This paper deals with the major strike in 1928 of workers effort Gloster jute mills near Howrah in West Bengal. It focuses on certain issues such as that of mobilisation, initiative and ideology behind the strike and seeks to analyse the role of outside labour leaders in organising and conducting the political actions of the workers.
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