Independent Unions
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Item The Madras Labour Union (of the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills)(1918)A brief history of the union and the efforts are taken by Ramanjalu Naidu and Selvapathy Chettiar to organize workers of the B&C Mills in 1918, and the formation of the union on 27 April 1918. Initial struggles included setting up a cooperative store to provide workers with provisions at a lesser price, introduction of a 40-minute lunch break, wage struggles, workers to be treated with respect by Europeans, salary to be paid before the 7th of every month, etc.Item Correspondence - Madras Labour Union and the Madras Government, 1937-1938(1937)Issues addressed include long working hours (beyond 9 hours), use of the 'temporary system' by management to avoid paying workers full wages and deny them benefits, health condition of workers impacted by long working hours, denial of sick leave, etc. Response of the government regarding setting up an inquiry committee to look into the issues raised by the Union.Item The Madras Labour Union Messages and Opinions on the Silver Jubilee Celebrations(1943)Congratulatory messages to the Madras Labour Union on its Silver Jubilee Celebration from the Dewan of Travancore, Venkata Rao (President of the Nellimarla Jute Mill Workers' Union), Gen Secy of the CP, and Berar Provincial TUC Committee, Asst. Set of the AITUC, from other Union officials, etc. Includes photographs from newspapers (Andhra Patrika) of Selvapathy; notes on the history of the MLU and list of office-bearers, pamphlets in Tamil, etc.Item Industrial relations between Simpson Groups and Unions [1944-1971](1944)Mentions the formation of the Simpson and Co. workers' union in 1944 ('The Welfare Union), and the initial struggle for wage increases. Includes excerpts from judgments of the Industrial Tribunal on conflicts between management and workers - resolution on DA, PF, etc. Brief summaries of Union Annual Conferences from 1951-52. Includes letters exchanged between the union and various officials of the Government of India and Tamil Nadu government. Annexure containing code of conduct, procedures on disciplinary action, etc.Item Standing Orders for Employees of the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills(The South India Textile Research Association, 1956)Includes rules on classification of employees, manner of intimating to employees periods and hours of work, holidays, paydays and wage rates, shift working, the procedure for applying for leave and holidays, festival holidays, medical leave, termination of employment, dismissal for misconduct, retirement, etc.Item Union Carbide Employee's Union, Tamil Nadu [1956-2001](1956)Brief profile of the Union Carbide Employee's Union Tamil Nadu: formation of the union in 1956 with affiliation to the AITUC, parallel minority INTUC Union formed in 1967, and LPF Union in 1969. In 1970, a 'nine-member committee was set up to form a new union, which remains the sole representative of the workers - achieved new wage agreement, participated in strikes in 1973 and 1990. A list o the union's presidents from 1956-2001 are also mentioned.Item Rules, Regulations and Correspondence of the National Carbon Employees Union [1957-1961](1957)Includes rules and regulations of the National Carbon Employees' Union, Madras. Correspondence from various years (mostly in Tamil).Item Enfield Employees Union - Project Report [1958-1984](1958)Project Report on the Enfield Employees Union and includes a list of the Office Bearers from 1958 to 1984. Union formed on 28-03-58. Efforts of the union include reaching an agreement on an incentive scheme with the management, linking DA with the cost of living index in 1966, agreement on a housing scheme in 1969-70, etc.Item Dunlop Factory Employees Union and Others [1960-2000](1960)Includes a brief note on the formation of the union in 1960, 10 days strike in 1968, lists various agitations led by the union and its effort to consult with the Central government, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu CM in order to rehabilitate employees of the Dunlop company, paper clipping on Dunlop workers laying siege to the Labour Commission oFfice in Chennai on March 24, 1999, demanding monthly relief of Rs. 1000, the decision on WB government to takeover the Dunlop factory in Sahagunj (WB), etc.Item Memorandum of Settlement - 1974(1974)Terms of the settlement include revision of salary structures, conveyance allowance increased from Rs. 16 to Rs. 25, company to supply uniforms to various categories of employees and provide Rs. 24 per annum as stitching charges, HRA set at Rs. 35 per month etc.Item Memorandum of Settlement - 1977(1977)Terms of the settlement include revision of basic pay (mentioned in Annexure A), HRA set at Rs. 60 per month, conveyance allowance at Rs. 40 per month, provision of milk and vitamin tablets to certain workmen, medical reimbursement to be provided to workmen not covered by ESI to a maximum of Rs. 500 per annum etc.Item Memorandum of Settlement -1977(1977)Management to lift the lock-out from 26-10-77, and workmen agreed to cooperate with management in maintaining normalcy. Bonus for the accounting year of 1976-77 to be paid at the rate of 20% of the total earnings of each worker, the union agrees to maintain minimum individual productivity at average productivity levels as in the financial year 1976-77, etc.Item Ashok Leyland Employees' Union - Rules and Regulations(1977)Copy of rules and regulations of the union in both Tamil and English. Includes rules of membership and eligibility, monthly subscription fee of 2 rupees, the role of the Executive Committee of the Union, and responsibilities of office-bearers of the union.Item Memorandum of Settlement - 1981(1981)Terms of the settlement include increased basic rate of wages and revised pay scales (in Annexure A), conveyance allowance increased to Rs. 50 per month, HRA enhanced to Rs. 70 per month, long service award introduced for working with 20 continuous years of service, educational assistance at Rs. 150 per annum, Leave Travel Assistance of Rs. 300 per annum, housing loan provision of Rs. 10,000 to each eligible workman etc.Item Constitution of Union Carbide National Employees Union, Tamil Nadu(1981)Constitution of the Union Carbide National Employees union: objectives include safeguarding the status and prospects of members, establishing just industrial relationship, securing redressal of grievances by means of negotiation and conciliation, providing relief to members against sickness, old age, unemployment, and death, lists conditions of membership, the structure of the union, role o the working committee and central executive committee, duties, and responsibilities of union office-bearers, etc.Item Memorandum of Settlement - 1984(1984)Terms of the settlement include an increase in basic wages of Rs. 27 per month, HRA increased from Rs. 20 to Rs. 100 per month, provision of attendance incentive, risk allowance to cashiers enhanced to Rs. 100, conveyance allowance at Rs. 1.40 per day, washing allowance increased from Rs. 10 to Rs. 15, education allowance enhanced to Rs. 100 from Rs. 86 per annum, etc.Item Memorandum of Settlement - 1985 to 1988(1985)Terms of the settlement include the increase of HRA from Rs. 75 to Rs. 110 per month, local traveling expenses increased from Rs. 25 to Rs. 40 per month, good attendance bonus of Rs. 10 per month to be provided to every worker on duty, productivity targets agreed upon, etc.Item Memorandum of Settlement - 1985(1985)Terms of the settlement include revision of pay scales and basic rates of wages (Annexure A), HRA enhanced to Rs. 110 per month, conveyance allowance to remain the same as per the 1981 settlement, Rs. 6000 set as a retirement benefit for those who have completed a minimum of 15 years of service, LTA increased to Rs. 600 per annum etc.Item Events and Office Bearers of MRF Workers' Union(1988)Brief notes on the Tyre tube manufacturing industry in India, growth of MRF, formation of the MRF workers' union in 1959, agitations on agreements (bonus), formation of the CITU in 1970, and the MRF workers' union strike in 1971, struggles during the emergency - harassment of workers, declaration of a lock-out by management lasting for 131 days in 1975, etc.Item Memorandum of Settlement - 1989(1989)Regarding industrial dispute over the issue of bonus for the year 1987-88, management agrees to pay workers an adjustable/recoverable advance of Rs. 4750 to each workman on their muster rolls, drop all disciplinary charges against workmen on account of the dispute, and workers agree to maintain normal production, etc.