All India Trade Union Congress — Revision Notes

⚡ 30-Second Revision

Bombay, 31 October 1920; inaugural president Lala Lajpat Rai.
Federation ≠ factory union ≠ political party.
Local bargaining and national protection demands are complementary.
National freedom and workers’ economic concerns can coexist.
Resolution ≠ implementation; affiliation ≠ population census.

2-Minute Revision

AITUC linked unions through a national platform. Its importance lies in coordination, labour protection demands and representation within a wider nationalist setting. Early concerns included injury compensation, sickness protection and leave. Read organisational records according to what they establish: demands, agreements and actual coverage require different evidence. International participation is another level of representation, not automatic domestic enforcement.

5-Minute Revision

Write a 150-word answer to: “Why did labour federation matter beyond individual strikes?” Include the 1920 foundation, one common protection demand, one workplace-specific issue and one limit of the archival evidence. Then underline each statement that describes an aspiration rather than an achieved result.

Vyyuha Quick Recall

Place, platform, protection, proof.