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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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    NCCRS letters File No. NCCRS/1/74/Part-I
    (AIRF, 1974) All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); NCCRS; AITUC; All India Railway Employees Confederation; Indian Railways Ticket Checking Staff Association; Northern Railway Workers Union; All India Guards Council; Eastern Railwaymens Union; Bharatiya Railway Mazdoor Sangh
    Correspondence file with letters concerning the resolution adopted at the February 1974 National Convention of Railwaymen and various interunion exchanges as well as letters addressed to Minister of Railways.
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    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.
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    Correspondence file on continuing the impact on workers of May 1974 Railway strike
    (AIRF, 1979) All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); Northern Railwaymen's Union; N.F. Railway Mazdoor Union; Diesel Loco Works Railwaymen's Union; Western Railway Employees' Union; Southern Railway Mazdoor Union
    Correspondence regarding the aftermath of the 1974 railway strike and its impact on workers; Letters and testimonies between 1977-1979 mention continuing discrimination against those who participated in the strike with regards to wage increments, non withdrawal of criminal cases. Union letters try to estimate the number of such employees across India. There are letters from AIRF to Railway authorities and the Railway minister to lift penalties and withdraw cases and respect right to unionise.
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    Orders from Indian Railways Officials Pertaining to Wage Increments of Absentees during 1974 Strike and Related Press Releases by AIRF
    (AIRF, 1979) All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)
    Text of order and an internal memo dated August 1976 (in light of recommendations of third pay commission) from the personnel management of Indian Railways pertaining to regulation of annual wage increments for railway staff who were absent during the 1974 Railway strike, that these be treated as leave without Pay. A press release by All India Railwaymens Federation (AIRF). in english dated 23 March 1978 caoncerns a call for a sit-in of all govt employees unions to end all victimisation, various other demands such as revision of Dearness Allowance, non disparity with regards to leave entitlement, abolition of contract labour etc. There is also a one page text in Hindi from AIRF listing 15 demands of workers at the All India Railway Engineering Staff Conference held on 14-15 March 1978.
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    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.
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    Scans of 1974 telegrams from SOHYO (Japan) and from AIRF
    (AIRF, 1974) SOHYO; All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)
    Telegrams from SOHYO, Japanese General Council of trade unions expressing solidarity with Railway India's workers; includes telegram addressed to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi regarding arrests of Trade union leaders; Telegrams to All India Railwaymen's Federation requesting resolution of All India Loco Staff Association and informing AIRF of a mass meeting to held in Kharagpur
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    Notes / Memos by unions along with management orders concerning the 1974 railway strike
    (AIRF, 1974) All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); All India Guards Council; Zonal Coordination Committee for Railwaymen's Struggle; Ministry of Railways; Northern Railways
    Cover note by All India Railwaymen's Federation along with office orders from Northern Railways concerning the strike action by railway workers; Note from Ministry of Railways with transfer orders of Engineers; notes by All India Guards Council and the Zonal Coordination Committee for Railwaymen's Struggle concerning the strike; also a leaflet in Hindi by All India Loco Running Staff Association.; Note by George Fernandes following his meeting with Chairman of the Railway Board; Notice by All India NG Audit and Accounts Association regarding the railway strike; Note from AIRF on letter handed to the President of India Mr V.V. Giri regarding the Railwaymen's Demands.
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    Press Releases, Statements etc from Multiple Unions regarding the 1974 Railway Strike
    (AIRF, 1974) All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF); Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS); All India Defence Employees Federation; TUI Transport Workers / WFTU; Gorey, N.G.
    This scanned file contains press releases by Trade Unions and prominent figures in support of the May 1974 Railway workers strike in India. Contains also three newsletters from Unions. Has News reports from Lucknow and from Vijayawada. Also releases by AIRF. Has documents in English and in Hindi