The Long Haul
by Rajni Bakshi
CONTENTS
A
uthor's Preface
Introduction
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1.
Assessing the odds :
History of unrest and strikes.
2.
Why Samant?
Emergence of Samant on the Bombay Trade Union scene and the textile workers reason for choosing him.
3.
Why fight?
The worker's conditions, plight, demands and reasons for striking
4.
The making of a stalemate
: The millowners and Government's policy on the strike and its rationale.
5.
Divide and lose:
Role of other trade union in the strike.
6.
The long haul:
The organisation of the prolonged struggle and tradition of indigenous leadership
7.
All quiet on the east side?
The complacency of millowners, indifference of the public and nature of the 'great divide'.
8.
Agni pareeksha:
How the strikers survived the trial by fire.
9.
Death of a dream:
The process of decline, disintegration and disillusionment with Samant.
10.
Lessons:
An assessment of the gains and losses of the strike.
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Epilogue
Footnotes
Glossary
Backcover
