CELEBRATE CENTENARY OF CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB
BABU TARAPADA MUKHERJEE - FATHER OF P&T TRADE UNION MOVEMENT ESTABLISHED THE GENESIS OF THE FIRST TRADE UNION IN P&T IN 1908 BRAVING THE TYRANNY OF BRITISH RULE.
Dear Comrades!
One Hundred Years has gone by since the establishment of 'Calcutta Postal Club' - the genesis of the first trade union organisation in disguise - and let us celebrate the big event on 20th September 2008.
It was the days of colonialism and tyranny of British Imperialism. Trade Union was considered as a capital crime against the Royal Rule. No one could even dream about democratic or trade union rights in that time. Even submission of Memorandum or Supplication has to begin with the prayer of permission for submitting a Memorandum! No Attendance timing; No time factors; No dependable gradation lists; No question of consultations with staff representatives; No trade union rights including right to form a trade union organisation!
Comrade Babu Tarapada Mukherjee - the great personality acclaimed by one and all as the Father of P&T Trade Union Movement - who got the courage and vision and wisdom to establish 'CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB' - a platform fecilitating employees to assemble in a place in the name of recreation club - and use it very cleverly for infusing working class consciousness and trade unionism as early as in 1908, is to be rememberd today by one and all.
Every big trea has a small beginning. Without that beginning no big organisatin could however emerge out from the sheath of the seed. The 'CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB' was the seed - the beginning - the emerging out of the total darkness - that gave rise to the historical and militant first All India basedTrade Union of the Postal Workers "The All India Post office and RMS union' in 1921. The first All India Conference that was held in Lahore witnessed the historic presidential speech of Comrade Babu Tarapada who thundered that 'Workers are not Beggers'.
NFPE calls upon all our Affiliated Organisations at all levels - to celebrate the great event of establishment of 'CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB' on 20.09.2008. NFPE is glad to announce that our West Bengal Circle Unions are organising Statewide celebrations to commemorate the historic event. NFPE is the offspring of that militant class conscious movement originated from 'Calcutta Postal Club' - Let us look back with pride that our movement has crossed one hundred years of glory and unrelenting struggles in defence of the interests of Postal Workers.
Let us get rejuvenated by the centenary celebrations to carry forward our battle against the attacks of neo-liberal economic policies and globalisation that once again try to impose the similar conditions of existence that existed 100 years back in 1908.
LONG LIVE THE GLORY OF BABU TARAPADA the FATHER OF OUR TRADE UNION MOVEMENT.
CELEBRATE CENTENARY OF CALCUTTA POSTAL CLUB
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