Editorial Board: P. Ramamurti, Manoranjan Roy, Niren Ghosh, Sudhin Kumar, M. M. Lawrence, P. K. Ganguly, M. K. Pandhe

Mukherjee, Samar, Ranadive, B. T., Chakrabarty, Nrisingha

In This Issue: • March to Parliament—April 18 • Walk Out Strike by LIC Employees • Meeting on Production in Steel Industry • Jute Strike Enters Third Month • Indefinite Strike by Port & Dock Workers • Hollow Claims in General Budget Thoroughly Exposed • Defence Employees to go on Indefinite Strike • Bank Employees Struggle • Bengal Women Donate Blood • Demands Day by State Govt. Employees • Samar Mukherjee on President's Address • The Peace Convention – B. T. Ranadive • CITU’s Greetings to BMS Conference • CITU Secretariat Meeting • Railwaymen Express Their Resentment • Around The States: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar • 15th Congress of Cuban Trade Unions— Nrisingha Chakraborty • Secret Circular by B.P.E. • International Struggles

1 Apr 1984

Surjeet, Harkishan Singh

In This Issue: • Successful Nationwide 48 Hour Strike of Coal Miners • Second Conference of AICWF • Struggle Against BPE’s New Directive • All Trade Union Demand for Nationalisation of Bengal Potteries, National Tanneries and India Rubber Mfg. Ltd. • CITU’s Reply to the Fourth Pay Commission Questionnaire • Brick-Kiln Owners Want Exemption from Labour Laws • CITU Denounces the Dissolution of Sikkim Assembly • Second Confereuce of All India Road Transport Workers Federation • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Interim Report and Relief Demanded • Around The States: Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, Haryana, Delhi • The Holocaust of Bhiwandi • Development in Punjab – Harkishan Singh Surjeet • CITU Disapproves NSA Amendments • Glorious Movement in Raptakos Brett • CITU General Council Meeting • Meeting of Jute Workers’ Federation • CITU Condemns Suppression of Trade Union Activities in Ghaziabad and Modinagar • Women’s Struggle: Conference of Khagaria District AIDWA • State Government Employees to Strike • Meeting of Water Transport Workers’ Federation • Parliament Question on Closures: Labour Minister’s Reply Reveals Management Deficiencies • CITU Delegation to China • Secretariat Decisions • Observance of May Day Abroad • CITU Condemns Thatcher Government

1 Jul 1984

Ranadive, B. T.

In This Issue: • The Working Class and the Divisive Forces – B. T. Ranadive • CITU Demands Withdrawal of Ordinance on Special Courts • NCC Calls for Coalminers’ Solidarity Day • Struggle in Coal Industry: Coal Workers Prepare for Indefinite Strike • CITU Condemns Banning of Strikes in Coal India Limited • JAC Reiterates Strike Decision • Letter of Samar Mukherjee to the Prime Minister • CITU’s Message to Sao Paulo • A Comprehensive Legislation for the Brick-Kiln Industry • Jute Workers On Struggle Again: Indefinite Strike in Andhra Pradesh • Andhra Pradesh: Indefinite Strike by Rice Mill and Lorry Transport Workers; Struggle of APSRTC Employees; Mass Meeting by IRTWA • Karnataka: Statewide Strike And Picketing • Meghalaya: Agitation by Central Government Employees • Around The States: Tamilnadu, Tripura, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar • CITU Denounces De-Recognition of Unions by CIL • Extension of EPF in Industries • CITU Supports Struggle of Airlines Employees • CITU Criticises the Dismissal of Farooq Abdullah Ministry • Electricity Employees Demand Change in Power Policy • CITU Gencral Council Meeting • Comrade Sudhin Kumar • Assam State Council of CITU Meets • ILO-DANIDA Seminar • Raptakos Field Workers to Court Arrest • Countrywide Dharna by State Govt. Employees • Public Sector Employees Observe Demands Week • Central Govt. Employees Struggle • Kishan Sabha Demands Increase in Paddy Support Price • Women’s Struggle: Conference of Delhi Janawadi Mahila Samity • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Campaign for Parity in Wages • International Struggles

1 Aug 1984

In This Issue: • Call of Anti-Lockout Convention: Court Arrest Before Parliament • Indefinite Jute Strike • Electricity Workers form Federation • Victory for Reserve Bank Employees • State Govt. Employees Prepare for Struggles • Port & Dock Workers on Struggle • Pre-Budget Discussions: Organised Labour Demands Change in Govt. Policies • Around The States: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Andaman & Nicobar • SWFI Assails Management had for Gangster Attack • CISF Shoots Down Coal Workers • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Struggle of the Station Masters • School for Trade Union Activists • Countrywide Observance of Peace Week • Opposition Parties Appeal for Mass Actions • CITU Condemns Government Measures • Demand for Nationalisation of Bengal Pottery and National Tannery • M.P.s Demand Take Over of Birla Mills • Letter from President, AUCCTU, Moscow to President, CITU; Reply by BTR • Message from AUCCTU • Message from WFTU • International Struggles for Peace

1 Feb 1984

Ramamurti, P., Pandhe, M. K., Chakrabarty, Nrisingha

In This Issue: • Comrade Yuri Andropov • Com. D.D. Vashist • AUCCTU Secretary Visits CITU Day on December 4 • Programme of Opposition Parties: Countrywide Response to Demands Day • Jute Strike Enters Second Month • Stalemate in D.A. Committee: Struggle for Enhanced D.A. • Demands Day by Agricultural Workers • Central T.Us. Protest Against Verification Results • NCC Protests Against New CPI Series • Doctors’ Call Against Nuclear War • National Seminar on Safety in Industry • Port & Dock Workers to go on Indefinite Strike • CITU Appeals for Peace in Punjab and Haryana • NCC Appeals for Peace • Massive Demonstration by Coal Workers • The United Movements – P. Ramamurti • Rural Bank Employees Struggle • Around The States: West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh • Opposition Parties Appeal for Peace • TU Classes for Coal Miners • The Spectre of Unemployment • New Scheme of Workers’ Participation in Public Sector – M. K. Pandhe • Women’s Struggle: Convention of Kerala P&T Women • Meeting of AIDWA • Activities of the Public Financial Institutions – Nrisingha Chakrabarty • CITU Secretariat Meeting • Appeal by TUs of European Socialist Countries • International Struggles

1 Mar 1984

Dastidar, Amal Ghose

In This Issue: • The Sofia Call to Trade Unions • Modinagar Workers Fight Back Gangsterism • Significant Victory of Coal Mine Workers • HSCL Joint Forum Assails Mismanagement for Corruption • Fertiliser Workers Secure Handsome Gains • Tripartite D.A. Committee: Government Stalemates Negotiations • Bonus Struggle by Government Employees • Message to AITUC Conference • Com. Hrishi Banerjee • Com. Nirod Chakrabarty • Women’s Struggles: N.C.C. Meeting with Women T.U. Leaders • Chingleput District Conference • Around The States: Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat • CITU Invited in CTUC Meeting • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Annual Convention of A.1.R.F. • NTPC Management Delays Implementation of Agreement • Dweep Naryan Singh Expelled • The Assam Industrial Relief Undertakings Bill — Its Real Face – Amal Ghose Dastidar • BEL Workers Rally for United Movement • Message to Kampuchea • Denounce the Grenada Invaders • International Struggles Against U.S. Missiles

1 Dec 1983

Ranadive, B. T., Mukherjee, Samar, Pandhe, M. K.

In This Issue: • Goodwill Delegation of CITU to China • Working Committee Meeting of CITU, Jamshedpur, November 30-December 2, 1983, Presidential Speech—B. T. Ranadive • Asian Metal Workers’ Seminar • Call Of CITU Working Committee: Step Up Peace Struggles, Fight Against Lockouts, Closures, Price-rise • General Secretary's Report (Abridged Form)—Samar Mukherjee • Resolutions: On Danger of War and Struggle for Peace, On Sri Lanka, On Movement for Restoration of Democracy in Pakistan, On Bangladesh, On Price Rise, On Growing Lockouts, On Closures, Industrial Sickness & Denotification, On Struggle Against Divisive Forces, On Struggles of the Peasants & Agricultural Workers, On Nationalisation of the Jute Industry, On Nationalisation of the Textile Industry, On Working Women, On the Struggle of Central Government Employees, On the Struggle of Railway Employees, On the Struggle of Coal Mine Workers, On the Bank Agreemont, On the Assam Industrial Relief Undertaking (Special Provisions) Bill, 1983, On the Trade Union (West Bengal) Amendment Bill, 1983, On Gangster Attacks on CITU Activists, On Hindusthan Pilkington Glass Factory, On Kalidaspur & Kankar Tala Coal Project, On the Struggle of the Metal Box Workers, On Supply of Coal to Small Scale Industries & for Domestic Use, On Closure of Bengal Paper Mill • Glorious Tripura Bundh • Medical Representatives to Strike • I.D.P.L. Federation Formed • Bank Employees’ Struggle • Com. Sadashiv Bagaitkar • Convention Against Lockouts, Closures • Observance of December 4 • Convention of Working Women • Social Welfare Women Workers on Struggle • Meeting of CITU Secretariat • Coal Workers to Intensify Struggle • Samar Mukherjee Addresses AITUC Conference • FDGB Delegation Meets CITU • WFTU General Secretary Visits CITU • Indefinite Strike in Jute Industry • Port & Dock Workers Prepare For Struggle • LIC Workers’ Strike • Tripartite Meeting in Brick Kiln • Around The States: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura • Conspiracy to Perpetuate Fraudulent Price Index – M. K. Pandhe • Railway News: Strike in Protest of R.P.F. Brutality • Appeal of the 30th Session of the WFTU Bureau: To Workers and TUs in all Countries; CITU’s Reply • Com. Durga Das Shirali • Comrade P. K. Kurane • International Struggles Against Euromissiles

1 Jan 1984

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P.

In This Issue: • Resolution of the Convention • Call of the Second National Convention: Forward to Second Phase of Movements – Step up United Struggles, Defeat Divisive Forces, Fight Against Lock outs and Closures, Struggle For Peace • Working Women’s Meeting Decide Parliament March • The Holocaust in Sri Lanka – P. Ramamurti • Railwaymen’s Struggle: National Campaign Committee of Railwaymen • Moscow Seminar on Women’s Participation in Peace Struggle • HSCL Workers’ Struggle • Trade Union Rights Day Observed • DA Committee: Govt. Refuses to Revise Terms • Water Front Workers to step up Struggles • Over Thirty Lakh Agricultural Workers Join Strike • Bank Employees to Strike • Against War – B.T. Ranadive • Appeal By the Central Trade Unions: Observe September 1 as Day of Peace • LIC Employees Strike • Around The States: Kerala, Bihar, Orissa, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam • Jute Workers Demand Day • Bengal Bundh — Sept. 28 • The Gujarat Convention • Rajasthan Govt in the Service of Singhanias • Agreement Signed in NTPC • Wage Revision of ONGC Employees • International Struggles: France, United States, Brazil, Great Britain, 15 per cent Americans Below Poverty Line

1 Sept 1983

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Chakrabarty, Nrisingha

In This Issue: • Seventh November, 1983 — B.T. Ranadive • Significance of the Convention — P. Ramamurti • Convention on Closures Lockouts on January 22, Anti-Closure, Lockout Day on December 4 • Central Government Eluding its Responsibility — Nrisingha Chakrabarty • Coal Miners’ Strike on November 12 • D.A. Committee: Struggle Inevitable • Hunger Strike by Central Government Employees • Glorious Bengal Bundh • AITUC Betrays BEL Workers • Around The States: Orissa, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka • Committee on ILO Conventions: Government Eludes Ratification • Meeting of SWFI • CITU Demands Nationalisation of Bombay Textile Mills • Bombay BHEL Workers’ Donation to CITU • News from China • Washington Rally for Jobs, Peace, Freedom • 1.L.O. Metal Trades Committee • International Symposium on Environment and Industrial Safety • Women’s Struggle: Conference of Bihar State Gramsevika Sangh • The Trade Unions (West Bengal Amendment) Bill 1983 • Railway News: Conference of N.R.M.U. Central Railway • September 1 Observed Abroad • International Struggles • Com. Ashoklata Jain

1 Nov 1983

In This Issue: • Steps Against Closures: Industrial Disputes (W. Bengal Amendment) BillI—1984 • Meeting of CITU Secretariat • Strike by LIC Employees • Conference of HSCL Workers’ Union • Highhandedness of Indian Airlines Management • Trade Unions Oppose Introduction of New Price Index Series • Note of CITU on the proscsed New Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers • Bank Employees’ Struggle • New Phase of the Struggle in J.K. Synthetics • State Government Employees Struggle • FDGB Delegates Visit CITU • Massive Peace March at Tripura • Tripartite Meeting on Workers’ Participation in Management • Observance of May Day • Around The States: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Punjab, Bihar • Seminar on Welfare Management • Conference of Fertilizer Workers’ Federation • CITU Condemns the Maharashtra Government for the Bhiwandi Riots • Women’s Struggle: Huge Rally at Calcutta • Government's Interference in National Safety Council • Teleprinter Workers’ Donation to CITU • Introduce Employer-Employee Relationship in Brick-Kilns • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Increased Efforts to Mobilise Railwaymen • International Struggles

1 Jun 1984

In This Issue: • Denounce U.S. Provocation – B.T. Ranadive • Massive Preparation for Bengal Bundh • Coal Miners’ Protest Day — Oct. 5 • Govt’s Apathy Towards Mines Accidents • Commonwealth T.U. Director Visits CITU • D.A. Committee: Government Wavering on Upward Revision • Prosecution of Coal Companies • National Campaign Committee: Convention Against Lock-outs, Closures • Karnataka TU school at Bangalore • CITU Secretariat's Call: Make the N.C.C. programmes a success; Intensify Struggles Against Closures, Lock-outs; Prepare for Struggle on D.A. Issue • Finance Minister And Monopoly Houses • Magnificent Strike by Bank Employees • New Phase of Struggle of J.K. Synthetics Workers • Tripartite Committee On Chemical Industry: Government Parries Off Questions • Meeting of Minimum Wages Advisory Board • Modinagar Workers Fight Gangsterism • Collapse of All Labour Legislations – Nrisingha Chakrabarty • Around The States: Haryana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Delhi • Industrial Meetings (Reports of the industrial meetings held at New Delhi during the Second National Convention): Beedi & Cigar Workers’ Committee, Construction Workers’ Convention, Electricity Workers’ Meeting, Plantation Workers’ Federation, Pharmaceutical Workers’ Federation, Conference of Road Transport Workers’ Federation, ITC Workers’ Federation, Convention of the Unorganised Workers • Book Review: The Danger of Multinationals • CITU Condemns Kandla Firing • Protest Day by State Govt. Employees • Joint Movement by Port and Dock Workers • Valiant Struggle by Women Workers in Kanak Industries • Against War & For Peace: September 1 Observed Around the World • CITU’s Telegramme to Sri Lanka • Delhi CITU Condemns Police Action

1 Oct 1983