NBSTC

Trinamul union defunct in NBSTC

The CPI-M and the Congress have their unions in the North Bengal State Transport Corporation, named NBSTC Employees Union and NBSTC Workers Union. But when the Trinamul Congress is in power in the state they have no active union in this largest transport organisation in North Bengal. The INTTUC affiliated NBSTC Drivers and Trinamul Shramik Karmochari Union is lying defunct following a decision enforced by the parent organisation (INTTUC). It is expected that the union may be activated again in February.

 

The Trinamul dominated union had to go on hibernation from November last year. Prior to that the union was running under leadership of Abdul Rahman and patronised by Cooch Behar district Trinamul Congress president, Rabindra Nath Ghosh (MLA). On 4 November 2012 a convention was held in presence of State INTTUC chairperson Dola Sen. In that convention it was decided that the union will be reformed on 18 February through a convention of the INTTUC. The state unit chairperson is to attend the proposed convention.

 

Cooch Behar district INTTUC president, Pranesh Dhar said that he was entrusted by the state chairperson to look after the union's activity in the interest of NBSTC workers and employees. After formation of the new committee on 18 February the charge of the union will be handed over to it. But, according to the system the INTTUC state chairperson will be the president of the union's central committee and the district INTTUC president will be president of the union's district committee. A working president will be appointed from the employees of the NBSTC. Dhar said that the previous working president of the union was not an employee of the corporation and due to that many problems rose in running the union.

 

Though there is no active Trinamul union in the NBSTC at present, the union office turns overcrowded everyday by enthusiastic workers and employees, the district INTTUC president claimed.