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section iii-LABOUR ORGANISATION
Trade Unions.
The growth of trade unionism which is mostly conditioned
by the degree of industrialisation is of recent origin in Yeotmal district. In 1968, there were 25 trade unions in the district
registered under the provisions of the Trade Unions Act, 1926.;
They were as follows,—
(1) Rashtriya Motor Kamgar Union, Yeotmal
(2) Yeotmal District Central Co-operative Bank Employees Union, Yeotmal
(3) Pusad Gumasta Mandal, Pusad
(4) Gumasta Mandal, Yeotmal
(5) District Hospital Karmachari Union, Yeotmal
(6) Pusad Municipal Employees Union, Pusad
(7) Press Kamgar Union, Yeotmal
(8) Nagarpalika Karmachari Union, Yeotmal
(9) Gumasta Mandal, Darwha
(10) Municipal Karmachari Sangh, Darwha
(11) Ginning and Pressing Workers Union, Wani.
(12) Nagarpalika Karmachari Sangh, Wani
(13) Wani Taluka General Workers Union, Wani
(14) Siddarth Bidi Kamgar Union, Yeotmal
(15) Netaji Subhash Hamal Kamgar Union, Darwha
(16) Netaji Subhash Ginning Kamgar Union, Darwha
(17) Rashtriya Motor Karmachari Sangh, Yeotmal
(18) Hamal Association, Wani
(19) Vidarbha Chuna Karkhana and Khadan Kamgar
Union, Wani
(20) Hotel Kamgar Union, Wani
(21) Bandi Mazdoor Union, Wani
(22) Riksha Mazdoor Union, Wani
(23) Gumasta Mandal, Wani
(24) Municipal Employees Union. Ghatanji
(25) Bhartiya Gin Press Kamgar Union, Umarkhed.
Of the 25 unions in the district, five were of municipal employees, four of gumasta workers, three of workers in ginning and pressing, two each of motor kamgars and hamals and one each of workers engaged in co-operative societies, dispensary, newspapers, bidi making, lime factory, hotels, rikshaw, bandi and general workers. The unions derived their income by way of contributions from members, donations, interest on investments of funds, etc.
Strikes and Disputes.
There were 50 strikes during the period between 1960 and 1968. The industry-wise classification of these strikes is as follows— |
Name of Industry |
No. of strikes |
Days of strikes | |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) | |
Ginning and pressing |
25 |
89 | |
Bidi factories |
1 |
22 | |
Transport companies |
4 |
7 | |
Local authority |
1 |
2 | |
Printing presses |
8 |
2 | |
Buildings and Communications |
1 |
3 | |
Maharashtra State Electricity Board |
1 |
43 | |
Lime factories |
8 |
15 | |
Hospital |
1 |
1 |
During the same period, 19 industrial disputes were tried of which three were settled and 16 failed. Most of the disputes were due to the demand pertaining to (i) rates of wages, (ii) payment of bonus, (iii) working conditions, and (iv) victimisation of workers, etc.
Labour Welfare.
The labour welfare activities which generally include social
education, health, games and sports, entertainment, etc., are looked after by different local organisations run under the provision of the Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953. Besides, the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 and the Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952 have also been made applicable to Yeotmal district under which the workers are admissible a number of socio-economic benefits.
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