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HRM-Trade Unions Chapter10
HRM-Trade Unions Chapter10
Definition:
Acc to lester : A trade union is an association of employees designed , primarily to maintain or improve the conditions of employment of its members .
1. Trade unions classified according to purpose (i) Reformist unions (a) Business unions (b) Friendly or uplift unions (ii) Revolutionary unions (a) Political unions (b) Anarchist unions 2. Trade unions classified on the basi s of membership structure (i) Craft unions
(b) They provide needed training through apprenticeship. (c) They have strong bargaining power as they comprise of skilled employee. (d) They secure high wages and better benefits to their members.
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Outside political leadership Multiple unions Union Rivalry Small size of union membership Poor financial position Inactive functioning Victimization Other problems
TRADE UNIONISM Main features of trade union in india Philosophy of trade unionism Changes liberalization and globalizati on brought in trade unionism Developing Responsive trade unionism
Main features of trade union in india 1. Competitive unionism (i) Quantitative growth of unions (ii) Proliferation of unions (iii) Low membership per union (iv) Dual membership (v) Multiple membership (vi) Inter and intra-union rivalry 2. Politicization of trade unions and trade union movement
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Outside leadership General tendency to be militant Occupational unions Unionization of white collar employees Unions on caste, community and occupational bases, and Officers associations or managerial unionism.
Employees associations
Forms of employees associations Activities of employees associations
MANAGERIAL UNIONISM Introduction Nature of managerial unio nism Reasons for emergence of managerial unionism Managerial unionism and collective bargaining Factors affecting managerial unionism Managerial unionism in india Workers unions and managerial unions
4. Feelings of powerlessness in dealing with the wor kers and feelings of harassment.