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Balanandan, E., Sen, Tapan, Maran, Murasoli

In This Issue: • Kerala High Court Assault: On Democratic Rights, Once Again • CITU Flays Cabinet Decision On Disinvestment • Editorial: External Vigilance, Ever Needed! • ILO In The Shadow Of Globalisation • Should Ministers Dole Out Freebies • Lessons Of May 11 Strike - E. Balanandan • Extending Favouritism To BMS • The PM And Trade Unions • Mass Signature Campaign By CITU: Text Of Petition To President Of India • CITU Contribution For Orissa Cyclone Relief • Economy On Rails! Heading Where? • Closure Of Six PSUs Condemned • Growing Concerns Over Agonising Globalisation • Freedom To Import: Road To Disaster - Tapan Sen • “We Knelt Down, Succumbed To Pressure, Signed On Dotted Lines?” - Murasoli Maran • Delhi: State Level Workshop On Organisation • Textile Minister On Satyam Committee Report • All India Convention Of Handloom Workers • Convention On Power Sector Reforms • Kerala Plantation Workers Conference • Mass Dharna At Kanpur • Rajasthan: Workshop On Unorganised Sector • CITU Campaign Materials Just Released • Some Important Decisions Of The ESI Corporation • Preparation For CITU All India Conference

1 Jul 2000

Sen, Tapan, Moghe, Kiran, Balanandan, E.

In This Issue: • National Trade Union Convention Calls for Massive March to Parliament on 25th November • Public Sector Workers to Prepare for Continuous Strike • Hoax of Falling Inflation Rate: A Mathematical Jagglery – Tapan Sen • Anganwadi Workers Stage Large Demonstration in Bombay - Kiran Moghe • 2nd All India Conference of Construction Workers Federation of India • Chelliah Report Echoes IMF Design in India • CITU Calls for Nationwide Campaign against Govt Policy of hiking prices • Massive General Strike in West Bengal • Struggles in Tamilnadu • AICCWW Condemns Unpardonable Negligence of Shivkasi Cracker factory Owner • Management—BJP Govt Combine Attack on TU at Gwalior • CITU Denounces Hike in Petroleum and Cooking Gas Prices • All India Convention of Unorganised Workers • Successful Kerala Bandh • Meeting of All India Coordination Committee of Textile Workers • Multinationa! Entry to Capital Market Will Destabilise India’s Self-Reliance • Thirtieth Session of the Indian Labour Conference • 30th Session of Indian Labour Conference: (Text of the Speech of E. Balanandan, President, CITU at the 30th Session of Indian Labour Conference on September 7-8, 1992) • CITU Demands Immediate Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee • TU’s demand meeting of the Tripartite Industrial Committee on Textile Industry • NFL Panipat Gas Tragedy, CITU Condemns Callous Management • ILO Committee’s Observation On India: Words and Deeds Differ Much • Railwaymen’s Struggle: AIRF Revives Strike Ballot Decision

1 Oct 1992

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

Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Tapan, Varada Rajan, W. R.

In This Issue: • International TU Meeting Against Neo-liberalism and Globalisation – M. K. Pandhe • Message from the Embassy of the Democratic People’s of Korea on Golden Jublee of Indian Independence • Against Retrograde Govt, Pension Scheme: Workers' March To Parliament On 2nd September • Great Setback For The Govt. Of India: Supreme Court Upholds Stay On Govt. Pension Scheme • Japan: The Bubble Shock And The Aftermath - Tapan Sen • Trade Unions Demand Withdrawal Of Sicab'97 • Message from Council of Trade Union Federation of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, greeting CITU on the Golden Jubilee of Indian Independance • In Parliament: MPs Protest Non-Payment Of Workers’ Statutory Dues; Walk Out Over Finance Minister’s Evasive Reply • Kerala High Court Judgement On Bandh: Judicial Activism In Wrong Direction – W. R. Varada Rajan • Fifth Pay Commission. Report: Employees Firm On Strike Decision • Reports & Events: Massive Industrial Strike In Delhi And Adjoining Areas • Strike In Up • Phillipines Massive Strike In Transport Sector • BHEL Workers Stage Dharna • Brutal Atrocities On Textile Workers At Kathua (J&K) Police Rampage In Workers’ Colony • West Bengal: Strike In Howrah Engineering Units • Hotel Workers’ Procession Attacked By Employer • Government Forced To Withdraw Insurance Regulatory Authority Bill • Sick Fertilizer Units • Govt. Jettisons Revival Decision MPs Oppose Closure Move • Revival Of IDPL: Govt. Decision • Contract Workers At Airport Struggle For Regularisation • NPCC Workers Stage Dharna Before Parliament • HAL: Contract Workers Organise to fight • Himachal Pradesh: 50th Anniversary Of Independence Celebrated • Message From The World Federation Of Trade Unions, Prague, • Greeting CITU On Golden Jubilee Of Indian Independence • Situation In Korean Peninsula

1 Sept 1997

Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Tapan, Majumdar, Chittabrata +1

In This Issue: • Total Industrial Strike in West Bengal: Nation-wide Massive Protest Demonstration • CITU Seminar: On 150th Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto • Curtains Down: 50th Anniversary Of Independence – M. K. Pandhe • National Seminar On Steel Industry - Tapan Sen • Labour Issues In Parliament: Dunlop: Govt Cornered In Rajya Sabha • Lok Sabha: Revive Sick PSUs In National Interest • Public Sector Undertakings – Asset Or Burden Of The Country? - Chittabrata Majumdar • All Are Equal, But Are Some, More Equal? – K. P. Rao • Comrade Madhu Guha • Tamil Nadu Workers Face Serious Crisis • Tamilnadu: CITU Victories • Com. A Nallasivan Ninaivagam Declared Open • Martyr’s Widow Contributes Rs 5000 To BTR Memorial • National Safety Council • Several Thousands Demonstrate Against Anti-People Central Budget • Minimum Wages Act: Notification • Strike By Postal Employees • Textile Workers Demonstrate • Haryana Nurses On Strike • Maharashtra State CITU Meets • Workers Lay Siege On CM’s Residence • Cement Workers Stage Dharna In Front Of UP Assembly • Himachal Pradesh CITU Plans Campaign • The Striking Hospital Workers Lathicharged • Cuban Delegates Call On CITU • Vietnam Delegation Visits India • 1st International Conference of the Workers Against Globalisation and Neoliberalism, Brazil-August 1999 • Women and Neo-liberal Globalisation

1 Aug 1998

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

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

In This Issue: • Editorial: Liberalised Recipe for Economic Offenders • Joint Appeal by Scope and National Trade Unions • Com. Sagarika • National Convention Against Economic Reforms On December 16 • Anniversary Celebration of Pension Scheme Condemned by Workers • Com. Amiya Das Killed by Miscreants • Govt. Pension Scheme: Illusory Defence And Hard Reality - Tapan Sen • Textile Workers’ Demonstration at Delhi on December 5 • Memorandum By Women’s Committee Of Insurance Employees On Reservation Of Woman • Women Demonstrate Before Parliament Demanding 33% Reservation in Assemblies and Parliament - Pramila Pandhe • The Glorious Seven Day Strike by Central Govt. Employees • MP CITU Assails Govt’s Move to Curb Right to Strike by Govt Employees • Indefinite Strike By Guwahati Municipal Corporation Employees • PWD Muster Roll Workers Meet • CITU Calls For Country Wide Movement For Removal Of Ceiling On Bonus • New Challenges Before Bank Employees Movements – M. K. Pandhe • NGOs in India (A report on activities of some NGOs in the country) • Successful Bonus Struggles in Tamilnadu – A. K. Padmanabhan • Workers Struck Work in Russia Over Non Payment or Wages • Mumbai Conference Of Central Govt. Employees & Workers – P. R. Krishnan • Japan… Facing Stagnation - Swadesh Dev Roye • Joint Trade Union Delegation Visit China • ILO Calls for Immediate Action Against Intolerable forms of Child Labour • Demonstration Against Anti-Labour Policies of BJP Govt

1 Dec 1996

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

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

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