Canara Bank Ofcers' Union[Regd.][AFFILIATED TO ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION]
ndA.K.Nayak Bhavan, 2 Floor 14, Second Line Beach,
CHENNAI-600 001
Mobile: President 09447478551 / General Secretary 09384870387 / Phone: 044-25211788 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / web: www.cbou.org
CBOU/01/2019 DATE : 05 01 2019�
The history of a Trade Union is a sum total of the experience of the workers to emancipate
themselves from exploitation. Its pages are lled with struggles and sacrices, success and
setbacks. It further portrays vividly the role played by the pioneers who championed the cause
of the working class.
It is the History of the great organisation CANARA BANK EMPLOYEES' UNION that the massive
edice was formed on the bedrock principle of “ Trade Union as we are aware of are the
instruments at the hands of organised sections of the working class people for being effectively
used for social change”. It acts as the unier of the work force. It is the effective instrument of
defence. It is also the ablest organ for advancement.
While so in Canara Bank, the Union came into existence to provide security of service to the
employees. Having seen the efcacy of limited unity for securing monetary gains the employees
of Madras moved with greater awareness for uniting themselves in the entirety to launch the
rst ever strike action in the bank. It was on 30/11/1950 and as a sequel there to not only the
two employees in Madras but all other employees were reinstated. Enthused by their success and
unique achievement, the employees of Madras lost no time in consolidating the gains. Thus our thbeloved CANARA BANK EMPLOYEES' UNION came into existence on 10 May 1951, that day
became the founding day of CANARA BANK EMPLOYEES' UNION, the turning point in the lives of
all the employees of the bank.
Passing through the dormant years, 1957 -1963 turning point was from 1963 at Vijayawada
conference. Yes the Vijayawada conference lifted the Canara Bank Employees' Union from the
morass. There was clarity on issues and the Union moved with new vigour and whether it be
conducting negotiations with the Management whether it be conducting struggles to safe guard
the interest of the employees or whether it be tackling attempts made to disrupt the
organisation, the Canara Bank Employees' Union displayed its outstanding qualities and
capabilities.
KNOW YOUR HISTORY -
A NATION HAS A HISTORY -
SO ALSO AN INSTITUTION AND AN ORGANISATION -
Again in 1974 the XV conference of the Union at Vijayawada proved to be momentous one in the
history of the organisation and union moved further in its heights by emerging more cohesive,
militant and more convinced to carry out the task of ceaselessly striving to unite all sections of
employees under its banner.
Now moving away from the pages of history we all have witnessed participated and baptised in
the conferences at Chennai in the years, mammoth conference of 1980, unparalled conference
of 1985 and Golden Jubilee Year conference of 2002.
After a lapse of 17 years now a massive conference of Canara Bank Employees' Union is once
again taking place at Chennai and it will be creating further glory to our Canara Bank
Employees' Union bringing ever green memories of quality and content of sublime heights.
68 years in the life of a Trade Union represent an eventful period and especially for Canara Bank
Employees' Union it is ever moving towards organisational dominance. It has fullled its basic
role of not only organising the entire employees of the Bank into a trade union but also has
taught them how to secure their rights and privileges.
In its long march of history, the Union has become battle scarred, every success testied the
correctness of its strategy. Every set back enabled the union to review its actions and
consolidated its position. Success did not sway them away from their ideals and set backs did not
dampen their determination to move forward. On the contrary it has steeled them further and
made to realise as to how arduous the role and life of a Trade Union is.
When we recapitulate history, we are fully conscious that history is not mere narration of
events. It reminds us of the past, it spurs us into purposeful activity for the present and it makes
us optimists about the future.
thIn this historical 25 Conference of Canara Bank Employees' Union, the entire Ofce Bearers and
Circle Secretaries of Canara Bank Ofcers' Union are participating as fraternal delegates with
pride and abundant enthusiasm and from here we the members of Canara Bank Ofcers' Union
take a pledge that we shall emerge with determination and strive to ll the pages of our History
also. Only that shall be the tting tribute to the greatest Trade Union movement of the Bank -
CANARA BANK EMPLOYEES' UNION.
thWishing the 25 Conference of CANARA BANK EMPLOYEES' UNION a mammoth and grand
success.
With greetings
M A SRINIVASAN
GENERAL SECRETARY.
CBOU- CBEU ZINDABAD
AIBOA-AIBEA ZINDABADTH25 CONFERENCE OF CANARA BANK EMPLOYEES' UNION ZINDABAD.