Trade Union Overview

• Minimize Discrimination

• Sense of Security
Structure of Trade Union
* Dependent Union - Theexistence of this type of union is dependent
whollyor partly on the other unions or the employees
.
 Different Participants of Trade Union
• Employee
• Employer
• Government
Top Nine Trade Unions of India
S. Trade Union Year of H. Q. Political Membership
No. Establishment Affiliation (Million)
1. All India Trade Union Congress 1920 New Delhi CPI 14.2
(AITUC)
2. Indian National Trade Union May 3, 1947 New Delhi Indian 33.3
Congress (INTUC) National
Congress
3. Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) July 27, 1955 New Delhi BJP 17.1

4. Centre for Indian Trade Unions 1970 New Delhi CPM 5.7
(CITU)
5. Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) Dec. 24, 1948 New Delhi Samajvadi 9.1

6. All India Trade Union Centre April 26-27, Kolkata Socialist Unity 4.7
(AIUTUC) 1958 Centre of
India(Marxist)
7. Self-employed Women's Association 1972 Ahmedabad 1.3
of India (SEWA)
8. Trade Union Coordination Centre 1970 NA AIFB 1.6

9. All India Central Council of Trade May 1989 NA CPI (M-L) 2.5
Union
 TYPES OF RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNION
the Recognition is divided into 2 Types:

1. Voluntary Trade Union Recognition:

It usually refers to the agreement when an Employer
recognizes the Trade Union without using the Legal
Procedures.

2. Statutory Trade Union Recognition:

It usually refers to the agreement when an Employer &
Trade Union does not come to the Voluntary
Recognition Agreement.
 Trade Union can make an application for Statutory Recognition
METHODS OF RECOGNITION
• Membership Verification:
It means where the Government Officials, obtains the Manpower list from the
Management where the Employees & Employers are currently working on,
asking each & every Individual Employee whether they wish to become the
member of the Trade Union or not. On the basis of the Responses from the
Employees of the Management it becomes responsible for the Selection of the
Agent in an Establishment in the Union.
• Check-Off:
In this process, the Employees are asked to write in writing whether they belong
to the Union or Not, if they belong to the Union so which Union do they belong
to exactly. The Check off system ensures that how management makes an
assessment for the Strength of the Unions for the main purpose of the
Recognition as well.
• Secret Ballot:
It is a kind of Method or Election, which is usually performed by the Employees
in exercising their option secretly, without having any Fear or Favors.
• Code of Discipline:
It generally refers to the Do’s & Don’t of the Management & the Union as well. It is
an agreement which the Management is allowed to signed in the Recognized
Trade Union.

Multiplicity of Trade Union

• Multiplicity of Trade Unions
• Inter Union Rivalry
• Small Size of Unions.
• Financial Weakness
• Leadership Issues
• Politicalisation of the Unions
• Problems of Recognition of Trade Unions
Unorganized Sector and Trade Union Approach

• Unorganized Sector
- Overall Employee Strength
Unorganized Sector 83% Employee
Organized Sector 17% Employee
- All Business units may not be registered with
government
- They do not follow Regulations
- Lack of Resources – Manpower and Money
Unorganized Sector and Trade Union Approach
• Trade Union Approach
- Influencing Government policies related with labour
- Looking for enhancing the Minimum Wages
- Employees Safety at Work Place
- Increase the representation in these units
- Attract the membership
- Retain the membership
- Represent the maximum workers
- Provide Training – Skill Improvement
- Industrial Dispute – Workers Protection
Recent Trends in White Collar Unionism