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Page 1: TRADE UNION Unit- V. Trade Unions According to Trade Union act 1926"Trade Union" means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily

TRADE UNIONTRADE UNION

Unit- V Unit- V

Page 2: TRADE UNION Unit- V. Trade Unions According to Trade Union act 1926"Trade Union" means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily

Trade UnionsTrade Unions According to Trade Union act 1926"Trade According to Trade Union act 1926"Trade

Union" means any combination, whether Union" means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and employers or between workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers, or for between employers and employers, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business conduct of any trade or business

Their primary function is to protect the Their primary function is to protect the interests of workers against discrimination interests of workers against discrimination and unfair labor practices. and unfair labor practices.

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The most widely-quoted definition of a The most widely-quoted definition of a trade union is that by British labour trade union is that by British labour historians and theoreticians Beatrice historians and theoreticians Beatrice and Sidney Webb, from their book A and Sidney Webb, from their book A History of Trade UnionsHistory of Trade Unions , published in , published in 1920. They define a trade union as "a 1920. They define a trade union as "a continuous association of wage-earners continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining and for the purpose of maintaining and improving the conditions of their improving the conditions of their working lives".working lives".

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Trade unions are voluntary Trade unions are voluntary associations formed for the pursuit of associations formed for the pursuit of protecting the common interests of protecting the common interests of its members and also promote its members and also promote welfare. welfare.

They are permanent in nature.They are permanent in nature.

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Purpose of Trade UnionsPurpose of Trade Unions

Employment Protection and Job Employment Protection and Job Creation.Creation.

Economic Protection.Economic Protection.Social Status & Identity.Social Status & Identity. Democratic InstitutionDemocratic InstitutionTransformation.Transformation.Sustainable Development.Sustainable Development.

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Why do people join Union?Why do people join Union?

Greater Bargaining Power Greater Bargaining Power Minimize Discrimination Minimize Discrimination Sense of Security Sense of Security Sense of Participation Sense of Participation Sense of Belongingness Sense of Belongingness Platform for self expression Platform for self expression Betterment of relationships Betterment of relationships

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SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF UNIONS UNIONS

Wage & salary bargainingWage & salary bargainingFight for continuous improvement in Fight for continuous improvement in

employee benefitsemployee benefits Improving working conditions at work Improving working conditions at work

placeplace Improving welfare, healthcare & recreation Improving welfare, healthcare & recreation

facilities, and leisure at workplacefacilities, and leisure at workplace Increasing rest periods, holidays, paid Increasing rest periods, holidays, paid

leave and time-offsleave and time-offs

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SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF UNIONSUNIONS

Decreasing working hours, work load Decreasing working hours, work load esp. manual, and hazardous working esp. manual, and hazardous working conditionsconditions

Improving career and salary rise Improving career and salary rise prospects & job securityprospects & job security

Protecting employees against Protecting employees against arbitrary / unjust actions of arbitrary / unjust actions of Management Management

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ObjectivesObjectives

Representation Representation NegotiationNegotiation Voice in decisions affecting Voice in decisions affecting

workersworkers Member servicesMember services

(a)(a) Education and trainingEducation and training

(b)(b) Legal assistanceLegal assistance

(c)(c) Financial assistanceFinancial assistance

(d)(d) Welfare benefitsWelfare benefits

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Functions of Trade unionsFunctions of Trade unions

(i)  Militant functions(i)  Militant functions

(a) To achieve higher wages and better (a) To achieve higher wages and better working conditionsworking conditions

(b) To raise the status of workers as a (b) To raise the status of workers as a part of industrypart of industry

(c) To protect labors against (c) To protect labors against victimization and injustice victimization and injustice

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(ii) Fraternal functions (ii) Fraternal functions

To take up welfare measures for improving To take up welfare measures for improving the morale of workersthe morale of workers

To generate self confidence among To generate self confidence among workersworkers

To encourage sincerity and discipline To encourage sincerity and discipline among workersamong workers

To provide opportunities for promotion and To provide opportunities for promotion and growthgrowth

To protect women workers against To protect women workers against discrimination discrimination

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Importance Of Trade UnionsImportance Of Trade Unions

Trade unions help in accelerated pace of Trade unions help in accelerated pace of economic development in many ways as follows: economic development in many ways as follows:

by inculcating discipline among the workforceby inculcating discipline among the workforce by enabling settlement of industrial disputes in a by enabling settlement of industrial disputes in a

rational mannerrational manner by helping social adjustments. Workers have to by helping social adjustments. Workers have to

adjust themselves to the new working conditions, adjust themselves to the new working conditions, the new rules and policies. Workers coming from the new rules and policies. Workers coming from different backgrounds may become disorganized, different backgrounds may become disorganized, unsatisfied and frustrated. Unions help them in unsatisfied and frustrated. Unions help them in such adjustment. such adjustment.

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Contd….Contd….

Social responsibilities of trade Social responsibilities of trade unions include: unions include:

promoting and maintaining national promoting and maintaining national integration by reducing the number integration by reducing the number of industrial disputesof industrial disputes

incorporating a sense of corporate incorporating a sense of corporate social responsibility in workerssocial responsibility in workers

achieving industrial peace achieving industrial peace

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Trade Union Act 25 March Trade Union Act 25 March 19261926

The trade Unions Act, 1926 provides for The trade Unions Act, 1926 provides for registration of trade unions with a view to render registration of trade unions with a view to render lawful organisation of labour to enable collective lawful organisation of labour to enable collective bargaining. It also confers on a registered trade bargaining. It also confers on a registered trade union certain protection and privileges.union certain protection and privileges.

The Act extends to the whole of India and applies The Act extends to the whole of India and applies to all kinds of unions of workers and associations to all kinds of unions of workers and associations of employers, which aim at regularizing labor of employers, which aim at regularizing labor management relations. A Trade Union is a management relations. A Trade Union is a combination whether temporary or permanent, combination whether temporary or permanent, formed for regulating the relations not only formed for regulating the relations not only between workmen and employers but also between workmen and employers but also between workmen and workmen or between between workmen and workmen or between employers and employers. employers and employers.

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The Act provides for the registration of the trade unions with The Act provides for the registration of the trade unions with the 'Registrars of Trade Unions' set up in different States, like the 'Registrars of Trade Unions' set up in different States, like the the Office of Registrar (Trade Union) set up by the set up by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. For Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. For registration of a trade union, seven or more members of the registration of a trade union, seven or more members of the union can submit their application in the prescribed form to union can submit their application in the prescribed form to the Registrar of trade unions. The application shall be the Registrar of trade unions. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the 'rules of the trade union' and a accompanied by a copy of the 'rules of the trade union' and a statement giving the following particulars:- (i) Names, statement giving the following particulars:- (i) Names, occupations and addresses of the members making the occupations and addresses of the members making the application; (ii)The name of the trade union and the address application; (ii)The name of the trade union and the address of its head office; (iii) The titles, names, ages, addresses and of its head office; (iii) The titles, names, ages, addresses and occupations of the office bearers of the trade union as per occupations of the office bearers of the trade union as per the format given in the format given in the Trade Unions Act 1926. .

The Registrar, on being satisfied that the Union has complied The Registrar, on being satisfied that the Union has complied with all the requirements of this Act, shall register the trade with all the requirements of this Act, shall register the trade union. Thereafter, it shall issue a certificate of registration in union. Thereafter, it shall issue a certificate of registration in the prescribed form as a conclusive evidence of registration the prescribed form as a conclusive evidence of registration of that trade Unionof that trade Union

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All India Bank Officers Confederation- AIBOC is the All India Bank Officers Confederation- AIBOC is the premier organization of Bank Officers in India.premier organization of Bank Officers in India.

All India State Government Employees Federation- All India State Government Employees Federation- AISGF is a trade union organization representing AISGF is a trade union organization representing state employees and teachers of different states in state employees and teachers of different states in India.India.

National Confederation of Officer's Association -National Confederation of Officer's Association -NCOA represents the managerial and supervisory NCOA represents the managerial and supervisory staff of the Indian government owned public staff of the Indian government owned public Enterprises. Enterprises.

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At present there are twelve Central Trade Union At present there are twelve Central Trade Union Organizations in India: Organizations in India:

All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (HMKP)Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (HMKP) Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) Indian Federation of Free Trade Unions (IFFTU)Indian Federation of Free Trade Unions (IFFTU) Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU)National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) National Labor Organization (NLO)National Labor Organization (NLO) Trade Unions Co-ordination Centre (TUCC) Trade Unions Co-ordination Centre (TUCC) United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) and United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) and United Trade Union Congress - Lenin Sarani (UTUC - LS) United Trade Union Congress - Lenin Sarani (UTUC - LS)

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StrikesStrikes

A strike is a very powerful weapon used by A strike is a very powerful weapon used by trade unions and other labor associations to trade unions and other labor associations to get their demands accepted. It generally get their demands accepted. It generally involves quitting of work by a group of involves quitting of work by a group of workers for the purpose of bringing the workers for the purpose of bringing the pressure on their employer so that their pressure on their employer so that their demands get accepted. When workers demands get accepted. When workers collectively cease to work in a particular collectively cease to work in a particular industry, they are said to be on strike.industry, they are said to be on strike.

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LockoutsLockouts

A lockout is a work stoppage in which A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees an employer prevents employees from working. It is declared by from working. It is declared by employers to put pressure on their employers to put pressure on their workers. This is different from a workers. This is different from a strike, in which employees refuse to strike, in which employees refuse to work. Thus, a lockout is employers’ work. Thus, a lockout is employers’ weapon while a strike is raised on weapon while a strike is raised on part of employees. part of employees.

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PICKETINGPICKETING

When workers are dissuaded from work When workers are dissuaded from work by stationing certain men at the factory by stationing certain men at the factory gates, such a step is known as picketing. gates, such a step is known as picketing.

Pickets are workers who are on strike Pickets are workers who are on strike that stand at the entrance to their that stand at the entrance to their workplace. workplace.

It is basically a method of drawing public It is basically a method of drawing public attention towards the fact that there is a attention towards the fact that there is a dispute between the management and dispute between the management and employees. employees.

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Contd….Contd….

The purpose of picketing is: The purpose of picketing is: to stop or persuade workers not to to stop or persuade workers not to

go to workgo to workto tell the public about the striketo tell the public about the striketo persuade workers to take their to persuade workers to take their

union's side union's side

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GHERAOGHERAO

Gherao in Hindi means to surround Gherao in Hindi means to surround It denotes a collective action initiated It denotes a collective action initiated

by a group of workers under which by a group of workers under which members of the management are members of the management are prohibited from leaving the industrial prohibited from leaving the industrial establishment premises by workers establishment premises by workers who block the exit gates by forming who block the exit gates by forming human barricades. human barricades.

The workers may gherao the The workers may gherao the members of the management by members of the management by blocking their exits and forcing them blocking their exits and forcing them to stay inside their cabins. to stay inside their cabins.

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Contd…Contd…

The main object of gherao is to inflict The main object of gherao is to inflict physical and mental torture to the physical and mental torture to the person being gheraoed and hence person being gheraoed and hence this weapon disturbs the industrial this weapon disturbs the industrial peace to a great extent. peace to a great extent.