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Ghosh, Kali, Dakshi, Ardhendu, Varada Rajan, W. R. +1

In This Issue: • Com Sukhdev Singh • Yugoslavian Embassy Thanks CITU • To The People For A New Mandate! • CITU Manifesto For May Day 1999 • 35th Session Of ILC: Workers’ Side Protests ‘Tailking Shop’ Exercise • CITU Highlights Workers’ Resentment • Industrial Sickness And Employment Generation: Strident Criticism Of 35 Session Of ILC: Govt Indifference • Alternative Approach Outlined Before ILC: "Review Policy Of Mindless Privatisation And Liberalisation" • Crisis Of Indian Railways And The Status Paper • Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESI) - Need For Speedy Overhauling - Kali Ghosh & Ardhendu Dakshi • ‘Oasis’: Code Name For Milking Workers’ Funds To Quench The Greed Of Big Business – W. R. Varada Rajan • Diversion of PF/Pension Funds to Private Sector Mutual Fund flayed • Southern Initiative Against Globalisation • Nationwide Strike Of Coal Miners On 11-12 May – M. K. Pandhe • CITU Himachal Pradesh Decides Future Action • Steel Workers Federation Conference • Newspaper Employees Strike • All India Locomen Meet • Construction Workers’ Conference • Rajasthan: CITU Workshop On Organisation • HP: Anganwadi Workers • Committee Of Public Sector Trade Unions Notice • Tamilnadu: CITU - ILO Training Camp • Demands Of SAIL Contract Workers • High Court Reinstates Contract Workers • International Demand For Halt To Liberalisation, Review Of WTO Role • Supreme Court Upholds Contract Workers’ Right To Regular Job • Denial Of Subsistence Allowance, Inhuman: SC

1 May 1999

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

Ranadive, B. T., Umanath, R., Ganguly, P. K. +1

In This Issue: • The Ninth General Elections – B. T. Ranadive • List of Left Candidates Who Won the Ninth Lok Sabha Elections, 1989 • CITU Condemns Harassment of Woman Typist by HSCL Management • Higher Workload in the Name of Work Culture in Vizag Steel Piant • Tamilnadu State Conference of Working Women – R. Umanath • Victory of SWAPO • Railwaymen’s News • The Raniganj Colliery Accident—Facts & Facets – P. K. Ganguly • Address to the Federation of All India Transport Workers – B. T. Ranadive • Com. La Passionaria • Second International Miners Congress – M. K. Pandhe • United Strike of Airlines Engineers • CITU Welcomes COSATU Delegation • International Literacy Year (1990) • Penetration of Transnational Corporations into Indian Economy • Who is Investing in India? • Stop All Aparthied Executions • America’s Health Care Crisis • Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

1 Dec 1989

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

Pandhe, M. K., Roy Chowdhury, Tarapada, Choudhary, Saroj +2

In This Issue: • Editorial: Ramification Of The Hawala Scam • Nation Wide Magnificent Strike Observed Against Government’s Pension Scheme • AIDWA Demonstrates Against Govt. Pension Scheme • JAC Of Textile Workers Calls For Mass Dharna Before Parliament On 11th March, 1996 • AITUC’S Unfounded Criticism Of The CITU’S Stand On Pension Scheme – M. K. Pandhe • Sixth State Conference Of West Bengal CITU - Tarapada Roy Chowdhury • The Employee's Pension Scheme—1995: The True Pictures - A Few Selected Thought Provoking Cartoons/Caricatures Depicting the Evils of the Employees’ Pension Scheme • Gujarat Textile Convention Takes Rasta Roko, Rail Roko Programme • CITU Supports the Struggle of Insurance Employees for Just and Proper Wage Revision • Andhra Pradesh Child Labour Workshop • Meeting of AICCWW • The Infamous Press Note - Saroj Choudhuri • Jungle Rule In NEPZ, Noida – K. M. Tewary, General Secretary CITU Distt. Committee Ghaziabad, U.P. • Unprecedented Resentment over Air India Wage Pact – R. Ramanathan • Report Of Standing Committee On Energy – V • International Solidarity • On Coal Miners Strike in Russia and Ukraine • WFTU Urges IMF, World Bank And G-7 Countries To Draw Appropriate Lessons From Memorandum Of Mexican Parliamentarians For An End To Imposition Of Neoliberal Economic Policies • Workers Protest At Pakistan Against Government Policies Price Hike, Unemployment And Privatization

1 Mar 1996

Pandhe, M. K., Hemalata, K., Padmanabhan, A. K. +2

In This Issue: • Editorial: Defeat Congress(l), BJP. Ensure Victory of the Left, Democratic and Secular Forces • Massive Response To Pension Strike, Feb. 23 – M. K. Pandhe • State Govt Employees Contribution to Cuba Solidarity and Relief Fund • CITU’S Appeal To President Not To Repromulgate Pension Ordinance • Massive Rally of Unorganised Sector Workers at Bhopal • Beedi Workers to launch countrywide picketing on 2nd April • NTC Workers Stage Dharna Demanding Writing Off Loans • Victory for Anganwadi Employees in Andhra Pradesh – K. Hemalatha • Release DA to 15 lakh Industrial Workers Immediately • Coal Unions at Dhanabad are on the Path of Joint Movement Against the Declaration of BCCL as sick industry by BIFR • Massive Struggles of Workers in Tamilnadu – A. K. Padmanabhan • Kalakot Coal Mine Workers’ Strike • Demonstration by Safai Karmacharis of Air Port Authority • Condition Of Safety In Coal Mines – S. Kumar • Railway Accidents Do Not Happen, But are Caused – S. K. Dhar, Secretary General, All India Loco Running Staff Association and CWC member of AIREC • Whither India under Congress(l) Rule! • Carry On Struggle Against Govt Pension Scheme • Madhya Pradesh Forms State Federation of Beedi Workers

1 Apr 1996

Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Sukomal, Sen, Tapan +3

In This Issue: • All Unions Oppose "Reform Package" For Banking Industry – M. K. Pandhe • ILO Session of Joint Committee on the Public Sector - Sukomal Sen • Steel Workers Prepare For Resistance To Iisco Privatisation - Tapan Sen • Joint Rally By Textile Workers Before Parliament – P. K. Ganguly • 8th Delhi CITU State Conference Held At Ghaziabad On 28th To 30th January, 1994 • Seventh Maharashtra State Conference Of CITU - Ashok Dhawale • Conference Of Rajasthan State CITU • State CITU Conference Of Gujarat • Symposium Against Dunkel Draft • Patna Prepares For 8th CITU Conference - Sarvodaya Sarma • CITU Calls For Intensification Of Struggles • CITU Denounces Govt. Move To Liquidate Sick PSUs • Rice And Wheat Pices Increased Under Fund-Bank Dictates • Successful Nationwide Strike By Coal Miners • CITU Condemns Nanjundappa Committee Recommendation For Massive Manpower Cut • Kisan Sabha Protests Against Signing Of Dunkel Draft • China: Employment Objectives and Strategies 1994-2000 - By Xiao Shi (Social Development Department, State Planning Commission, China) • In The Capitalist Wonderland • Support To The Mexican Uprising • United Strike Preparation By Transport Workers • Return Of The TUs

1 Mar 1994

Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Tapan, Ganguly, P. K. +1

In This Issue: • Japanese Peace Delegation Visits India • Defeat This Fanaticism! • NPMO To Intensify Struggle • Com Z A Ahmed • II National Commission on Labour: Move To Usher In Deregulated Labour Market – W. R. Varada Rajan • Comrade K M Haribhat • Overhaul Economic Policy Reforms: CITU • Pre Budget Consultations, 1999-2000: CITU Memorandum • “Is There A Govt. Functioning Here At All?”: BMS • IRA Bill: Halt This Madness • Sexual Harassment Is A Violation Of Fundamental Right: Supreme Court Verdict • Com. Gopal Basu • To Save Coal Industry PSUs Coal Miners’ Prepare For Movement – M. K. Pandhe • Amartya Sen Honoured - Tapan Sen • Haryana: Unprecedented Repression • BHEL Hyderabad : INTUC, BMS Defeated • 8th Conference Of AP CITU • West Bengal: Organising New Area • Goa: Repression & Terror On Mine Workers • Com Radhika Banerjee • J&K State Govt Employees’ 18 Days’ Strike • Com. Naresh Dasgupta • Karnataka: Panchayat Employees’ Meet • Revive NPCC In National Interest • Construction PSUs Facing Serious Crisis • Delhi: State CITU Meets • Tamil Nadu CITU Intensifies Campaign • Manipur Employees On Strike • CITU Denounces Cabinet Decisions • U. S. Barbarism – P. K. Ganguly • International Seminar : World Energy Scenario On The Eve Of 21st Century • Day Of The Fat Wallet: Spiffy Growth In Top Income Bracket - Rich Get Richer In Post-Reforms India, Lower Income Crowd Thins

1 Feb 1999

Sharma, Santosh., Ghosh, Kali, Banerjee, Kanai +2

In This Issue: • CITU Holds Child Labour Rally • Com. Godavari Parulekar • Com. Satyabrata Sen • CITU Condemns Burning Of CITU Office By RSS Hoodlums At Gwalior • Trade Unions And Mass Organisations To Relaunch United Movement • PLB for all on Railways An Achievement for Rail Trade Union Movement • Trade Unions Contradict Labour Ministry’s Statement on Minimum Wage in ILC • Workers’ Rally Denounce Economic Policy Of The Govt.: Demand Reversal Of Decisions On Disinvestment • CITU Strongly Opposes Off-loading shares of VSNL & IOC • CITU Gains In Secret Ballot In BHEL • CITU Demands Inclusion Of Trade Union Representatives In The Official Delegation Of WTO Meeting • FMRAI Holds Protest Rallies • FMRAI To Observe A.I. Protest Day Against Amendment Of Patent Act • Resolution adopted in the Convention: Federation Of Medical & Sales Representatives’ Association Of India • Anganwadi workers staged dharna in front of Secretariat - Santosh Sharma • Madhya Pradesh State Conference Anganwadi Workers • Joint Convention of Unorganised Sector and Agricultural Workers • No Unanimity on Raising the Income Ceiling for ESI Benefits - Kali Ghosh • Workers, Peasants Rally Against Drought And Privatisation And For Minimum Wage In Orissa • Employment Generation: The Real Challenge - Kanai Banerjee • Massive Rally Of Beedi Workers • Memorandum Of Understanding In Coal • Will The Consumer Court Consume Workers’ Right To Strike? - Saroj Choudhuri • Indefinite Countrywide Strike By Central Government Employees • National Convention Of Textile Workers • Thirty-Third Session Of The ILC: Only Debate - No Conclusions! – M. K. Pandhe

1 Nov 1996

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

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

Pandhe, M. K., Ranadive, B. T., Sen, Tapan +2

In This Issue: • A Blueprint For Whole Sale Privatisation – M. K. Pandhe • BMS. Also Lashes Out At Mania Of Privatisation • Vrs Galore! • Remembering Comrade B.T.R.: Unemployment And The Working Class – B. T. Ranadive Tapan Sen Justice B. P. Jeevan Reddy Kanai Banerjee • Closure Of PSUs - Swadeshi Style - Tapan Sen Justice B. P. Jeevan Reddy Kanai Banerjee • Com. Jadhav Prasad • Economic Liberalisation And Human Development - Justice B. P. Jeevan Reddy Kanai Banerjee • Foil The Conspiracy Against Coal Industry • Threat From Foreign Funded NGOs – Kanai Banerjee • 8th National Congress Of VGCL • Vietnam: Situation Of Workers • TUI Of Public And Allied Employees: Ninth World Congress • Coal Miners To Join Strike On 10-11 December • M. K. Pandhe Elected Vice Chairman • CITU Orissa State 7th Conference • HSCL Union Conference • Bihar: Massive CITU Rally • Country Wide Strike By Sugar Workers • Strike By Telecom Employees • Without Comments. Too Many Holes In PM's Economic Package • Himachal: Anganwadi Conference • CPSTU Denounces Closure Of Eight PSUs • HSCL: Joint All India Convention • Assam NPMO Convention • Bangalore: JAF Convention • Uttar Pradesh: NPMO Convention • Day Long Meetings, Rally In Patna • South Korea’s ‘IMF Orphans’ • 13th National Congress Of ACFTU

1 Dec 1998

Krishnan, P. R., Pandhe, M. K., Amin, Mohammed +3

In This Issue: • More than 12 lakh workers strike work in Maharashtra Against Govt Pension Scheme – P. R. Krishnan • Editorial: The New Year • Mounting Opposition Against Pension Scheme And Ordinance: Protest day observed on 4th December all over • National Press On The Pension Scheme – M. K. Pandhe • Massive Dharna against New Economic Policies • CITU Opposes Pension Ordinance, Demands For Right Of Option By The Workers To Pension Scheme • 8000 Textile Workers Court Arrest Before Parliament • Jute strike Rebuffs Canards, Wins Major Demands - Mohd Amin • Unprecedented Industrial Strike in Delhi • National Consensus? • CITU Congratulates Coal Miners for massive strike on 18th December • CITU Condemns Governments Refusal To Provide Funds For Modernisation Of IISCO • Fertilizer Workers Court Arrest Before Parliament • Bihar State Workshop On Child Labour – J. S. Majumdar • CITU-ILO Child Labour Workshop in Rajasthan • ILO\UNDP Workshop On Unorganised Sector • World Development Report 1995 - Saroj Chaudhuri • Com. K. M. Bhadra • Viva La France! • Privatisation And Unemployment: A Global Review – P. K. Ganguly

1 Jan 1996

Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K., Varada Rajan, W. R. +2

In This Issue: • CITU General Council Meets At Chennai • Com. Bimal Singha • Com P G K Krishnan • Capitalism : Enemy Of Open Society - E. Balanandan • Comrade K. L. Malabade • Interim Wage Increase For Coal Workers • The New Situation, Dangers And Tasks Ahead – M. K. Pandhe • Pseudo Swadeshi Stands Exposed – W. R. Varada Rajan • Capital Misery • CITU Highlights Pressing Issues Of Labour • Union Labour Minister called a meeting of Central Trade Unions and Employers organisations. The points made by M.K. Pandhe, General Secretary, CITU, at the meeting • Pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister: CITU Flays Fund-Bank Dictated Economic Policies • Towards A Two Days Nation Wide Strike. Public Sector Workers Plan Campaign & Agitations • Take Lead, For Successful Implementation: CITU Call • What Ails Employees' State Insurance Scheme? How To Remedy? - Kali Ghosh • WFTU Memorandum To WTO • Historic Struggle Of Delhi Nurses – A. R. Sindhu • Vajpayee Govt. On Contract Awarding Spree; CITU Expresses Serious Concern • ZENROREN’s May Day Message To CITU • 3 Days-Strike By FMRAI • Major Win For Maritime Union Of Australia

1 Jun 1998

Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K., Varada Rajan, W. R. +3

In This Issue: • 50 Years of Democracy in India – E. Balanandan • Mother Teresa • Standing Labour Committee Meeting: An Exercise In Futility – M. K. Pandhe • CITU Delegation Visit to China – W. R. Varada Rajan • Com. Harisadhan Mitra • China : Acftu Overview • Com. N. Vasudevan • Com. M. Farooqui • India’s Freedom Struggle: Revolutionary Role Of Working Class - Sukomal Sen • Against Fraudulent Govt Pension Scheme: Massive Parliament March Of Workers; All India Strike On 17th December • CPSTU Meet In New Delhi: Public Sector Workers On To A Nationwide Strike Struggle • Accord On Pay Commission - Kanai Banerjee • The Economic Reforms And Working Women In Asia – Dr. K. Hemalatha • Govt. Notifications And Ordinances • Maharashtra: Struggle Of 40,000 Powerloom Workers In Ichalkaraji • Maharashtra CITU To Launch State Wide Campaigns • Tamilnadu: Statewide Strike In Unorganised Sector • Tamilnadu Sugar Workers Conference • Jhansi: BHEL Workers Observe Martyrdom Day: Late Com. Bundiwal Remembered • Nationwide Strike By Electricity Workers • Martyrs Day Observed In Dugda Coal Washery, Bokaro • 3 Day’s Bank Strike In December • Fertilizer Workers To Strike On 11.11.1997 • NTC Mills: Govt. Goes Back On Turn Around Strategy • Bihar: Rally Against Petrol-Price Hike • Vizag Inferno

1 Oct 1997

Ganguly, P. K., Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Tapan +3

In This Issue: • Com. Robin Sen • Editorial: The World Summit On Social Development • CITU Extends Solidarity to Khazaksthan TU • Indian Labour Conference Exposes Govt’s Policy to Scuttle Employments – P. K. Ganguly • "Liberalisation" Hits Indian Shipping Industry – M. K. Pandhe • Three Years’ NEP : A Sad Commentary - Tapan Sen • CITU Demands Urgent Steps To Revive Sick Units – A. K. Padmanabhan • Textile Workers To Intensify Struggle • Com. Joe Solvo • Com. B. K. Banerjee • Com. Gopilal Siwalia • Com BTR’s Birth Anniversary Observed • Coal Strike Deferred • Pakistan Trade Unions Form Confederation • Disinvestement Programme Of PSUs • Airlines Employees Demonstrate Against Privatisation • NAM Labour Ministers’ Conference - An Appeal From The Central Trade Union • Organisations Of India To The Fifth Conference Of Labour Ministers • Of Non-Aligned And Other Developing Countries, New Delhi, Vigyan Bhawan, 19-23, January 1995 • Enron Project: Unveiling The Truth • Enron: Environmental Sell-Out - By Sulabha Brahme • CITU Supports FMRAI’s Action Programme against Amendment of Patents Act • CITU Condemns Ordinance Amending The Patent Act • CITU Denounces MOU with MNC in Telecom • Railwaymen’s Struggle: AIREC demands Further Interim Relief, 100% merger of DA, early submission of Pay Commission Report • World Summit for Social Development - Hemant Kumar • WFTU Rejects inclusion Social Clause in International Trade • The Mexican Crisis : Warning Bells For Economic policy

1 Feb 1995

Pandhe, M. K., Varada Rajan, W. R., Ganguly, P. K. +3

In This Issue: • The Midterm Poll And Working Class – M. K. Pandhe • 34th Session Of Indian Labour Conference - A Hoax To The Unorganised Sector Workers – P. K. Ganguly • State of Unorganised Sector Workers: Grim Reality Admitted • Elections, Big Business And Saffron Scribes – W. R. Varada Rajan • Pact Of Financial Services In WTO: American Invasion In Third World Market • The Supreme Court Verdict on Bandh – P. K. Ganguly • The CITU deeply mourns the passing away of Com. Tridib Chowdhury • The CITU strongly denounces the dastardly attack with the intention to murder on Com. Gulab Singh • Closure Of Gas Victims’ Rehabilitation Centres Deprive Victim Women Of Their Livelihood - Zulekha Zabin • Against SC Verdict On Bandh • South Korea: Severe Fall Out Of IMF Package - Tapan Sen • Agricultural Workers: Health Risks • On A Visit To Sri Lanka – A. K. Padmanabhan • Bihar: Electricity Workers Agitate • Coal Ash and Parcel Workers on the move • Successful Bandh Against Bathe Killings in Bihar • lISCO: Steel Workers Demonstrate • Western Hemisphere Workers’ Conference: NAFTA Privatisation And Deregulation • Pension: Settlement of Claims • Workmen Compensation Act • Paternity Leave for Govt Employees • Strike Hits Israel • National Platform Of Mass Organisation • Asia Pacific Graphical Federation • ILO Proposal for a Declaration on Fundamental Rights • Maharashtra : Protest Against Repression • PF: Government Notification • Foundation Stone For BTR Bhavan Laid

1 Jan 1998

Esakkimuthu, P., Pandhe, M. K., Krishnan, P. R. +4

In This Issue: • Editorial: Raise High The Banner Of October Revolution! • Trade Unions and Mass Organisations to Demonstrate Before Parliament on 15th December Against NEP • Coal Workers Urged To Fight Privatisation • Worship God And Violate Safety Rules • Supreme Court Comes Down Heavily on Contract Labour System – P. Esakkimuthu • CITU Condemns Revival of Enron Deal by Maharashtra Government • For International Struggle Against Multinationals And Unequal Trade Relations – M. K. Pandhe • Private Corporate Sector Profitability • Co-Ordination Committee Of Public Sector Trade Unions Met At Delhi • Around The States • Tamil Nadu: CITU Calls For United Struggles • Massive Rally of Handloom Workers in Madras • Massive Gujarat State Rally • 7th Conference Of All Orissa Transport Workers Federation • Massive Rally In Bihar • Asia-Pacific Regional Conference For Solidarity With Cuba : Call To Observe 27th November 1995 As Cuba Solidarity Day – P. R. Krishnan • Penny Wise, Pound Foolish - Swadesh Dev Roye • “Yes, We are All Members of CITU” - Vimal Ranadive • Tripura State Workshop On Child Labour – P. K. Ganguly • National Seminar On Social Clause - Ashok Vasishth • Report Of Standing Committee On Energy- III

1 Nov 1995

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

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

In This Issue: • September 2 : Delhi Chalo! Workers March To Parliament Against The Fradulent Pension Scheme • Good News for The Workers against Government Pension Scheme • Golden Jubllee Of Indian Tedependence - W. R. Varada Rajan • Com. A. Nallasivan • Working Class And 50 Years Of Indian Independence – M. K. Pandhe • Sick Industries Rally To Block The Black Bill - Swadesh Dev Roye • Hanoi Conference For Solidarity With Cuba – P. R. Krishnan • The Paramountary Of TU Rights - Saroj Chowdhury • National Platform Of Mass Organisations Call For Countrywide Actions Against Economic Reforms • The Decisions Of The CITU Secretariat • In The International Arena: Whither Russia; UK: Human Cost Of Industrial Injuries; South Africa: Employment Bill & COSATU’s stand; New TU lnternational Founded; Repression in Bolivia • Reports & Events: Tamilnadu News Letter: Transport Workers Go on Protest Strike; Sep 9 Unorganised Sector Strike; Protest Rallies And Dharnas • Save IISCO Convention Demands Modernisation • Calcutta: Rally Protests Stopping Construction Work By Metro • Water Front Federation • Air Hostesses Raise Banner Of Revolt • Trade Union Convention at Port Blair • Bank Employees and Officers to Intensify Struggle • Textile Workers Rally • BHEL Workers Demonstrate Countrywide • PM Assures Time Bound Negotiation On All Demands: Coal Workers Strike Deferred • CITU Activities In Hindi Speaking States Reviewed

1 Aug 1997