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30-July-2019
Lok Sabha Passes the Code on Wages Bill, 2019
Sunday, May 31, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 9
Central Government notifies Code of Wages 2019
PTI New Delhi | Updated on August 23, 2019 Published on August 23, 2019
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 8
Modi’s Labour Law Changes Will Increase Exploitation of Workers
Date: August 02, 2019
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 7
Newsclick looks at some of the main anti-worker components in the Wage Code Bill.
Newsclick Report 15 Sep 2017
Saturday, May 30, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 3
Modi Cabinet clears labour reform Bills
Likely to be tabled in current Parliament session
BS Reporter | New Delhi July 31, 2014
Friday, May 29, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 1
Modi's vision for labour reforms move a step forward as Cabinet approves amendments to three laws
ET Bureau Jul 31, 2014,
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Next Discussion is about Labour Laws
As many as 44 central labour laws are most likely to be subsumed under four labour codes in 2020, making it a year of reforms as the government works to bolster investments and tackle slowdown blues.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 34
The Historic Railway Strike of 1974
by Com A.Mathew, Secretary, Kamgar Ekta Committee, Maharashtra
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 33
The Historic Railway Strike of 1974
by Com A.Mathew, Secretary, Kamgar Ekta Committee, Maharashtra
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 32
The Historic Railway Strike of 1974
by Com A.Mathew, Secretary, Kamgar Ekta Committee, Maharashtra
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 31
Com Har Charan Singh
Com.Harcharan Singh was born on 06.06.1933 in West Punjab (now in Pakistan) as the eldest among the 5 children in a big and poor family. After independence, his family migrated to India.He completed his matriculation in 1950 and owing to his father's death and financial condition of his family, he couldn't study further.
Monday, May 25, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 30
Com Har Charan Singh
Com.Harcharan Singh was born on 06.06.1933 in West Punjab (now in Pakistan) as the eldest among the 5 children in a big and poor family. After independence, his family migrated to India.He completed his matriculation in 1950 and owing to his father's death and financial condition of his family, he couldn't study further.
Sunday, May 24, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 29
Com Har Charan Singh. Ex AILRSA Leader from NR
Com.Harcharan Singh was born on 06.06.1933 in West Punjab (now in Pakistan) as the eldest among the 5 children in a big and poor family. After independence, his family migrated to India.He completed his matriculation in 1950 and owing to his father's death and financial condition of his family, he couldn't study further.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 28
1974 RAILWAY STRIKE-ITS PROGNOSIS AND IMPACT ON THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT AND RAILWAY MEN IN PARTICULAR
RG Pillai, Joint Secretary, Dhakshin Railway Employees Union(DREU)
Friday, May 22, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 27
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication
“The Great Railway Strike And After
Exerts from his book.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 part: 26
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication
“The Great Railway Strike And After
Exerts from his book.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 25
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication
“The Great Railway Strike And After
Exerts from his book.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 24
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication
“The Great Railway Strike And After
Exerts from his book.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 23
Rana Behal’s Review of ’The Indian Railway Strike of 1974’ by Stephen Sherlock
3 August 2016
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part: 22
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication
“The Great Railway Strike And After
Exerts from his book.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part : 21
1974 railway strike in India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part : 20
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication
“The Great Railway Strike And After
Exerts from his book.
Monday, May 18, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part .19
Misery After Master Strike
The railway strike of 1974 raised hopes by championing solidarity. Yet, as hundreds were hit in the reprisals, its leaders helplessly let the initiative pass.
Ranabir Samaddar 06 March 2017
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part .18
The Great Railway Strike And After
Nrisingha Chakrabarty
A CITU Publication WITH A FOREWORD BY
B T Ranadive, President – CITU
Sunday, May 17, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 17
Remembering George Fernandes is remembering life during the Railway Strike
Raghavendra Rao — 31 January, 2019
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 16
Remembering the 1974 railway strike
T P Venu 10 May 2016
Hyderabad:
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 15
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication “History of Trade Union Movement.”
Exerts from his book.
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Trade unions to go on strike on May 22 to protest against labour laws suspension
PTI NEW DELHI , MAY 15, 2020
The joint platform of Central Trade Unions has decided to observe nationwide protest day against the anti-worker and anti-people onslaughts of the government on May 22. |
Suspension of labour laws violates international commitments on labour standards and human rights, say CTUs
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 14
It was 1974 total strike of Railways that first showed India what life was without trains
For the country’s Railway system, described with the beaten-to-death cliché “Lifeline of India”, shutting itself down indefinitely and directing its vast machinery to keep only the essentials running required just a flipping back of a few pages.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part.13
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication “History of Trade Union Movement.”
Exerts from his book.
Friday, May 15, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 12
Striking - Memories of May 1974 and the Indian Railway Workers
Labour File: Vol. 4, Issue No. 3, May - June, 2006
Babu P. Remesh is Associate Fellow, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, and Coordinator, Integrated Labour History Research Programme & Archives of Indian Labour.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 11
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication “History of Trade Union Movement.”
Thursday, May 14, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 10
Better jail than rail: George Fernandes' slogan that led to Asia's biggest railway strike in 1974
Fernandes is credited with introducing the productivity-linked bonuses, bump in salaries for railway workers during his tenure as All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) president from 1973 to 1976.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 9
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication “History of Trade Union Movement.”
Exerts from his book.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 8
Com. Nrisingha Chakrabarty, Secretary CITU, who was Railway worker and a leader of railway trade unions for several years gives us the present publication “History of Trade Union Movement.”
Exerts from his book.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 7
Strike of Indian Rail Workers Begins May 8, 1974
Credit...The New York Times Archives
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 6
VAN Namboodiri
Retired from Posts and Telegraph Department, India. Founder General Secretary of BSNL Employees Union. President of BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation. President of Senior Citizens Friends Welfare Association. Advisor All India BSNL DOT Pensioners Association. Patron NCCPA.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 5
Remembering the Railway General Strike, May 1974 in another time -Last part
The writer, Dr. V.Krishna Ananth, is son of late K.Vaidyanathan, a leader of the 1974 strike at Erode. The writer was 10 years old when the strike happened and his political education began then. He is presently Associate Professor, Department of History, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102 and this is dedicated to the memory of his father who passed away on November 3, 2015. Vaidyanathan would have been most happiest if he was around this day
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 4
Remembering the Railway General Strike, May 1974 in another time
The writer, Dr. V.Krishna Ananth, is son of late K.Vaidyanathan, a leader of the 1974 strike at Erode. The writer was 10 years old when the strike happened and his political education began then. He is presently Associate Professor, Department of History, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102 and this is dedicated to the memory of his father who passed away on November 3, 2015. Vaidyanathan would have been most happiest if he was around this day
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 3
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974
The writer, Dr. V.Krishna Ananth, is son of late K.Vaidyanathan, a leader of the 1974 strike at Erode. The writer was 10 years old when the strike happened and his political education began then. He is presently Associate Professor, Department of History, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102 and this is dedicated to the memory of his father who passed away on November 3, 2015. Vaidyanathan would have been most happiest if he was around this day
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 -part 2
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974
Com. Saroj Kumar DHAR(14.02.1936-15.09.2008):
SK Dhar was one of the founder leaders of AILRSA, who realized the need of mass unity with other working class to fight against the trespass of Railway management on Running staff issues.
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974
REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974
The Railwaymen strike in 1974 is the biggest strike ever seen by the country. Under the leadership of Sri George Fernandes, President AIRF around 125 railway trade unions joined hands together.
