Trade union is a form of organization where employees and leaders with common interests join in order to promote and protect those interests. These collective organisations have the role to negotiate with the employers the wages and the working conditions‚ they also help ease the relationships between employers and employees by diminishing the conflict between them and act collectively when it comes to implement the terms of collective bargaining. As Webbs shows‚ the trade unions are ‘a continuous
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Trade unions are associations of employees (there are also associations of employers - F.K.E) and their main objective is to represent the employees ’ interests to the employers. The right to form and join a trade union is a fundamental human right. A well functioning and respected trade union movement is often a good indicator of democracy and standards of human rights. Besides playing a role in the fight for better working conditions‚ trade unions have had (and continue to have) a key role in
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reactions. A well-defined grievance procedure is an important element of a sound industrial relations machinery. Prompt and effective disposal of workers grievance is the key to industrial peace. The grievance procedures set up by agreement with a union provides a medium for the workers to transmit his grievance to management in an orderly manner and get the answer in writing Meaning and Nature of Employee Grievance According to Michael J. Jucius‚ the term ‘grievance’ means “ any discontent or dissatisfaction
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Trade Unions had struggled to achieve the freedom to exist in the early stages of the industrial revolution. Provide a critical account of their early developments‚ noting some of the major changes in their formation and character. A trade union can be described as an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas and working conditions. They were established around the early eighteenth century and membership was low and most were from within crafting industries
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A union is an organized group of workers who are dedicated to protecting members’ interests‚ negotiating with businesses and corporations on their behalves‚ to improve their wages‚ working conditions and hours. Trade Unions ensure that workers receive fair treatment‚ protection and various other benefits in the workplace. These include‚ - but are not limited to- social security payment‚ overtime pay and minimum wage. Its role is not only confined to protecting employees‚ but also stabilizing economic
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Welfare activities by the Trade Unions The Indian Trade Union movement‚ in general‚ has so far neither the will nor the ability to undertake the welfare work. The biggest limitations in the case of trade union is of course lack of funds. One of the oldest worker’s organization of the country i.e Textile Labour Association‚ Ahmedabad has organized a number of social and welfare activities for the benefits of its members. The main activities of trade unions is to ensure adequate wages‚ secure
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TRADE UNION A trade union‚ labour union or labor union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade‚ achieving higher pay‚ increasing the number of employees an employer hires‚ and better working conditions. The trade union‚ through its leadership‚ bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining) with employers. The most common purpose
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Problems of Trade Unions in India 1. Lack of Balanced Growth Trade unions are often associated with big industrial houses. A vast majority of the working population is without any union backing. The entire agricultural sector is highly unorganized in India. The agricultural workers are subject to all kinds of exploitation. The same is true with respect to those working in small scale and cottage industries. Lack of balanced growth of trade unions in all sectors is one of the major weakness of
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The Trade Unions Act‚ 1926 Introduction The object of Trade Unions Act‚ 1926 is to provide for registration of Trade unions and to define law relating to registered trade unions in certain aspects. Trade Union – Trade Union means any combination‚ whether temporary or permanent‚ formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen‚ or between employers and employers‚ or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of
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meaning. Outline a Grievance Procedure (of either 4 or 5 or 6 steps) for a unionized company‚ explaining the activity at each step. (i) Discuss the importance of trust-building in labour- management relations. (ii) Explain what management and trade unions can do to build the level of trust in the workplace. EITHER (A) Explain in some detail how industrial relations legislation has influenced the conduct of industrial relations in Trinidad and Tobago. OR (B) Discuss the impact of the State
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