1. Trade union act 1926
Any combination whether temporary or permanent
formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the
relations between workmen and employers
between workmen and workmen ,between
employers and employers or for imposing
restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade
or business and include any federation of two or
more trade unions .
2. Employers federation
1875- Bombay mills owners association was
organised with the objective of protecting the
commercial interest of its members and to promote
good relation between them .
1956 they protested increased contribution of ESI
(employee state insurance) from 6.25%to 8.33
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Trade union ACT 1926
4. Types of Trade Union
Craft unions
Represents skilled workers from one occupation. For
example, SOGAT 82 (printers) and the AUEW
(engineering).
General unions
Represents mainly unskilled workers from many
occupations. For example the TGWU (Transport and
General Workers' Union).
5. Industrial unions
Represents mainly workers in one industry. For
example, the NUM (miners' union)
Professional or white-collar unions
Represents skilled workers in mainly service
industries. For example, the NUT (teachers'
union).
6. Any seven or more members of a trade union may, by
subscribing their name to the rule of the trade union and by
otherwise complying with the provisions of the act with
respect to registration apply for registration of the trade
union under this act.
Historically ,four major federations have been in existence and
have established a national network
AITUC- All India Trade union congress –general sessions meet
once in two years
Linked with the communist philosophy
7. Objectives – establish a socialist state in India
To improve the economic and social conditions of
the working class
Safeguard and promote workers right to free
speech, freedom of association and assembly and
the right to strike.
INTUC- Indian National Trade Union congress
1947-support from congress leaders
8. The basic pattern in the organisation is at the
industry level federation .
Objectives
To ensure full employment
To secure greater participation of workers
To organise workers on an industry basis
To improve condition of work
Develop sense of responsibility towards industry
9. Hind Mazdoor sabha (1948)- to promote the
economic ,political and social interests of the
workers
To form a federation of unions from the same
industry or occupation at the national level
To promote the formation of cooperative societies
and to foster worker’s education.
10. Centre of trade union
CITU- Established in 1971 as a result of the split in
the AITUC(CPIM)
OBJECTIVES
The goal of organising workers to further their
interests in economic ,social and political matters
11. Why do workers join trade unions
To attain economic security
To improve their bargaining power and balance it
with that of management workers
To ventilate the workers grievance to the
management.
To satisfy their need of belongingness.
12. Rights of registered trade unions
Registration means – formal recognition of unions
which requires certain preconditions like
membership to anyone over 15 years of age
50% of office bearers from within the industry
Books of accounts in order and send its income and
expenditure to the registrar of trade unions on or
before 31st march
13. Spend funds on salaries of office bearers ,
prosecution , defense, publish periodicals .A
registered union can claim protection from being
prosecuted for legitimate trade union activities
The need to Recognise a trade union leads to
verification – no uniform legislation available with
regard to the recognition issue
14. Section 13: Incorporation of registered Trade Unions
Every registered Trade Union:
shall be a body corporate by the name under which it is
registered
shall have perpetual succession and a common seal
power to acquire and hold both movable and immovable
property
it can, by the said name sue and be sued.
15. Section 9: Certificate of Registration
The Registrar registering a Trade Union under
Section 8, shall issue a certificate of registration
which shall be conclusive that the Trade Union has
been duly registered under this Act.
16. Section 15: Objects on which general funds may be spent
The payment of salaries, allowances and expenses to office bearers of
the Trade Union.
The payment of expenses for the administration of the Trade Union
including audit of the accounts of the general funds.
The compensation to members for loss arising out of trade disputes;
Allowance to members or their dependants on account of death, old
age, sickness, accidents or unemployment of such members;
The provision of educational, social or religious benefits for members
or for the dependants of members;
17. The upkeep of a periodical published mainly for
the purposes of discussing questions affecting
employers or workmen;
Any other object notified by the appropriate
Government in the official Gazette.
18. TEK (Finland) operates a Recruitment Service for
its members, using the union’s website. Employers
can advertise current job vacancies for engineers
and technical professionals on the site, without
charge. Members can access this database, but can
also submit on-line their own CVs (in Finnish and
in English). These CVs are searchable by employers
looking for new members of staff.
19. Unions are also developing partnerships with
educational institutions. SIF (Sweden) reports that
it “co-operates with local universities and
university colleges in Sweden in order to offer
members possibilities to participate in specific
curricula and courses. An example, where there
have been places reserved for SIF members, is a
course in project management. SIF pays for the
training, and the employer lets the member
participate in the course during working hours.”
