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TRADE UNIONS
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Definition of Trade Unions
A trade union is an association of employees
designed, primarily to maintain or improve
the condition of employment of its members..
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Features of Trade Unions
1) The Trade Union may be an Association Either ofthe Employers or Employees or of Independent
Workers
2) Trades Unions are Relatively PermanentCombinations of Workers are not Temporary or
Casual
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3) A Trade Union is an Association of Workers who
are Engaged in Securing Economic Benefits for
their Members
4) Character of Trade Unions has been Constantly
Changing
5) Origin and Growth of Trade Unions have been
Influenced by a Number of Ideologies
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Objectives of Trade Unions
1) Providing Income Security
2) Maintaining Job Security3) Preserving Physical Security
4) Providing Social Security
5) Providing Emotional Security
6) Procuring Political Prowess
7) Fostering Industrial Democracy and Equity
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Reasons for Employees to Join Trade
Unions
1) Greater Bargaining Power2) Minimize Discrimination
3) Sense of Security
4) Sense of Participation5) Sense of Belongingness
6) Platform for Self-Expression
7) Betterment of Relationships
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Structure-Classification/Types of Trade Unions
Union Classified According to Purpose
1) Reformist Unions
a) Business Unions
b)Friendly or Uplift Unions
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2) Revolutionary Unions
a) Political Unions
b) Anarchist Unions
c) Predatory Unions
* Hold-up Union* Guerrilla Union
d) Dependent Unions
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Union Classified on the Basis of Membership
Structure
1) Craft Unions
Advantages of Craft Unions
a) Craft unions give most stable relationship
b) They provide needed training though apprenticeship
c) They have strong bargaining power as they comprise
of skilled employees
d) They secure high wages and better benefits to their
members
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Disadvantages of Craft Unions
a) Employer can play one union against another
and can also break the unions
b) Craft unions have become irrelevant in the
modern days due to increasing generality of
service conditions of all classes of
employees
c) These unions keep majority of the workers
outside the unionism
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2) General Unions
3) Industrial Unions
Advantages of Industrial Unions
a) They provide a joint facility for collective
bargaining
b) They introduced the measure of uniformity inthe principle governing all aspects of service
and working conditions
c) They coordinate sectional claims of differentlevels and different natures of employees
within an industry
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4) Staff Unions
Organizations of Trade Unions
a) National Federations
b) Federations of Unions
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Problems of Trade Unions
1) Outside Political Leadership
Prevalent in unions due to the following
reasons
a) The relative immaturity of the Indian trade
union movement
b) Hold of Political parties on the trade
unionism
c) Sociological factors like the difference in thesociological background of both workers and
employers
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d) Fear of Victimization of the rank and file
leaders
e) Illiteracy of the Indian workers and languagedifficulties
f) Small base of the Indian trade unions and
their poor financial and organizationalresources
g) The role of the state and increased prestige of
politicians
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2) Multiple Unions
3) Union Rivalry
4) Small Size of Union Membership
5) Poor Financial Position
6) Inactive Functioning
7) Victimization
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8) Other Problems
a) Illiteracy
b) Lack of Integrity
c) Uneven Growth
d) Heterogeneous Nature of Labor
e) Lack of Interestf) Absence of Paid Office Bearers
g) Category Wise Unions
h) Problems of Trade Union Recognition
Th i f T d U i
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Theories of Trade Unions
1) Revolution Theory
2) Non-Revolution Theory(Webbs Theory)3) Slitcher Theory
4) Coles Theory of Union Control of Industry
5) Commons Environment Theory
6) Mitchells Economic Protection Theory of
Trade Unionism
7) Simons Theory of Monopolistic Anti-7)
Democratic Trade Unionism
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8) Perlmans Theory of the Scarcity
Consciousness of Manual Workers
9) Tannenaums Theory of Man versusMachine(1951)
10) Hoxies Theory
11) Kerr, Dunlop, Harbison and Myers Theory
12) Gandhi Theory (Sarvodaya Theory)
F ti f T d U i
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Functions of Trade Unions
1) Militant Functions
a) To achieve higher wages and better workingconditions.
b) To raise the status of workers as a part of
industry.
c) To protect labors against victimization and
injustice.
2) F t l F ti
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2) Fraternal Functions
a) To take-up welfare measures for improving the
morale of workers.
b) To generate self-confidence among workers.
c) To encourage sincerity and discipline among
workers.d) To provide opportunities for promotion and
growth.
e) To protect women workers againstdiscrimination.
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3) Social Functions
a) Welfare Activities
b) Education
c) Publication of Periodicals, News Letters,or Magazines
d) Research
4) P liti l F ti
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4) Political Functions
a) Securing for workers fair wages
b) Safeguarding security of tenure andimprovement in service conditions
c) Enlargement of opportunities for promotion
and trainingd) Improvement of working and living
conditions
e) Provision for educational, cultural, andrecreational facilities
f) P ti f i di id l d ll ti lf
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f) Promotion of individual and collective welfare
g) Facilitation of technological advance by
broadening the understanding of workerswith their industry
h) Offering responsive cooperation in improvinglevels of production and productivity,
discipline, and high standard of quality.
M th d f T d U i
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Methods of Trade Unions
1) Mutual Insurance
2) Collective Bargaining
3) Legal Enactments
4) Direct Action
a) Strike
b) Other Methods of Withdrawal of Work
c) Picketing and Boycott
d) Partial Withdrawal of Worke) Uses of Coercive Methods
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Advantages of Trade Unions
1) Protect Workers
2) Create Spirit of Self-Reliance and SelfRespect among the Workers
3) Facilitates Negotiation between worker and
employer4) Maintenance of Wages at a Uniform Level
5) Helps to Negotiate Productivity Deals
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Disadvantages of Trade Unions
1) Misguidance
2) High Cost and Low Productivity
3) Coerce of Workers
4) Unnecessary Inducement of Workers
5) Insolvency
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TRADE UNIONS ACT, 1926
Short Title, Extent & Commencement(Sec 1)
1) This act may be called the Trade UnionsAct, 1926
2) It extends to the Whole of India
3) It shall come into force on such date as the
Central Govt. by notification in the Official
Gazette appoint
Obj ti f T d U i A t
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Objectives of Trade Unions Act
1) Conditions governing the registration of
trade unions
2) Obligations imposed upon a registered
trade union
3) Rights and liabilities of registered trade
unions
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Definitions (Sec 2)
1) Executive (Sec 2(a)): Executive means the
body, by whatever name called, to whichthe management of the affairs of a trade
union is entrusted
2) Officer-Bearer(Sec 2(b)): Office-bearer, inthe case of a trade union, includes any
member of the executive thereof, but does
not include an auditor. No one can be
appointed an office bearer unless he has
attained the age of 18 years.
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3) Registered Office (Sec 2(d)): It means that
office of a trade union, which is registered
under this Act as the head office thereof
4) Registered Trade Union(Sec 2(e)): It
means a trade union registered under thisAct.
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Registrar(Sec 2(f)):
1) A Registrar of Trade Unions appointed by
the appropriate Govt. under sec. 3, andincludes any Additional or Deputy
Registrar of Trade Unions, and
2) In relation to any trade union, the Registrarappointed for the State in which the head
or registered office, as the case may be, of
the trade union is situated
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Definitions (Sec 2)
1) Executive (Sec 2(a)): Executive means the
body, by whatever name called, to whichthe management of the affairs of a trade
union is entrusted
2) Officer-Bearer(Sec 2(b)): Office-bearer, inthe case of a trade union, includes any
member of the executive thereof, but does
not include an auditor. No one can be
appointed an office bearer unless he has
attained the age of 18 years.
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3) Registered Office (Sec 2(d)): It means that
office of a trade union, which is registered
under this Act as the head office thereof
4) Registered Trade Union(Sec 2(e)): Itmeans a trade union registered under
this Act.
D fi i i (S 2)
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Definitions (Sec 2)
1) Executive (Sec 2(a)): Executive means the
body, by whatever name called, to whichthe management of the affairs of a trade
union is entrusted
2) Officer-Bearer(Sec 2(b)): Office-bearer, inthe case of a trade union, includes any
member of the executive thereof, but does
not include an auditor. No one can be
appointed an office bearer unless he has
attained the age of 18 years.
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3) Registered Office (Sec 2(d)): It means that
office of a trade union, which is registered
under this Act as the head office thereof
4) Registered Trade Union(Sec 2(e)): It
means a trade union registered under thisAct.
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5) Registrar(Sec 2(f)):
a) A Registrar of Trade Unions appointed
by the appropriate Govt. under sec. 3,and includes any Additional or Deputy
Registrar of Trade Unions, and
b) In relation to any trade union, theRegistrar appointed for the State in
which the head or registered office, as
the case may be, of the trade union issituated
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6) Trade Dispute(Sec 2(g)): It means any
dispute between employers and workmen,or between workmen and workmen, or
between employers and employers, which
is connected with the employment or non-
employment, or the terms of employment,
or the conditions of labor, of any person.
7) Trade Union (Sec2(h)):According to sec 2(h)
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7) Trade Union (Sec2(h)):According to sec 2(h)
of the Indian Trade Unions Act, 1926, Trade
Union means any combination whether
temporary or permanent, formed primarilyfor the purpose of regulating the relations
between workmen and employers or
between workmen and workmen or betweenemployers and employers or for imposing
restrictive conditions on the conduct of any
trade or business, and includes any
federation of two or more Trade Unions;
provided that this Act shall not affect:
) A t b t t t
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a) Any agreement between partners as to
their own business
b) Any agreement between an employer and
those employed by him as to such
employment
c) Any agreement in consideration of the sale
of the goodwill of a business or instruction
in any profession, trade or handicraft
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Registration of Trade Unions
1) Appointment of Registrars(Sec. 3)
2) Mode of Registration (Sec. 4)
a) Application for Registration
b) Applicants Ceasing to be Members orDissociating not to Affect Application
unless their Number is More than Half
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3) Application for Registration to
Registrar(Sec. 5)
4) Registration (Sec. 8)
5) Registration Certificate (Sec. 9)
6) Cancellation of Registration (Sec. 10)
a) On the Application of Trade Union
b) At the Will of the Registrar
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7) Appeal (Sec. 11)
8) Registered Office (Sec. 12)
9) Incorporation of Registered Trade Unions
(Sec. 13)
10) Certain Acts not to Apply to Registered
Trade Unions (Sec. 14)
Rights and Liabilities of Registered Trade
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Rights and Liabilities of Registered Trade
Unions
1) Objectives on which General Funds may
be Spent(Sec.15)
2) Constitution of a Separate Fund for
Political Purpose (Sec.16)
3) Right to Inspect Books of Trade
Union(Sec.20)
4) Disqualification of Office-Bearers of TradeUnion(Sec.21A)
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5) Dissolution of Trade Union(Sec.27)
6)Returns (Sec.28)
7) Penalties and Procedure
a) Failure to Submit Returns(Sec.31)
b) Supplying False Information RegardingTrade Union(Sec.32)
c) Cognizance of Offence(Sec.33)
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MANAGEMENT OF TRADE UNIONS IN INDIA
1) Trade Union Constitution
2) Essential Elements of a Union
a) Preamble
b) Name
c) Declaration of principles
d) Membership
e) Rights and obligation of members
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e) Rights and obligation of members
f) General assembly/delegates conference;
election at all levels
g) Duties and responsibilities of officials
h) Executive committee
i) Standing committee
j) Meeting rulesk) Finance/funds
l) Collection of dues
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m) Auditing
n) Allowances
0) Benefits to members1) Scholarships
2) Fellowships
3) Strike funds
4) Death benefits
5) Procedure for winding up, if desired
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3) Effective Trade Union
a) Enroll all workers in the concernedbranch/establishment and is thus
representative of the target group of
workers