Trade Union

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Trade Union
Dr. Anil Mehta
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Definition
Any combination, whether temporary or permanent,
formed primarily for the purpose of regulating
the relations between workers and employers, or
for imposing restrictive conditions on the
conduct of any trade or business and includes any
federation of two or more unions. Trade Union Act
1926
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Objectives of trade Unions

• Wages and salaries
• Working conditions
• Discipline
• Personnel policies
• Welfare
• Employer-employee relations
• Negotiating machinery
• Improving organizational health

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Growth of Trade Union Movement

• 1881 Factories Act was passed
• 1890 First workers' union was established
  in the name of Bombay Mill Hands Association
  
• 1919 ILO established
• 1920 AITUC established
• 1922 All India Railway men's Federation
  (AIRF) established
• 1926 Trade Union Act passed
• 1947 INTUC established

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• 1948 HMS established
• 1949 UTUC established
• 1955 BMS Established
• 1865 Hind Mazoor Panchayat (HMP) established
• 1970 CITU established

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The Trade Union Act 1926 And Legal Provisions

• Registration
• Status of Registered Union
• Cancellation of Registration
• Obligations
• Rights
• Recognition

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Union Problems

• Outside Leadership
• Multiple Unions
• Union Rivalry
• Finance
• Other Problems illiteracy, uneven growth, low
  membership, heterogeneous nature of labour, lack
  of interest, absence of paid office bearer

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Strategies for Remaining Union-Free
Effective First Line Supervision
Open Communication
Effective Personnel Research
Remaining Union-free
A healthy and Safe working Environment
Effective Personnel Planning,Recruitment and
Selection
Effective Training and Development Program
Effective Remuneration
Effective Employer and Employee Relations
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Employer's Association
formal group of employers set up to defend
,represent or advices affiliated employers
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Objectives of Employers Association

• Primary
• Promote and protect the interest of employers
  engaged in trade, commerce and industry in India.
• Study, analyze and dissemination of information
  relating to labour policy, labour-management
  relations, collective bargaining etc.
• Offer advice concerning various aspects of labour
  policy.
• Liaise with Union Government and imitate steps
  that are representative and legislative in nature.

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• Secondary
• Train and develop-staff and members.
• Obtain data on wage and conditions of work in
  industries attach to them.
• Come out with surveys, research-based reports on
  issues of importance to both labour and
  management.
• Take up projects for social and family welfare.
• Deal with safety and health at work place and
  working environment.
• Initiate steps to improve public image and
  improve public relations.
• Educate the public regarding the character,scope
  importance and needs of trade, industry and
  commerce represented by members.

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Origin and Growth

• 1920 ASSOCHEM established
• 1927 FICCI established
• 1932 AIOE established formed by FICCI
• 1922 EFI established formed by ASSOCHEM
• 1941 AIMO established to represent small and
  medium sector.
• 1956 Council of Indian Employers established
• 1970 SCOPE established

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