Sarath Davala The growth of independent trade unions is a reflection of the inability of the political trade unions to meet workers' needs. But are independent unions capable of emerging as an alternative movement? An examination of the growth of independent trade unionism in West Bengal where centralised party unionism continues to be the dominant form.
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