Let Us Celebrate The Victory of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh

Again, B.M.S. Is No. 1 Among The Top Trade Unions Of The Country
• Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an affiliate labour movement of the Sangh Vichar Dhara, has emerged as the largest trade Union in the country with a record membership of 62, 15, 797. Equally significant is that this number is nearly double that of the total membership of the 2nd largest union, INTUC, the Congress Party’s labour wing, whose membership is 39, 54, 012. The most striking aspect is the decline of CITU, the Trade Union Wing of the CPI(M), which slipped to the fifth position with just 26, 78, 473 members behind the AITUC and HMS.
• The verification process of the central trade unions took five years to complete. The final figures were announced last weak. The commandable B.M.S. growth is a befitting tribute to the great trade union founder, the late Dattopant Thengadi. He founded the BMS and nursed and nourished it by his exceptional zeal, hard work, vision and seer like tenacity.
• The BMS has been maintaining the lead for the last many years, but this is the highest it has reached and for the CPM labour wing this is the lowest ever. The CPM has maintained an eloquent silence ever since the Labour Ministry’s verified final figures were announced. The verification execrcise is conducted every ten years and it is considered the most defining moment for trade unions as it determines the representation levels to the unions in the national and international conferences and committees. The left unions were also wiped out in the recently held first ever elections through secret ballot at the Indian Railways. They have also been losing ground in major public sector units like BHEL, and Banking Institutions.
Organizer, Weekly
31.1.2008