TRADE UNIONS IN INDIA

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Section 2(h) of the Trade Unions Act, 1926 has defined a trade union as Any 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 conditions on the conduct of any trade or business, and includes any federation of two or more trade unions.
Then this definition talks about three relationships. They are relationship between the: Workmen and workmen Workmen and employers Employers and employers.
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Trade Union

INTRODUCTION OF TRADE UNIONS

The Trade Union Act 1926 A Trade Union is 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. 4/17/12

Features of trade unions

An association either of employers or employees or of independent workers. permanent Voluntary & continuous. . Protect Social Economic & vocational interest. Achieves its objectives through collective action and group effort. also working towards raising the status of labors as a part of industry. Negotiations and collective bargaining are the tools for accomplishing 4/17/12 objectives.

Objectives of Trade Unions

OBJECTIVES protect the interests of workers against discriminatio n Representation

Member services

Education and training Legal assistance Financial discounts Welfare benefits

Night/weekend Negotiation Shoots

Voice in decisions affecting workers

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Importance of Trade Unions

recruitment and selection Feelings of workers Meanings inculcating discipline
promoting and maintaining Richer national integration by reducing the number of industrial disputes

Accelerate pace of Economic Development by

enabling settlement of Images industrial disputes by helping Beliefs social adjustments incorporatin g a sense of corporate social responsibilit y in workers

Social Responsibilities include

achieving industrial peace

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Functions of Trade union

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Types of trade union

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According to the area of operation

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Structures

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motives

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According to purpose
Reformist union (a)business union (b)uplift union Revolutionary union Anarchist union Political union Predatory union

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Collective Bargaining

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Characteristics
Collective Strength Flexible Voluntary Continuous Dynamic Power

Relationship Representation Bipartite Process

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Importance
Importance

to society Importance to employees Importance to employers

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Functions
Collective

bargaining as a process of social

change Collective bargaining has served as a peace treaty between two parties in continued conflict. Collective bargaining creates a system of Industrial Jurisprudence

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Types of Bargaining
Conjunctive/

Distributive/Bargaining Co-operative bargaining Productivity Bargaining Composite Bargaining

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Levels of collective Bargaining and Agreements

Plant

level Local level Region/Area level Industry level National Level

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Process of Collective Bargaining

STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP

1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6:

Pre- Negotiation Phase Selection of Negotiation Strategy of Bargaining Tactics of Bargaining Contract Implementation of the contract

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