The Working Class

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In This Issue: • CITU Denounced Retrograde Exim Policy Of The Govt • Editorial • Another BALCO in the making: To Oppose Privatisation NFL Workers to Again go for two days' strike – Swadesh Dev Roye • Workers' Solidarity With Peasants' Struggle • First Vimal Ranadive Memorial Lecture: There is an alternative to the policies of liberalisation – Jayati Ghosh • Need Based Minimum Wage: Is it Unattainable? – P. K. Ganguly • Joint TU Delegation Met Textile Minister • All TUs Called For Maharashtra Bandh • CITU Manifesto For May-Day 2001 • Central Govt Proceeding For Killing Public Services • Reports & Events • • Successful 2 Hour Strike Against Union Budget • • Steel Workers On Countrywide Strike • • Haryana: Rally Denounce Anti-People Budget • • CITU Leaders Attacked At Largi Project • • NPMO Rally Called Gujarat Bandh On 16th April • • Noida: Jail Bharo Against Closure & Lock Out • • Rally In Shimla Against The Govt Policies • BALCO Struggle • • Visakhapatnam: Solidarity With BALCO Workers • • Rail Roko Agitation At Korba • • Women Staged Demonstration At Delhi • • Citizens' Convention Against BALCO Privatisation Condemns Loot Of Public Wealth • • BALCO: Talks Failed, Strike To Continue • • Spontaneous Response To The Appeal For Funds For BALCO Workers • • Central TUs Joint Meeting To Decide On BALCO Solidarity • • BALCO Workers Strike Crossed Two Months: Rush Financial Support To Them • P.F. Interest Rate - Loot Of Workers' Money – W. R. Varada Rajan