BSNLEU has already taken up with the Corporate Management, the case of harassment being meted out to the 857 employees belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category, working in Maharashtra circle. All these employees have already completed more than 25 / 30 years of service. However, giving credence to a baseless complaint, the Maharashtra circle administration is harassing all these 857 employees for the validation of their caste certificates, in total violation of the government of India orders on the subject, issued by the DoP&T. BSNLEU has already taken up this issue with the CMD BSNL. However, the harassment has not stopped. Hence, BSNLEU has once again written to the CMD BSNL and Director (HR), requesting to strictly follow the DoP&T orders on the subject.

BSNLEU has once again written to the CMD BSNL urging upon him to take meaningful steps for the payment of salary before Deepavali. BSNLEU has also apprised the CMD BSNL that the employees are losing patience and are becoming restive.

Unruly elements have stalled polling in booths no.13 (South Area) and 16 & 17 (in Jadhavpur Area) in Kolkata Telephones circle. The police has remained as mute spectators. BSNLEU has written to the Chief Returning Officer, demanding to ensure polling with sufficient police protection. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, has also spoken to Ms. Samita Luthra, CRO, demanding to ensure polling in the above mentioned booths.

General Secretary has written the following letter to Shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL, on the issue of non-supplying of ballot papers for postal votes in Andhra Pradesh circle.

BSNLEU has come to know that certain "non-serious players” are writing to the BSNL Management requesting to postpone the 8th Membership Verification. They are afraid that they will face humiliating defeats if the verification takes place as per the schedule. Hence, BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL requesting not to postpone the 8th Membership Verification, but to hold it as per the schedule.

The deduction from employees’ salaries, on account of bank EMI, PLI premium, GPF recovery, society dues, etc., are not being paid to the concerned organisations by BSNL, for the past several months. BSNLEU, has once again written to the CMD BSNL requesting for immediate remittance of these dues to the respective organisations. BSNLEU has also demanded that, the penal interests being levied on employees, on account of non-remittance of bank loan EMI amounts, should be borne by the BSNL Management only. BSNLEU has pointed out that, employees should not be made to pay penal interests, on account of the lapse on the part of the Management.

Based on a flimsy complaint received by the Maharashtra circle administration, 857 ST employees of Maharashtra circle have been subjected to severe harassment. The complaint is that, these employees have entered the service by producing fake caste certificates. All these employees have already completed more than 25 to 30 years of service. At this stage, these employees are being harassed to validate their caste certificates. BSNLEU has cited the relevant rules of the DoP&T and has written to the CMD BSNL, stating that the onus of verifying the caste certificates lies only with the Appointing Authority, and not with the employees. BSNLEU has demanded the CMD BSNL should intervene in this matter and to stop the harassment of ST employees in Maharashtra circle.

The JTO LICE under 50% quota, for the vacancy year 2017-18, was held on 26.05.2019. BSNLEU has already written to the Management, demanding full marks for the wrong / multiple / out of syllabus questions. However, so far the Management has not taken the requisite action. Similarly, no date has so far been fixed for the JTO LICE under 50%, for the vacancy year 2018-19. BSNLEU has urged upon the Director (HR) to look into these issues and to take the needful action.

Due to the consistent efforts taken by BSNLEU, the Management has already agreed to conduct the JE LICE as an “off-line” exam. However, no date has so far been fixed by the Management for holding JE LICE for the Recruitment Year 2017-18. Another issue is that, the BSNL Management has started levying examination fee for the Internal Examinations. BSNLEU has already written to the CMD BSNL, demanding that no exam fee should be fixed for the "Non-Executives to Non-Executive" promotional exams, which are not conducted as online exams. BSNLEU has once again written to the Director (HR), urging upon him to take the needful actions on the above mentioned issues.