Fact Finding Mission of the ITF May 1974 General Strike (File No. AIRF/160-B Part-IV-a)
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Item Frequent Strikes by Locomen: Some Questions and Their Answers(AIRF, 1974) Ministry of Railways, Govt. of IndiaBooklet released by the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways [Govt of India] in a Question and Answer format expressing the point of view of the administration of the Indian Railways faced with frequent agitations and industrial action.Item Rashtra Ki Prandhara Ki Raksha Karen (राष्ट्र की प्रंधारा की रक्षा करें)(AIRF, 1974) Rail Mantralaya [Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India]This 10 page Hindi booklet is a rejoinder to the Loco Running Staff Association by the then Minister of Railways Lalit Narain Mishra. The booklet lists all assurances made to fulfil demands of the railwaymen following their three strikes in 1973. The demands concerned re-employment of staff who lost jobs, drop legal action, accept a 10-hour work schedule and so on. The booklet refers to the Qureshi committee set up following the strike by loco running staff to look into the implementation of the demands.Item Letters from Unions in the aftermath of 1974 Railway Strike(AIRF, 1974) Eastern Railwaymens Union; National Railway Mazdoor Union; Northern Railwaymens Union; All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)Multiple letters written in the post-strike situation of the 1974 Railway strike, pertaining to the ITF and ILO Fact-Finding mission based on the complaint filed by AIRF. The letters provide an account of strike breaking of the 1974 railway strike and repression by police, CISF and by the administration at workers residential colonies and of arrests of workers etc.. Role played by Govt and railway administration authorities are listed. Letters list locations and numbers of Railway staff who lost jobs and progress of their reinstatement etc.Item Text of Notice from Eastern Railways(AIRF, 1974) Sawhney, V. PNotice from General Manager, Eastern Railways, states that any strike by a govt servant while the proclamation of emergency under the Defence of India Act and Rules are under force would be illegal. It mentions the order dated 25 November 1973 published in the Gazette of India prohibits strikes in the Railways for a period of six months from 26 November 1973. Strike notice would be in contravention of emergency rules. Preparation or abetment is punishable by three years of imprisonment.Item Advertisements and Notices addressed to Railway workers(AIRF, 1974) Eastern RailwaysThe text of Appeals and Warnings [in English, Hindi and Bengali] in the form of official notices and advertisements addressed to Railway workers in India to desist from participating in the Railway strike of 1974. That the railways are the lifeline of the country and that 'if you win, you'll loose'. Stike action is illegal as per defence of India rules and participation in a strike will draw penal action, loss of pay and jobs etc.Item Towards Better Industrial Relations: Decisions of General Managers' Conference(AIRF, 1974) Ministry of Railways, Govt. of IndiaReport on Decisions of General Managers Conference of the Railways held in New Delhi on 21-22 January 1974. The document refers to the impact of the strike and the agitation for the creation of category wise unions that threaten the existing industrial relations mechanism and the need for reorienting management techniques; The principle of 'No Work, No Pay' should be enforced. Special benefits be given to those rendering exemplary service during emergency situations. The report is signed by the Minister of Railways.Item Assurances Fulfilled in Letter and Spirit: An Account of implementation of Assurances to Loco Running Staff(AIRF, 1974) Ministry of Railways, Govt. of IndiaThis 11-page booklet is a rejoinder to the Loco Running Staff Association by the then Minister of Railways Lalit Narain Mishra. The booklet lists all assurances made to fulfil demands of the railwaymen following their three strikes in 1973. The demands concerned re-employment of staff who lost jobs, drop legal action, accept a 10-hour work schedule and so on. The booklet refers to the Qureshi committee set up following the strike by loco running staff to look into the implementation of the demands.