National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS)

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    Railways Management Memos for Taking Disciplinary Action and Union Memo
    (AIRF, 1974) North East Frontier Railway; National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS)
    Mid 1974 internal memos from railway management taking disciplinary action against specific employees; There is also a memo from an employee seeking to resume work …; there is a memo from the NCCRS the railway workers national coordination to the railway authorities to take appropriate action to meet workers demands.
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    NCCRS Letters file
    (AIRF, 1974) Mishra, J.N.; Bharadwaj, R. C.; Gupta, Priya; Fernandes, George; Krishnan, Parvati; Mukherjee, Samar; Gokhle, G.S.; NCCRS; Ved Mitter Vig
    over a hundred letters by individuals and from trade unions in the Indian Railways in the mid 1970s, many handwritten; some written to members of parliament and the Minister of Railways, to NCCRS and AIRF, and from AIRF dealing with loss of employment, conditions of temporary workers, planning of industrial action and the national convention of Railwaymen, post 1974 railway strike situation, facing disciplinary actions by Railway' management, harassment, transfer of workers, dealing with day to day trade union organisational matters, description and information on organisation of sit-ins, processions, meetings, 'Demands Week', putting up of posters, workers wearing badges; One letter is Marked 'Relief Fund Bulletin' giving details of contributions; letters with excerpts from News reports; another one makes mention of the 'Strike News Bulletin'
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    Proceedings of Central Executive Committee of AITA Meeting (5 April 1974)
    (AIRF, 1974) All India Train Examiners Association - Southern Zone
    Detailed report of proceedings of the AITA executive committee meeting which goes into internal organisational matters and its participation in the NCCRS. The report goes into detail of the 8 point demands (Job evaluation and classification, senoirity, decasualisation, etc) raised by NCCRS for the railwaymen, are dicussed with comments and suggestions.
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    An Appeal To People
    (AIRF) National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS)
    This leaflet by NCCRS explains to the people reasons behind the general strike and attempts to counter government point for view and anti strike propaganda as has appeared in advertisements in newspapers.
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    [Booklet in Bengali]
    (AIRF, 1974)
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    New Year Greeting Card 1975
    (AIRF, 1974) Food Corporation of India Employees Association West Zone
    New Year Greeting card for 1975 addressed to George Fernandes listing workers wishes/demands. Has a Christmas tree drawing with wishes for pay rise etc. dangling from the tree.
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    Notifications and Letters
    (AIRF, 1974) All India Railways Ministerial Staff Association; Indian Railways echnical Supervisors Association; Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh - Himachal Pradesh; Bhartiya Railway Mazdoor Sangh; Government of India
    This file contains notifications dated 1974 and letters from trade unions; one notification by AIRMSA is dated 1969 and refers to its note of dissent regarding Pen Down Strike by the Secretarial Staff. There is an undated note from NCCRS which makes mention of a one and half year long sectional struggle of the railwaymen -- the running staff (motormen, Drivers) that has prepared ground and created confidence for a wider struggle. This file also contains a government document marked 'secret' written by a senior bureaucrat C.V. Narasimhan in the ministry of home affairs (government of India) asking state governments to take preventive action against the imminent threat of the railway strike in May 1974.
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    Official notice with names of casual labourers listed for dismissal
    (AIRF, 1974) South Central Railway
    Official Notice dated 10 May 1974 from South Central Railway authorities in Kazipet giving a full list of casual labourers who were absent from work on 4 May 1974; their unauthorised absence is deemed to terminate their services.
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    Minutes of Zonal Committee Meeting NCCRS (Eastern Railway)
    (AIRF, 1974) National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS)
    Minutes of Zonal Committee Meeting of the NCCRS (E. Railway) held in December 1974; meeting chaired by convener Bimal Dey. Among issues discussed are: list of employees removed from service or facing court cases for sabotage and violence so that action be taken for them; invitation to joining organisational activities of Eastern Railwaymen's union; Organise mass meetings; Members of zonal committee to go to Mugalsarai to probe functioning of the NCCRS.; minutes of fund committee and grants approved to units.
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    Mailing Addresses of Trade Unionists in the Indian Railways
    (AIRF, 1974)
    Addresses and names of trade unionists in the Railways from all over India. (9-page list part of the NCCRS folder 15 in AIRF collection)