Trade Union

Ajay Khatwa
Nikhil Ullas Pandit
Rohan Kale
Rohan Katre
Trade union - The Trade Union Act 1926 defines a
trade union as a 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 condition on the conduct of any trade or
business, and includes any federation of two or more
trade unions.
Characteristics of trade union-
1. It is an association either of employers or employees or
of independent workers. They may consist of :-

* Employers’ association (eg., Employer’s Federation

of India, Indian paper mill association, etc.)

* General labor unions

* Friendly societies

* Unions of intellectual labor (eg, All India Teachers

Association)
 2. It is formed on a continuous basis. It is a
permanent body and not a casual or temporary one.
They persist throughout the year.

3. It is formed to protect and promote all kinds of

interests –economic, political and social-of its
members. The dominant interest with which a union
is concerned is, however, economic.
 4. It achieves its objectives through collective action and group
effort. Negotiations and collective bargaining are the tools for
accomplishing objectives.

5. Trade unions have shown remarkable progress since their

inception; moreover, the character of trade unions has also been
changing. In spite of only focusing on the economic benefits of
workers, the trade unions are also working towards raising the
status of labors as a part of industry.
At present there are twelve Central Trade Union Organizations in
India:

1. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)

2. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)

3. Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)

4. Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (HMKP)

5. Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)

6. Indian Federation of Free Trade Unions (IFFTU)

7. Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)

8. National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU)

9. National Labor Organization (NLO)

10. Trade Unions Co-ordination Centre (TUCC)

11. United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) and

12. United Trade Union Congress - Lenin Sarani (UTUC - LS)