TRADE UNIONS

By:- KAPIL MALIK

Definition

 A trade union is a formal association of

workers that promotes & protects the
interests of its members through collective
action. It is formed for securing certain
economic & social benefits to members. It
emphasises joint, coordinated action &
collective bargaining.
Objectives of Trade Unions :-
 Better wages & salary:-
 Better working condition:-
 Disciplined Management:-
 Better personal policies:-
 Welfare:-
 Employee – employer relations:-
 Negotiating machinery:-
 Safeguarding organisational health & the
interest of the industry:-
Functions of Trade Unions:-
 Militant or protective or intra-mutual functions:-
 Fraternal or extra-mural functions:-
 Political functions:-
 Social functions:-
Union Structure:-
 Craft unions:-
 Industrial unions:-
 General unions:-
 Federations:-
Growth of Trade Union Movement &
Members:-

 Early Period :- The first factory act, 1881,

was passed on the basis of the
recommendations of the Bombay Factory
Commission,1875.
 Present Position:- 7000 Trade unions & 70
Federations are registered under the Trade
Union Act,1926.
The Trade Union Act,1926 & Legal
Framework:-

 This act legalises the formation of trade

unions by allowing employees the right to
form & organise unions. It permits any 7
persons to form their union & get it registered
under the Act.
Union Problems:-
 Trade union leadership:-
 Multiple unions:-
 Union rivalry:-
 Finance:-
 Other problems:-
such as illiteracy, uneven
growth, low membership, heterogeneous
nature of labour, lack of interest & absence of
paid office bearers.
Measures to strengthen Trade Union
Movement in India:-
India

 Union Labour Front:-

 Efficient Leadership:-
 Membership Fees:-
Thanks