SOLIDARITY TO BSNL EMPLOYEES TWO DAY STRIKE

To
All Circle office Bearers,
All Branch/Divisional Secretaries
Dear Comrades! –
The United Forum of BSNL EMPLOYEES consisting of 7 unions including the BSNL Employees Union, the major and recognised union of BSNL has served a strike notice for organising 48 Hours strike on 19th and 20th August 2009.
The Strike Notice has been served to protest against the adamant,, discriminative and lethargic attitude of the management in handling the wage negotiations. The United Forum of BSNL Employees has charged the BSNL Management that the wage negotiations have been put in cold storage by not appointing the replacement to the post of Chairman Wage Negotiating Committee for long time after the retirement of the earlier Chairman despite repeated requests from the unions.
The Agitating Unions have charged the attitude of the Management which had earlier allotted 70% wage rise for the officers themselves while treating the wage negotiations for the employees with discriminatory approach.
Our Circle union call upon our rank and file to extend our support and solidarity to the call given by the United Forum of BSNL Employees consisting of BSNL Employees Union; Telecom Employees Progressive Union; Bsnl Mazdoor Sangh (BPEF); All India Backward Classes Telecom Employees Sangathan; SC//ST Employees Welfare Association of BSNL; Bahujan Trade Union of BSNL; Sanchar Nigam Association of Telecom Technical Assistants by organising lunch hour demonstrations all over India in front of our work spots. This union appeals to all Branch/Divisional Secretaries to invite leaders belonging to the unions in the United Forum of BSNL Employees to our above solidarity demonstrations and send Savingrams in support of the strike to the Honourable Minister of Communications & IT as follows:

TEXT OF SAVINGRAM TO BE SENT TO HON'BLE MOC&IT

ALL CROSS SECTION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES SUPPORT THE STRIKE OF BSNL EMPLOYEES AND URGE UPON HONOURABLE MOC & IT TO INTERVENE TO START WAGE NEGOTIATIONS IMMEDIATELY TO SETTLE THE JUSTIFIED DEMANDS WITH THE UNITED FORUM OF BSNL EMPLOYEES

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To
Shri. A.Raja
Honourable Minister of Communications & IT
Government of India
Electronic Niketan
CGO Complex
<宜˘>Lodhi Road
New Delhi - 110003