THREE central ministers, including Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, had a taste of the anger among the working people of the country when Central Trade Union leaders, in one voice, criticised the government's anti-labour policies. The occasion was a meeting of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) called by the Labour Department on May 15 to discuss about the '10-point charter of demands', on which the CTUs were on struggle for the last six years.

ON May 26, the Modi government enters its second year. Without any doubt, one can assert that this government has created a record for its assault on the rights of the working people of this country. In its eagerness to satisfy the investors – foreign and Indian – the offensive against the hard won rights of the working people had begun in right earnest. The modus operandi has been to chant Shrameva Jayate (victory to labour) and attack the workers.It is now a three pronged attack.

A MASSIVE rally of the central government employees was held on April 28, 2015 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, declaring that if no settlement is brought about  on the 10-point charter of demands, the central government employees in all the de-departments of the Government of India will go on indefinite strike action from November 23, 2015.The rally was held under the chairmanship of M Raghavaiah, general secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen.  Shiv Gopal Mishra, convenor of the National Joint Council of Action of Central Government Employees (NJCA) conducted the proceedings.  

PEOPLE in east west suburb of Mumbai witnessed one of the largest militant protest actions of the working class on March 27 against anti-people policies of the RSS guided and BJP led Devendra Phadnavis government in Maharashtra. Organised by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, more than 2000 industrial workers came from different parts of Maharashtra to Mumbai on that day.

COLLECTIVE bargaining must not be viewed as a mere exercise for achievement of economic benefits in isolation from the perspective of class struggle. Collective bargaining must be understood as a measure of relief to economic exploitation and fillip to the fight for complete emancipation of the working class from capitalist class exploitation through path of class struggle.DAY-TO-DAY STRUGGLE IS PART OF CLASS STRUGGLECollective bargaining and for that matter day-to-day struggles on economic issues is certainly integral part of class struggle.