1. Effects of Unions
Submitted by
Ch. Mahanth 22CEM7R12
Mansi Mishra 22CEM7R13
Construction Technology and Management,
Department of Civil Engineering
2. Contents
• What is a Trade Union ?
• Historical Background of Trade Unions
• Functions
• Importance
• Why people should join them ?
• Challenges of Trade Union
3. What is a Trade Union ?
• Trade unions are voluntary organizations of employees or employers
formed to promote and protect their interests through collective action.
- Sri V. V. Giri
• Trade union is a monopolistic combination of wage earners whose
purpose is to strengthen their power to bargain with the employers
through bargaining collectively. - S.D Punekar
6. Historical Background of Trade Unions
Started in 19th century in Great Britain and USA.
British favoured Political activism.
USA favored collective bargaining
as a means of winning economic
gains for their workers.
7. History in India
The trade union movement in India can be distinctively studied through
three phases
• 1st phase = Before World War I
• 2nd phase = Before Independence
• 3rd phase = Post Independence
8. • N.M. Lokhande, organized a labor convention in
Bombay in 1884
• The outcome of this was that on April 21, 1890,
10,000 workers gathered in Bombay for a mass
gathering
• Twenty-four strikes occurred between 1882 and 1890
in Bombay and Madras
9. Trade Union Act 1926
• The registered Trade union is a corporate
body
• It enjoys immunity from criminal
conspiracies with Trade disputes
• Right to amalgamate to form a larger union
• Members of the union have a right to
inspect books
10. Nokia Siemens Networks
• Workers went on strike on 13th Aug 2009, after announcement of new
salary hike of Rs 200 per month.
• Strike effectively continued for only 2 days but the production of
300,000 handsets was affected.
• Management agreed to meet their demands and offers a pay hike of
1500 per month.
11. Characteristics of Trade Union
• Voluntary association of Employees
• Permanent Body
• Common Interest
• Collective Action
• Rapport with the Management
13. • For industrial peace
• Decisions taken through the process of collective bargaining
• Economic development
• Discipline among workforce
• Settlement of Industrial Disputes in a rational manner
Importance of Trade Union
14. • Greater Bargaining Power
• Minimize Discrimination
• Sense of Security
• Platform for self expression
• Betterment of relationships
Why do People Join Union?
15. Challenges of Trade Unions
• Small size of the unions
• Inadequate funds
• Leadership Issue
• Multiplicity of the Unions & Intra-Union Rivalry
• Politicalisation of the Unions
16. Present Trade Unions in India
• CITU ( CENTRE OF INDIAN TRADE UNONS )
• NLO ( NATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION )
• BMS ( BHARATIYA MAZDOOR SANGH )
• HMS ( HIND MAZDOOR SABHA )
• AITUC ( ALL INDIA TRADE UNON CONGRESS )
