REASONS PEOPLE JOINING UNION

TRADE UNION OBJECTIVES DEFINITION

1. Economic motive
1) To promote the industrial, social, and intellectual interest of An association or workers/employers set up within 2. Social reasons
members. trade, occupation, or industry (TOI) to: 3. Influence the decision-making and policy
Protect right of workers (members) making.
2) To obtain and maintain for its members just and proper rates
4. Prevent exploitation and unfair action.
of remuneration, security of employment, and reasonable Improve terms and conditions at the workplace. 5. Pressure from present union members.
hours, and conditions of works.

3) To promote the material, social, and educational welfare of

the members. TYPES OF UNION
4) To promote legislation affecting the interests of the members
in particular or treat unionists in general.
TRADE UNION 1 1) Public sector employees’ union

2) Private sector employees’ union

ADVANTAGES OF IN HOUSE UNION 3) Employer’s union

WHO CAN JOIN TRADE UNION?

1.Employees who had attain the age over 16 years old and 1) Better management union
must be relevant to his trade, occupation, or industry. relations because no interference DISADVANTAGES OF IN HOUSE UNION
from outsiders.
2.Students are not allowed to join TU unless they are ‘bona-
fide’ employees and over the age of 18 years old. 2) In-house union has more 1) In-house union are generally weak because
understanding of company’s needs membership is limited and confined to workers in
3.Certain categories of employees are also not all permitted to and workplace problems rather one particular company.
join TU whose membership is not the same category as than a full-time union official of a
themselves. nationwide occupational union. 2) The leadership of such unions must be chosen from
the small number of members which may give rise to
(Managers, executives, and staff in confidential or security 3) They feel in-house union leaders the possibility of the employer trying to exploit such
positions) are more likely to adopt a leader.
cooperative rather than a
4. Public sectors employees who want to become a member of confrontational approach to 3) The union’s financial strength will not enable it to
a trade union can only join those formed by employees in the negotiations with management. carry out its normal trade union activities.
same department, ministries, or occupation)
4) Fear of victimization among union leaders,
5. Certain group of public sector employees are not all particularly in relation to promotions, termination of
permitted to join TU. (Prison Services, Police Force, Armed employment, transfers and assignment of duties
Forces, and those in the confidential or security work) which are management prerogatives.

6. Employees in the professional and managerial group in the 5) In-house unions with small memberships will be
public sector are also not allow to join trade union unless they unable to provide scholarships and other benefits for
are exempted by the Government Chief Secretary. their members.
 LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE REGISTERED
RULES OF MEMBERSHIP PROCESS TO REGISTER

1. Right to take legal action

a) Public sector 1.Applications made to the DGTU in prescribed form 2. Right to execute the money in civil
and prescribed fees. proceedings
• Staff in civil service can only join union which represent
workers in the same occupation, department, or ministry. 2.It must be signed by at least seven members. 3. Right to impose the fine
• Police, prison service and the Armed Forces and those in the 4. Right to be represented in court
3.The application must be accompanied with a proceeding
confidential and security work- are not allowed to join union.
printed copy of the rules or constitution of union 5. Right to perform industrial actions
• Employees in the professional and managerial group also
cannot join union unless they are exempted by the Chief 4.Application must include:
Secretary to the Government.
b) Private sector •name of the union and its address.

• any person over the age of 15 years, •name, address, and occupations of members making
• any student of an educational institution established by or the application
under any written law, unless he is also employed as an
•titles, names, ages, addresses and occupation of
employee and is over the age of 18 years,
union's officer and any other information regarding DGTU CANCEL THE REGISTRATION
• Any person employed in the establishment or industry or the officers DGTU may require
trade or occupation in respect of which the union is
•TUA – Section 15
registered.
a) Union ceases to exist

b) If DG is satisfied:
DGTU REFUSE TO REGISTER
I. Registration was obtained by fraud or
1.Duplication - Trade union covering a particular group of workers are in issued by mistake.
existence

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ii. The composition of the union executive is
2.Other reasons – opinion of DG unlawful.
I. Trade union is likely to be used for unlawful purposes – inconsistent with
iii. The has been or is being or is likely to be
objects and rules.
used for any unlawful purpose’s contrary to
ii. Objects of the trade unions is unlawful. its objects or rules.

iii. DG is not satisfied that trade union has complied with the Act and regulation. iv. The union has contravened any provision
of the Acts or its regulations.
iv. Any objectives, rules, and constitution of the trade union conflict with any of
the provision of the Act or of any regulations
vi. If the union has ceased to exist.
v. Name of trade union to be registered.

•Identical to an existing trade union or nearly resembles the name – likely to

deceive public or members of either trade union