Observe the 40th anniversary of the first General Strike.

The All India Centre of BSNLEU, met online on 05.01.2022. The meeting decided that the 40^th anniversary of the first General Strike, which falls on 19^th January, 2022, should be organised befittingly. The All India Centre has decided that, district level conventions should be organised on this day. Leaders of the Central Trade Unions and sister Organisations should be invited to address this convention. Apart from recollecting, the historic first General Strike held in 1982, this convention should also be utilised to campaign against the National Monetisation Pipeline and also for mobilising the employees for the two day General Strike to be organised on 23^rd & 24^th February, 2022. The All India Centre has also decided that, an amount of Rs.5/- should be collected from each member, which will be handed over to the All India Agricultural Workers Union. CHQ has issued a circular explaining the decisions of the All India Centre. Non-Hindi speaking circles may translate this circular in regional languages and circulate widely. All the circle and district unions are requested to successfully implement the decision of the All India Centre.