The AUAB is conducting dharna programme throughout the country, demanding the rolling back of the Subsidiary Tower Company. The CHQ of BSNLEU has already called on the circle and the district unions of BSNLEU to take the initiative to conduct the programme very effectively. Serious mobilisations among the public, against the Subsidiary Tower Company will certainly create compulsions on the government. Hence, all units of BSNLEU are requested to conduct this programme very effectively tomorrow.  

The All India Convention of Central Public Sector Workers, held at New Delhi on 30-05-2018,  has unanimously passed a declaration. It calls upon the Public Sector workers to uncompromisingly fight against the anti-Public Sector policies of the Narendra Modi government. It also demands that the Modi government should give up it's decision to introduce Fixed Term Employment, as well as to immediately settle the Wage Revision of the Central Public Sector workers. All circle and district secretaries are requested to give widest publicity to this Declaration.

Wages of the contract workers is not paid for the past 4 months, throughout the country. Due to the intervention of BSNLEU, a small amount was released recently by the Corporate Office, for payment of the wages of the contract workers engaged for House Keeping. However, the workers engaged in repairs and maintenance works are left high and dry. Under these circumstances, contract workers are going on struggles in many parts of the country. Consequent to these struggles, the repairs and maintenance works are affected. The New Indian Express dated 29-05-2019, has reported about the strike of the contract workers going on in Berhampur district in, Odisha circle. Com.J.Kameshwar Rao, District Secretary, BSNLEU, Berhampur, has told the media that the contract workers are on strike, since wages are not paid to them for the past 4 months and that the EPF contribution of the workers is also not being remitted.

The landmark Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, was held at Ghaziabad on 12^th & 13^th October, 2019. The programme started with the hoisting of BSNLEU’s Red Flag by Com.P.Asokababu, veteran leader and circle secretary, Andhra Pradesh circle. Com.Animesh Mitra, President, BSNLEU, presided over. Com.Upender Singh Teotia, Circle Secretary, UP(West), welcomed the CEC members. Com.A.K. Padmanabhan, Vice President, CITU, inaugurated the meeting and delivered a visionary speech, explaining about the economic and political scenario of the country, as perceived by the working class. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, presented the report on activities. All the circle secretaries and central office bearers participated in the deliberations enthusiastically. The meeting took the following decisions unanimously:-

Decisions.

1. The meeting heartily thanked the BSNL employees for re-electing BSNLEU as the Main Recognised Representative Union for a record 7^th term consecutively. The meeting also heartily congratulated the leaders and cadres of BSNLEU at the All India, Circle and District levels, for working tirelessly to achieve this historic victory.

2. The meeting expressed it’s extreme resentment over the non-payment of the salary of the employees, as well as the non-payment of wages to the contract workers for the past 8 months. The meeting demanded the BSNL Management to immediately to settle these payments.
3. The meeting also expressed it’s deep anguish over the extreme delay in the allotment of 4G spectrum and necessary financial assistance / soft loan for BSNL’s revival. The meeting demanded the government to immediately implement these measures, as well as the other needful steps, for the early revival of BSNL.
4. The meeting welcomed the decision of the Central Trade Unions to organise a one day General Strike on 08^th January, 2020, against the pro-corporate and anti-worker policies of the Narendra Modi government and decided to fully participate in it. The meeting decided to organise the following campaign programme to successfully organise the General Strike in BSNL.

1. Holding of all the Circle Executive Committee meetings from 01^st to 15^th November, 2019.
2. Holding of all the District Executive Committee meetings between 16^th to 30^th November, 2019.
3. Holding of all the General Body meetings between 01^st to 15^th December, 2019.
4. Organising of mass meetings, to be addressed by the Central Office bearers, gate meetings, distribution of hand-bills and other preparations, during the period from 16^th to 30^th December, 2019.

5. The meeting welcomed with satisfaction that, more unions and associations have become part of the AUAB now and that, the AUAB has got strengthened now. The meeting appreciated the GS, BSNLEU, and all other leaders for achieving this. The meeting also desired that all the other left out organisations should also be approached and brought into the fold of the AUAB. It also decided to successfully implement the decision of the AUAB to organise One Day hunger strike on 18.10.2019.

6. The next meeting of the BSNL Working Women’s Coordination Committee (BSNL WWCC) is to be held at Mumbai, by the second week of November, 2019.
7. The meeting also decided that the circles of Gujarat, NE-I, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana should complete the formation of circle level BSNL WWCC before the next CEC meeting.
8. The meeting decided that BSNLEU should take the initiative, in coordination with the AIBDPA, for taking legal action, to settle the pension revision of the BSNL retirees. Com.J. Sampath Rao, CS, Telangana, announced a donation of Rs.50,000/- for this legal action.    
9. The meeting decided that the next Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU will be held in Gujarat.

The All India Centre of the Union has already called on the circle and district unions to conduct Lunch Hour Demonstrations and Gate Meetings on 27.12.2019. This programme should be utilised to mobilise the employees for participating in the General Strike to be held on 08^th January, 2020. The material, contained in the matter sent by the CHQ, for printing pamphlets, should be explained to the employees during this programme. Circle and district secretaries are requested to take all steps to effectively organise tomorrow’s programme.

At a time when the entire nation is closed down, BSNL was urgently requested to provide 20 FTTH connections in the 'make shift' Corona Care Hospital, at the Kochi Naval base in Kerala. The team BSNL of Kochi has completed this task within no time. 20 FTTH connections have been made operational in the Kochi Naval base hospital. This has again proved the competence of BSNL to help the nation, in times of crisis. The CHQ of BSNLEU salutes and heartily congratulates the entire officers and employees of BSNL, Kochi, for this feat.

It is heartening to note that under the able leadership of Com.S.P. Jagadale, Circle Secretary, SNEA, Karnataka circle, has collected Rs.7.5 lakh, for providing relief to the contract workers, who are suffering from non-payment of wages for the past 10 months and also experiencing untold miseries during this period of lockdown.  This collected amount is being distributed to the contract workers by SNEA, Karnataka circle, in co-ordination with BSNLEU. The CHQ heartily congratulates Com.S.P. Jagadale, Circle Secretary and his entire team of SNEA, Karnataka circle, for this outstanding performance. The CHQ also expresses thanks from the depth of it’s heart to all the comrades who generously responded to the call of SNEA, Karnataka circle.

सर्किल एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी मीटिंग्स आयोजित करने के लिए सॉफ्टवेयर की उपलब्धता...

विभिन्न सर्कल्स में लॉक डाउन और आवाजाही पर प्रतिबंध, धारा 144 के तहत निषेध आदि अभी भी जारी है। यह स्थिति 25.03.2020 से बनी हुई है। हमारे संगठन की विभिन्न मीटिंग्स के आयोजन की आवश्यकता को महसूस करते हुए, CHQ द्वारा ऑनलाइन मीटिंग्स हेतु सॉफ्टवेयर ले लिया गया है।

इस सॉफ्टवेयर का उपयोग करते हुए, CHQ द्वारा सर्किल यूनियन्स को उनकी सर्किल एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी मीटिंग्स आयोजित करने के लिए डिजिटल प्लेटफॉर्म उपलब्ध कराया जा सकता है। CHQ यह सलाह देना चाहेगा कि इस विकट स्थिति में वास्तविक उपस्थिति के साथ एग्जीक्यूटिव मीटिंग्स का आयोजन उचित नही होगा, क्योंकि इससे अनावश्यक रूप से, हमारे कॉमरेड्स संक्रमण का शिकार हो सकते हैं।

अतः, सर्किल यूनियन्स से अनुरोध है कि, वें CHQ से डिजिटल प्लेटफॉर्म प्राप्त कर, ऑनलाइन सर्किल एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी मीटिंग्स आयोजित करें। महासचिव/ CHQ ऑफिस बेयरर्स भी इस मीटिंग में उपस्थित हो सकते हैं। इस हेतु महासचिव से तिथि निर्धारित की जा सकती है। 

CHQ has already announced it's decision to organise an All India Young Workers' Convention. It will take place at Bhopal on 30-09-2018. Apart from CHQ leaders, Dr.Prabhir Purkayasta, a leading social activist, dealing with the matters of technology, will also address the Convention. Quota for mobilisation of the young workers, for the Convention, is being separately communicated to the circle unions. All circle and district unions are requested to start the mobilisation from now onwards, to make the Convention a grand success.

It is informed by the BSNL Corporate Office that, a meeting will be held at 17:00 hrs on 02-11-2018, between Ms.Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Telecom and the representatives of the AUAB. The meeting will discuss the issues notified by the AUAB, for the agitational programme. It may be recollected that the AUAB had already informed the Secretary, Telecom that, the AUAB would go on strike, if the demands are not settled by 30^th November, 2018. 

The CHQ of BSNLEU wishes to state that it is a good development that a meeting is going to be held between the Secretary, Telecom and the AUAB. However, our comrades should not be under the impression that all the demands are going to be settled in the meeting to be held on 02-11-2018. It is our experience that, the DoT is sitting on the assurances given by the Hon'ble MoS(C) for the past 8 months, virtually not taking any action to implement them. Hence, our common sense tells that the employees should continue with all preparations for a strike, including an indefinite strike, to settle our demands of 3rd wage revision, allotment of 4G spectrum, payment of pension contribution on actual basic pay, pension revision and total implementation of the recommendation of the 2nd PRC on the superannuation benefits of the DR employees.

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BSNLEU की ऐतिहासिक सेंट्रल एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी की मीटिंग ग़ाज़ियाबाद में 12 और 13 अक्टूबर 2019 को सम्पन्न हुई। आंध्र प्रदेश सर्किल के सीएस और  वरिष्ठ कॉमरेड पी.असोका बाबू द्वारा यूनियन का लाल झंडा फहराने के साथ कार्यक्रम प्रारंभ हुआ। मीटिंग की अध्यक्षता कॉम अनिमेष मित्रा, अध्यक्ष, BSNLEU ने की। कॉम उपेन्द्र सिंह तेवतिया, सर्किल सेक्रेटरी,यूपी(वेस्ट) ने सीईसी मेंबर्स का स्वागत किया। कॉम ए के पद्मनाभन, उपाध्यक्ष, सीटू ने मीटिंग का उद्घाटन किया और उन्होंने वर्किंग क्लास के मद्दे नजर, देश के आर्थिक और राजनीतिक पहलुओं पर प्रकाश डालते हुए दूरदर्शिता पूर्ण उद्बोधन दिया। कॉम पी अभिमन्यु, जीएस ने   "रिपोर्ट ऑन एक्टिविटीज" प्रस्तुत की। सभी सर्किल सेक्रेटरीज और सेंट्रल ऑफिस बेयरर्स ने उत्साह के साथ चर्चाओं में शिरकत की। मीटिंग में सर्वानुमति से निम्न निर्णय लिए गए।

निर्णय

1. मीटिंग में BSNLEU को लगातार सातवीं बार रिकॉर्ड जीत दर्ज करवा कर  "प्रमुख मान्यता प्राप्त प्रतिनिधि यूनियन" के रूप में चयन करने के लिए सभी BSNL कर्मचारियों का तहे दिल से आभार व्यक्त किया गया। साथ ही, इस ऐतिहासिक विजय के लिए अनथक रूप से कार्य करने के लिए ऑल इंडिया, सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट स्तर के सभी लीडर्स का अभिनंदन किया गया।

2. मीटिंग में कर्मचारियों का वेतन भुगतान नही करने और साथ ही कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स को विगत 8 माह से वेजेस का भुगतान नही किए जाने पर अत्यंत रोष व्यक्त किया गया। मीटिंग में मांग की गई कि BSNL मैनेजमेंट द्वारा इन पेमेंट्स का त्वरित भुगतान किया जाए।

3. मीटिंग में BSNL के रिवाइवल के लिए 4G स्पेक्ट्रम के आवंटन और आवश्यक वित्तीय सहयोग/सॉफ्ट लोन प्रदान करने में अत्यंत विलंब पर गहरा क्षोभ व्यक्त किया गया। मीटिंग में मांग की गई कि सरकार द्वारा BSNL के शीघ्र रिवाइवल के लिए इन उपायों को त्वरित लागू करने के साथ साथ अन्य आवश्यक कदम भी उठाए जाएं।

4. मीटिंग में सेंट्रल ट्रेड यूनियन्स द्वारा नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार की कॉर्पोरेट परस्त और कर्मचारी विरोधी नीतियों के विरोध में 8 जनवरी 2020 को आयोजित एक दिवसीय आम हड़ताल करने के निर्णय का स्वागत किया गया और  और इसमें पूर्ण रूप से शामिल होने का भी निर्णय लिया गया। मीटिंग में,आम हड़ताल सफलता पूर्वक आयोजित करने के उद्देश्य से निम्न अभियान कार्यक्रम करने का निर्णय लिया गया।

* a. 01 से 15 नवंबर, 2019 के बीच सभी सर्किल में सर्किल एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी मीटिंग्स की जाए।
* b. 16 से 30 नवंबर, 2019 के बीच सभी जिलों में डिस्ट्रिक्ट एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी मीटिंग्स की जाए।
* c.  01 से 15 दिसंबर, 2019 के बीच सभी जगह जनरल बॉडी मीटिंग्स की जाए।
* d. 16 से 30 दिसंबर, 2019 के मध्य आम सभा आयोजित की जाए जिसे सेंट्रल ऑफिस बेयरर्स संबोधित करेंगे। इसी दौरान गेट मीटिंग्स की जाए, पैम्फलेट्स वितरित किए जाएं और अन्य जरूरी तैयारियां की जाए। 

5. अब AUAB में कुछ और यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स के शामिल होने से, AUAB और ज्यादा मजबूत हो गया है, मीटिंग में इसका स्वागत करते हुए संतोष व्यक्त किया गया। मीटिंग में GS, BSNLEU और अन्य लीडर्स की इस उपलब्धि पर प्रशंसा की गई। मीटिंग में यह महसूस किया गया कि शेष बचे संगठनों से भी संपर्क किया जाए और उन्हें भी AUAB में लाया जाए। AUAB द्वारा आव्हान किए गए 18.10.2019 के भूख हड़ताल कार्यक्रम को भी सफलतापूर्वक आयोजित करने का निर्णय लिया गया।

6. BSNL वर्किंग वुमन्स कोऑर्डिनेशन कमिटी (BSNL WWCC) की आगामी मीटिंग नवंबर 2019 के द्वितीय सप्ताह में मुम्बई में आयोजित की जाएगी।

7. मीटिंग में यह भी निर्णय लिया गया कि गुजरात, NE-1, कर्नाटक, आंध्र प्रदेश और तेलंगाना सर्कल्स में सर्किल स्तर पर BSNL WWCC का गठन आगामी सीईसी मीटिंग के पूर्व कर लिया जाए।

8. मीटिंग में निर्णय लिया गया कि AIBDPA के साथ समन्वय कर BSNL के रिटायर्ड साथियों के पेंशन रिवीजन के निराकरण के लिए कानूनी कार्यवाही करने हेतु BSNLEU पहल करे। इस कानूनी कार्यवाही हेतु कॉम जे संपतराव, सीएस, तेलंगाना ने रु 50,000 के अनुदान की घोषणा की।

8. मीटिंग में निर्णय लिया गया कि BSNLEU की अगली सीईसी मीटिंग गुजरात में होगी।

Sr.GM(CBB), Corporate Office has told that, funds  are released today, for payment of two months' wages to the contract workers. Circle and District Secretaries are requested to ensure that the wages are paid promptly to the workers. Further, the Sr.GM(CBB) also told that, Corporate Office is trying to allot funds by the end of this week, for payment of November salary to the employees.

Shri Beni Prasad Verma, one of the founding leaders of the Samajwadi Party and former Telecom Minister, passed away in a hospital at Lucknow, yesterday evening. He had been unwell for some time. Shri Shri Beni Prasad Verma, was the Union Minister for Communications in the Deve Gowda Cabinet, from 1996 to 98. BSNLEU pays it's homage to the departed leader.

Karnataka circle union has done praiseworthy job in collection of donations and distribution of food materials to the contract workers. The distribution of food materials done yesterday and today at Bengaluru (BGTD) are as follows :-

Distribution of food materials at Halasuru : In the morning at 11.00 am the distribution started in Halasuru branch. Contract workers working in Halasuru and Indiranagar were the benificiers. This program was jointly organised by BSNLEU and SNEA (I). Com. C.K.Gundanna CP, Com. H.V.Sudharshan, CS, Com. Irfan Pasha OS CHQ, Com. Kempegowda DP BGTD and  Com. M. Manchaiah DS BGTD participated. Nearly 40 contract workers were provided with the food materials. BSNL Non permanent workers union, karnataka GS, Com. Mahantesh was also present.

Distribution of food materials at CTO : In the afternoon in CTO, BGTD nearly 40 food material kits were distributed. Com. C. K. Gundanna CP , Com. Vishwanath DS SNEA (I) , Com. Muddaiah CS AIBDPA , Com. HC.Prakash AGS / DS AIBDPA BGTD , Com. Melugiraiah DP AIBDPA BGTD, Com. Kempegowda DP , Com. M. Manchaiah DS BGTD , Com. Irfan pasha OS CHQ, Com. Dost Mohamed Farooq, DS civil wing and  other office bearers attended this distribution programme.

The AUAB leaders of Karaikudi district met Shri Karthi Chidambaram, Lok Sabha member from Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu circle and presented the memorandum today. The leaders explained how BSNL is being stopped from launching 4G service and also how the implementation of Revival Package is being delayed. Shri Karthi Chidambaram, heard the AUAB leaders patiently and assured to intervene in this matter.

Leading Kannada film hero, Shivraj Kumar, the son of legendary Kannada actor, Dr.Rajkumar, has become BSNL's post paid mobile customer today. The marketing to get this 'star customer' was done by the leading BSNLEU comrades of CGM office, Karnataka, com.P.Girish, district secretary, CGM Office and com.R.K.Rao, superintendent, CGM office. CHQ heartily congratulates both these comrades for their good work. This is an example that others should also emulate.