The situation calls for sober analysis and farsightedness
Lal Singh, General Secretary, Communist Ghadar Party of India, 16th July, 2011
Who stands to gain from the serial bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai on 13th July? If the crime is not one of passion but of cold political calculation, then the political motive needs to be examined.
Continue readingDefend the sovereignty of Libya!
Down with the imperialist aggression!
The inhuman and unjust imperialist aggression on Libya is continuing; new forms of economic and political pressures have been added to the destructive war power of the NATO powers. The aim of this war is “regime change”, meaning destruction of Gaddafi politically and physically if possible, and installation of a puppet regi
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Oppose privatisation of banks! Protect the savings of the people!
Support the 5th August Strike of over 10,00,000 bank workers!
The United Forum of Bank Unions, consisting of nine unions of employees and officers of all state-owned banks, has called a one-day strike on 5th August. The workers’ unions are fighting against intensified exploitation and attacks on their rights and working conditions.
Continue readingTea garden workers of Bengal demand wage increase
The workers of the tea gardens of North Bengal and Assam are on the path of struggle. They are fighting against their intense exploitation.
On July 25, 2011, tea garden workers organized under the Progressive Tea Workers' Union (PTWU) stopped dispatch of tea from the gardens demanding an increase in wages.
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Upcoming Strike of Bank workers – 5 August 2011
Interview with Comrade Ramanand about the upcoming Strike of Bank workers
Following the call for an all-India strike on 5th August by the United Forum of Bank Unions (5 employees’ unions and 4 officers’ unions), correspondents of Mazdoor Ekta Lehar interviewed one of the most senior leaders of bank workers in Delhi on 13th July, 2011. Comrade Ramanand is General Secretary of the Delhi State – Bank Employees Federation and one of the leading members of All-India Bank Employees’ Association
Maruti Suzuki workers boycott union poll
Against the wishes of the mass of workers of the Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar, the management organized an election for the office bearers of a company recognized union. These elections were held on July 16, 2011.
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Confidentiality Act is a legacy of British colonial rule
Interview with Comrade P.K. Sharma about the Strike of Bank workers
The Confidentiality Act is a legacy of British colonial rule, like the Land Acquisition Act. The law exists from the epoch when we were enslaved to the white man.
Kashmir government workers’ protest attacked
On July 14, 2011, thousands of state government employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government staged a protest demonstration responding to the call of the Joint Action Committee (JCC) in Srinagar demanding release of pending arrears of the Sixth Pay Commission, regularization of dailywagers, enhancement of retirement age from 58 to 60 and enhancement in wages of Anganwadi workers.
Continue readingLoco running staff prepare for major actions in defence of their rights
The biennial meeting of the Mumbai Division (Central Railway) of the All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) was held on July 16, 2011, at Mahavir Hall, Kalyan. Amidst pouring rain over hundred delegates came to participate in the meeting.
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