TISCO WORKERS' STRUGGLES 43 3 The Royal Commission on Labour in India (hereafter RCLl) 1931, Vol IV, part 1, P 106. 4 Census ofBihar and Orissa, 1921. 5 Bihar Labour Enquiry Committee Report (BLECR), 1941, Vol II. 6 Indian Tariff Board Report on Steel Industry, 1933, Vol I, p 76. 7 RCLl, p61. 8 Proceedings of the Department of Labour and Industry, July 1921, National Archives of India. Also RCLl p 106. 9 S. K. Sen, The House of Tata—Capital and Labour Problem'. Marxist Miscellany, 1974. 10 AD Singh (ed), Man, Management in Tata Steel, TISCO, 1974, p 112; See also Raghuraj Singh, Movements of Industrial Wages in India, 1955, p 247. 11 Proceedings, Department of Industry and Labour, February 1921 (hereafter I-L). 12 Proceedings of the Department of Revenue (Industry^, January 1929, Blhar State Archives. 13 Proceedings of the Department of Political (Special), F No. 141/1916, BSA. 14 Ib id. 15 Polit'cal (Special) 176/1920(1). 16 Ibid. 17 Political (Special) 176/1920 (II). 18 Amrit Bazar Patrika, March 6, 1920. Also see BLECR, p 123. 19 Proceedings, Political (Special) F. No. 176/1920 Part II, BSA. 20 F No. 176/1920(11). 21 F No. 176/1920(11). 22 F No. 176/1920(11). 23 FNo. 176/1920(11). 24 Ibid. 25 Proceedings, Department of Revenue (Industries), January 1925, BSA. 26 See RCLl. 27 Moni Ghosh, Our Struggle, Calcutta, 1973, p 8. In spite of TISCO's threats to the workers, JLA leaders decided not to go on strike, but to take charge in case one took place. DC report says that Haldar attached little importance to the demands of the men but was more interested in saving JLA and extending its power. He would call off any strike for two concessions (i) no victimisation, (ii) recognition to JLA. Workers, disappointed with Haldar and other JLA leaders, rejoined work after going on strike in 1922. They thus got nothing after these struggles. 28 Proceedings, Political (Special), F No. 51/1924 Also see Bihar Gazetteer, 1950, p271. 29 Proceedings, Political (Special) 51/1924. 30 Ibid. 31 Ibid. 32 F No. (VIII) 1928 and 5 (VI) 1928. 33 When Homi invited Bose to visit TISCO the latter took permission from Motilal Nehru to intervene in TISCO affairs. Before negotiating with him, the directors of the company went to Calcutta and met some political leaders and members of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. It was rumoured that they wished to influence Bose through Motilal Nehru and ihe members of