Abstract:
Book on the history of the Indian Trade Union Movement by G Ramanujam covering aspects of the early stages of the labour movement, the struggle of the Ahmedabad textile workers, Gandhian trade unionism and struggles, the birth of the CPI and the formation of the AITUC, the role of the trade unions during the second world war, sections of various strikes (1943 railway strike, 1050 Bombay textile strike, etc.,), references to various sector wise organisational efforts (banking, cooperative sector, etc.), split in the AITUC and formation of the CITU, discussion on a national minimum wage, etc.
