human resource trade unions

8/12/2019 Human Resource Trade Unions

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DEFINITION:

A continuous association of wage earners for

the purpose of maintaining and improving theconditions of their working lives

FEATURES:

An association either of employees oremployers

Engaged in securing economic benefits for itsmembers

Origin and growth influenced by socioeconomic and political movements


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FUNCTIONS OF TRADE UNIONS OFINDIA:

To achieve higher wages and better workingconditions

To minimize helplessness of individual against

victimization by employer To raise status of workers as partners in industry

To encourage sincerity and discipline amongworkers

Take up welfare measures for lifting morale


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A. Classified according to purpose

i. Reformist Unionsii. Revolutionary Unions

B. Classified on basis of membership structure

i. Craft Unionii. Staff Union

iii. Industrial Union

TYPES OF UNIONS


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CENTRAL TUs

TU No. ofaffiliated

Unions

Membership

(Lakhs)

% PoliticalAffiliation

Year ofEstablis

hment

INTUC 4428 54 20.8 Congress 1947

AITUC 2996 30 11.4 CPI 1920

CITU 3011 24 9.2 CPI(M) 1970

HMS 1248 44 16.7 - 1948

BMS 2871 41 15.7 BJP 1955

HMKP 81 16 6.0 - -

UTUC 413 8 3 RSP -

Total 15000 260


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BENEFITS OF TRADE UNIONS

Solution of Workers Problems

Protect workers interests by collectiveactions

Acts as agents of Govt. in maintaining socialdiscipline

Act as partner in facilitating change

Play the role of class bargainers


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PROBLEMS OF TUs

Uneven Growth

Small size of Unions

Financial weakness

Multiplicity of Unions & inter Union rivalry Leadership issue

Politicization of Unions

Problems of Recognition of TUs


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SUGGESTIONs FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Enlargement of Functions Unions to pay

greater attention of basic needs Union rivalries Govt. to set up an

independent authority for Union recognition

whenever there is a dispute Registration To be cancelled if pre-

requisites are not complied.


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SUGGESTIONs FOR IMPROVEMENTS

(contd..) Improvement of financial Condition

Verification of membership

IR commission todecide by examination of records or secret

ballot.

Recognition of Unions

To be madecompulsory under a Central law. Minimum

membership 25 30 % of workers.

Unions to look beyond its own horizons


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GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT OF TUMOVEMENT (contd..)

Present Scenario Unions a permanent feature of Industrial

society & acquired a remarkable status.

Succeeded in organizing Centralfederations to give sense of direction

Large no. small size unions have grown &

hand maid of political parties. TU rivalry very sharp.

Able to precipitate joint decision making

policy.

human resource trade unions

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