Trade Union

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APresentation on Trade Unions Workers
Participation In Mgt.
Presented By Singh Rinku Patel
Jigna Patel Radhika Joshi Nirav
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Definition

• Trade union is defined as a voluntary
  organization of workers formed to promote and
  protect the interest by collective actions.
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  -V.V. Giri

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Features of Trade Unions

• A voluntary association
• Possessing common goals
• Having authority flow from the members
• Acting as an intermediary
• Dealing with collective action

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Objectives of Trade Unions

• Providing income security
• Maintaining job security
• Preserving physical Security
• Providing social security
• Providing emotional security
• Fostering industrial democracy equity

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Types of Trade Unions

• Occupational unions
• Industrial unions
• General unions
• White- collar unions

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Trade union goal accomplishment strategies
Employee empowerment
Collective bargaining
Political role
Union strategies for goal accomplishmet
Participation in internal forums
Collective actions
Membership in federations
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Why Do Workers Join Trade Unions ?

• Defence against exploitation
• Sense of empowerment
• Fulfillment of social esteem needs
• Compulsion to join

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Workers participation in mgt.
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Definition

• Workers participation in mgt.(WPM) is an
  attempt to make use of workers creativity and
  skill in the managerial decision-making process.

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Features of WPM

• Formal involvement of members
• Participation in decision making
• Consequence sharing
• Application of upword control
• Joint and continuous process

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Objectives of WPM

• Greater employee satisfaction
• Greater responsibility
• Enhanced co-operation
• Enhanced democracy
• Developing a communication system
• Facilitating changes

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Levels of WPM

• Lowest level of participative mgt.
• Medium level of participative mgt.
• Highest level of participative mgt.

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WPM methods
WPM methods
Direct participation
Indirect participation
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Essential prerequisites for effective WPM

• Support from the top mgt.
• Clarity in participative goals, policies
  practices
• Fair equal treatment to employees
• Adequate access to mgt. information
• Assurance against victimization
• Respect for the union s strengh
• Recognition of employee s contribution
• Training orientation of members
• Constant review of performance

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Significance of WPM

• Increase in productivity performance
• Improves employee involvement participation
• Better workforce flexibility
• Promotes cordiality in industrial relations
• Establishes goodwill public image

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Obstacles faced by effective WPM

• The mgt.s attitude
• Role ambiguity and conflict
• Absence of mutual faith
• Non-implementation of decisions
• Absence of strong unions
• Lack of follow-up