Assam Circle is being battered by torrential rains for weeks together. Large parts of that circle is inundated with flood waters. Widespread damage has been caused to the properties and belongings of the people. Keeping this in view, BSNLEU has written to the Director (HR), demanding to immediately provide flood advance / relief to the affected BSNL employees of Assam circle. 

जिला स्तर पर बीएसएनएल सीसीडब्ल्यूएफ द्वारा आयोजित तख़्तियाँ-placards प्रदर्शन में भाग लें और इसे सफल बनाएं । 

बीएसएनएल कैजुअल कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स फेडरेशन (बीएसएनएलसीसीडब्ल्यूएफ) कैजुअल और ठेका कामगारों की लंबे समय से लंबित शिकायतों पर जिला स्तर पर तख़्तियाँ-placards प्रदर्शन कार्यक्रम का आयोजन कर रहा है। BSNLEU और CoC ने पहले ही इस कार्यक्रम को अपना समर्थन दिया है । सभी साथियों से अनुरोध है कि वे कार्यक्रम में भाग लें और इसे सफल बनाएं। 

The BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation (BSNLCCWF) is organising a placard showing programme at the district level, on the long pending grievances of casual and contract workers. BSNLEU and the CoC have already extended their support to the program. All comrades are requested to participate in the programme and to make it a success. 

The Government and Ministers are repeatedly declaring from the roof-top that, BSNL is a national asset of strategic importance and that it would not be privatised / disinvested. At the same time, the government has already decided to handover BSNL’s 14,917 mobile towers to the private. It is also stated in the National Monetisation Policy that, the mobile towers and optic fibre of BSNL and MTNL would be handed over to the private. Under these circumstances, the BSNL Corporate Office has issued a letter on 20.06.2022, endorsing the government’s (Department of Investment and Public Asset Management Disinvestment – DIPAM) order dated 01^st June, 2022. As per this order of the DIPAM, the government has given powers to the Board of Directors of all the Public Sector Enterprises for recommending or for undertaking the process for disinvestment. It is also stated in that letter that, the disinvestment can be by way of strategic disinvestment or sale of minority shares. The Corporate Office order dated 20.06.2022 has also directed all the Chief General Managers to take necessary action to implement the decision of the government, communicated through the above mentioned DIPAM letter. BSNLEU is telling from the beginning that, BSNL will also be privatised one day, if powerful struggles are not organised against the government’s policy of destroying the Public Sector, through disinvestment and privatisation.

Britain is witnessing the biggest strike by railway employees in 30 years. Inflation in Britain has risen to 10% and the railway employees are demanding pay increase. The 1^st phase of the strike took place on 21^st June, 2022. Again, the railway employees went on strike on 23^rd and 25^th June, 2022. In addition to this, the London Under-ground Metro was also closed down due to a separate strike. As a result of these strikes, rail services came to a standstill. The railway unions of Britain have said that more sections of the employees like teachers, medics, waste disposal workers and even barristers would go on industrial action, due to the unprecedented inflation.

[Source: Times of India dated 22.06.2022]

9th Joint Circle Conference of BSNLEU, NE-I & NE II circle was held at Shillong on 17^th and 18^th June, 2022 very successfully. The conference started with hoisting of National flag by the Chairman of the Reception Committee, Com J.L.Das, President of MJCTU&A and union flag hoisted by Com D.A.Shylla, Circle President of BSNLEU, NEI followed by offering of floral tributes to martyr's column. The inaugural session of the conference was held in the morning on 17th June in the KJP Synod Auditorium, Shillong presided over by Com D.A.Shylla, Circle President, NE-I. Com J.L.Das, Chairman of the Reception Committee gave a welcome address. Com Shivjee Ray, Circle Secretary, NE-I & Vice-president, CHQ gave his introductory speech. Com Swapan Chakraborty, Chief Patron of NE-I & former Dy.GS delivered his inaugural address. The meeting was also addressed by Shri K.S.Madanpuri, CGM, NE-I & NE II as Chief Guest, Com.M. Kula Singh, VP, NE-II, Com. Ksh Saheb Singh, CS, NE-II & Org Secy, CHQ, Ms. D.Giri, PGM, CM, NE1, Shri Shivendra Nath, GM, HR, Shri R.S.Ram, GM, Meghalaya(BA), Shri S.S.Agarwal, GM, Core Network & Transmission, NER, Shillong, Shri V .K.Singh, Jt. GM, HR, Com.Narayan Chakraborty, former president of BSNLEU, NE I, Com. Rakesh Sharma, CS, SNEA, NE-I, Com. Anant Kumar Sinha, CS, AIGTEOA, NE-I, Com Supriya Dhar, GS, CRU, Shillong Unit, Com. Gopal Das, CS, AIBDPA, Com. Sankar Malakar, CS, BSNLCCWF, NE-I. Vote of thanks was given by Com M.V.Makhiew, ACS, NE- I.

The Central Government has introduced the “Agnipath Scheme”. According to this scheme, soldiers will be recruited to the armed forces on contract basis. As per this scheme, unemployed youth will be recruited to the armed forces for a period of 4 years and thereafter they will be sent to home. By way of introducing the Agnipath Scheme, the Central Government is going to deny pension and other retirement benefits to the soldiers. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has already given call to observe protest day against the Agnipath Scheme. Now, the Central Trade Unions have also come out in protest against the Agnipath Scheme.