a total lie. In the meeting held with CMD BSNL, on 09.08.2017, Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, had only explained about the DPE order issued on 03.08.2017, (just one week before that meeting) regarding wage revision of the Non-Executives of the PSUs. According to that DPE letter dated 03.08.2017, BSNL employees are not eligible for wage revision. However, FNTO, which is expert in lying, has twisted what Com.P.Abhimanyu actually told. All those who are interested in knowing the fact, can visit BSNLEU’s website updating dated 09.08.2017, which is still there.

2. It is true that some of the DR TTAs, appointed on or after 01.01.2007, suffered wage loss. But it is not due to any problem in the pay scale, but due to some other factor. Prior to the 2^nd wage revision, the BSNL employees got 50% DA merger. This DA merger is eligible only to those employees who were eligible for wage revision, i.e., those who were appointed prior to 01.01.2007. However, by mistake, the BSNL Management gave this 50% DA merger benefit even to those employees who were not eligible for wage revision, since they were appointed on or after 01.01.2007.

When the wage revision was implemented, these TTAs suffered wage loss, since the benefit of 50% DA merger was taken away. However, BSNLEU and NFTE continuously fought on this issue, inside and outside the National Council. As a result of this, the DR TTAs, appointed on or after 01.01.2007, and who suffered wage loss, got one extra increment, with arrears of more than Rs.1 lakh also.

FNTO which sheds crocodile tears today, did not do anything to settle this problem. It is highly ridiculous that without even knowing all these facts, the great brains of FNTO are trying to tell some cock and bull stories to the employees, for creating confusion.

3. BSNLEU, the Sole Recognised Union at the time of 2^nd wage revision, settled the wage revision by conducting a two day glorious strike. Once again we wish to reiterate that FNTO became a betrayer of this strike and stabbed on the back of the striking employees, by writing a betrayal letter to the Management.

Executives got 2^nd Pay Revision, w.e.f. 01.01.2007, as per the recommendations of the 2^nd PRC. Their order for pay revision was issued prior to the wage revision of the Non-Executives. It is an undeniable fact that Executives were given only 68.8% IDA merger. They did not get 78.2% IDA merger. Citing this, Management offered only 68.8% IDA merger for the Non-Executives. But BSNLEU did not accept that.

Only because of the struggles conducted by BSNLEU, the Management was compelled to include a clause in the wage revision agreement of the Non-Executives that, 78.2% IDA merger would be given to the Non-Executives, as and when it is given to the Executives. It is because of this clause ensured by BSNLEU, in the wage revision agreement, the door for the settlement of 78.2% IDA merger was kept open. Only because of this, subsequently, all the Unions and Associations gave indefinite strike notice, as a result of which 78.2% IDA merger was settled.

BSNLEU wishes to once again state that, after the 2^nd wage revision, BSNL Non-Executives got more pay then the Bank employees. This is not because of the mercy of Minister A. Raja, or the Management. It was achieved because of the glorious struggle of BSNL employees, in which FNTO was a black leg. History will never forget the betrayal of FNTO.