Trade UnionsTrade Unions

Dan FoyDan Foy

What are Trade What are Trade Unions?Unions?

Trade unions are groups set up Trade unions are groups set up with the aim of trying to create with the aim of trying to create fairness and job security in a fairness and job security in a

workplace.workplace.

Benefits of Trade UnionsBenefits of Trade Unions

Managers and company owners are Managers and company owners are dissuaded from making rash dissuaded from making rash decisionsdecisions

Workers in a union have superior job Workers in a union have superior job securitysecurity

Workers in a union are more likely to Workers in a union are more likely to get a good wageget a good wage

How are disputes How are disputes resolved?resolved?

Disputes can be resolved by either Disputes can be resolved by either workers or employers, but if workers or employers, but if

communications break down, communications break down, companies can turn to ACAScompanies can turn to ACAS

What is ACAS?What is ACAS? The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration

ServiceService Set up to improve industrial relationsSet up to improve industrial relations Will talk to both employers and employees Will talk to both employers and employees

to find common groundto find common ground Provides a third party to review the Provides a third party to review the

situation and to suggest what it believes to situation and to suggest what it believes to be a fair settlement.be a fair settlement.

Both employees and employers are Both employees and employers are required to accept the results provided by required to accept the results provided by ACASACAS

What is the TUC?What is the TUC?

The TUC (Trade Union The TUC (Trade Union Congress) is the central body Congress) is the central body

of the unionsof the unions

The Trade Union Congress…The Trade Union Congress…

Aims to influence the governmentAims to influence the government Is the ‘voice’ of the unionsIs the ‘voice’ of the unions The TUC has it’s own full-time The TUC has it’s own full-time

organizationorganization