General Strike

Environment

‘Do or Die’ battle of peasants on 27th September gets impressive response all over the country

28 September 2021

On September 27, 2021, protests and rallies were held across the country in response to a call to observe ‘Bharath Bandh’ by the United Kisan Morcha(United Peasant Front). The Bandh unequivocally condemned the recent draconian laws on agriculture brought in by the BJP/Modi-led government. There was widespread support for the bandh all across India. In some cities, roadblocks, rail blockades, and in some states, markets, shops and offices were closed. read more

New Socialist Alternative, Pune intervening during the General Strike.
General Strike

26th November- India’s working class flexes its muscles

4 December 2020

India’s Working Class resolutely flexes its Strength

Despite the widespread repression under this blatantly right-wing BJP-Modi regime, the all India General Strike on 26 November by working people involving more than 250 million workers (Joint Committee of Trade Unions- JCTU have claimed the number as 300 million-plus) seems to have set the tone for the battles ahead. read more

Analysis

Draconian changes to India’s labour laws!

21 June 2020

Labour “reforms” – India goes back in time

Given the COVID-19 situation, though not with the same enthusiasm, nevertheless the entire world celebrated workers May Day recently. Ironically, here in India in the same month of May, antithetical to the ideal of May Day the major states of India moved to destroy the hard-won gains of the working class. The states ruled by BJP have amended the labour laws heavily favouring the capitalist class. The other state governments in India are also planning to implement these draconian changes in labour laws. read more

Communist Parties

General Strike-Did we miss yet another bus?!

17 January 2020

Undoubtedly, the 8th January 2020 General Strike, was a huge success numerically. The overall participation in the strike of 250 million last week was an increase of 30 million from 220 million in 2019. Inevitably, both the state and the administration across the country worked overtime to see that the visible impact of this collective class action was minimal.

Analysis

ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿದ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಹೋರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸೋಲೆಂಬುದಿಲ್ಲ!

7 January 2020

 

ಭಾರತದ ಶ್ರಮಜೀವಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕ ಮುಷ್ಕರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಈ ದೇಶದ ಬಂಡವಾಳಶಾಹಿ ಆಡಳಿತ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತಮ್ಮ ಆಕ್ರೋಶವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಲು ಬೀದಿಗಿಳಿದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. “ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗಳು” ಎಂಬ ಮೋಸದ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯಡಿ ಜಾರಿಯಾದ ನವ ಉದಾರೀಕರಣ ನೀತಿಗಳು, ಅಂದಿನಿಂದ ಇಂದಿನವರೆಗೂ ಈ ದೇಶದ ಮತ್ತು ವಿದೇಶದ ಬಂಡವಾಳಿಗರ ಗುಲಾಮಗಿರಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಭಾರತದ ೯೯% ಜನರ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಅಧೋಗತಿ ಮುಟ್ಟಿಸಿವೆ. ಕಳೆದ ಎರಡುವರೆ ದಶಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ೧೯ನೇ ಬಾರಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಈ ಜನರಲ್‌ ಸ್ಟ್ರೈಕ್‌, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬಂಡವಾಳಿಗರ ಈ ಸಂಚನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕವಾಗಿ ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟಲು ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಜನಸ್ತೋಮವನ್ನು ಅಣಿಗೊಳಿಸಿದೆ. read more