Trade Union.pptx

Trade unions A trade union is a formal association of workers that promotes and protects the interests of its members through collective actions. Any combination whether temporary or permanent formed for the purpose of regulating the regulations between workers and employers, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business and includes any federation of two or more unions. Trade union act 1926.

Objectives of trade union  Wages and salaries  Working conditions  Discipline

 Personnel policies  Welfare  Employee employer relation

 Negotiating machinery  Safeguarding the interest of industry

Functions of trade unions Militant and intra mural functions Hike in wages,providing more job benefits,job security through collective bargaining, strikes gheraos

 Fraternal and extra mural

Providing financial and non financial assistance to workers during the periods of strikes and lockout extension of medical facility provision of social benefits  Political functions Affiliating the union to a political party, helping party in enrolling members, collecting donations, seeking the help of political parties during strikes gheraos etc  Social functions Discharging social responsibility,social services etc  Ancillary functions Communication,education,research

various trade unions in India  Indian national trade union congress(INTUC)  Hind mazdoor sabha(HMS)  Centre of Indian trade union(CITU)

 Textile labour association(TLA)  National labour organization  Bhartiya mazdur sangh

 All india trade union congress

Role of trade unions  Sectional level bargaining  Class bargaining  Agents of state

 Partners in social control  Union’s role  Business oriented role

 Union as change agent

problems with trade unions  Finance  Trade union leadership  Multiple unions

 Union rivalry  Illiteracy  Uneven growth

 Low membership  Lack of interest  Absence of paid office bearers