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Balanandan, E., Roy, Jibon, Ganguly, P. K. +2

In This Issue: • Massacre in Red Bank Tea Garden: Martyr's Blood In Banarhat Will Not Go In Vain • Working Committee Meeting of CITU held at Bhubaneswar on 4-6 June 1993: Presidential Address - E. Balanandan • Bhubaneswar Working Committee Meeting: 4-6 June 1993: CITU Finalises Organisation Report. Commanding Role of Socialism Reiterated - Jibon Roy • Working Committee meeting Bhubaneswar June 4-6 1993: Proceedings Of The Meeting • COSATU Delegation on Study Visit in India • Unorganised Workers: Forward to Countrywide Strike on July 14 – P. K. Ganguly • CITU & Plantation Workers Federation Condemn The Murder Of CITU Workers By INTUC Goondas • Resolution On All India Strike by Workers of Unorganised Sector of Industries • Rashtriya Ekta Abhiyan calls to Observe National Unity Week • On 9th September Bharat Bandh • Massive Preparations On For Bharat Bandh • Tamil Nadu News Letter: Tamil Nadu prepares for Bharath Bandh - A.K. Padmanabhan • State Convention of Mass Organisations Against Govt's Economic Policies & Communalism • Ensuing Bharat Bandh and Raiiwaymen’s Struggle - Kanai Banerjee • More Revelation On The Anti-Worker Pension Scheme Of The Government • CITU Foundation Day Observed

1 Jul 1993

Ganguly, P. K., Sen, Sukomal, Majumdar, Chittabrata +2

In This Issue: • The Hidden Agenda Surfaces • NPMO Call: 30th Nov Mass Rally In State Capitals! Intensify Campaign For 11th Dec Strike! • 81st Anniversary Of October Revolution – P. K. Ganguly • Com. Dasarath Deb • Working Committee Meeting, Ahmedabad, 22-24, December, 1998: Notice • Catastrophe In Russia: A New Showdown In The Offing - Sukomal Sen • Technological Advancement: Can It Sustain Capitalist Development? - Chittabrata Majumdar • Colombo: Forum For Union Leaders: Neoliberal Globalisation: Indian Experience • A Profile Of Indian Economy • Wage Rates In The Global Hiring Hall For Production: Workers In Manufacturing • Foreign Funding Of Indian NGOs - Kanai Banerjee • Govt. Contribution To Pension Scheme: CITU Opposes Move For Withdrawal • South Korea: Attacks On Workers • Violence At Workplace • Plantation Workers Plan For Struggle • Hindi Region CITU Leaders Meet • Tamilnadu Prepares For Strike • Pharmaceutical Workers’ Convention • TUI World Congress • HSCL: Forced Retirement Opposed • HIV/AIDS: Prevention And Control At Workplace • “Overhaul World's FIs’ - WFTU • A Worker Asks Who Are The Real Experts? • FEMA & PML Bills - Legitimising Hawala • Gender Eye On....Economic Crisis • The Golden Hand-Shake - Ardhendu Dakshi

1 Nov 1998

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

Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • CITU’s Stand On Proposed Constitution Amendments • Industrial Disputes in the Private Sector • CITU Condemns Racial Attacks In U.K. And Sonth Africa • Tatas Pocket Rs. 11 Crores! • Inflation Benefits Whom? • Railwaymen: NFIR Convention at Triupati • Annual Meeting of Eastern Railwaymen’s Union • Other Froms of Bonus | Legal Notes • Finances And Working Of Big Business In 1973-74 • ILO Admits CITU’s Complaint • What Caused Second Chasnala Disaster ? • Tamilnadu Newsletter • Andhra Pradesh Newsletter • Retrenchment In Bunge & Co. • Book Review: Bharater Shramik Andolaner Itihas Vol. 1 and II By Sukomal Sen • WFTU And Solidarity with Brazilian Workers • INTUC And Tea Plantation Wages • Other Regular Features

1 Jul 1976

Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Editorial: The Calculated Inaction Of The Union Labour Ministry • The Second Conference of Kerala State Committee of CITU • Legal Victory of Railwaymen / Legal Notes • Resolutions Adopted At the All India Convention of Working People Against Wage Freeze • General Strike In Kerala Against Wage Freeze • Bhilai Convention Against Wage Freeze & For Bonus • RAILWAYMEN: N.C.C.R.S. Goes Ahead • Convention of Power Workers To Plan Bigger All India Struggle • Successful All India Strike By Provident Fund Employees • Succesful One-day Strike By W. Bengal Jute Workers • Workers Demand Take-over of Sick & Closed Plantations • Ramamurii’s Reply To AITUC’s Slander • Chile Day Observed By Workers • All Over India Workers Demand Take-over of Sick & Closed Plantations • Newsletters: Tamilnadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa • Other Regular Features

1 Oct 1974

Nguyen Trong Con, Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Surmount Difficulties With United Effort Of Workers • Salary And Bonus As Property | Legal Notes • The INTUC In Banking Industry • Thirty Years of Vietnamiese Trade Union | Nguyen Trong Con [Continued from previous issue] • P. F. Deposit Insurance For Railmen • CiTU-Andhra Pradesh Committee Meets • May Day Observed • Automation In Calcutta Electric Supply Company • Parliamentary Committee Endorses Plantation Workers Demands • West Bengal Tripartite Meet On Jute Industry • Take-over Of Sick Tea Gardens And The Workers • News From Sri Lanka • Former Chasnala Surveyor Says He Warned The IISCO Management • Other Regular Features

1 Jun 1976

Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Fight Out The Victimisation Of Railwaymen With All Our Might • The Glorious Railway Strike And After, Repression Continues Even After Withdrawal • The AITUC Leadership And The Railway Strike • Amendments To The Constitution Of The CITU • Who Scuttled Central T.U.’s Solidarity With Railwaymen? • Who Are Patronising Gangsters In Durgapur? CITU Union’s Open Letter To Steel Minister • West Bengal Forest Workers Realise Demands Through Struggle • Closure Of Plantations Lead To Large Scale Unemployment • Law For Victimised Railway Employees / Legal Notes • Deihi ‘Statesman’ Workers Face Management & Goonda Attacks • Newsletters / Kerala, Tamilnadu, Goa, Maharashtra • CITU Demands Recognition of PRG of South Vietnam • Rising Working Class Struggles In Great Britain • Karnataka Textile Workers Get Wage Rise • Big Strike by M. P. State Transport Workers • Other Regular Features

1 Jul 1974

Chatterjee, A. P., Priesto, Roberto

In This Issue: • May Day Manifesto Of The CITU 1974 • CITU General Council Calls For Country-wide Struggle • Policy Statement On Productivity • Railway Workers To Go On General Strike From May 8 • All India State Government Employees Strike—A Grand Success • Public Sector Undertakings And Their Aititude To Labour – A Sample – / Legal Notes • Electricity Employees’ Successful Struggle In Madras • AIPWF Working Committee Decides On Programme Of Struggle • Newsletters / Tamil Nadu, West Bengal • Strike By 6.5 Million Japanese Workers • Fascist Hell In Chile By Roberto Priesto • Other Regular Features

1 May 1974

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

Ranadive, B. T.

इस अंक में: • सभी उद्योगों में एक दिन की हड़ताल की तैयारियों पर - बी टी रणदिवे • राष्ट्रिय सम्मेलन द्वारा एक दिन की हड़ताल का आह्वान: एकजुट ट्रेड यूनियन आंदोलन में एक स्मरणीय घटना • कोल्हापुर में श्रमिक महिला सम्मेलन • आसाम सीटू की गतिविधियां तेज • मई दिवस • चाय बागान मजदूरों पर भरी दमन • भारत में संगठन की स्वतन्त्रता और सामूहिक सौदेबाजी के अधिकार का उलंघन • जूट मजदूरों ने देशव्यापी मांग दिवस मनाया • सीटू द्वारा दुर्घटनाओं के लिए रेल मंत्रालय की निंदा • कानपूर होजियरी मजदूरों की अनिश्चितकालीन हड़ताल • बिहार के उद्योगों में तालाबंदी की चाहत • संक्षिप्त समाचार • चाय बागान मजदूरों का सम्मेलन • दसवीं विश्व ट्रेड यूनियन कांग्रेस, 1982 हवाना के प्रति : जी डी आर में औद्योगिक दुर्घटनाओं में कमी • रेल समाचार: लोको कर्मियों के कार्य के अमानवीय घंटे • समूचे भारत में मई दिवस की धूम • तमिलनाडु में बागान मजदूरों पर हमले • तमिलनाडु चमड़ा उद्योग के मजदूरों का सम्मेलन • हरयाणा में पुलिस दमन जारी • 20 मई को एक दिन की सफल हड़ताल

7 Jun 1981

Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Message Of Fraternal Solidarity From Vietnam Trade Union Federation • Ernst Thaelmann In Nazi Prison • Kerala’s Cashew Industry In Crisis • Job Seekers : An Analysis • Share of Wages In Production • Safety In Textile Industry • Dispute Between Co-operative Society And Its Employees | Legal Notes • Ruthless Exploitation By Money Lenders In The Dhanhad Coalfields • Agreement In Steel Industry • BCMU Protests Against Anti- Worker Practices of Jute Mills • Other Regular Features

1 Sept 1975

Roy, Jibon, Bhattacharjee, Shanti

In This Issue: • Secretariat Communique : CiTU Calls For Nationwide joint Campaign against Communalism and Divisive Forces • Participation of Workers in Management Bill—1990 (A Note for Discussion) • Suggestions by the CITU for the New Industrial Relations Law • CITU Opposes Privatisation in Power Sector • Notice for General Council Meeting, 20.6.90 • CITU Delegation on a Goodwill Visit to China • Trade Union School for BHEL Workers • Kisan Sabha Condemns Lathi Charge on Haryana Peasants • CITU Condemns Central Government’s Refusal to accept Multislab system of DA • Successful Strike by Bank Employees • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Railway Ministry's Attitude Out of Tune With Railwaymen’s Aspirations—AIRF • Victory of the Sponge Workers at Palaspanga • Reminiscences: Son‘s Letter to His Father • Central Government Employees of NE Region on Struggle • Women’s Struggle: The Policy of Sex Discrimination Still Haunts Air India • Anganwadi Women to Demonstrate before Parliament • Tamilnadu: Statewide campaign against Unemployment • Police Atrocities on Tribals in Orissa • Orissa State CITU Organises Rally Before Assembly • Confernce of Delhi CITU • Conference of Punjab State CITU • Conference of Fertilizer Workers’ Federation • New Industrial Proposals—Under Shadow of Super 301 – Jibon Roy • TUI-Plantation Condoles Com. BTR’S Death • The Threat of Super 301 – Shanti Bhattacharjee • Statement by AIIEA • Statement by CITU

1 Jul 1990

Ganguly, P. K., Pandhe, M. K., Balanandan, E.

In This Issue: • The Killing of Rajiv Gandhi • CITU Condemns the Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi • Sixth CITU Andhra Pradesh State Conference • AIDWA Condemns Attack on CPI(M) Activists in Tripura • Special 301, an Attack on India’s Sovereignty - P K Ganguly • Air India Pilots Fight Back Victimisation – M. K. Pandhe • CITU Condemns U.S. For Imposition of Special 301 • CITU Condemns Declaration of Pilots’ Strike as Illegal • Appeal For Bangladesh Cyclone Relief • Air Employees Condemn Air India’s Action • General Council Meeting of Air Corporation Employees • Vayudoot Employees Oppose Privatisation • Com. M. K. Kelu • CITU’s Note on ILO Convention on Equal Remuneration • Com. Prabhas Roy • Observance of Com. BTR’s Death Anniversary • Wage Settlement in HSCL—a Big Victory • CITU Condoles The Passing Away of Com. S. A. Dange • CITU Protests against Stoppage of Publication of Collected Works of Marx and Engels • CITU Publications • Convention on Self-Reliance • Com. A. D. Shastry • Renew the Pledge to Uphold the Revolutionary Traditions of May Day – E. Balanandan • Lock out at Hoograjuli Tea Estate, Assam • Metro Lockout Withdrawn • Successful Struggle of the Unorganised Workers • Massive Rally Marks Dr. Ambedkar Birth Centenary in Bombay • May Day Celebrations

1 Jun 1991

Mukherjee, Dipankar, Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K. +3

In This Issue: • The Steal Deal - Dipankar Mukherjee • Advocacy Of Ordinance Raj Reprehensible! • NATO Offensive In Yugoslavia: A Threat To Sovereignty Of Nations – E. Balanandan • Economy In Decline, Workers In Misery – M. K. Pandhe • Elections And Tasks Of The Working Class • FDI Investment In Asia Decline • Labour Legislations: Alarming Picture Of Absolute Anarchy - Tapan Sen • Repulse Attack On Collective Bargaining - Swadesh Dev Roye • Globalisation Or Economic Subjugation? – W. R. Varada Rajan • Xv World Congress: On Occupational Safety And Health • T N: Welfare Scheme For Unorganised Workers • WB: Unique Scheme To Help Workers • CITU Leaders Murdered In Assam Teagarden • Kerala: Cashew Workers’ Struggle • Ap: Leaf-Plate Making Women Revolt • Rourkela: Workers’ Oppose Sale Of PSU Assets • Delhi: Rally By FCI Workers • GIC Move For Productivity Linked Wages • Bihar: Successful Strike By Govt Staff • Kanpur: Ramasrey Memorial Inaugurated • Regional Rural Bank Employees’ Conference • May Day Celebration In TN • CPSTU Meets • May Day In Maharashtra • Move To Privatise Indian Airlines Condemned • World Energy Meet In France • Globalisation And Migration • Vizag: CITU Workers Join Struggle For Land

1 Jun 1999

Ranadive, B. T., Ranadive, Vimal, Guha, Amitava

In This Issue: • The Trade Unions and Assembly Elections – B. T. Ranadive • CITU Secretariat Decisions: Observe Bhopal Day on February 4 • The Bhopal Holocaust: Government's Attempt to Suppress Facts • ILO Session On Food and Drinks Industries Committee • Gramin Bank Employees on Strike • Rail Strike in England • Greetings From AUCCTU • Women Workers in Plantation Industry – Vimal Ranadive • Stop These Atrocities on Women • Interim Order of the Supreme Court in Anjora Case • Scope of Herb Based Drug Industry - Amitava Guha • CITU In The Eyes Of A Trade Unionist Of England • Railwaymen’s Struggle: Railwaymen to Decide Future Course: AIREC • Around The States: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi • Pharmacutical Workers on Strike Struggle • Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1984 • The Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1984 • International Struggles

1 Feb 1985

Sen, Tapan, Ganguly, P. K., Roy, Jibon +1

In This Issue: • Successful Countrywide Strike By Unorganised Workers • Against the New Economic Policies--Preparation for Bharat Bandh on September 9 in Full Swing • CPSTU Extends Full Support To Bharat Bandh On 9th September • Plantation Workers To Join Enmasse In 9th September Bharat Bandh • Bipartite National Seminar Calls for Broadest Unity to Fight New Economic Policy • Calcutta High Court Issues Stay Order against Privatisation of Public Sector Units • Labour Minister Assures Consideration of Public Sector Workers Demands • Goswami Committee on Sick Industries: A Blue Print For Closure And Retrenchment - Tapan Sen • CITU Condemns The Goswami Committee Report On Industrial Sickness • Railwaymen’s Movement: AIREC CWC decisions • AlIIMS Nurses Struggle Achieved Demands • Manila Conference of World Trade Unions affirm faith in Socialism - Sukomal Sen • Government’s Turn Around Strategy on NTC: Damocles Sword Over National Textile Corporation – P. K. Ganguly • Workers Representatives Protest Privatisation Move of Cycle Corporation of India Ltd. • PSU-Disinvestment Scam—A National Corollary To NEP - Jibon Roy • Government of India Sponsored Employees Pension Scheme—Some Reactions from the Grass root • National Convention of Central Govt. Employees • South Africa Making Hope A Reality - Hemant Kumar • New Offensive of Japan Trade Union Movement: Interview with Kumagai Kanemichi, Secretary General of ZENROREN • Guangzhou Symposium: Emphasises on Economic Development and Trade Union Struggle in Asia – P. K. Ganguly

1 Aug 1993

Choudhary, Saroj, Shukla, N. K., Banerjee, Kanai +2

In This Issue: • Cherished Heritage Of October Revolution Will Remain For Ever! • CITU Condemns Military Offensive By Yeltsin Regime • Mass Platform to carry forward fight against Economic Policies Demonstration and burning effigy of Dunkel Proposals • TUs to organise Dharnas against New Labour Law on 7th December • CITU Endorsed Mass Action Plan against Dunkel Proposals • CITU Calls For Urgent Relief To Earthquake Victims • ILO Appreciates CITU’s Report On Organization • Nationwide Indefinite Strike By Postal Employees From 7th December • A Historic Judgment • ONGC Workers To Observe A Day’s Strike On 23rd November Throughout The Country • NFPE Protest Against Reduction Of Interest Rates Of Post Office Savings Schemes • The Public Sector: Still Scaling Great Heights - Saroj Chowdhary • Seminar On Alternative Agricultural Policy – N. K. Shukla • Future Campaign And Struggles • Agricultural Workers Union Calls For Action • Anganwadi Delegation Meets Director Planning Commission • Mass Struggles In Tamilnadu • Attack on Choibari Tea Garden Workers by INTUC and Management • CITU/CTUC Workshop On ‘Now Technology and its Impact • Central Govt. Employees’ Struggle: The Strike That Was Not - Kanai Banerjee • FWFI Working Committee decides to launch nationwide phased agitation • Kerala CITU donates one day’s wages for Earth Quake Victims • In The Wonderland Of Capitalism • Homelessness : Growing Problem In West Europe • Magnificient LRSA Victory: Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement of Victimised Locomen • ICDS threatened with Privatisation • Strengthening Of International Cooperation Of Trade Unions Around The Indian Ocean Region - Chittabrata Majumdar • Get back to where you once belonged. This is what working women in Russia are being told in the wake of economic recession - Fred Weir

1 Nov 1993

Balanandan, E., Varada Rajan, W. R., Dakshi, Ardhendu +1

In This Issue: • Centre Of Indian Trade Unons, General Council Meeting, Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala, • 20-22, April 2000: Notice • Editorial: No More It Is Hidden! • SLC Session Another Futile Exercise • The UP Electricity Employees Strike - E. Balanandan • Dave Committee Report: Investment Centric Prescriptions – W. R. Varada Rajan • CITU On First Report • The World Bank Inspiration • SAIL - Restructuring Or Demolition ? - Ardhendu Dakshi • Total Strike In Salem Steel • The President Speaks Out • NFL To Go To 'Strategic Buyer’ - Swadesh Dev Roye • Magnificent Public Sector Strike • Com. N. J. Iyer • Forward To 9th March • Pension Case • Campaigns And Struggles In Tamilnadu • Tripura Plantation Union Conference • Chevalla: CITU Fights Police Brutality • CITU Win In Chittivalasa Jute Mills • INTUC: Metal Workers’ Convention • Real Face Of PEPSICO • Insurance Employees Conference • SICA: Repeal Move Denounced • Dunlop: Chhabaria’s Game Exposed • UB Employees To Fight Job Losses • MP: Retrenchement Move Condemned • Employees’ Pension Scheme • A Different Hijacking • March 8 International Women's Day

1 Mar 2000

Ranadive, Vimal, Umanath, R., Chatterjee, A. P.

In This Issue: • Forward To The Third Conference Of CITU • Condition of Indian Women in the International Women’s Year | Vimal Ranadive • Industrial Accidents And Role of Trade Unions | R. Umanath • Hospital And Industrial Law | Legal Notes • Arithmetic Of Agricultural Workers’ Life • Assam P.F. Scheme—A Fraud On Tea Garden Workers • Tamilnadu Committee of CITU Meets • National Campaign Committee Against Wage Freeze To Meet On April 9 • For Delegates To 3rd CITU Conference • State Govt. Employees & Teachers On Strike | Tripura • Port & Dock Workers And Seamen Observe Demands Day • Newsletters Goa, Gujarat • Other Regular Features

1 Apr 1975

Ranadive, B. T.

In This Issue: • Forward to Preparation for One Day strike in All Industries — B. T. Ranadive • National Convention Call For All India One Day Strike. A Memorable Event in United TU Movement • Bihar Glass and Potteries Workers Conference • Speedcraft Workers Attacked • Working Women’s Conference at Kolhapur • Assam CITU Gears Up its Activities • Violation of Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining in India • Jute Workers Observe Countrywide Demands Day • CITU Condemns Railway Ministry for accidents • Kanpur Hosiery Workers on Indefinite Strike • In Brief • Conference of Chabagan Mazdoor Union • Forward to the Xth World Trade Union Congress at Havana, 1982. Downward Trend of Industrial Accidents in GDR • Railway News: Inhuman Duty Hours for Locomen • May Day Celebrated Throughout India • Attack on Plantation Workers in Tamilnadu • Tamilnadu Tannery Workers Conference • Police Repression Continues in Haryana • Successful One Day Strike on May 20

1 Jul 1981