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AIRF 160- B General Strike

AIRF 160- B General Strike

 

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  • Railways Management Circulars regarding Demonstrations and Meetings 
    N.F. Railway (AIRF, 1974)
    The text of official management circulars between March and April 1974 from the Indian Railways management regarding the participation of workers in demonstrations and public meetings. It points to rule 7 of Railway Service ...
  • प्रस्ताव - रेलवे करंचारियों को हड़ताल के संबंध में [Prastaav - Railway Karamchariyon Ko Hadtaal Kay Sambandh Mein] 
    Rajasthan Bijli Nal Works Federation (AIRF, 1974)
    Text of resolution in Hindi by Rajasthan Bijli Nal Works Federation at their convention to support to the proposed strike by Railway workers and supports their demands
  • Outline of the Existing Procedure For the Examinsation of Complaints Alleging Infringements on Trade Union Rights 
    Unknown author (AIRF, 1972)
    Unsigned document probably from the ILO marked GB/LS/March 1972, The first paragraph says "Pursuant to the wish expressed by the Governing body at its 160th session (Geneva, 17-20 November 1964) an outline of the existing ...
  • Unions Resolutions File (AIRF 160 B General Strike) 
    Dakshin Railway Employees Union; All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA); All India Railway Stenographers Association; National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS) (AIRF, 1974)
    Contains Texts of Resolutions adopted by various trade unions and their regional and national level meetings. These resolutions from 1974 call for or support the railwaymen's struggles and their strike, their demands for ...
  • Cables / Telegrams and Union Demands During 1974 Railway Strike 
    International Transport Workers Secretariat (Prague); National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS); All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA); MTP Railways Coordination Conmmittee (AIRF, 1974)
    Telegrams from International and Indian Unions. International Transport workers secretariat and an appeal to trade unions of railwaymen from NCCRS and a leaflet from All India Loco running staff Association others regarding ...
  • Scans of 1974 telegrams from SOHYO (Japan) and from AIRF 
    SOHYO; All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) (AIRF, 1974)
    Telegrams from SOHYO, Japanese General Council of trade unions expressing solidarity with Railway India's workers; includes telegram addressed to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi regarding arrests of Trade union leaders; ...
  • Notes / Memos by unions along with management orders concerning the 1974 railway strike 
    All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); All India Guards Council; Zonal Coordination Committee for Railwaymen's Struggle; Ministry of Railways; Northern Railways (AIRF, 1974)
    Cover note by All India Railwaymen's Federation along with office orders from Northern Railways concerning the strike action by railway workers; Note from Ministry of Railways with transfer orders of Engineers; notes by ...
  • Memorandum to General Manager Northern Railways on 26 July 1974 
    Northern Railwaymen's Union (AIRF, 1974)
    Text of 1974 Trade Union Memorandum to General Manager Mr. C. S. Parmeshwaran, Northern Railways, Kanpur draws attention to instances of dismissals, termination from work of workers and non-withdrawal of criminal cases ...
  • Excerpts from Speech by Prime Miinister Indira Gandhi and one page Railway Workers Bulletin 
    Gandhi, Indira; South Eastern Railway Labour Union (AIRF, 1974)
    Excerpts from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's may 1974 reply to a no-confidence motion in the parliament regarding much-needed rationalisation of the wage structure; March 1974 issue of Forum the one-page news bulletin by ...
  • Press Releases, Statements etc from Multiple Unions regarding the 1974 Railway Strike 
    All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS); All India Defence Employees Federation; TUI Transport Workers / WFTU; Gorey, N.G. (AIRF, 1974)
    This scanned file contains press releases by Trade Unions and prominent figures in support of the May 1974 Railway workers strike in India. Contains also three newsletters from Unions. Has News reports from Lucknow and ...
  • Correspondence File [AIRF 160-B General Strike] 
    Limaye, Madhu; Chaubey, J.P.; Fernandes, George; Dange, S.A.; Sharma, Govindlal; Bhagi, K.D.; Malgi, V.R.; Padmanabhan, K. (AIRF, 1974)
    374-page AIRF correspondence file with letters from AIRF to member unions also letters from members of parliament to VV Giri the President of India regarding arrests and repression of railway personnel and of trade unionists ...
  • Railway Labour (dated 10.6.1974) 
    S.E. Railway Labour Union (AIRF, 1974)
    a 19 Page cyclostyled bulletin of the Railway workers produced by the S.E. Railway Labour Union giving news of the post-1974 railway strike situation following the withdrawal of the strike.