The Working Class

Abstract

In This Issue: • Countrywide General Strike On 24 Feb • Editorial: Early Elections: False Hero Chasing A Mirage • World Social Forum 2004: Visions Of Another World And Assertions To Build It! – W. R. Varada Rajan • The False Euphoria Of 'India Shining' – K. Hemalata • Coal Unions Force NDA Govt. to Retreat: Privatisation, Outsourcing & Closures Halted – M. K. Pandhe • Employers' Militancy! • Working People & Judiciary: Where Do We Go From Here? – Tapan Sen • Central TUs Denounce SC Judgment • BTR Centenary Inaugurated • BTR Centenary In Delhi • Economy Derailed, Down The Disaster Lane ! • • India Shining(!), Which India? • • India Shining? Or Dimming? • • Corruption Stink In PDS: Survey • • Growth-The Targets And The Reality • • The Problem With The IMF • World Social Forum, 2004 Mumbai: Labour Events In WSF 2004 • Central TUs Flay Govt. Notification • Reports & Events • • West Bengal: Victorious 11-Day Strike By Jute Workers • • On Right To Strike: Joint TU Convention In Himachal Pradesh • • On Right To Strike: Joint TU Convention In Assam • • ONGC Workers Protest Disinvestments • • Durgapur: Steel Workers Observe BTR Centenary • • Haryana: Forest Workers Oppose Retrenchment Move • • Secret Ballot in Powergrid: CITU Unions Perform Creditably • • PSU Coordination Committee Meeting: PSU Workers To Join Strike On 24th Feb • • Tamil Nadu Strike: NDA Govt Endorses Jayalalitha Terror Regime • ILO Governing Body on EPZs in India • B.T.Ranadive On "Teachings Of Karl Marx"