Project on- Trade Union

Presented By- Vanshaj Lamba

 Contents
• Introduction
• Definition
• Objective of trade unions
• Registration and Re-registration of Trade Union
• Trade Union Rivalry
• Problems of Leadership
 INTRODUCTION

The Trade Union Act,1926 was brought into operation from 1st June,1927 by notification in the
official gazette by the Central Government.

The Act was amended in 1947, 1960 and 1962.

The Trade Unions in India are governed by the Trade union Act,1926.

This Act was enacted to accord protection to the Union Leaders for the acts done by them in
connection with the legal trade union activities. The object of Act is to provide the procedure for
registration of a Trade Union.

The object of the Act is to make provisions for the registration of Trade Unions formed by the
workers to protect their legitimate rights while fighting with employers.

The Act was enacted with the object of providing for the registration of trade unions and
verification of the membership of trade unions registered so that they may acquire a legal and
corporate status.

As soon as a trade union is registered, it is treated as an artificial person in the eyes of law,
capable of enjoying the rights and discharging liabilities like a natural person.

The detailed provisions are laid down for formation, procedure, registration and protections
available to the Union Leaders both from Civil and Criminal Laws while themselves in the Union
activities of a registered Trade Union.

As per Sidney and Beatric Webb and Dale Yoder, it is a continuous association of wage earners
for the purpose of maintaining and improving the conditions of working lives.

The British Trade Union Act views that, “A trade union is a combination with the main objective
of regulating the relation between workmen and masters or between workmen and workmen or
between masters and masters.”
In the words of Indian Trade Union Act,1926, “a trade union is any combination whether
temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating relations between
workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen, between employers and
employers or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business.”

• The Act extends to the whole of India.

• The Act applies not only to the Union of the Workers but also to the association of employers.

• Certain Acts do not apply to the registered Trade Unions.

1. The Societies Registration Act,1980

2. The Cooperative Societies Act,1912
3. The Companies Act, 1956
4. The Registration of any such union under any such Act is null and void.
 Functions of Trade Union
Primary functions of a trade union are to protect and promote the
interest of the workers and the conditions of their employment. In
India, trade unions generally undertake the following functions:

1. To achieve higher wages and better working and living

conditions for the members.
2. to generate self confidence among the workers.
3. To encourage sincerity and discipline among workers.
4. To take up welfare measure for improving the morale of the
workers

The National Commission of Labour has underscored certain basic

functions to which trade unions have to pay greater attention such
as…

1. To secure fair wages for workers

2. To safeguard the security of tenure and improve conditions of
services.
3. To enlarge opportunities for promotion and training
4. To improve working and living wages.
 List of Trade Unions and its affiliation
After independence, in the year 1998, total 61592 trade unions are available. At
present, there are 13 Central Trade Unions are below:
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Trade Union No. of Membership Political Year of

affiliated unions (in lakhs) Affiliation establishment

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INTUC 4428 54.36 Congress 1947

AITUC 2996 29.74 CPI 1920

CITU 3011 23.86 CPI(M) 1970

HMS 1248 43.56 - 1948

BMS 2871 40.81 BJP 1955

UTUC 413 7.85 RSP --

UTUC-LS 231 11.98 SUCI 1948

HMKS 81 15.61 - -

NFITU 132 7.61 - -

NLO 356 6.61 - -

ICL 23 8.46 - -

TUCC 198 5.13 - -

IFFTU 26 5.15 - -
 No. of Association and Federations

Besides the affiliated unions and their federations, there

are a large number of associations and federations
which have not joined any one of the Central Workers’
Organizations. Some of as under:

1. All India Bank Employees’ Association

2. All India Bank Employees’ Federation
3. All India Insurance Employees’ Association
4. All India Defense Employees’ Federation
5. All India Railwaymen’s Federation
6. National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
7. National Federation of Posts and Telegraphs
Employees
8. All India Private Employees Federation
9. All India Electricity Employees Federation
10. All India Port and Dock Workers Federation
11. All India Defence Workers Federation
12. All India Chemical and Pharmaceutical Employees
Federation
 Objective of Trade Unions
• Wages salaries
• Working conditions
• Discipline
• Welfare
• Employee-employer relation
• Negotiating machinery
• Safeguarding organizational
health and interest of the
industry.
Reasons For Joining Trade Unions

1. Greater Bargaining Power

2. Minimize Discrimination
3. Sense of Security
4. Sense of Participation
5. Platform for self expression
6. Betterment of relationships