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BSNL WORKERS OF WEST BENGAL TELECOM CIRCLE HAVE STARTED THE PARADE FOR A BIGGER FIGHT TO
SAVE BSNL & TO MAKE WBT CIRCLE FINANCIALLY VIABLE AND TO PROTECT STAFF INTEREST.
A
massive hunger fast/dharna programme was held on 24th June’2010 at
CGMT, W.B. Circle office. Similar type of programme was held at CGM/ETR &
CGM/ETP. District Unions of West Bengal Telecom Circle excluding the Kolkata
based divisional unions have organized mass dharna programme in front of the
SSA Head Qtrs. Around 6000 Regular employees and Casual/Contract workers
participated this programme throughout the Circle.
The
main demands of the programme were
narrated below.
01.
Take all necessary steps to make the BSNL WBT Circle
financially viable.
02.
Settle anomalies arose due to implementation of
revised wage.
03.
Regularize Listed Casual Labouers, grant TSM Status
and extend social securities like EPF, ESI to all Listed Casual Labourers and
wages of both the Casual and Contractual workers as per IDA Pay Scale.
04.
Settle the long pending issues of BSNL WB Circle at
the earliest opportunity.
05.
Implement promotion policy without further delay.
Hundreds
of BSNL employees and Casual/Contract workers have attended the programme
before 9 A.M. The Hungerfas /Dharna programme started just on 9 A.M. with slogans on the demands. Around 800 BSNL
employees / Casual workers were participated in the CGMT office. The leaders of
CTC circle, Store Circle/ CGCC / AIBDPA have attended the meeting and expressed
their solidarity support to the workers of BSNLEU/BSNLCMU.
President
and G.S. of BSNLEU(CHQ) have discussed with Circle secretary in several times
in the matter and they have communicated the situation of W.B. Circle to the management /
Massive
gatherings were staged infront of the chamber of CGM/Project and CGM/ETR. After
serious discussion on the issues CGMs of both the Circle compelled to resolve
the demands with a time frame. CGM
Project assured that he will move to BSNL C.O. within 15 days to discuss
the most important staff issues related Presidential Order to RMs and
communicate it to the Union before 7th
July’2010. CGM ETR also assured that he will solve the demands with top
priority and a review meeting will be held with BSNLEU on 14th
July’2010. Both of them requested to the leaders of BSNLEU to postpone the
Hunger fast/Dharna programme. At this backdrop the leaders of CGM/ETR division
and CGM/ETP Division discussed the
matter along with Circle Secretary, BSNLEU WB Circle and take unanimous
decision to deferred the programme at 15 hrs. and join the programme at CGMT/WB
Circle office.
Two
phases of discussions were held in
between the leaders of BSNLEU/BSNLCMU
and the CGMT W.B. Circle. The leaders pressed upon the Circle Administration to
discuss the Matter with BSNL C.O. to solve the problems of Casual/Contract
workers. The meeting was failed; Leaders of BSNLEU/BSNLCMU demanded to the CGMT
WB Circle that they will continue their hunger-fast programme till the receipt
of the fate of issues in writing prior with discussion the
appropriate officers BSNL C.O.
At
2000 hrs. CGMT W.B. Circle invited the Circle Secretary for further discussion.
After fruitful discussion CGMT W.B. Circle compelled to give the letters after
a discussion with Dir(HRD) to the Circle Secretary to settle the cases on the
issues are narrated below:-
1. SSA Heads
will be instructed to discuss the development/Maintenance/financial issues with the BSNLEU for better functioning. The
financial Accounts of 2009-10 will be ready by 27th June and
necessary instruction will be issued to the SSA Heads.
2. The
decisions of Circle Council meeting held on 11th June’2010 will be
implemented shortly.
3. SSA heads
will be instructed for not implementing recovery for cases where gross salary
is shown reduced as par calculation of
Wage revision of Non-executives. It will be looked into after getting their
individual representation.
4. Instruction
will be given to the SSA Heads to implement the NEPP without further delay. SSA
Heads will be instructed to prepare
eligibility list, availability of CR, vigilance clearance etc. for staff who
have given option without waiting for last date of option.
5. CGMT WB
Circle will move to BSNL C.O. New Delhi in the next week to discuss the issues of Casual/Contract
Workers with Dir.(HRD) and other concerned officers. He will write a letter to
BSNL C.O. on grant TSM status, wages at par recent IDA Group-D minimum pay. EPF
etc.
6. 21 cases of
compassionate ground appointment were approved by the BSNL C.O. and it will be
implemented shortly.
7. A review
meeting will be held with BSNLEU after 15days.
After
getting the written statement from the CGMT W.B. Circle, The leaders of
BSNLEU/CMU discussed the matter and
unanimously decided to defer the
programme. The programme was end at 9 P.M.
Circle
union feels that the achievement is only the spontaneous and lively
participation of workers throughout the Circle. Circle Union also feels that
the struggle will not end and it will continue to save the BSNL from the attack of neo-liberal policies of Central Govt.
Congratulations to all organizers / District / Branch Secretaries / Circle
Office bearers/ Council members at all level and also the sister organizations.
Prepare for united struggle and future movement.
With warm greetings
Comradely yours
Sd/-
Dated at Kolkata
(Animesh Mitra)
The 25th
June, 2010
Circle Secretary