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Balanandan, E., Ganguly, P. K., Majumdar, Chittabrata

In This Issue: • General Council Meeting, Nagpur, March 13-15, 1992: Presidential Address - E. Balanandan • Against Economic Policies Government: Calcutta Convention Calls for Countrywide Strike • General Council Meeting of CITU, Nagpur, March 13-15, 1992: Call for Preparation of Countrywide Strike against the Economic Policy of the Government - P. K. Ganguly • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Co-ordinated Joint Broad Based Action is the need of the hour—AIRF • CITU Calls Upon Trade Unions to Protest against the Budget 1992-93 • Glorious Victory for Jute Workers of West Bengal • Trade Unions Condemn the Central Govt’s Move to Reintroduce ESMA and MISA • Oppose this Anti-People and Anti-Labour Railway Budget • CITU Congratulates Jute Workers for Successful Struggle • General Council Meeting, Nagpur, March 13-15, 1992: Resolutions • Nicaragua 1992 • Working Class in Building Socialism in China - Chittabrata Majumdar

1 Apr 1992

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

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

Pandhe, M. K., Majumdar, Chittabrata

In This Issue: • Com. M. Basavapunniah • National Trade Union Convention on 10th May at New Delhi • Trade Unions Condemn the Central Govt’s Move to Reintroduce ESMA and MISA • May Day Manifesto of the CITU, 1992 • Against the Economic Policy: CITU Calls for Launching Strike Preparations • Countrywide Demonstrations Against the Economic Policy of the Government • Bank Unions Joint Committee for Movement against Privatisation of Banks, Boat Club Rally—7th April, 1992 • Cement Workers on Agitation Path • CITU to Boycott Reconstituted Industrial Committee on Jute Industry • Trade Unions Congratulate Jute Workers • Convention of Unorganised Workers in Bihar • Homage to Satyajit Ray • New Exim Policy • Powermen’s Workshop Extends Support to Striking Rajasthan Power Engineers • NTC Workers’ Convention • Calcutta Rally Protests Economic Policies • Labour Ministers’ Meeting • Process of Dismantling of Public Sector in India - M. K. Pandhe • CITU Condemns EPI Management for Apathy to end the 27 Days old Strike • CITU Condemns Further Reduction in Custom Duty on Capital Goods Imports • CITU Denounces Rajasthan Government for imposing ESMA against Electricity Engineers Strike • Japanese Working Class Are on the Offensive • CITU Calls for Contribution to Cuba • Working Class in Building Socialism in China - Chittabrata Majumdar

1 May 1992

Pandhe, M. K., Saroj, Badal, Ganguly, P. K.

In This Issue: • Editorial: The Year That Was • Textile Workers’ March to Parliament on December 15 • 53rd Annual Conference of BCMU • 7 Lakh Coal Workers To Prepare For Indefinite Strike • Super Profits Through "Liberalisation" – M. K. Pandhe • AP State CITU Conference • Conference Of Anganwadi Workers • Road Transport Workers Convention • Dr. A. R. Desai • Massive Rally By Daily-Wage Workers - Badal Saroj • Observe Com. BTR’s Birth Anniversary • Contribute To Com. BTR Memorial Trust Fund • Standing Labour Committee Meeting: Trade Unions Reject Linking of Social Ciause to • International Trade – P. K. Ganguly • The Spectre of 301 • Massive Youth Rally Against Unemployment • Massive Rally By Jammu Workers • Tripura Jute Mill Reopens • Russian Trade Unions Launch Mass Action • Support of CITU • World Conference On Solidarity With Cuba • 13th Congress of WFTU • News from WFTU Flashes • Declaration Adopted In The National Convention Of Railwaymen At Himachal Bhavan, New Delhi, Sept. 12, 1994 • Nagpur Killings • Italy: Million Strong Protest Action Against Budget • Strike Struggles Sweeping France • Spain: Sole Reliance on TNCs for Industrial Development was wrong, Say Unions

1 Dec 1994

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., Das, P. K., Choudhary, Saroj +1

In This Issue: • Forward To Countrywide Preparation for Historic Bharat Bandh on September 9 – M. K. Pandhe • CITU President Opposes Privatisation of IISCO in Parliament • Trade-Unions decides to Launch Strike Jointly to Oppose Privatisation of IISCO • ACFTU Delegation Visits India • Loot of Public Wealth —Fact Behind IISCO Privatisation • International Congress of Miners – M. K. Pandhe • Foil Game to Legalise Arbitrary Closure of Factories. Mobilise in Thousands against the Anti-Workers Move to Change Labour Laws - Jibon Roy • Tamilnadu State Conference Of CITU Pledges To Intensify Fight Against Twin Danger of New Economic Policy and Communalism • 9th Punjab State Conference of CITU • Karnataka State Beedi Workers’ Conference • 13th World Congress on Occupational Safety & Health Exposed Problems of Developing Countries – P. K. Das • A Glimpse Of Public Sector Performance - Saroj Chaudhury • Struggle of Working Women: Tamilnadu Politics and Arbitrary Attitude of Ministers • Railwaymen’s Struggle: AIRF Strike Ballot by July end for Indefinite General Strike in September 1993 • Jute Workers of West Bengal are on the path of Struggle • CITU/CTUC Workshop On Trade Union Education • CITU Calls for United Trade Union Action against Conditionalities On Wage Negotiations Imposed by the Govt. • One Lakh Workers March in Bombay Against Economic Policies & Communalism - Ashok Dhawale • CITU Opposes DA And Wage Freeze • Working Class Struggle all over the World • Oliver Tambo Passed Away

1 Jun 1993

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

Ranadive, Vimal, Ganguly, P. K.

In This Issue: • Call Of The Mammoth Rally At Boat CLUB: Forward to Bharat Bandh • Unorganised Workers Decide for Countrywide Strike • Women’s March In Lucknow Against Communalism - Vimal Ranadive • Call of CITU Working Committee • Jute Workers of Andhra Pradesh on to A Historic United Struggle • Ch. Narasinga Rao • Massive Left Front Rally at Brigade Parade Ground • Widespread Struggle in Tamilnadu • Karnataka CITU 6th State Conference • UN Adopts Cuban Resolution Aganist Economic Blockade Imposed by USA • Declaration Adopted in the Rally at Boat Club, New Delhi on 25th November, 1992 • Resolution Against Communal and Divisive Forces Adopted at Boat Club Rally on 25th November 1992 • All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation Condemns Atrocities on DTC Employees • CITU Condemns the Genocide in South Africa • Assam CITU—Fifth Conference • Successful Students’ Strike on November 8 • Sponsoring Committee Representatives Meet the Prime Minister • Labour Ministers Demand Draft of New I.R. Bill • Security Scam: BEFI Deposes Before JPC • October Revolution Day Observed • T.U. Convention on Peace & Communal Harmony in Jammu • Construction Workers March to Prime Ministers’ House • CITU Condemns Proposed Closure of Construction Units in Public Sector • CITU Demands Another Tripartite Meeting to Consider IR Bill • October Revolution—A Pledge for End of Exploitation – P. K. Ganguly • Hundreds of Textile Workers Court Arrest • Maastricht: Statement by the CGT (France’s) Executive Commission

1 Dec 1992

Ganguly, P. K., Balanandan, E.

In This Issue: • Call Of CITU Working Committee: Raise Mass Struggles To New Heights – P. K. Ganguly • Working Committee Meeting, Bhilai, 2-4 November, 1995: Presidential Address - E. Balanandan • RESOLUTIONS: On Forthcoming programmes of National Platform of Mass Organisations, On Sell Out Of Bailadila Mine, On Amendment Of Payment Of Bonus Act, Resolution On Beijing Conference On Women, On Solidarity With Cuba, On Wage Revision Of Central Govt Employees And The Fifth Central Pay Commission, Resolution in support of the decision on launching indefinite strike in Jute Industry from 29th Nov., 1995 by all Central Trade Unions operating in Jute Industry, 12th December Jail Bharo By Textile Workers, Resolution On US-Pakistan Arms Deal: Demand immediate scrapping of the said Indo-US Cooperation deal, Resolution On Fishing Worker Struggle, On Bank Strike, On Accident In Bhilai Steel Plant On 2nd Nov. 1995, Resolution On Pension Scheme • CITU Reiterates Opposition To Govt Draft On Pension Scheme And The Ordinance In The Meeting With Labour Minister • Agitation Spread All Over Against Pension Scheme And The Ordinance • Fisheries Workers To Go On Conuntrywide Strike • Trade Union School For The Steel Workers • Indian Labour Conference: Government Guillotined for Casual Approach to Labour Problems – P. K. Ganguly • Conclusions of the 32nd Session of the Indian Labour Conference (ILC): Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi: 23rd and 24th November, 1995

1 Dec 1995

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., Ganguly, P. K.

In This Issue: • National Seminar On Workers’ Participation In Management: Secret Ballot Accepted as Mode of Representation – M. K. Pandhe • Amir Hyder Khan • CITU & NCC Delegations Meet Labour Minister – P. K. Ganguly • CiTU Condemns Lockout by Indian Express • Memorandum of Understanding Signed in IDPL • CITU’s Memorandum to Industry Minister on IDPL • CITU Secretariat Calls for Protest Actions against IDPL Management • Other Decisions of the Secretariat • Struggle of Tripura Jute Mill Workers • CITU Delegation Meets Steel Minister • Delegation of Water Transport Workers’ Federation Meets Transport Minister • Enhancement of Provident Fund Contribution to 10% • Meeting of AICWF • Struggle of Anganwadi Women • Death Anniversary of Com. Safdar • Lock out in Chowgules Workshop and Ship-Building Yard Withdrawn • CITU Demands Review of Foreign Vessels Chartering for Deep Sea Fishing • Implementation of Revival Package of ACC-Babcock Demanded • Conference of A.I. Postal Employees • NBCC Delegation Meets Minister • Convention of NHPC Workers • Com. Chacha Shadiram • Donation to CITU by Balmer Lawrie Employees’ Union • Federations’ Delegation Meets Prime Minister on Right to Work • CITU Opposes Government’s Acceptance of Wage Board Recommendations on Sugar Industry • Railwaymen’s News: Railway Trade Unions in the new phase • South Africa: Declaration of the Conference for a Democratic Future • Greetings from AUCCTU on Republic Day • US Binary Modernization • Appeal by National Democratic Front of South Korea

1 Feb 1990

Ganguly, P. K., Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Tapan +8

In This Issue: • Forward to the 8th Conference of CITU – P. K. Ganguly • Against the Govt’s Economic Policy: March to Parliament on April 5 • The Coal Workers For A Nation Wide Struggle – M. K. Pandhe • Behind IISCO Privatisation - Tapan Sen • Malhotra Committee: A Doctored Report - Saroj Chaudhuri • Com. Motilal Sharma • Magnificent Strike by Air Employees Against Privatisation - Hemant Kumar • ESI Sub-Committee Recommendations Entrancement of Existing benefit Rates to the Insured Persons • De-Rating Of Name-Plate Capacity Can Make HFC Economically Viable - Swadesh Dev Roye • Workshop on Organising Women Workers in South Asia – V. V. Presenna Kumari • Kanoria Jute Mill : The Facts Beyond Fiction - Chittabrata Majumdar • Jute Workers To Resist Management Offensives Unitedly • 8th National Conference Of All India State Government Employees’ Federation - A Challenging Success - Sukomal Sen • Telecom Employees Exhibit Exemplary Unity - Moni Bose • CITU Delegation In China amidst Com. Mao Zedong Birth Centenary Celebration - Kanai Banerjee

1 Feb 1994

Dakshi, Ardhendu, Choudhary, Saroj, Sen, Tapan +1

In This Issue: • Subhuman Life Under “Inhuman Development” – Ardhendu Dakshi • End This Us Arrogance! - Saroj Chowdhury • Greetings To People’s Republic Of China • "Sell Out PSUs At Any Cost !" – Tapan Sen • Com Chadayan Govindan • Without-Comments: Cheap Import Virus Hit Desi Companies – BIFR • Dumping Puts Steel Industry In Crisis • Without-Comment: Fake Divestment • Steel Industry: Anti-Worker Measures Opposed – M. K. Pandhe • For Cuba: Medicines Against Blockade • "Payment Of Wages Must Get Priority" • Extract Of The Interim Order: Dunlop Factory Employees Union Chennai vs The Management of M/s Duntop India Ltd. Chennai • Pension Case In Supreme Court • Supreme Court Judgement On 1. What Is Sexual Harassment? 2. Who Do These Guidelines Apply To? 3. Preventive Steps; 4. Complaints Procedure; 5. Disciplinary Action; 6. Other Provisions Of Guidelines - These Supreme Court Guidelines Are Legally Binding And Must Be Enforced. • Road Transport Workers On United Struggle • Reign Of Terror In Dhaurabhata • Karnataka Convention Of NPMO • Jute Workers’ Strike On Bonus • IOC Contract Workers • Strike By Seamen Of Home Trade • Maharashtra: Workshop On Child Labour • CITU Wrests Fertiliser Union From BJP • Com. Pritish Chanda • Tamil Nadu: Construction Workers Welfare Scheme • J & K Co-Ordination Committee Of TUs • Who Will Help Jamuna Devi? • ESI: Standard Benefits Enhanced • Ousted Bank Staff Win Back Jobs • AICCTU Conference • Successful Strike Of College Teachers • Philippines: Workers Losing Jobs • Com. P. Ramachandra Rao • WFTU Plea To NAM Summit • BTR Memorial Fund • Fidel Castro On Globalisation And Third World Unity

1 Oct 1998

Mukherjee, Samar, Pandhe, M. K., Ranadive, Vimal +3

In This Issue: • May Day Manifesto of the CITU 1991 • Com. Jamini Saha • Revive Revolutionary Traditions of May Day – Samar Mukherjee • Conditions of Working Class In U.S.A. – M. K. Pandhe • Comrade Satwant Singh • Appeal to Women For the Elections – Vimal Ranadive • Unity Week Observed in Tamilnadu • CITU Condemns Peerless Management’s Highhandedness and Injunjunction against Demonstration • Demand For Nationalisation Of Jute Industry • Meeting of Assam State Committee • Meeting of Orissa State Committee • Haryana Brick-Kiln Workers Carry Forward Struggle • Demand for Accountability by the Former IDPL Chairman • Conference of Karnataka Plantation Workers • NPCC Management Plays Fraud with CITU Union • Meeting of Coal Federation • On First Death Anniversary: Remembering Comrade B.T.R. – E. Balanandan • Death Anniversary of Com. BTR Observed All over India • Challenges before the Working Class – P. K. Ganguly • Stability and Social Justice – Jibon Roy • Seventh Conference of CITU, Calcutta, February 12-17, 1991: Resolutions - On Unorganised Workers, On Workers Participation in Management, On Right to Work, On Construction Workers, On Contract Workers, On Textile Industry, On Coal Industry, On Steel Industry, On Oi} & Petroleum Industry, On Fertilizer Industry, On Struggle Against Illiteracy, On Child Labour, Other Resolutions • Tamilnadu State CITU’s Call to Defeat Cong(l)—ADMK Alliance • Homage to Com. BTR • One Day Strike in Madras

1 May 1991