| Full name | Godavari Loya Boggugani Karmika Sangham |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Joint Action Committee, Indian Federation of Trade Unions |
The Godavari Loya Boggugani Karmika Sangham is a trade union in the Singareni coal fields in Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] The union is affiliated to the Indian Federation of Trade Unions.[2] Politically, it is aligned with the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy.[3]
GLBKS polled 12,694 votes in the 1998 SCCL union representative election, finishing in fourth place. In the 2001 election GLBKS came third with 14,882 votes, contesting on a joint list with the All India Federation of Trade Unions. GLBKS won the election in two out of 13 divisions, Ramagundem I and Ramagundem II.[4] After the 2001 union election, GLBKS gained representative status at area level.[5]
In 2003 several key GLBKS leaders defected to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), including its state president Bojja Bixamaiah, vice president Y. Yakaiah and secretary B Pandu.[3]
GLBKS is part of the Joint Action Committee, a coalition of unions at the Singareni coal fields.[6]
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- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Karimnagar News : Tight security for strike call in coalmine area". The Hindu. 20 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CPI(ML) New Democracy Cadre Joins CPI(M)". Pd.cpim.org. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005071008250400.htm&date=2005/07/10/&prd=th&