Dear Comrades,
Customer services in postal and telecom sector were affected on Tuesday
with non-executive class of India Post and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL) participating in the nationwide strike called by 11 central trade
unions on Tuesday.
Customer services such as delivery and counter operations in post
offices were affected in Bangalore East, Shimoga, Hassan, Belgaum and
Raichur according to S.S. Manjunath Circle Secretary All India Postal
Employees' Union (AIPEU).
He said that over 5,000 employees belonging to various trade unions
abstained from work in protest against the anti-labour and anti-people
policies of the Centre, thus affecting services.
The situation at the Customer Service Centres of BSNL was no different.
People found it difficult to pay their bills and get their mobile phones
recharged as 16,000 non-executive staff of BSNL abstained from work in
support of CTU demands.
Speaking to The Hindu, C.K. Gundanna, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU,
Karnataka Circle, said that over 16 trade unions to which non-executives
of BSNL were affiliated participated in the strike, and counter
services were completely disrupted.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article2943406.ece
