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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., 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

Sen, Tapan, Pandhe, M. K., Roy, Jibon +2

In This Issue: • Polls Are Over—What Next? - Tapan Sen • CITU General Council Meeting, Chennai (Madras), 22-25 April 1998: Notice • 11th International Conference Of Transport Workers – M. K. Pandhe • Coimbatore Blasts & Massacres - A Tragic Fall Out Of Communalisation Of Politics - Jibon Roy • R. Umanath’s Appeal • Fixation And Enforcement Of Minimum Wages - Shanti Ghatak • Murderous Onslaughts On Colombian Workers • National Policy On Civil Aviation: - A Death Knell For The National Carriers - Tapan Pathak • Delhi: Increasing Incidence Of Rape • Construction Of BTR Memorial Started: Speed Up The Drive For Funds • CITU Delegation Visits Vietnam • Asian Crisis: ILO Prescribes fake pain killers, not real cure • Tigers In Crisis! À La Globalisation! • Zero Duty On Capital Goods Import! • Haryana: Heroic Fight Against Police Brutality • Strike In BEL • TRAI Debars MTNL • IISCO: TUs Demand Action • INTUC Against Disinvestment • BPCL : Fight Against Bifurcation • PF Employees on Strike • State Bank Officers' Meet • KVB Employees’ Conference • Chennai Race Club Women Workers • Tuticorin Dock Strike • Times Of India Employees’ Struggle • Russia: Wage Payment Is Not The Priority • WFTU Against UN To Bomb Iraq • Japan: Workers Rally For Wage Rise • Unrest In Air Force Over Pay Disparity • Stop Unilateral Family Budget Survey By Labour Bureau!

1 Mar 1998

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

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

Ganguly, P. K., Pandhe, M. K., Namboodiri, V. A. N. +1

In This Issue: • The Commission on Labour Standards must be wounded up – M. K. Pandhe • The Growing Phenomena of Child Labour – P. K. Ganguly • CITU’s Project on Elimination of Child Labour • Decisions of the National Committee • NEP: Design For Employment Regression - Swadesh Dev Roye • Multinationals Capture Indian Telecom – V. A. N. Namboodiri • Conference of Reserve Bank Employees • Bank Employees Sign Agreement • Kerala Newsletter • J & K Employees Achieve Major Success after strike • Steel Workers Staged Dharna On January 31 All Over The Country • CITU wins BEL Elections • CITU wins in VISL Election • BIFR Proceedings Indicate Revival Prospect Of Scooter India • Gratuity Recent Amendments X-Rayed - Nirmala L Bhawnani • Crisis Developing in the Beedi Industry – P. K. Ganguly • Seminar of SAARC Countries’ Trade Unions • Seminar on Legislation for Construction Workers • Assam CITU Leader Arrested under TADA • Successful Countrywide Strike by Insurance Employees Against Privatisation

1 Mar 1995

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

In This Issue: • Forward To 7th December Strike For A Genuine Pension Scheme • Public Sector More Investor Friendly! • Govt. Pension Scheme: Farcial Review, Paltry Relief, Indexation Denied Fradulent Pension Scheme -Who Abetted Imposition? • A Cruel Slap On Democratic Rights • 92nd Birthday of Com. B. T. Ranadive: Com. B.T.R. on His Early Days in T.U. - excerpts from the interview by Sri B.N. Datar • Electricity Employees & Engineers to strike on. 17.12.1997 • Central TUs Oppose Govt. Move On Price Index • In Japan Interacting With Working Women… - M. Rajeswari • Status Of Japanese Women Today • The Class Bias Of The Bourgeois Press - E. Balanandan • Expedite Action On Pf Related Issues • B.T.R. Memorial Trust: Unique Symbol Of Working Class Dedication • Contributions To B.T.R. Memorial • Successful Countrywide Strike By BPCL Workers • Fertilizer Workers Observed Countrwide Strike On 11.11. 1997 • November Revolution Day Observed In Durgapur • Bihar : TU Class • International Symposium On Health Safety And Environment In Iron And Steel Industry • 36th Conference Of AITUC • WFTU Asian Regional Seminar • General Council Meeting Of WFTU Asia Pacific Region • International Relations • CFTU Conference • Meeting Of Hindi Speaking States • Attention All Concerned, Please! • For United Action - interview with M. K. Pandhe

1 Dec 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., 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

Pandhe, M. K., Latha, T. A., Banerjee, Kanai +3

In This Issue: • Prepare For A Nationwide Struggle To Resist Anti-People Policies Of Nda – M. K. Pandhe • South Asian Workshop On Health And Safety – T. A. Latha • Editorial: Struggle Is Ahead • The Two Revolutions - Kanai Banerjee • Offensive Ahead On Labour Rights - Tapan Sen • Election And The Working Class - Chittabrata Mazumdar • CITU Delegation To International Conferences • The Seattle Conference Of WTO – P. K. Ganguly • Economy On Rails Heading Where ? • Trade Liberalisation In India Who-Gains ? • The Supply Side Of Global Bribery • Rajasthan: Workers’ Dharna Before ESI Office • Punjab: Hossiarpur Workers Brave Brutal Attacks • Bank-Employees To Protest Verma-Panel Recommendations • Strike At BHEL Trichy Plant • Trade Unions Denounce Privatisation Move • Sponsoring Committee Of Trade Unions Meet • Workers Abroad: Massive Job Cuts In US Companies • Boeing Co. Workers Won The Struggle • Canadian Miners In Struggle • Nissan Motor To Slash Down 21000 Jobs • Anganwadi Federation Call For Countrywide Campaign • AIFAWH Workshop on Organisation • Naked Discrimination Against Public Sector • Pension Case: Latest Development • Elected Left MPs In 13th Lok Sabha

1 Nov 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

Roy, Jibon, Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K. +4

In This Issue: • Editorial: Raise Higher the Banner of October Revolution • CITU Secretariat Calls for Massive Participation for March to Parliament on November 25, 1992 • Make 25th November Parliament March A New Turning Point of Resistance - Jibon Roy • For ‘March to Parliament’ on 25th November 1992 Some Important Points to be noted • The Road to Foreign Bondage - E. Balanandan • CITU Unmasked Krishnamurthy 15 years Ago • Railwaymen’s Struggle: 25 Nov. March to Parliament. Railwaymen Preparing for Massive Participation • Steel Workers Prepare for Parliament March of 25th November ‘92 • CITU mourns the death of Col. Sehgal, Com. Bhalchandra Trivedi, Com. K.M. Mathews • World Bank Team Visits CITU Centre • Meeting of the PWTUC • Sale of Spinning Mills Opposed • World T.U. Movement at Cross Roads – M. K. Pandhe • FACT Workers to Launch Joint Movement • Pubiic Sector Workers Observes CPSTU Programmes • 8th Annual Meeting of Asia-Pacific National Safety Council • CITU Secretariat Calls for Observance of October Revolution Week • Third EEFI Conference: Clarion Call to March Ahead - Rathin Sen • Durgapur Employees Donate Car to African National Congress • A. P. State CITU Council Meeting • CITU Express Solidarity with British Coal Miners • Special Session of the General Council, Bangalore, 16-18 December, 1992 • MP Workers Ask Patwa Govt. to Quit - Badal Saroj • Punjab: Massive Strike For Minimum Wages Revision - Charan Singh Virdi • Development (?)—IMF Style: Latin American Experience - Tapan Sen

1 Nov 1992

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

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

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

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

Ganguly, P. K., Choudhary, Saroj, Pandhe, M. K. +2

In This Issue: • On The Graveyard Of Apartheid Glorious Banner Of South Africa Unfurled – M. K. Pandhe • Biography Of Nelson Mandela • CITU Greets ANC on its Grand Victory • The Freedom Charter (Adopted at the Congress of the people, Capetown, South Africa, on 26th June 1955) • The People Shall Govern! – P. K. Ganguly • The Dawn That Killed The Night - Saroj Chaudhury • The Public Sector or Whatever Remain of it in 1992-93 • Govt concedes to consider IISCO modernisation by SAIL • Confederation and Organisational Unification of T.U. Movement - M.K. Pandhe • Pandhe Elected Vice President JCSSI • Birth Centenary Celebration Of R. S. Ruikar • Forward To Bigger, Stronger Decisive Battles - E. Balanandan • Meeting On V.D.A. For Central PSU Workers • Successful Beedi Workers Conference In Tamilnadu – A. K. Padmanabhan • Textile Workers For Countrywide Industrial Action – P. K. Ganguly • Joint Action Committee Of Textile Workers: National Convention Of Textile Mill Workers, New Delhi, 5th May, 1994: Resolution • Promotion of Women on the Union’s Committee • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Chittaranjan Locomotive Workers - Authorities forced to withdraw suspension order on TU workers • ILO move to reduce deaths in mining • Round Table meeting on Tripartism at ILO office • 8th Conference Resolutions: Resolution On US Offensives Against Cuba; Against Unilateral Change in Recognition Rule of Unions of Central Govt. Employees; Against Repealing Air Corporation Act • TUs Protest against stripping of Air Hostesses • SAARC Countries Transport Workers’ Unions / Federations Conference: A Promising beginning • Preliminary Observations of the Citu on the Proposed Trade Unions (amendment) Bill, 1994 Alongwith Relevant Recommendations of the Ramanujam Committee • Excerpts From The Ramanujam Committee Report On Trade Unions Act- (Chapter 5) • Vishakhapatnam District CITU calls For massive Struggles In Unorganised Sector • May Day message by the DPRK TUs to the Workers all over the World • On Kanoria Mills Problem

1 Jun 1994

Pandhe, M. K., Balanandan, E., Patnaik, Prabhat +4

In This Issue: • Clarion Call of the Ninth Conference of CITU: Towards Big Battles Against Globalisation And Liberalism – M. K. Pandhe • Welcome Speech Delivered by Com. M. M. Lawrence, Chairman, Reception Committee, 9th Conference of the CITU Kochi • Centre of Indian Trade Unions, 9th All india Conference, 20-26 April, 1997, V.G. Bhaskaran Nair Nagar, Cochin: Presidential Address - E. Balanandan • Report Of The General Secretary – M. K. Pandhe • Condolence Resolution • Resolutions: On Solidarity with International Working Class Struggle; Struggle Against • Communal And Divisive Forces; Workers-Peasant Alliance; On Working Women; Industrial Sickness; Recognition Of Trade Unions Through Secret Ballot; On Pension Scheme; Resolution On Contract Labour; Unemployment And Demand For Right To Work; On Price Rise; Bonus; Esi Scheme; In Support Of Strike Of State Govt. Employees At Bihar; On Headload Workers; On Fifth Central Pay Commission • 9th Conference Of CITU: Discussions In Commissions • Proceedings Of The 5th Conference Of Working Women • List Of Foreign Delegates Participating In The 9th CITU Conference • Message from World Federation of Trade Unions • National Canfederation of Trade Unions • Message from General Federation Trade Unions Iraq • National Federation of Postal Employees • Message for CITU’s 9th Conference from Com. KKN Kutty, Secretary General, Income tax • Employees’ Federation Message from the Cuban Trade Union (CTC) • United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America • National Union of Mineworkers, Barnsley • Ceylong Federation of Trade Unions • Message from KMU • Canadian Labour Congress • Message from Palestine Trade • Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia • National Association of Teachers in Further & Higher Education • All Poland Alliance of Trade Unions • Message from Congress of South African Trade Unions • Message from General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (DPRK) • Speech Of Com. E.K. Nayanar, Chief Minister Of Kerala At The All India CITU Conference • 9th All India Conference Of CITU Cochin, 21-27 April 1997: Report Of Credential Committee • Proposed Amendment To The CITU Constitution At The Ixth Conference • Seminar en Globalisation of Economy: On The Current State Of The World Capitalist Economy - Prabhat Patnaik • Globalisation, the International Economy and Policy Options - Jayati Ghosh • “Globalisation” And Its Impact (Speech at Seminar on “Trends in the World Economy” at Cochin on 21 April, 1997) - Prakash Karat • May Day Manifesto of the CITU, 1997 • Government Giving Second Thought Over the Move to Close down NTC Mills – P. K. Ganguly • Central Trade Unions Demand Early Action On IISCO Modernisation • CITU Denounces The Move For Retrograde Amendment Of SICA • Whither Revival Of Fertilizer PSUs - Tapan Sen • Revival Of Sick PSUs Demanded By MPs • Fate of IDPL Hangs in Balance – P. K. Ganguly

6 May 1997

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