Trade unionists from Karnataka

George Mathew Fernandes (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was an Indian trade unionist, statesman, journalist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar for a short while, and a member of Lok Sabha for a very long period, starting from Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in 1967 but mostly representing Bihar. He was a key member of the Janata Dal and the founder of the Samata Party. He held several ministerial portfolios including communication , industry, railways, and defence.

M. C. Narasimhan (died 10 June 2020) was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist and leader of Communist Party of India. He worked for the cause of mine workers at Kolar Gold Fields and was elected MLA from there in 1957. He also was member at Karnataka Legislative Council.

K.S. Vasan was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist from the Kolar Gold Fields. who organized the first leftist trade union in the gold fields during the 1940s. Vasan, then a young man, arrived at the Kolar Gold Fields from Madras and went on to build a union that mobilized labourers from thirteen different mining companies. He was arrested as he led a workers revolt against the British authorities.

Nitte Manjappa Adyanthaya is an Indian politician and trade union leader affiliated with the Indian National Congress.

K. Thuppul Narasimha Iyengar Bhashyam (12 April 1895 - 24 May 1956) was an Indian Politician from the state of Mysore.

Michael Fernandes (born August 1934) is a trade union leader, socialist leader and a senior politician from Bangalore. He is the brother of former union minister George Fernandes.