19th September 1968 is a date written in golden letters in the annals of
P & T and Central Govt. Employees Trade Union movement. It is on that day that lakhs of Central Govt. employees went on One Day Token Strike demanding Need Based Minimum Wage and other pressing issues.
The strike was a big success. The Indira Gandhi Government utilised all the state machinaries to suppress the strike. Strikers were victimised as never before. Thousands were arrested, jailed,  dismissed, suspended and punished. The workers fought against victimisation and by 3 years all were taken back. The strike and afterwards was a saga of sacrifice and struggle.
It is through such glorious struggles that P & T Trade Union movement has grown.