TRADE

UNIONS
GROUP -
HISTORY & ORIGIN
History
Textile Mills Development in 1850s in Bombay
Jute Mills Development in 1854 in Calcutta
Sohrabji Shapuri Bengali & C P Mazumdar
Bombay Millhands Association, under Narayan
Mekhji Lokhande in 1884
HISTORY & ORIGIN
History
First organized trade union - Madras Labour Union in
1918
World War 1 and knowledge about global players
contributed to the movement
Home Rule movement and Non Cooperation
movement helped in bringing the workers together
All India Trade Union Congress -Oldest trade union
federation founded in 1920 under the leadership of
Lala Lajpat Rai and M N Joshi
Trade Unions Act 1926 & Trade Dispute Act 1929
fueled the movement
HISTORY & ORIGIN
History
World War 2 further deteriorated the working and
living conditions of labourers
Introduction of Industrial Employment Act and
Bombay IndustrialRelations Act 1946
Rise of Communism and the influence of Karl Marx's
and Vlademir Lenin's idea of assigning the working
class the central place
Important Leaders - Bal Gangadhar Tilak, N M Joshi,
B P Wadia, Dhiwan Chamanlall, Joseph Bastia, Lala
Lajpat Rai, N M Lokhande,
CHARACTERESTICS
Characterestics of early trade unions

Leaders - social reformers and nationalists with

political inclination
Welfare centric approach rather than right centric
Limited presence confining to the areas of industrial
hubs
Association of Employees and made Voluntarily
Permanent, Shared Interest, and Group Action
OBJECTIVES

Welfare
Wages and salaries
Collective Bargaining
Awareness
OBJECTIVES
Why do workers join trade unions?

To have a voice.
To gain bargaining power and fight for more
wages, more benefits, and less work.
To ensure their employment rights are protected.
To show their solidarity with other workers.
To have an opportunity to socialise with other
workers.
The Right to Establish a
Trade Union
All trade unions must be registered with the Department of
Trade Unions BEFORE they can begin any activities.

Applications to register must be made within one month of the

first meeting held at which it was agreed to start a trade union.
A temporary committee may be appointed to carry out the
necessary paperwork.
The Right to Join a
Trade Union

Any employee above the age of 15 has the right to join a

trade union.
For office bearers, the age should be 18.
Exception: Not allowed if any lawsuit case filed before
TYPES
OF
TRADE
UNIONS
CASE1 : M&M Nashik Plant

The plant employed 4000 workers and produced M&M's cars

M&M had incurred a loss of production of 500 vehicles. In terms of
revenue, they had lost close to Rs.25 crores
CASE1 : M&M Nashik Plant

ISSUE
The strike is a result of fallout of suspension of 2 workers on disciplinary
grounds
One of the union leader was suspended
The hunger strike by two senior union leaders
CASE2 : Maruti Suzuki Workers Union

The plant employed 4000 workers and produced M&M's cars

M&M had incurred a loss of production of 500 vehicles. In terms of
revenue, they had lost close to Rs.25 crores
SETBACKS
Limited Membership

Domination of Political Parties

Inadequacy of Finances

Outside Leadership

Absence of Craft Unions

Thank
You
MEMBERS
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