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During its initial phase, the leadership of ACMS tended to be dominated by upper-caste Hindus who themselves were not tea labourers. However, over the passage of time an 'insider' cadre of leaders from within the ranks of the tea labourers emerged. Prominent leaders in the history of ACMS includes
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promised INTUC free access to organising in the tea gardens. Through this agreement with the tea plantation owners, ACMS was able to establish a virtual monopoly over labour organising in the Assam Valley tea gardens.
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ACMS has 22 branch organisations. The union has its headquarters at Jiban Phukan Nagar in
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constituencies; Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Mangaldoi and
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27 billion, gathered through collections amongst its members.
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