NRMU PUNE DIVISION CELEBRATED 50TH YEAR OF THE HISTORIK 1974 RAILWAY STRIKE ON 24.05.2024 IN THE AUGUST PRESENCE OF GS/AIRF COM. SHIVGOPAL MISHRA AND GS/NRMU COM. VENU P NAIR

50th year of the historic 1974 railway strike celebrated by Pune Division on 24.5.2024.The Golden Jubilee year of the historic nationwide railway strike of 1974 was befittingly celebrated by the PA Division on 24th May 2024. The celebration event was organised as per the guidance of General Secretary Com.Venu P Nair under whose initiative NRMU (CR/KR) has decided to conduct varied programs in every division befittingly to the globally acknowledged historical labour movement ever had in the world. The event was graciously attended by GS/AIRF Com. Shiva Gopal Mishra who was invited by the union to deliver the keynote address on the occasion. While addressing the gathering of more than 500 union OBs & members, Com.Mishra has provided a detailed information about the circumstances that has led to the unparalleled trade union action program of railwaymen which has forced the nation to stand still for 26 days from 8th May 1974 to 27th May 1974. GS/AIRF further narrated the horrendous measures taken by the then government to suppress the strike, the atrocities inflicted upon the pre-determined striking employees, the cruelty enforced by the police and endured by the family members of railway staff including the children, women and aged parents for their participation in strike, the sacrifice and martyrdom of the valiant striking workers across the nation including the death of Com.Mama Malagi then GS/NRMU (CR) and the result of the strike which has laid a foundation for achieving a dignified progressive life to the railway staff in due course. He stressed upon the involvement of youth and women power which was instrumental to the great success of the strike and called upon the workers to understand the similarity of the exploitative condition of raikwaymen and the need of the united strength of the union to ward off all evil attempts of the present government to finish off the strength of collective bargaining of the workforce of the nation in general and railwaymen in particular.General Secretary NRMU (CR/KR) Com.Venu P Nair has given a thunderous speech which has instilled great energy to the audience and all participants has responded with continuous sloganeering and unstoppable applause. He once again exhorted the audience to get prepared for another unavoidable fight to protest the interest of the workers and urged all to do the best to ensure a sweeping victory in the ensuing election to the C.Rly ECC Society and thereafter in the SBE likely to be held in a couple of months ahead.Earlier a grand procession was taken out at about 11.15 hours from PA station to the venue of the event, the Railway Community Hall wherein GS/AIRF Com.S.G. Mishra, GS/NRMU (CR/KR) Com. Venu P Nair, ZS/AIRF Com.P.J. Shinde, AGS Com.Vivek Nair, DS/PA Com.Lokhande, Present & Future DP Com.Bapu Barate &Com.Sudhakar Gulave, ADS Co. Soloman, D/Tr.Com Satish, DWVP Com.Anita Kadam, WCMs, Delegates, Br.OBs and hundreds of members were joined in the rally and marched in tuned steps with continuous sloganeering. The distinguished guests were given a warm traditional welcome by Women comrades led by Com Uma Chavan WCM & Com. Anita Kadam DWVP/PA. Respectful homage was given to Ch.Shivaji Maharaj and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar garlanding the respective portraits, lighting lamps and offering floral tributes. GS/AIRF Com.Shiva Gopal Mishra and GS/NRMU(CR/KR) Com.Venu P Nair and all other leaders were honoured with shawl and flower bouquets. Thus the event was organised excellently at Pune which was quite educational to the maximum of the attendees who were youth and young women workers who sat throughout the program very attentive with awe and enthusiasm.