In a first in 5 yrs, BMS rejects call by other unions for nationwide strike

In a rare instance of a prominent central trade union breaking ranks with other labour unions, the BMS had decided not to take part in an industrial strike which was held on September 2, 2015.

The RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has shunned a call from 10 central trade unions to join them in a nationwide strike to be held on November 26, as it found it to be “politically-motivated.”

“Though we agree that some of the initiatives of the government are not in tune with our demands, but referring the government as anti-national seems ridiculous and unreasonable. The issues raised by you need further briefing and deliberations,” BMS general secretary Binoy Kumar Sinha said in a letter dated November 23.

This comes as a significant development as it was the first time since the