Complete the paragraph below in your jotter

using the words from the wordbank

In the workplace a person is ------- as a shop
steward by his/her co-workers. The shop
steward has many ---------------- towards the
workers and can help them in several ways.
They might ------ a disciplinary meeting with
them or speak to the manager about better ---
and ----------. It is important for the shop
steward to be --------- and be a good --------
in order to represent the workers.
confident, elected, pay, listener, responsibilities,
attend, conditions
To be successful you will be able to:
To understand the
rights and
responsibilities of a
trade union
Identify some of the rights a trade union has
Identify some of the responsibilities that go
along with these
In any job or role that you do you
always have
With these rights also go
Boxer Joe Calzaghe has
the right to be treated
in a professional
manner and to have a
doctor present at
ringside at all times
He also has the personal responsibility
not to hit his opponent with a blow to
the back of the head and to follow the
rules put forward by the British Boxing
Board of Control
At school you have the right to an
education and to be treated with
respect
But you also
have the
responsibility to
attend classes,
work hard and
respect others
They have rights that must be
listened to and considered
With these rights go
responsibilities that they must
follow
BRAINSTORM
RIGHTS
What kind of
rights would a
trade union
have?
What rights
would members
have?
Why should
people have
rights?
Trade Union
Actions What
are the rights
here?
What is a
right?
BRAINSTORM
RESPONSIBILITIES
What
responsibilities
would
members
have?
What is a
responsibility?
Why should
people have
responsibilities?
What sort of
responsibilities
should a trade
union have?
Who does a trade
union have a
responsibility to?
RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES
RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruit Members Not to put pressure on
people to join
Ask about changes in
wages and conditions
Not to make
unreasonable demands
or threaten
Take industrial action
to protect workers
rights, e.g. strike
Hold a secret ballot to
see if majority of
members support
action. Only take
action that is
peaceful/lawful
UNIONS
RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES
Participate in electing
shop stewards
To vote in election
Have union
representation in any
dispute with
management
To report problems,
e.g. health and safety
issues, to shop
steward
Take part in industrial
action
To act within the law,
e.g. picketing
UNION MEMBERS
Explain in detail some of the rights
and responsibilities trade unions
and union members have.
8 marks

Identify three rights a trade union
has

Identify three responsibilities a
trade union has that go
with these rights