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Trade Unions

Presented by Sohil Kisan B 20 MMS (Marketing) GNIMS

Trade Unions
Section 2(h) of the trade unions act, has defined a trade union as: Any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and employers, or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business, and includes any federation of two or more trade unions. Then this definition talks about three relationships. They are relationship between the: Workmen and workmen Workmen and employers Employers and employers.

Trade Unions
Trade Unions are formed to protect and promote the interests of their members Primary function is to protect the interests of workers against discrimination and unfair labor practices Objectives: Representation (Workers Interests) Negotiation (Collective Bargaining) Voice in decisions (Lay off, Retrenchment) affecting workers Member Service (Education, Training, Welfare, Discounts, Loans) Functions: i) Militant functions, (ii) Fraternal functions

Importance of Trade Unions


For industrial peace
Decisions taken through the process of collective bargaining and negotiations between employer and unions are more influential Effective communication between the workers and the management

Economic development
Recruitment & selection Discipline among workforce Settlement of ID in rational manner

Why do people join Union?


Greater Bargaining Power Minimize Discrimination Sense of Security Sense of Participation Sense of Belongingness Platform for self expression Betterment of relationships

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF UNIONS


Wage & salary bargaining Fight for continuous improvement in employee benefits Improving working conditions at work place Improving welfare, healthcare & recreation facilities, and leisure at workplace Increasing rest periods, holidays, paid leave and time-offs Decreasing working hours, work load esp. manual, and hazardous working conditions Improving career and salary rise prospects & job security Protecting employees against arbitrary / unjust actions of Management

Major Trade Union Organizations


All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) All India Council of Central Trade Unions All India United Trade Union Centre Indian Federation of Free Trade Unions (IFFTU) Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) National Labor Organization (NLO) Trade Unions Co-ordination Centre (TUCC)

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