Correspondence file on continuing the impact on workers of May 1974 Railway strike
Date
1979
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AIRF
Abstract
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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Regularisation, Re-instatement, Khalasi, Railways, Railway Workers, Strike, Wages, Increment, Victimisation, Work Load, Work To Rule, Discrimination, Disciplinary Action, Disparity, Trade Unions, New Delhi, Calcutta, Madras