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Lead news By eefederation  Print  EmailALL ORGANISATIONS AFFILIATED TO AND ASSOCOAITED WITH EEFI SHOULD ORGANISE CONDOLENCE MEETINGS AND OBITUARY ON DEMISE OF COM JYOTI BASU IN BEFITTING MANNER ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANISATION ITSELF OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECTIVE STATE LEVEL ORGANISATIONS OF TRADE UNION / MASS MOVEMENT.
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CIRCULAR No. 14 / 09 Date: 13.11.2009 To Attention is drawn towards the Lead Topic of October-December, 2009 issue of Voice of Electricity Workers as printed in the Text Box at Page 11 of the current issue of Voice. Lead Topic for next issue of Voice - Working Committee of EEFI met at Chandigarh on 19-20 September, 2009 reviewed the working condition of Electricity Employees all over the country. It was revealed that almost all the utilities are dauntedly defying all norms, standards, rules and regulations related to employees’ safety at various location and voltage profile. In the name of market oriented competition minimum investment for compliance of standard procedure is avoided. Untrained unemployed young men are engaged at cheapest possible wages through the contractors for execution of risk and danger prone jobs of erection, operation and maintenance. None are paying heed to incur extra cost for training of these unskilled young people inducted in the industry. Use of non-standard equipment, tools and tackles have become the order of the day in the electricity industry. Cost of Personal Protective Devices(PPDs) are saved to push the workers in danger prone job. Regulators are prescribing so many norms in the name of consumer service or power supply reliability index such as recovering all break down by 1/2 hour without taking into account the ground reality. Inhuman work load and working condition are being thrashed upon the workers. EEFI intend to exchange information on present method of Training, retraining and updating of knowledge base of the workers with the advancement of time and technology at different electricity utilities. Constituent unions/associations are requested to send articles / news items / statistics / facts and figures regarding working condition, safety organisation, occupational health, accidents and events / examples of departure from safety norms as well our movement to set things right. Methodology of awareness campaign on safety among the workers should also be highlighted. All these matters are to be published in the next issue of Voice including some articles of the experts in the field. All contributions are to be sent either in English or Hindi to EEFI Centre by 10th of December, 2009. In order to reflect a realistic picture of Occupational Safety and Health of Electricity Workers across the country, we are enclosing a format for providing Safety related information. Queries are some samples not exhaustive. More detailed information if available are welcome. At least filled in format as per available information may kindly be sent to EEFI centre by 20th December, 2009.
(Prasanta N Chowdhury) 2nd meeting of office bearers By eefederation Print EmailELECTRICITY EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF INDIA
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Agenda: 1. President’s Speech. Comradely yours, S/d 2nd meeting of office bearers By eefederation Print EmailELECTRICITY EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF INDIA
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Agenda: 1. President’s Speech. Comradely yours, S/d 1st Working Committee Meeting By eefederation Print EmailELECTRICITY EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF INDIA No. 12 / 09 Date: 03.08.2009 To A meeting of the EEFI Working Committee will be held on 19th & 20th September 2009 at Chandigarh. The agenda of the meeting will be as under: All are requested to attend the meeting. Agenda: 1. Report of the General Secretary (All affiliated organizations are to send a work report before 31st August 2009 for preparation of a comprehensive report by the General Secretary.
N.B. The exact venue is Kisan Bhawan, Chandigarh. To and fro reservation should be booked well in advance to avoid last minute rush. Actual mode of to and fro journey with date and time of all Working Committee Members should be communicated to: First meeting of the EEFI Office bearers after 6th Conference held at Delhi on 18th and 19th January,2009 was attended by 19 out By eefederation Print EmailELECTRICITY EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF INDIA CIRCULAR First meeting of the EEFI Office bearers after 6th Conference held at Delhi on 18th and 19th January,2009 was attended by 19 out of 22 office bearers of the Federation. Following decisions were arrived for improvement of organization and movement Nationwide: 1. Office Bearers of EEFI convey warm greetings to comrades of West Bengal in general and Reception Committee in particular for successful holding of 6th Conference at Kolaghat Thermal Power Station. General Secretary 3. As par available information the National Protest Day on 10th February, 2009 was observed with enthusiasm in all the major states. Office bearers appreciated the endeavours of those organisations. Reports are not available from all the affiliated Unions / Associations. They are requested to send reports by the earliest possible time. 4. It was felt that the EEFI National Centre at Delhi needs to function in a vibrant way from its present location. General Secretary will have to attend this office at least once in a month. To Assist General Secretary for functioning Delhi Centre at least one office bearer comrade from Delhi adjacent state is to pay regular visit to Delhi. Comrade Subhash Lamba will share the responsibility. One Comrade from Punjab also will be assigned by TSU/ MSU, Punjab. They may avail guidance from Com S Debroye. Com Chhaya Chatterjee will assist the General Secretary to maintain this office in combination with all other Kolkata based office bearers. WBSEBWMU, CESWMU & DVCSU will depute at least one comrade for operational support to this office. Address of this Office will be: Mohit Moitra Bhawan 5. As directed by the 6th conference, we are to develop Nation wide movement independently as well in association with NCCOEEE constituents to compel the Government of India as well state Governments / Regulatory Commissions to implement the pro-people part of National Power policy as well oppose the ulterior motive of the policy to privatize the electricity Industry as whole. Regulatory commissions of almost all the states are reluctant to implement the Lifeline electricity @50% of average cost of supply. In a few states it has been implemented. We are to take stock totally and draft the suitable Charter of Demand for this movement. We are to chalk out a programme of meeting the Union Power / Energy Minister after formation of Government through 15th Parliamentary election. In this meeting we are to interact with the Govt on its thrust and dependency upon Private players in the power sector and adverses there upon. Commitment of Union government to review post reform situation in the power scenario has not yet been fulfilled. Resultant effect of implementation of UMP Projects after global financial melt down. Our demand for National wage policy for power-men has not yet been accepted. We are to take up all these issues while drafting the charter of demand. On the appointed day of meeting with Union Power / Energy Minister, all our affiliated organizations will demonstrate en masse before the respective offices of Electricity Regulatory Commissions.
8. Allocation of responsibilities among Office bearers and WC members. Portfolio Names Responsibilities i. Reception Committee of 6th conference held in West Bengal has contributed an amount of Rs. 2,09,000/- collected as delegate fees. They requested the fund may be utilised for the proposed office in New Delhi (Federation House).EEFI Office bearers meeting convey red salute to Reception Committee. Their request will be honoured. 10. Publications: i. Proceedings / deliberation of the 6th conference have been printed for circulation among the affiliated organizations. We also need to publish a presentable brochure / folder covering the salient features of the conference by the earliest possible time. 11. Resolution on Operation of Bank Account: The Meeting of the Office bearers of Electricity Employees Federation of India held at New Delhi on 18th and 19th February 2009 resolved that Bank Account of the Federation with Parliament Street branch of Punjab National Bank will be jointly operated with signatures of following office bearers S Subrammanium, Treasurer 12 Fund Operation General Secretary may be authorized to spend a maximum amount of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) only for activities of the Federation without prior approval of the Office bearer meeting. Maximum amount of Rupees 50,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) only may be spent in consultation with President , Worknig President and Treasurer. Before incurring expenditure of any amount above Rs 50,000/- prior approval are to be obtained from the Meeting of the Office bearers.
WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING CIRCULAR By eefederation Print EmailELECTRICITY EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF INDIA Circular No.:13/2009 Date: 30.09.2009 CIRCULAR The first meeting of the EEFI Working Committee after 6th Conference took place at Chandigarh between 19th & 20th September, 2009 with participation of 47 members including some invitees of associated organisations. Meeting was chaired by President Com. K.O. Habib. The meeting paid homage to martyrs and due ovation to passed away personalities. Com. Harbhajan Singh welcomed the participants on behalf of comrades of Punjab. Leave of absence was granted to working president, Com. S. Deb Roye, Treasurer, Com. S.S. Subrammaniam and others who intimated their reasons for absence. Com K O Habib, President, EEFI opened the meeting. He expressed serious concern over the grim Power situation as well condition of the working class of this core sector Industry. Adverses of Indo-US nuke deal still could not be felt by the general people. Power sector workers and employees are to make them aware. As a practice of the day workers are to undertake jobs with very unsafe working condition due to minimum investment on maintenance of Power network. Thousands of workers are to face the plight of loss of lives and limbs. Aggressive contractualisation and outsourcing in power sector is causing the hardship of the workers. He mentioned the All TU convention held on 14th September last and called upon the power workers to extend their support towards 5 points demand placed by the joint convention. He also called upon electricity workers as well working class of the country to be vocal against the outcome of the ASEAN summit most detrimental to the interest of India. Com P N Chowdhury, General Secretary placed the Report before the meeting. In his report, the unusual profit mongering with trading of power, Gap between Power and energy supply and demand, failure of the Govt. of India to achieve target of capacity addition in each Plan period was severely criticized. As decided in the 6th conference, EEFI will formulate a National Charter of Demands and place it before Union Govt. for settlement. Salient points of charter of demand are to be taken up for discussion. Priority will be given in respect formulation of National Wage Policy for the Power sector workers with specific emphasize on Contract and casual workers. Thrust will be given to capacity addition with indigenous resources, specially harnessing Hydel and Renewable sources. Coal crisis is making power situation further aggravated. The energy resource war has entered into our domestic arena through dispute between the Ambani Brothers on the right of KG Basin Gas business. Government is playing the role of silent spectator. Electricity Employees Federation of India is to raise the voice of protest. Statement of accounts was placed by the General Secretary in absence of treasurer. 17 working committee members took part in the discussion with valuable suggestions upon the development of the state wise organisations and movements including problems of the electricity industry. Unusual workload, high price of electricity, contractualisation, outsourcing, franchise and similar so many game plans are adding to plight of the people and power workers. A resolution was adopted by the working committee to greet the valiant struggle of PSEB Workers and Employees jointly with peasants and mass people to compel the Govt. of Punjab hold on their game plan of unbundling PSEB with effect from 15th September 2009. The struggle became victorious with other demands of PSEB employees. Following decisions were arrived at upon the deliberation of the meeting of the working committee. 1. Electricity Employees will take part in the All India Protest Day to be observed by all Central Trade Unions on 28th October, 2009 on the demands of -
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