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Sen, Tapan, Ranadive, Vimal, Dev Roye, Swadesh

In This Issue: • Editorial: The Country’s Black Day • Appeal by the Secular Forces: Defeat the Communal Forces: Safeguard National Unity • Sponsoring Committee Calls for Sustained Struggle Against Communal Forces • Trade Unions Condemn Destruction of Babri Mosque at Ayodhya • Massive March for Communal Harmony at Calcutta • CITU Supports Tamilnadu Textile Strike Despite Ban • The Vandalism at Ayodhya: What the Press say • President Decries Vandalism • Listen to the Voice of India’s Future • The Count Down December 6, 1992 • Public Sector Workers to Strike for 72 Hours in April • Central Trade Unions Jointly Welcome Madam Kotnis • Special General Council Meeting—Bangalore 19-21 February, 1993 • Delhi Police Arrested Workers Participating in Peace March • CITU Wins HSCL Election • CITU Demands Dismissal of U.P. Government • Strenghthen Solidarity and Co-ordination—2nd Indian Ocean Region TU Conference - Tapan Sen • CITUC Urges upon INTUC For Joint Movement in Public Sector • Railwaymens Struggle: Why Not Fight the Menace of Privatisation Unitedly • Conference of Women Workers in Beedi Industry - Vimal Ranadive • Com. Biren Datta • Com. Ganesh Ghosh • International Struggles • Glorious Victory of Chittivalasa Jute Mill Workers • OECD Report: Feeble World Recovery to Swell Jobless Ranks in 1993 • Oil and Petroleum Industry: Worst Victim of New Economic Policy - Swadesh Dev Roy • Com BTR’s Birth Anniversary Observed • Delhi March For Communal Harmony

1 Jan 1993

Balanandan, E., Dev Roye, Swadesh, Majumdar, Chittabrata

In This Issue: • Seattle Ministerial Meet: TUs Demand • Editorial: ‘Second Generation Reforms’ Shall Not Pass! • CITU Working Committee Call: Unleash Countrywide United Struggle • Resisit Imperialist Machinations – E. Balanandan • CITU On The Move • Diesel Price Hike: An Act Of Deception! • BJP’s ‘Second Generation Reform’: Financial Sector Top In The Hit List - Swadesh Dev Roye • 5th Conference of SIGTUR Call: Strengthen Struggles Against Globalisation - Chittabrata Majumdar • Economy: On Rails: Heading Where ? • Workers Got A Raw Deal! 57000 Jobs Lost In One Year In Textile Sector Alone: Closures Galore • Document: Second National Commission On Labour • Comrade Dhaniram Khosla • WFTU Memorandum To Seattle Ministerial Meet • Call For Countrywide United Action • Jyoti Basu Greets AIRF Jubilee • Orissa Relief Efforts By FMRAI • Maharashtra CITU On The March • CITU Condemns Privatisation Move In SAIL • PSU Workes, On To Nationwide Struggles • Assam: Tea Garden Struggle Fund • International Conferences • South Korea: Massive Workers' Rally Against Privatisation • Training Programme For Plantation Women • Iraqi TU Federation Congress

1 Dec 1999

Varada Rajan, W. R., Dev Roye, Swadesh

In This Issue: • Red Salute To Comrade Benoy Chowdhury • Editorial: Stop Not Till The Disastrous Policies Are Reversed • Massive Countrywide Strike On May 11th • NPMO Congratulates People • General Council Meeting at Kozhikode: CITU Charters Further Campaign • Intensive Campaign Programme • Pension Case In Supreme Court • Indian Labour Conference: A Sterile Debating Exercise On Labour Issues – W. R. Varada Rajan • CITU's Criticism Of Govt. Inaction • CITU Comments On Industrial Sickness • Industrial Sickness: The BIFR Views • Labour Issues In Parliament: Bharat Gold Mines: Govt. Ultimatum On VRS • “Unambiguous Policy” To Throw Away PSU Shares? • Minimum Age For Employment • On Sale Of PSU Assets • The Lot Of Pensioners/ Retirees • Sell-Out Of SAIL! • On Draft Electricity Bill, 2000: Shift To Anti-People Power Policy - Swadesh Dev Roye • Electricity Federation Conference • Voltas Employees Organise Conventions • May Day Celebrated In Tamilnadu • NPMO Rally In Port Blair • IDPL Workers Demonstrate • CITU Appeal For Drought Releif • Coal Workers Score A Major Win • Trike By Newspaper Employees • Passing Of Major Ports Bill Denounced • Affiliation Fees : Attention State Committees • Anganwadi Workers March To Parliament • CITU Greetings To DYFI 6th Conference

1 Jun 2000

Dev Roye, Swadesh, Pandhe, M. K., Mukherjee, Binoy

In This Issue: • Editorial: Chidambaram’s Budget: What it means to Working Class and the Country • Working Committee meeting of Steel Workers Federation • Meeting of State Govt Employees Federation • Trade Union International Of Public & Allied Employees • National Wage Settlement in Cement Industry signed • Central Govt Employees And State Employees Held Rally To Pay Homage To Martyrs Of Chicago On ‘May Day’ • Meeting of Central Govt Employees Coordination Committee • CITU Expresses Strong Opposition To Hike In Petroleum Prices • CITU Reiterates Stand On Pension Scheme; Demands For Option • CITU denounces counter-guarantee to ENRON • CITU extends support to Central Govt. Employees Agitation • CITU Expresses Concern At Deviation From CMP With Regard To PSUs And Small Scale Sector • Railway Budget Spares Poor People from Further Imposts • Urea Scam: Tip Of Iceberg—Off-Shoot Of Policy Shift - Swadesh Dev Roye • International Congress Of Energy And Mining Workers – M. K. Pandhe • Massive Demonstration Of French Workers Before G7 Meeting • The Past, Present And Future Of The Construction Oriented Public Sector Units - Binoy Mukherjee • ILO Conference Adopts First-Ever International Convention on Home Work: Tripartite Delegations Endorse Full Employment, Battle Against Child Labour to Intensify • Central Trade Unions Oppose Disinvestment • Helms-Burton Poses Dilemma for Sugar Companies • Mad Cows, Floods, and Neo-Liberalism • Reprint: Toying With Trade-Wars • The Sponsoring Committee of Trade Unions: Condemns Bhojpur killings; Reviews situation to prepare for its future programmes • Central Trade Unions Protest Victimisation tn Air India • Sanyukta Sangharsh Samithi of Anganwadi met PM and the Minister of Human Resources to highlight their basic demands • CITU Condemns Negligent Management For Tragic Accident In Naptha-Jhakri Project At Himachal Pradesh; Demands Judicial Enquiry And Adequate Compensation For Those Killed

1 Aug 1996

Pandhe, M. K., Ranadive, Vimal, Dev Roye, Swadesh

In This Issue: • Mumbai Farewell To Vimaldi • The Battle Ahead: Save The Country • Economy On Rails Heading Where ? • Hai Swadeshi ! • BJP/NDA Manifesto - Working Class Is Nowhere • Challenges Before The Trade Union Movement Today – M. K. Pandhe • Condolence Meeting Of Saroj Vasisth • Bail Out For Private Sector And Sell Out Of PSUs • Govt. Must Amend The Payment Of Bonus Act Right Now • The Great Fervour Of The 1930s - Vimal Ranadive • Com. Vimal Ranadive - A Life Sketch • Madhya Pradesh State Committee Meeting • State Convention Of Public Sector Unions • Oil Sector Worst Hit Under BJP Rule - Swadesh Dev Roye • Public Sector: Open Letter To All Political Parties • Unorganised Sector Workers Convention At Calcutta • Air India/Indian Airlines/Airport Authority: Contract Labour Board Recommendation • Conspiracy To Rob Workers' Savings • Tamil Nadu: Police Action On Tea Garden Workers • West Bengal: State Convention Of PSU Unions • Steel Workers Observe Protest Day • Mornoi Tea Garden Murders • Management-INTUC Nexus Exposed • Massive Rally Of Solapur Beedi Workers • Mumbai: Trade Union Seminar On Globalisation And Communal Danger • Tamil Nadu State CITU Meeting • Tributes To Vimaldi • ESI Benefits For Disabled/Retired Workers

1 Sept 1999

Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K., Dev Roye, Swadesh

In This Issue: • The Elections and After – E. Balanandan • Com. P.K. Kunjachan • Struggle Against Increase in Working Hours In Sail Offices • Meeting of CITU Secretariat • Left Gains in Working Class Areas in W. Bengal • Firing At Dalla Cement Factory: Workers Martyred to Save Public Sector – P. K. Ganguly • CITU Condemns Killing of Dalla Cement Workers • Public Sector Workers to Observe All India Solidarity Day For Dalla Cement Workers on 2nd July, 1991 • CITU Supports Indefinite Strike in Sonebhadra Districts Against Dalla Firing from June 24 • Towards United Movement of Cement Workers • Harassment to Airhostess Leads to Safety Danger • Contract System Plunders Bokaro Workers • Com. Sukhdev Singh • Com. Varinder Kumar Gagan • J. K. Bose • Com. K. George • Meeting Pays Homage to S. A. Dange • List of CITU Special Fund Receipts • May Day in Punjab—Workers Demonstrate against Governor • CITU Publications • Bangladesh Relief Fund Receipts • Caretaker Govt. has no Right to Constitute Women’s Commission • Victorious Left Candidates in 10th Lok Sabha • CITU Holds CIL Management Responsible for Singrauli Mine Accident • Pension As A Third Retirement Benefit – M. K. Pandhe • Defeat the Move to Privatise Vayudoot – S. Dev Roye • First Bihar State Conference of Anganwadi Women • Dandeli Paper Mills: CITU Wins Secret Ballot • CITU Foundation Day Observed • Prime Minister Advocates Appeasement to World Bank and the IMF • CITU Supports Struggle of Korean People for Unification • Complaint to ILO by the Confederation of Public Sector Officers’ Associations

1 Jul 1991

Pandhe, M. K., Ganguly, P. K., Dev Roye, Swadesh

In This Issue: • CITU General Council Call: Make 11th May General Strike A Historic Success! • Editorial: No Mr. Prime Minister! • CITU Manifesto For May Day, 2000! • All India Workshop On Organisation • Facilitating Loot By MNCs - Swadeshi Way • Forward To Long Drawn Struggles – M. K. Pandhe • 14th World Trade Union Congress – M. K. Pandhe • Economy On Rails! Heading Where? • Without Comments: Globalisation Could Mean Recolonisation; Prostrating At The FIT Altar… • A.P: Brutal Police Attack On Anganwadi Women • S. K. Nambiar • CITU Deplores AP CM’s Comments • Globalisation And The New Textile Policy – P. K. Ganguly • Port & Dock: PM’s Intervention Sought • Steel Workers Against Privatisation • PSU Wage Negotiation: Workers Protest • Brick Kiln Workers Militant Struggle • Human Chains In Mumbai • Pondicherry Govt Employees Rally • Massive CITU Rally In Chennai • CITU-ILO Training Programmes • BTR Fund (Receipts since Jaipur Working Committee Meeting) • New Exim Policy: Abject Surrender To Imperialism - Swadesh Dev Roye

1 May 2000

Balanandan, E., Varada Rajan, W. R., Dakshi, Ardhendu +1

In This Issue: • Centre Of Indian Trade Unons, General Council Meeting, Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala, • 20-22, April 2000: Notice • Editorial: No More It Is Hidden! • SLC Session Another Futile Exercise • The UP Electricity Employees Strike - E. Balanandan • Dave Committee Report: Investment Centric Prescriptions – W. R. Varada Rajan • CITU On First Report • The World Bank Inspiration • SAIL - Restructuring Or Demolition ? - Ardhendu Dakshi • Total Strike In Salem Steel • The President Speaks Out • NFL To Go To 'Strategic Buyer’ - Swadesh Dev Roye • Magnificent Public Sector Strike • Com. N. J. Iyer • Forward To 9th March • Pension Case • Campaigns And Struggles In Tamilnadu • Tripura Plantation Union Conference • Chevalla: CITU Fights Police Brutality • CITU Win In Chittivalasa Jute Mills • INTUC: Metal Workers’ Convention • Real Face Of PEPSICO • Insurance Employees Conference • SICA: Repeal Move Denounced • Dunlop: Chhabaria’s Game Exposed • UB Employees To Fight Job Losses • MP: Retrenchement Move Condemned • Employees’ Pension Scheme • A Different Hijacking • March 8 International Women's Day

1 Mar 2000

Ganguly, P. K., Dev Roye, Swadesh, Pandhe, M. K. +1

In This Issue: • Centre Of Indian Trade Unions Working Committee Meeting, Guwahati, December 13-15, 1993: Presidential Address • CITU Working Committee Meeting Denounces Govt for Signing Dunkel Draft: Calls For Countrywide Agitation – P. K. Ganguly • Working Committee Meeting Of CITU, Guwahati 13-15 December, 1993: Resolution Against The Economic Policies and on The Next Phase of Movement • Massive Rally In Capital Denounce Dunkel Draft: Thousands Court Arrest In Protest • Workers Dharna Protests Proposed IR Bill • CITU Demands Reversal Of Economic And Fiscal Policies • Beedi Worker’s Conference Decides for Countrywide Movement – P. K. Ganguly • 7th Convention of LIC Working Women, Coimbatore • Working Women Demand withdrawal of the Amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act • Countrywide Movement Plan By Textile Mill Workers Against Closures • Successful struggle by Unorganised Workers • Victorious Strike of Haryana Govt Employees • Successful Strike Of Postal Employees • Coal Unions To Strike On 31st January, 1994 • Hundreds of Fertilizer Workers Court Arrest Before Parliament House - Swadesh Dev Roye • Asian Employment Planners Meet Highlights Growing Unemployment – M. K. Pandhe • 89th Birth Anniversary of B T Ranadive: National Symposium On Trade Union Unity - Jibon Roy

1 Jan 1994

Ganguly, P. K., Pandhe, M. K., Dev Roye, Swadesh +1

In This Issue: • Call of the National Convention All India General Strike and Hartal on September 29 – P. K. Ganguly • Public Sector Workers’ Rally Condemns Govt Policy on Public Sector • Declaration Adopted in Extended Meeting of CPSTU • National Consultation on IISCO Modernisation • National Convention On Power Sector • An Encouraging Form of Mass Education “Impact of New Policy In Power Sector" — Mobile Exhibition • More About The Debate On Confederation Of Trade Unions – M. K. Pandhe • All India Coal Workers Federation Call Protest Week (May 15th-20th Observed in Singareni Collieries • CITU Condemns Banning of Electricity Employees Strike By Up Government • Fertilizer Subsidy: Facts Yet To Come In Focus - Swadesh Dev Roye • The Looting • CITU Wins Elections In BEL • Transpert Workers on Move • Convention of Unorganised Sector Workers in Bihar • Adhoc Interim Relief to Steel Workers • Tamilnadu News Letter: CITU Calls for Solidarity actions • Now We Can Buy Bullshit - P. Sainath • Amended Gratuity Act • CITU Protests Blockading of Trade Union Office at Russia by The Govt.

1 Jul 1994

Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K., Ganguly, P. K. +1

In This Issue: • Uphold the Banner of October Revolution • Against The Economic Policies Of The Government: Make the 29th November Strike a Total Success - E. Balanandan • 29th November Industrial Strike: Appeal to All Trade Unions by Sponsoring Committee • Resolution of the 27th September Rally Left-NF Parties • CITU Denounces Finance Minister's Assurance to IMF-World Bank to Close Down Non-Viable PSUs • Steel Minister Assures Early IISCO Modernisation • CITU Denounces Government Ordinance to Amend MRTP Act • CITU Opposes the Move to Privatise Air Lines and ITDC • MRTP Ordinance: Vicious Attack on Public Sector - M. K. Pandhe • Glorious Victory Of Dalla Workers: Privatisation Deal of UP Cement Corporation Revoked - P. K. Ganguly • Women’s Organisations Demand Implementation of National Commission for Women’s Act • Coal workers compelled the unwilling bureaucrats to receive memorandum • Railwaymen and Central Govt Employees should Unitedly Join 29 Nov. Strike—AIREC • NPCC Workers to go on Countrywide Strike on Nov. 28 • Join 29th November Industrial Strike NPCC Workers Union of India • States, Unions Prepare for Industrial Strike on November 29 • CITU Congratulates Dalla Workers on their Victory • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Gomoh: Loco Running Staff Work, Win Demand • Com. Bishwanath Mukherjee • Workers Preparing for Resistance to Privatisation Move of UPTRON Units • CITU Condemns Aquisition of Disputed Land at Ayodhya by BJP Government • CITU Condemns Niyogi’s Murder • Settlement of Coal Miners’ Strike • Com. Anandan Nambiar • Construction Workers Dharna and Deputation • ANC to Intensify Mass Actions • Call for Anti-Recession Programmes in USA • International Productivity Congress held at Bangkok - S. Dev Roye

1 Nov 1991

Balanandan, E., Choudhary, Saroj, Dhawale, Ashok +2

In This Issue: • Fight Back the Dangerously Developing Pre-Independence Scenario - E. Balanandan • CITU Condemns Extension of Majority Equity in Maruti to Mitsubishi • CITU Condemns Lathi Charge on Striking Jammu & Kashmir State Govt. Employees • CITU Secretariat • Preparatory Committee for All India Convention of Central Public Sector Trade Unions and other Government Departmental Organisations • Carry Forward the Struggle Against the New Economic Policies of the Government: Declaration Of The Sponsoring Committee • The Republic Day 1992: The President Speaks to the Nation - Saroj Chaudhury • CITU Protests at Misuse of Presidential Address for Anti-working class Statement • CITU Opposes National Renewal Fund • Steel Workers Federation decides for Further Action • CITU Opposes Ban on Strike in Hospitals and Educational institutions • Joint Struggle in Central Marketing Organisation of SAIL • CITU Supports Jute Workers’ Strike • CITU Condemns Killing in Bihar • Annual Conference of Hindustan Steel Employees Union • CITU Protested digainst its Non-inclusion in the Industrial Committee for Cotton Textiles • National Tripartite Seminar cum-Training Workshop on ILO Standard • Disinvestment of Public Sector Equity • Maharashtra CITU Observes Anti-Unemployment Week - Ashok Dhawale • Oppose this Anti-People and Anti-Labour Railway Budget • On the Killing of Candidate by Khalistani Terrorists in Punjab • CITU Protests againsts Move to Retire GIC Employees • Central Advisory Committee of Mines Constituted • Haldia Fertilizer Project: A Victim of Multinational Conspiracy - Swadesh Dev Roye • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Eastern Railwaymen’s Union Calls for All round Preparedness for United Action • Working Class in Building Socialism in China - Chittabrata Majumdar

1 Mar 1992

Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Tapan, Sen, Ashis +2

In This Issue: • Bharat Bandh On 9th September: A Spectacular Success – M. K. Pandhe • Message From WFTU • CGT, France, supports Bharat Bandh and Industrial strike on September 9 • CITU Repudiates Fernandes’s Statement On Bharat Bandh And Trade Union Unity • The Steel Workers’ Strike On 7th September - Tapan Sen • CITU Congratulates Steel Workers For Successful Strike Against Privatisation Of IISCO • Magnificent Strike In Financial Sector - Ashis Sen • Petroleum Industry Employees to Launch Massive Campaign Programme All Over The Country • CITU Congratulates Bank And Financial Sector Strike • Oil Cartels.Staging Comeback In India - Swadesh Dev Roye • Conversion Of ONGC Into A Corporation (Abridged version of the speech of Com. E. Balanandan in the Parliament) • Excerpt Of Speech Of Jibon Roy, MP In The Parliament In The Debate On Sick PSU • Sponsoring Committee supports strike decision by Central Govt. Employees • Comrade Sukumar Sengupta • A.P. State Beedi Workers Convention - Dr K. Hemalata • Kisan Sabha to Launch Movement For Land Reform • North Zone Conference of Peerless Employees • Important Decision by P.F. Authority in favour of Workers of Closed and Locked out Factories

1 Oct 1993

Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K., Varada Rajan, W. R. +1

In This Issue: • CITU Working Committee Meet At Shimla: Unite & Rally working class to defeat capitalist onslaught • CITU Working Committee Meeting, Shimla, 25-28 October, 1997: Presidential Address By E. Balanandan • Maladies Of ESI Scheme • Threat Of Communal And Casteist Forces • Working Women • Cuba Advancing Despite U.S. Blockade – M. K. Pandhe • Welcome Initiative Against Sexual Harassment – W. R. Varada Rajan • Remove Bonus Act Ceilings: Central TUs Demand Ordinance • Nationwide Coal Miners' Strike Against Privatisation – M. K. Pandhe • Com. Kangsari Haldar • Com. Chitta Basu • ‘Navratna - Mini Ratna’: “Selling Family Silver To Pay Butler” - Swadesh Dev Roye • Forward To Bigger And United Struggle – M. K. Pandhe • Activities In Hindi Speaking States • BEML: An Unwarranted Venture • CPSU defaulting statutory dues • Service, Labour & Administrative Law Digest • On Verification

1 Nov 1997

Dakshi, Ardhendu, Pandhe, M. K., Dey, Gopinath +2

In This Issue: • NPMO Calls For Nationwide Campaigns • CITU General Council Meeting Notice • CITU Working Committee Meeting Notice • CITU Secretariat Meeting Notice • An Year Of All Round Ruination • Budget 1999-2000: People To Suffer, Economy To Continue To Sink – Ardhendu Dakshi • Port & Dock Workers Fight Against Port Privatisation – M. K. Pandhe • March 8: International Women’s Day: Indian Women Seek Equality, Empowerment • National Seminar On Coal Industry - Gopinath Dey • Buyback Shares By Public Sector: “Dig Your Own Grave !": Govt to PSUs - Swadesh Dev Roye • Central Budget And PSUs - Dipankar Mukherjee • Second National Commission On Labour • Standard Chartered Bank Attempt At De-Unionisation • Himachal Pradesh: Braving Police Repression And Mass Scale Arrest - NAPTHA Jhakhri Workers On Continuous Strike • Tamil Nadu: State Level Campaigns • Captive Power Plants Sale By Sail Opposed • Assam: CITU On The Move • Transport Federation Meets • Maharashtra: Misuse Of Professional Tax • ILC Meets On 3-4 April 1999 • Navi Mumbai Port: CITU Win • Working Women Committee Meeting • Save Rubber Plantations • CITU-ILO TU Training Activity • CPSTU Call • ESI Supplies Contaminated Fluids • Multifarious Campaign By BEFI • Multinational Way Of Recovery • Accord On Wage Revision For Bank Employees • Cement Workers Oppose Sale Of Units • Anganwadi Workers • ILO Criticises Australian Govt. • Alloy Steels Plant, Durgapur, Languishing • Struggle Against CEL Privatisation

1 Apr 1999

Pandhe, M. K., Varada Rajan, W. R., Bhawnani, Nirmala L. +1

In This Issue: • Editorial: 77th Anniversary of October Revolution • CITU’s Message to Zenroren • Russian Working Class Will Rise Again! – M. K. Pandhe • Coal Workers Prepare for Countrywide Agitation • Port and Dock workers for Nationwide Industrial Action • Trade Unions Protest at the Delay in Settlement of pending issues of workers • Joint Letter to Labour Minister • Bank Employees Sign Memorandum of Understanding • MNCs in Power Sector: N. K. P. Salve’s Baseless Tirade against BHEL • Cultural "Jatha" against New Economic – Industrial Policy and Malhotra Committee • 17th State Council meeting of West Bengal • Book Review: BATA : Multinational Myster(y) • Com. Satdev Sharma • BIFR: Sickness Eventually Catches Up • Regional Labour Ministers’ Conference • Challenges Ahead In Employee Relations And Human Resource Management – W. R. Varada Rajan, Secretary, CITU, Tamilnadu • Bonus: A Myth for Majority – Nirmala L. Bhawnani • The Productivity Movement: Union Perspective - S. Dev Roye

1 Nov 1994

Balanandan, E., Ganguly, P. K., Sundaram, N. M. +2

In This Issue: • Working Committee Meeting, New Delhi, June 7-9, 1996: Address by the President - E. Balanandan • CITU Working Committee Supports UF Government; With The Right To Oppose The Negative Points In The Minimum Programme – P. K. Ganguly • Main Resolution of the Working Committee: The Present Situation and the Trade Union Movement • CITU Working Committee Observes Second Death Anniversary Of Com. Kim Il Sung • CITU Opposes Govt Guideline To Reduce Manpower • Joint Statement issued by various organisations of Central Government employees on the Statement made by Shri P Chidambaram, Minister of Finance • CITU Opposes Any Move To Close Down 40 NTC Mills • State Level Convention of Textile Workers in Orissa • Report on Working Women in West Bengal • All India Plantation Workers’ Conference in Assam in December • AIIEA Opposes Insurance Reforms – N. M. Sundaram • Report of AP Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union - K. Hemalata • TUs Demand Immediate Steps for Revivial of Sick Units Within PSU Framework in the Meeting with Prime Minister • Meeting With Finance Minister • Wage Negotiation in Cement Industry Workers to get an increase of minimum Rs 900.00; Proposed strike from 24th June deferred • Joint Forum Of South Asian Trade Unions - Swadesh Dev Roye • Question of Politicalisation of the Working Class - Sukomal Sen • Japan Newsletter: 78000 Strong Rallies on May Day ’96 in Japan • South African Labour Movement Proposes to Govt

1 Jul 1996

Pandhe, M. K., Dev Roye, Swadesh, Varada Rajan, W. R. +2

In This Issue: • Pro-Capital, anti-People, MNC--Friendly Budget – M. K. Pandhe • CPSTU Call • Bengal Strike • Coal Workers To Strike • Central TUs Call For Intense Struggle • Com. Ajit Sarkar • NPMO Calls • Electricity Tariff Regulatory Commission: Whom It Serves? - Swadesh Dev Roye • Hidden Agenda Explodes At Pokhran – W. R. Varada Rajan • Reopening Of Dunlop India Ltd • Save Hindustan Fertiliser • Payment Of Gratuities (Amendment) Bill • On Amendments To P.F. Act • Overdue Wages For HSCL Workers • West Bengal: Industrial Relations—Recent Trends & Issues - Santhi Ghatak • Resist Globalisation Of Capital. Move Against Capitalist System Itself - Chittabrata Majumdar • May Day’98 In The Philippines: Workers Celebrate Militant Struggle • Anganwadi Women Plan For Struggle • MP Mine Worker Killed In Police Firing • ASSAM: CITU On The Move • Coalmine Disaster: Enquiry Abandoned • IDPL Workers Court Arrests • Textile Rally On 15.7.98 • Maruti Sell Out Condemned • Kanpur: Struggle Against Closures • NBCC Workers Denied Wages • May Day In Tamil Nadu • Working Women • Kailash Prasad Felicitated • Visaka Steel Plant • Water Transport Federation • Bank Employees On Struggle • Transport Federation • Retirement Age Move Opposed • Insurance Privatisation Opposed • CITU Foundation day • Endangering Lives At Sea • Implement Dprk-Us Accord: CITU • End Inhuman Sanctions Against Iraq: CITU

1 Jul 1998

Ganguly, P. K., Majumdar, J. S., Pandhe, M. K. +2

In This Issue: • Mammoth Rally of Textile Workers – P. K. Ganguly • Trade Unions Demand Change In Fiscal Policies • CITU Denounces Police Firing at Kerala and Calls for Countrywide Protest Actions • Joint Convention on Scooter India • Bihar State CITU Conference – J. S. Majumdar • Jute Workers Prepare for Strike • Thirteenth Congress Of The WFTU – M. K. Pandhe • Joint Statement by Indian and Pakistani TU leaders • Com. BTR’s 90th Birthday: Seminar on formation of a Confederation of all Central Trade Unions • Women Hit Hardest in Russia • Conference of Tamilnadu Construction Workers • Contract Workers of Steel Industry Demanded Wage Revision and Interim Relief • TUs Demands Implementation of Prasar Bharati Act • Accident in Bokaro Steel Plant; 10 workers injured • World Meeting on Solidarity with Cuba – J. Ballabh • Regionwide TU Initiative for Workers’ Right Planned From the Third Indian Ocean Region Trade Union Conference - Chittabrata Majumdar • CITU representative at International Trade Union Seminar, Seoul – S. Dev Roye • BEFI Opens Punjab State Unit • Kathmandu: International Trade Union Conference Against IMF-World Bank Structural Adjustment Programme

1 Jan 1995

Umanath, R., Roy, Jibon, Pandhe, M. K. +3

In This Issue: • Com. Mohd. Ismail • Nation in danger: Working Class of India—Gird up your Loins save the nation – R. Umanath • Coal Unions Condemn CIL Agreement with INTUC • No Unanimity on new Industrial Relations Law-INTUC Joins with Employers to Assign Formalism in Trade Union movement. Five National Trade Unions Dissent Bipartite Committee Report – Jibon Roy • Stop The War Mania • Trade Unions Condemn VHP’s Decision to Start Kar Seva Again • Railwaymen’s Struggle: The reinstatement order must be implemented • Submission of Annual Returns • Nationalise Jute Industry • Secular Forces Ready to Face The Challenge • Atrocities Against Women and Girl Child—Kumudini Behera, Orissa • 12th Congress of The WFTU - M. K. Pandhe • Trade Union Delegation to UK - Tapan Sen • All India Convention of Public Sector Workers and Working Women at Bangalore—19-21 Dec ‘90 - Swadesh Deveroye • International Meeting of Trade Unions • Workers Oppose Privatisation Move

1 Dec 1990