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 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.” 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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REMEMBERING HISTORICAL RAILWAY MEN STRIKE- 1974 Part 7

Strike of Indian Rail Workers Begins    May 8, 1974 

Credit...The New York Times Archives 

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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. 

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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 

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Memorandum to CCRS by AILRSA GTL division.

AILRSA delegates comprising of Com. A Srinivasulu, ADS/GTL.,Com A Jayram, Branch Secretary, RU, Com KVS Ramakrishna, Organising Secretary, met Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Sri. Shailesh Kumar Pathak during his visit at Thirupathi on 11.12.2019 and submitted a detailed memorandum. 

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France: A Political Strike

France: A Political Strike

By Charles Reeve

I. A real strike against fake promises

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AIRF Resolution Asks Employees to Prepare for Indefinite Rail Strike

Rail unions are opposing privatisation and corporatisation, among other things. If implemented, the country would face an all-India rail strike after 45 years.

Rabindra Nath Sinha 05 Feb 2020

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19th February 2020, Chalo Delhi. March and Dharna at Jantar Mantar.

19th February 2020, Chalo Delhi. March and Dharna at Jantar Mantar. 

Agitation against NPS, fact to be realized.

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DETAILED NOTES ON DEMANDS OF LOCO RUNNING STAFF

The Loco Running staff of Indian railways had represented some of their serious but genuine demands which are not yet conceded by Railway Board to Honorable Prime Minister last month through individual representations

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General Strike on 8th January 2020

WHY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GO ON NATION WIDE ONE DAY STRIKE ON 8TH JANUARY, 2020

I. Background:

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AAI recommends Centre to privatise 6 airports

AAI recommends Centre to privatise 6 airports including Amritsar, Varanasi and Trichy

PTI New Delhi  December 01, 2019

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JNU students, Delhi police clash as protests over hike in fee turn violent

The students of the university had announced a boycott of the convocation ceremony, which Vice President Venkaiah Naidu was addressing on Monday.

Monday, November 11, 2019 - 

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Bank union to go-ahead with strike on Tuesday after talks with govt fail

Bank union is protesting against the government's decision to merge ten public sector banks into four banks

T E Narasimhan | Chennai Last Updated at October 21, 2019 

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The long and winding road to BPCL privatisation

The long and winding road to BPCL privatisation

A survey of expert opinion by ET Energy world highlights that disinvesting the government’s stake in BPCL to a private entity is a prudent move for the government and the oil retailer

Bilal Abdi | ETEnergyWorld | October 21, 2019, 

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