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1982: Bombay’s mill workers call for strike
On January 18, 2.5 lakh mill workers from 50 mills across the city call for a strike, referred to as the Great Bombay Textile Strike. It is headed by trade union leader Dutta Samant. The workers unite to fight for annual bonus and better wages. The Great Bombay Textile Strike changes the way the city works forever. Over 80 mills shut in the city and at least more than 1,50,000 workers are left unemployed. In August 1982, apparently in sympathy with the mill workers, the city police briefly strikes work. As a result, the Border Security Force has to be called in to control the unrest. In 2006, the Supreme Court rules in favour of sale of hundreds of acres of land occupied by the mills -- which amounts up to almost 285 acres.