RESOLUTION ON WAGE REVISION
above devellopmentt fforced BSNLEU and tthe UF tto reviive tthe callll ffor
ttwo days sttriike.. The sttriike tthatt ttook pllace on 19tth and 20tth Augustt’’2009 drew
ttremendous response ffrom tthe workers iinclludiing tthose bellongiing tto NFTE and
FNTO.. There iis no doubtt tthatt tthiis sttriike iis a miillesttone iin our ttrade uniion
movementt.. However,, NFTE and FNTO iinfformed tthe managementt iin wriittiing tthatt
tthey were nott parttiiciipattiing iin tthe sttriike.. Thus tthey have creatted an iindelliiblle sttaiin
on ttheiir uniions..
Even afftter tthe sttriike,, managementt conttiinued tto drag iitts ffeett,, wiitth tthe
hope tthatt BSNLEU woulld succumb tto tthe pressure and acceptt a tten years wage
settttllementt.. However,, BSNLEU was dettermiined nott tto acceptt tthatt condiittiion..
Meanwhiille NFTE and FNTO sttartted campaiigniing among tthe workers tto ffiillll up
decllarattiion fforms accepttiing tthe tterms and condiittiions off tthe managementt on
wage reviisiion.. However,, workers gave a ffiittttiing replly by iignoriing tthem..
The dettermiinattiion off BSNLEU and Uniitted Forum,, nott tto surrender tthe
iintterestt off tthe BSNL non-executtiives ffiinalllly compelllled tthe managementt tto come
around ffor a settttllementt.. Thus,, a broad understtandiing was reached iin tthe
meettiing off tthe Wage Negottiiattiion Commiittttee,, helld on 17-11-2009.. Managementt
gave up ttheiir iinsiisttence ffor a tten years wage settttllementt.. Botth siides agreed tthatt
tthe nextt wage reviisiion off tthe non-executtiives woulld be done ttogetther wiitth tthatt off
tthe executtiives..
IItt ttook ffew more weeks ffor ffiinalliizattiion off tthe new pay scalles,, siince tthe
scalles proposed by tthe managementt diid nott conttaiin suffffiiciienttlly llong spans tto
avoiid sttagnattiion.. Because off tthe ttough bargaiiniing made by BSNLEU and tthe
UF,, settttllementt on pay scalles was reached iin tthe meettiing helld on 15-01-2010..
Agreementt on recommendattiions off tthe Wage Negottiiattiion Commiittttee was siigned
botth by tthe managementt and tthe sttaffff siide on tthatt day iittsellff..
IItt iis perttiinentt tto menttiion here tthatt wage reviisiion iis sttiillll nott settttlled iin many
majjor PSUs.. Hence,, tthiis meettiing off tthe CEC congrattullattes tthe CHQ ffor ffiinalliiziing
tthe bestt possiiblle wage reviisiion under tthe giiven ciircumsttances.. Thiis CEC allso
pllaces on record iitt’’s ffullll appreciiattiion ffor tthe Ciirclle,, diisttriictt,, branch uniions as wellll
as ffor tthe enttiire membershiip off BSNLEU,, and allso ffor allll tthe consttiittuentts off tthe
Uniitted Forum ffor besttowiing ttheiir sttead ffastt ffaiitth on tthe organiizattiion and allso ffor
successffulllly iimpllementtiing allll tthe calllls ffor acttiion ffor settttllementt off tthiis llandmark
wage reviisiion..
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