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5.trade Unions in HRM System
5.trade Unions in HRM System
Meaning:
An organization
formed by employees
to protect their interests
including improving working conditions
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Practice of unions
seeking to improve
the wages, hours,
and working
conditions
in a businesslike
manner
A characteristic of
unions seeking to further
members interests by
influencing the social,
economic, and legal
policies of
governments
Industrial Unions
Includes the unskilled
Craft Unions
Composed of workers who
National/Intl. Unions
Many local unions are part
of a larger national or
international union
(e.g. ICFTU)
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Role
of
Trade Unionism
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Sources of power:
Its resources
Negotiation skills
Collection strength
Political support
Unions do research on: economy, court cases
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2. Job Regulation
Joint rule-making WM dignity Attack on this by HRD/EI
3. Social change
Adopting political role: ILC, strikes, ILO, laws, advisory boards
4. Member services
Welfare servicesWM Educationorganizationinformation
develop leadership
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History of
Trade Unionism
In India
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Under-developed class-consciousness
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Union Substitution
In the Era of
Globalization
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