General Strike 1973, Meeting with Categorial Association (AIRF/ 160 -B (iii))
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This collection contains file records from 1974 of the All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) classified under six heads
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Item Press Release and supporting documents (AIRF/ 160 -B (iii))(AIRF, 1974) All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA)Press releases by AIRF and AILRSA. The AIRF release accompanies a declaration by railwaymen's unions challenging claims by the Railway minister L.N. Mishra that bonus cannot be paid since railwaymen are too numerous - 27 Lakhs; calls for preparations for the strike. An AILRSA press release refutes claims by Railway ministry regarding the cause of delay in settlement of grievances regarding work hours, withdrawal of case against workers and non-implementation of past assurances etc. Another AILRSA release expresses support for textile workers of Bombay, Jute workers of India, workers of Indian Airlines, of Life Insurance Corporation, Junior doctors of DelhiItem Railways union resolution and leaflet on readiness to strike (AIRF/ 160 -B (iii))(AIRF, 1974)Resolution passed at central executive committee of Dakshin railway employees union held at golden rock in 1974 referring to 1973 resolution against JCM negotiators that scuttled need based minimum wage, bonus, neutralisation as etc, All govt employees and railway workers now stand united for strike action and wait for a national convention to prepare for strike, There is also a leflet in Hindi and a mailing list of trade unions to whom documents have been mailedItem Views, Proposals and Railway Trade Union's Declaration(AIRF, 1974) All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA); All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)Views and Proposals of All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) presented at the meet of the All India Railwaymen's Federation on 24 January 1974. Text of declaration adopted at the December 1973 meeting of Railway unions and associations. Contains list of names and addresses of trade unions officials who participated and also a list to whom the material was mailed. AILRSA Proposals and AIRF Declaration refer to Pay scales, Bonus, Job classification, Bonus and de-casualition etc.Item Railway Unions Letters and Applications File (AIRF/ 160 -B (iii))(AIRF, 1974) Indian Railways Ticket Checking Staff Association; All India Railway Commercial Clerks Association; All India Train Examiners' Association; All India Railway Technical Staff; Indian Railway Pharmacist's Association; United Committee of Railwaymen; All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)Collection of letters addressed to AIRF and responses; These also express inter-union tensions and difference of views and problems of organisation; e.g. A letter from All India Railway Commercial Clerks Association expresses distrust at AIRF strike call and refers its nefarious role in the 1968 strike; The strike call should not be from AIRF but from all railwaymen represented in different category-wise unions;Item LRSA Memorandum, AIRF Notice of Meeting(AIRF, 1973) All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA); All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)Text of December 1973 LRSA Memorandum to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi giving a full break up of greviances and non implementation of assurances made by railway administration and seeking her intervention regarding withdrawal of court cases, Pay cuts, reduction of work hours etc.; Text of a notice from AIRF meeting with representatives of the Railways categorical or craft unions to be held on 26 December 1973.Item Minutes of Railways Unions Meeting (AIRF/ 160 -B (iii))(AIRF, 1974)Handwritten minutes or notes with names and addresses of different Railway unions officials and jottings of what they said. Difficult to read all but there is mention of representation of the categorical streams within AIRF -- reference is being made to Loco running staff and AILRSA and also to regional unions within Railways NRMU and SERMU, There mention of strike actions by other govt employees .... 'no food no work' ... there is a reference to the strike by 1 Lakh (100,000) govt employees in Oct 1973 on the question of minimum wages; Parity with wages and benefits as in public sector and need for unified action ....