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Item Agreement - Enfield India Ltd. and Enfield Employees Union, 1989(1989)Terms of the settlement include an increase in basic wages of Rs. 30 per month, HRA increased from Rs. 100 to Rs. 120 per month, a special allowance of Rs. 25 per month to be paid to all permanent employees, education allowance enhanced to Rs. 200 per month, conveyance allowance increased to Rs. 1.60 per day, washing allowance enhanced to Rs. 20 per month, etc.Item Agreement - Enfield India Ltd. and Enfield Employees Union, 1993(1993)Terms of the settlement include an increase in basic wages of Rs. 40 per month, special allowance enhanced to Rs. 51 per month, HRA revised to Rs. 290 per month, education allowance enhanced to Rs. 500 per annum, conveyance allowance increased to Rs. 2 per day, etc. Also includes mention of bonus to be paid to employees for 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1995-96, and the introduction of a new vehicle incentive scheme from 01-12-93.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 Buckingham & Carnatic Mills - Rehabilitation and Restructuring(1994)Summary record of proceedings of the hearing held on 30-3-1994 by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction on the draft rehabilitation scheme and restructuring of the B&C mills with support from financial institutions and state governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also mentioned.Item Buckingham and Carnatic Mills - Correspondence and Court Papers(1992)Includes letters to the CM of Madras on the issues faced by workers in the B&C mills including settling wage, DA dues, revision of annual increment, medical reimbursement for workmen not covered by ESI act, restoring night shift and sick leave allowance, supply of uniform to all workmen, provision of full meals, morning tiffin and tea supply in the 'B' shift in the canteen, etc. Also includes extracts from the orders of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court, correspondence between the President of the MLU (Varada Rajan) and the Chief Secretary of the Government of Tamil Nadu (Venkataraman), etc.Item Buckinghum and Carnatic Mills - Report of the Tripartite Committee(1992)Includes report of the Tripartite Committee on the restructuring and modernisation of the B&C mills, individual reports by Varadarajan, Venkataraman, and Athimoolam (members of the committee), government orders 27 and 28 dated 12-03-92, and settlement dated 26-03-92 with enclosures.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 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 Correspondence regarding Reopening of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills(The South India Textile Research Association, 1992)Correspondence between Adhimoolam, Commissioner of Labour (Govt of TN), Varadarajan (member of the committee), and Venkataraman (member of the committee) on issues including the cost of purchases of new machines for B&C mills, building costs at Bhuvanagiri, manpower deployment, the charter of demands for the MLU and Staff Union, concessions sought from the TN government, etc.Item Draft Pension Scheme(Ashok Leyland Employs Union, 1992)Circular letter in Tamil and English from the President of the Ashok Leyland Employees' Union (Michael Fernandes) to members on the Draft Pension Scheme that includes notes on contributions of employees to the scheme and management, availability of pension to persons from the age of 58 and eligibility of pension fund set at 15 years of membership, 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 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 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 GEC-ALSTHOM Employees' Progressive Union.(1999)Note on the Union, with information such as - the Union was formed in 1960, the record of achieving a maximum rate of bonus at 40-45 percent in 1970, struggles of the union in 1995 on various issues including provision of medical schemes for families of workers, etc.Item Getting India on the Move - The 150 year saga of Simpsons of Madras(Simpson Group Companies Staff and Workers' Union, 1990) Muthiah, SThe booklet is incomplete. It celebrates 150 years of Simpsons in Madras by S. Muthiah. Includes a brief history of the formation of Simpsons and Co. and also of its union - notes the various issues taken up by the union such as harassment of workers, discharge of persons by management, 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 Life sketch of Com G. Chelvapathi Chettiar(Guruswami Alamelu Labour Research Centre, 1992) Chelvapathi, GChelvapathi Chettiar - one of the co-founders of the MLU along with Ramanjulu Naidu and with the support of BP Wadia. Participation in struggles against victimisation of workers at B&C mills, combined effort at struggle in support of the workers of the Carnatic Mill in 1921. Chelvapathi Chettiar was the General Secretary of the MLY for 25 continuous years till 1943 and was crucial in enabling the union to gain recognition, reducing working hours from 12 to 10 and then from 10 to 9, increasing wages from Rs. 100 to Rs. 150, 13 holidays for workers, 15 paid leave days, quarters to workers, establishing a free medical dispensary, etc., Also crucial in establishing the M&SM Railway Employees' Union along with S Guruswami.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 Madras Labour Union - Response to Rehabilitation Scheme(1993)Objections filed by the Madras Labour Union to the recommendations of the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction on the draft rehabilitation scheme of the B&C mills.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.