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Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Fight The Wage Freeze – B. T. Ranadive • Comrade Harekrishna Konar • Unite All Workers! Develop Fraternal Relations with the People! (Extracts From B. T. Randive's Speech Given At The A.L.R.T.W. Convention) • Against Victimisation of Railwaymen And Wage Freeze Ordinance : United Movement of Entire Working Class Planned • Railwaymen : United Struggle to Continue Under The Banner of NCCRS • CITU’s Activities In Defence of Railway Employees • A New Orientation? / Legal Notes • CITU State Committees Meet / Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, West Bengal • Newsletters / Kerala, West Bengal • West Bengal Jute Workers Observed Demands Day • Convention of Chemicals And Pharmaceutical Unions • Other Regular Features

1 Aug 1974

Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • A Great And Victorious Strike By B. T. Ranadive • Victory For Locomen • Central and State Govt. Employees’ United Move • Another Successful Bundh / Kerala • Bombay Textile Workers Convention • Resident Doctors on Strike In Bombay • Need based Minimum Wage For Powermen Demanded • Seminar On Productivity and T.U. Movement • CITU’S Suggestions To Planning Commission • University Employees’ Conference • Supreme Court Creates Army Of Non-Workers / Legal Notes • Newsletters) West Bengal, Andhra, Tamilnadu • Other Regular Features

1 Sept 1973

Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Against Crisis Burdens Against One Party Dictatorship | B. T. Ranadive • May Day Manifesto Of The CITU, 1975 • Com. S. Y, Kolhatkar Attacked By Siva Sena Goondas • Government, Jute Barons Trying To Shift Burden Of Crisis On Workers • National Campaign Committee Decides To Intensify Anti-Wage Freeze Campaign • Anti-Emergency Day Observed Throughout India • L.R.S. A. Demands Reactivise NCCRS | Railwaymen • Anti-Wage Freeze Demonstrations & Conventions Held • Representation Of Parties Under Section 36 Of The Industrial Disputes Act | Legal Notes • Tisco Karmachari Union Joins The CITU • Hesalong Colliery 1 Worker Killed, 56 Injured By AITUC Goondas • CITU Hails The Liberation Of Cambodia • Newsletters | Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal • Other Regular Features

1 May 1975

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Basu, Jyoti

FORWARD TO UNITY AND STRUGGLE CONTENTS 1. The All-India Trade Union Conference—A Review. 2. Welcome Speech of Com. Jyoti Basu, Chairman, Reception Committee 3. Report of Com. P. Ramamurti 4. Resolutions 5. Concluding Speech of B. T. Ranadive 6. Report of the Credentials Committee 7. List of Office-bearers, General Council and Executive Committee Members of CITU Appendix • Resolution of Goa Convention • Photographs

1 May 1970

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Roy, Manoranjan

MINUTES 1. Notice 2. Opening Speech of Com. B.T. Ranadive, President 3. Report by Com. P. Ramamurti, General Secretary 4. Infomation decuments: a) A noteon the U.P. State Committee of CITU b) A report on the CITU Journal The Working Class c) Durgapur Workers urge (a booklet) d) Report on West Bengal Post election situation with five enclosures by Com. Manoranjan Roy 5. Explanatory note to the statement of Accounts for the year 1971 6. Resolutions:- a) On Martyrs b) On condolence c) On Vietnam d) on LIC employees struggle e) On Delay in publication of Third Pay Commission report f) On Recognition of Trade Unions g) On Jute workers strike h) On Building workers strike in Delhi i) On unity and united actions j) On introduction of automation and Electronic computer k) On Railways l) On Moratorium on Strikes m) On Release and repartriation of pålitical prisoners in West Bengal n) Greetings to Tamilnadu workers. o) On News print policy p) On Kerala Legislation banning strikes q) On Bangla Desh r) On Rape of democracy in West Bengal. 7. Minutes of the meeting and final resolutions 8. Press Release

1 Apr 1972

Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P., Ghosh, Samarjit

In This Issue: • A Menacing Situation – B. T. Ranadive • CITU Memorandum To The Workers Education Review Committee • Movement Against Wage-Freeze All Over India • Newspaper Employees Need Action Programme – by Samarjit Ghosh, • Court Set Aside Removal Orders/Railwaymen • Absolute Liability/Legal Notes • West Bengal Beedi Workers To Go On Strike On Charter Of Demands • Maharashtra Bundh Of October 30—A Grand Success • Newsletters: Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Kerala, West Bengal • Second Conference Of West Bengal CITU • SIMCO Workers join CITU • Scindia Employees Win Significant Victory • Other Regular Features

1 Dec 1974

Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P., Roy, Biren

In This Issue: • Prevent Sabotage of Railway Agreement – B. T. Ranadive • Unity Day Observed By Central & State Government Employees • CITU Condemns Coup In Chile • Hind Motor Workers On Strike • Jaya Settlement : A Retrograde Step • Repression Continues In W. Bengal • Jitpur Accident Enquiry—A Report • Rajasthan State Employees’ Strike —An Assessment • UCTU Secretariat Reviews Situation • Who Gets The Bonus / Legal Notes • Other Regular Features • Book Review

1 Oct 1973

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Third Conference of The CITU Calls For Greater Unity To Fight The Capitalist Landlord Offensive • Strengthen The Unity In Action! Fight The Coming Offensive | B. T. Ranadive Addresses The Third Conference • Overcome The Weaknesses, Carry Forward The Class Line of Unity & Struggle | Extracts from The Report of Com. P. Ramamurti, General Secretary, to the Third Conference of the CITU • Third Conference of Punjab & Himachal CITU • Delhi Regional CITU Conference • Second Conference of All India Plantation Workers Federation • Realisation From Employers | Legal Notes • Railmen Pledge Preserving And Strengthening Unity • Other Regular Features

1 Jun 1975

Ranadive, B. T., Ichikawa, Makoto, Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Bangladesh Is Born. WHAT NEXT? – B. T. Ranadive • The 1971 Spring Struggle of Japanese Workers • P & T Employees struggle for Organisational Unity • CITU Memorandum on Unemployment • Earnings of Factory Workers in 1968 • CITU calls upon Working Class to denounce US Imperialist blackmail • On Pakistani Aggression and the Working Class • Govt.’s bid to impose Industrial Truce foiled • Another paltry Interim Relief by the Third Pay Commission • How a Section is repealed by Judicial Interpretation / Legal Notes • United struggle of Kerala toilers in the face of Repression • Anti-social Elements run amock in Raniganj Collieries • DIR used against Hindustan Teleprinters Workers • Murderous attack on T.U. Leaders by anti-socials

1 Jan 1972

Ranadive, B. T., Ranadive, Vimal, Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • LET THE INDIAN WORKING CLASS Unitedly Defeat Rising Fascism In West Bengal – B. T. Ranadive • Fight back the Fascist Menace in West Bengal • Working class struggle in Turkey • Indian Women in search of employment – Vimal Ranadive • The Supreme Court's new definition of Industrial Dispute / Legal notes • The Railway Budget, the people and the Railway’ employees • Reign of terror in Durgapur • Consumer Price Index Numbers • P&T employees continue their struggle for Organisational unity • Historic Struggle by Coimbatore Textile Workers • The Cetral Budget—Robbery through high taxation and Deficit financing • Some samples of ‘Free and Fair’ Election in West Bengal • CITU M. P. Seeks to amend I. B. Act • Attempt to sabotage Simpsom Agreement failed • Kerala Newsletter • Other regular features

1 Apr 1972

Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P., Ramamurti, P.

In This Issue: • Rally Behind The Central Government Employees • Greetings To Soviet Working Class & People • Greetings To Peoples China • Resist The Capitalist Offensive / B.T. Ranadive’s Call To The CITU Working Committee • Defeat The Line Of Disruption And Suppression—P. Ramamurti’s Report To Working Commitiee • CITU Demands Better Deal For Plantation Workers • Report Of The CITU Working Committee Meeting • Judicial Logic Vs. Facts Of Life / Legal Notes • Agreement With Loco Running Staff Being Sabotaged • Token Strike By Jute Workers On November 5 • Newsletters / Kerala, West Bengal, Tamilnadu • Other Regular Features

1 Nov 1973

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Pandhe, M. K.

इस अंक में: • सीटू का मई दिवस घोषणापत्र - 1979 • जनता सरकार: आम आदमी के राहत नहीं - सीटू अध्यक्ष कामरेड बी टी रणदिवे के मद्रास में 11 से 15 अप्रैल को हुए सीटू के चौथे सम्मलेन में अध्यक्षीय भाषण के कुछ अंश • काम का अधिकार संविधान के तहत मूल अधिकार बनाया जाए • हड़तालियों के विरुद्ध बेरोजगारों के नाम पर हिंसा शुरू • ट्रेड यूनियनों की मान्यता का फैसला गुप्त मतदान से हो • एकता व एकजुटता संघर्ष का झंडा बुलंद करो - सीटू महासचिव कामरेड पी राममूर्ति द्वारा मद्रास में 11 से 15 अप्रैल को हुए सीटू के चौथे सम्मलेन में पेश की गई जनरल रिपोर्ट के कुछ अंश • मजदूर वर्ग के संघर्षों में सीटू हमेशा अगुवा - सीटू सचिव कामरेड एम के पंधे द्वारा मद्रास में 11 से 15 अप्रैल को हुए सीटू के चौथे सम्मलेन में पेश की गई कार्य और संगठन की रिपोर्ट के कुछ अंश • मजदूर वर्ग की एकता का प्रतीक - सीटू का चौथा सम्मलेन • प्रस्ताव: मौजूदा राजनीतिक स्थिति और भारतीय मजदूर वर्ग के कार्य पर • मजदूर वर्ग की संयुक्त कार्यवाहियों पर • पश्चिम बंगाल और त्रिपुरा के बारे में • वियतनाम के बारे में • तमिलनाडु के मजदूर वर्ग को बधाई • पश्चिम बंगाल और त्रिपुरा की वाम मोर्चा सरकारें जनवादी शक्तियों के लिए प्रेरणा - ट्रेड यूनियन आंदोलन की एकता का अपार महत्व, तानाशाही का खतरा अभी समाप्त नहीं हुआ • दमन के बारे में • महिला कामगारों की मांगों पर • सीटू के चौथे सम्मलेन में चुने गए जनरल काउंसिल के सदस्यों के नाम • मजदूर वर्ग विरोधी नीतियों की कटु आलोचना • सीटू के चौथे सम्मलेन को बिरादराना संदेश • समान अधिकारों के लिए एकजुट संघर्ष जरूरी - श्रमिक महिला सम्मलेन का आह्वान • बेरोजगारी पर • सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के उद्योगों में वेतन समझौता पर • उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकांक पर • हरिजनों और आदिवासियों पर अत्याचार की बाबत • इस्पात मजदूरों के नाम सीटू अध्यक्ष की अपील • कोयला मजदूरों की 18 मई से अनिश्चितकालीन हड़ताल

1 May 1979

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Pandhe, M. K.

DOCUMENTS: 1. Presidential Address | B. T. Ranadive 2. Presidential Address | B. T. Ranadive (Bengali) 3. General Secretary's Report | P. Ramamurti 4. Review and Resolutions - I. Review of the Conference - II. Resolutions - III. List of Office Bearers - IV. List of General Council Members 5. Report on Activities and Organisation | M. K. Pandhe

1 Apr 1979

Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P., Hoang Quac Viet

In This Issue: • United Action Alone Will Win Workers’ Demands • West Bengal’s Mighty Protest Victimisation of Government Employees • Indian Working Class and Bangladesh | B. T. Ranadive • Legal Notes • Onward March of Vietnamese Workers | Hoang Quac Viet • West Bengal ESI Enquiry Committee Findings • United Struggles of Tamilnadu Workers • Kerala Newsletter • West Bengal Cotton Textile Industry Pays Lowest wage • CITU Statements • NCDC Workers Fight Calious Attitude of Bureaucrats • United Struggle in Ranchi

1 Nov 1971

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Balanandan, E. +1

MINUTES 1. Notice 2. Speech of Com. B.T. Ranadive 3. Report of Cmn. P. Ramamurti, General Secretary 4. Information Documents: a) A short report on the activities of CITU Kerala State Committee by Coms. E. Balanandan b) Report on West Bengal by Com. Manoranjan Roy c) Letter dated 13.9.73 from Calcutta State Transport Employees Union, to Com. B.T. Ranadive, President CITU d) National Seminar on Productivity and trade union movement e) Letter dated 20.9.73 from General Secretary CITU to chief Labour Commissioner regarding verification 5. Receipt and Payment account of CITU for the period from 1.1.73 to 30.9.73. 6. Resolutions a) on Martyrs b) on condolence c) on Fascist coup in Chile d) on Recognition of P.R.G. Govt. in South Vietnam and Sihanouk Govt. in Cambodia. e) on Third Pay Commission Recommendations f) on the Loco Running Staff Struggle g) on High prices and food scarcity h) on use of DIR, MISA and other repressive measures against Trade Union and democratie movement. i) On West Bengal Labour Advisory Board Decision j) on Strike of UP Electricity Workers 7. Minutes of the meeting. 8. Press hand out issued by Com. B.T. Ranadive, President, and Com. Jyoti Basu, Vice-President in the press conference on October, 5, 1973 9. Extracts from the speech of Com. B.T. Ranadive 10. Extracts from the report of Com. P. Ranamurti DEEPENING CRISIS! RISING STRUGGLE!! - Review and Documents of the CITU Working Committee Meeting, New Delhi, October 3-5, 1973 • A Resume • Speech of B. T. Ranadive, President CITU • Report of P. Ramamurti, General Secretary • RESOLUTIONS (Adopted in the Working Committee Meeting} a) on Martyrs b) on condolence c) on Chile d) On recognition of Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam and Sihanouk Government of Cambodia e) On Third Pay Commission Report f) On the Loco Running Staff Struggle g) On High prices and Food scarcity a) On use of DIR, MISA and other repressive measures against Trade Union and democratie movement. h) On West Bengal Labour Advisory Board Decision i) On Electricity Workers j) On Beedi Workers k) On Raw Jute Price l) On Repatriation of POWs And Civil Internees m) On Soviet Offer of 2 Million Tonnes of Foodgrains n) On Coal Mine Workers Demands o) On Greetings to Peoples China p) On Engineering Industry q) On Bank Account

1 Oct 1973

Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P., Pandhe, M. K. +1

DOCUMENTS: 1. Resolutions And Proceedings 2. Resolutions (Hindi) 3. Welcome Speech | M. M. Cheriyan 4. Presidential Address | B. T. Ranadive 5. General Secretary's Report | P. Ramamurti 6. General Secretary's Report | P. Ramamurti (Hindi) 7. Women Workers And The Trade Unions | Vimal Ranadive 8. On The Working of The ESI Scheme 9. Report on Activities And Organisation | M. K. Pandhe 10. Statements of Accounts (1970,1971,1972)

1 Apr 1973

Ranadive, B. T., Chatterjee, A. P., Roy, Biren +1

In This Issue: • Let the Rising Struggles Shatter the Foundations of Congress Regime! • Lessons of All India Jute Strike • Grenade Thrown At Durgapur Steel Union Leaders • The Struggle And Wage Settlement In LIC • Stop This Exploitation of Workers • British Courts And Trade Union Rights / Legal Notes • One Union In Railway Industry Or An Attempt To Stem The Rising Struggles • Doctors And Engineers On Struggle • Valiant Struggle By Coca-Cola Workers • Bombay Textile Workers’ Strike Betrayed • Forty Lakhs State Govt. Employees To Observe Token Strike On April 9 • Indefinite Strike By Textile Workers Continues / Tamilnadu • Other Regular Features • 8-Page Supplement On The Third National Congress Of The Vietnamese Trade Unions – B. T. Ranadive • Apartheid-Worst Form Of Racial Discrimination • British Miners On Strike

1 Mar 1974

Kolhatkar, S. Y., Ranadive, B. T., Ramamurti, P. +2

DOCUMENTS: 1. Welcome Speech | S. Y. Kolhatkar 2. Presidential Address | B. T. Ranadive 3. अध्यक्षीय भाषण | बी॰ टी॰ रणदिवे (Hindi) 4. General Secretary's Report | P. Ramamurti 5. General Secretary's Report | P. Ramamurti (Hindi) 6. Review Of Struggles | M. K. Pandhe 7. Review Of Struggles | M. K. Pandhe (Hindi) 8. CITU Faces Repression And Gangsterism 9. CITU Faces Repression And Gangsterism (Hindi) 10. Work Report | M. K. Pandhe 11. Report on Organisation And Struggles | M. K. Pandhe (Hindi) 12. Resolutions 13. Resolutions (Hindi) 14. Statement Of Accounts For The Years 1973 & 1974 | Samar Mukherjee 15. President's Concluding Speech | B. T. Ranadive - Unite All Sections Against Recession & Unemployment For T.U. & Democratic Rights 16. Presidential Address | B. T. Ranadive (Marathi)

1 May 1975