Unit-I: Trade Unions and

Collective Bargaining
 Definition of Trade Union and Trade Dispute
Trade Unions Act, 1926,
CHAPTER I – PRELIMINARY
2. Definitions.

(g) "trade dispute" means 

(h) "Trade Union" means

 (g) "trade dispute" means 

"trade dispute" which is connected with the

or non-
emplo employm
or the terms
of
or the
conditions of
employers between between yment ent employment
labour, of
any person,
and workmen and employers and
workmen  workmen employers

and "workmen" means all persons employed

in trade or industry whether or not in the
employment of the employer with whom the
trade dispute arises; and
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 (h) "Trade Union" means
Trade Union

means any combination, whether temporary or permanent

formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations
between 

and includes
any (iii) any
federation of (ii) any agreement in
or for two or more agreement consideration
imposing Trade Unions: between an of the sale of
or between or between restrictive Provided that employer and the good-will
workmen and workmen and employers conditions on this Act shall those of a business
employers workmen and the conduct not affect -(i) employed by or of
employers of any trade any him as to such instruction in
or business agreement employment; any
between or profession,
partners as to trade or
their own handicraft.
business;
  

CHAPTER II - REGISTRATION OF TRADE UNIONS

• Under Section 3, the registrar is appointed for

the process of registration of the trade union.
• Also, the appropriate government is
authorised to appoint additional and deputy
registrars for a particular state, where the
registrar of a trade union is unable to
discharge the powers and functions. Within a
local limit, he may exercise the power and
functions as Registrar as prescribed for this
purpose.
THE LEGAL STATUS OF A REGISTERED TRADE UNION

Rights and Liabilities of Registered Trade Unions:

1. Objects on 2. Constitution 3. Criminal 4. Immunity 5. 6. Right to

Which General of a Separate Conspiracy from Civil Enforceabilit Inspect
Fund for
Funds May Be Political in Trade Suit in y of Books of
Spent Purposes Disputes Certain Cases Agreements Trade Unions
 Mode Of Registration

• https://labour.delhi.gov.in/content/application-registration-trade-union-form
 4. Mode of registration.-

1) Any seven or more members

of a Trade Union may, by
subscribing their names to the
rules of the Trade Union and by
otherwise complying with the
provisions of this Act with
respect to registration, apply
for registration of the Trade
Union under this Act.

(2) Where an application has been made

under sub-section (1) for the registration of
a Trade Union, such application shall not
be deemed to have become invalid merely
by reason of the fact that, at any time after
the date of the application, but before the
registration of the Trade Union, some of
the applicants, but not exceeding half of
the total number of persons who made the
application, have ceased to be members of
the Trade Union or have given notice in
writing to the Registrar dissociating
themselves from the application.
Section 5 :Application for registration
 Section 5 :Application for registration

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• (c) the titles, names, ages, addresses and
occupations of the 4 [office-bearers] of the
Trade Union.
 Application for registration
Section 5 :Application for registration

1) Every application for registration of a Trade Union shall be made to (2) Where a Trade Union has been in existence for more than one year before the making
of an application for its registration, there shall be delivered to the Registrar, together
the Registrar, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the rules of the with the application, a general statement of the assets and liabilities of the Trade Union
Trade Union and a statement of the following particulars, namely:— prepared in such form and containing such particulars as may be prescribed.

(a) the names, (b) the name of the (c) the titles, names,

occupations and ages, addresses and
Trade Union and the
addresses of the occupations of the 4
members making the address of its head [office-bearers] of the
application; office; and Trade Union.

[(aa) in the case of a Trade

Union of workmen, the
names, occupations and
addresses of the place of
work of the members of the
Trade Union making the
application;]
Form A: Application For Registration Of Trade
Union

Application For Registration Of Trade Union

ScheduleI Schedule II Schedule III

 ScheduleI

• Enter in this Schedule the names of all members of the executive of the union
showing in column 1 the names of any posts held by them (e.g., President,
Secretary, Treasurer, etc.) in addition to their offices as members of the executive.
 Schedule II

• The numbers of the rules-making provision for the several matters detailed in column
1 are given in column 2 below:
 Schedule III
• Statement of Liabilities and Assets 
 iii) Powers and Duties of Registrar

• Section 7,8,9, 10, 11 of Trade Union Act talks about the powers and duties of
registrar like –

registration of appeals

petitions and applications

receive applications for amendment of appeal

the petition or application or subsequent proceedings

 Contd. Powers and Duties of Registrar
Section 7
• Power to call for further particulars and to require alternations of names

Section 8
• Registration

Section 9
• Certificate of registration

Section 10
• Cancellation of registration

Section 11
• Appeal