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    Resolutions passed by Rialways trade unions
    (AIRF, 1973) Western Railway Employees' Union; All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); Madras Postal Accounts Association
    Three resolutions by trade unions, two by railway workers organisation and a third one by Postal workers supporting the demands of railway workers. The first resolution is titled ' Strike resolution passed at the Annual General Body Meeting of the Western Railway Employees Union held in November 1973; the second resolution is a resolution passed at the Annual convention of AIRF in October 1973.
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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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    Press Release of April 15, 1974
    (AIRF, 1974) National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS)
    This press release is a cover letter and seeks coverage of resolutions adopted at the National convention of NCCRS held in Delhi on 15 April 1974
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    Mailing List with Addresses of Trade Unions in the Indian Railways
    (AIRF, 1974)
    A list of mailing addresses of 89 trade union organisations of railway workers in India in the 1970s
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    [Booklet in Bengali]
    (AIRF, 1974)
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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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    Leila Kabir Fernandes vs Unions of India - 1974 petition in the High Court of Delhi in Matter Maintnance of Internal Security Act, 1971
    (AIRF, 1974)
    Scanned copy of the Writ petition filed by Leila Kabir Fernandes challenging the grounds of the order of detention of George Fernandes, the leader of the All India Railwaymen's Federation. The annexure to the petition contains the text of strike notice in the railways
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    Resolution on General Strike at Meeting of the Natioal Coordination Committee of Railwaymen's Struggle on 15 April 1974
    (AIRF, 1974) National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS)
    NCCRS resolution on the 1974 Railway Strike explaining the failure of negotiations and the call for strike on the charter of demands adopted earlier at the National convention held on 27 February 1974
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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)
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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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    Resolutions adopted in 1974 by Government and Railwaymen's Trade Unions [Resolutions File NCC - folder 15 AIRF Collections]
    (AIRF, 1974) All India Station Master's Association; National Coordination Body for Railwaymen's Struggle (Bhatinda); C.L.W. Railwaymen's Coordination Committee; All India Railway Stenographers Association (Jhansi Branch); All India Switchmen Cabinmen Levermen Advisory Council (Nagina)
    Text of resolutions adopted by trade unions in the Indian Railways at their local coordinations or category wise regional or national level conventions or meetings. One resolution is from a citizens Convention organised in Cooperation with railwaymens organisations; Resolutions mention to efforts at joint participation of members of national /regional level bodies such as AIFR, AILRSA and others. All resolutions reflect planning underway for the national level indefinite Railway strike that took place in May 1974. Contains also a resolution from the March 1974 National Convention of Central Government Employees Organisations.
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    Trade Union Memorandum Sumbitted to Management of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
    (AIRF, 1974) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) Labour Union; C.E.K. Karamchari Sangha; CLW Employees Union T.R.T.S.A. / Chttaranjan; CLW Casual Labour Union; CLW Progressmen Association; CLW Engineering Supervisors Association
    Text of memorandum by unions of railway workers at the Chittaranjan locomotive works workers handed to the Management on 8 April 1974, the last day of the 'Demands Week' called for by the National Coordination For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS)
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    Some Local Level NCCRS Circulars by Railway Unions in 1974
    (AIRF, 1974)
    Local level circulars from railway trade unions part of the NCCRS. One is a circular no 18 dated 8.12.1974 titled: Minutes of the Meeting of NCCRS Meeting at Olavakkot. Among decision is a public meeting, A 'Work to Rule' trade union action from 15.1.1975; And a zonal convention be planned; The meeting approves the decision of Zonal Working committee of All India Loco Running Staff association to resort to any direct action after 31. 12. 1974 if victimised workers are not taken back by that time.
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    NERMU Correspondence File
    (AIRF, 1974) North East Railway Mazdoor Union (NERMU); National Coordination Committee For Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS); Indian Railways Ticket Checking Staff Association; Railway Worker's Coordination Committee
    Contains 8 letters mostly addressed to the NCCRS. They raise organisational issues of forging a common front of railway workers organisations and the need to work out differences, do away with parallel committees of railway workers; reports of committee meetings and minutes of local meetings etc
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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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    Paanch - Dus Rupaye ki ghooskhori say railway ko laakhon ki Ghati [Loss of Lakhs to Railways due to corruption / May 1974 Railway Strike]
    (AIRF, 1974) Rashtriya Rail Mazdoor Sangharsh Samnvay Samiti [NCCRS]
    Two leaflets in Hindi by the NCCRS. The first one on corruption in the railways and the huge losses incurred due to that. The second leaflet announces the may 1974 indefinite strike in the railways and the reasons, the demands of workers.
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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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    Letters File (AIRF Archive - Folder 15)
    (AIRF, 1974) Northern Railwaymen's Union; Western Railway Employees Union; All India Guards Council; South Eastern Railway Accounts Sub-head Association; Embassy of Japan; Central Railway O.H.E. Staff Association; Mukherjee, Samar
    Correspondence between railways trade unions shows discussions regarding proposal for strike; tensions among constituents -- notably with loco running staff association; concern about repressive methods by railway management and support for the six-point demands of the NCCRS for railwaymen and support for strike if demands are not accepted; to incorporate Bharatiya Rail Vidyut Karamchari Sangh in the national coordination committee (NCC) ; A handwritten letter indicating that strike notice has been served; A Letter from the Japanese Embassy in Delhi seeking information on the railway strike; A letter from a member of Parliament to the Railway minister regarding the railways withholding subsistence allowance of suspended workers ....
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    Railway Sentinel
    (AIRF, 1974)
    General Strike issue no 2 of a railway workers bulletin from March 10, 1974, focuses on issues raised at the National Convention of Railwaymen held in February 1974