| G.L.B.K.S. | |
| Location Country: | India |
| Affiliation: | Joint Action Committee, Indian Federation of Trade Unions |
| Full Name: | Godavari Loya Boggugani Karmika Sangham |
| Key People: | Bojja Bixamaiah (State President) |
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.