Trade unions are voluntary associations formed by employees to promote and protect their interests through collective action. A trade union is defined as any combination formed primarily to regulate the relationship between workers and employers. Trade unions are permanent organizations that work to economically, politically, and socially advocate for their members' interests through collective action and group efforts such as securing better working conditions, bonuses, welfare benefits, and social welfare. Trade unions also aim to protect workers by participating in management and resisting schemes that reduce employment.

1. Trade union
Trade union are voluntary association of
employees formed to promote & protect their
interest through collective actions

2. Definition
trade union is defined as “ any
combination, whether temporary or
permanent, formed primarily for the
purpose of regulating the relation
between workmen and employer or
between workmen & workmen, or
between employer & employer
Note
‘Trade union’ in a narrow sense to
mean the association of workmen &
their federation

3. Features
• It is an organization formed by employees
or workers
• It is formed on a continuous basis. It is a
permanent & not a casual or temporary
one
• It is formed to protect & promote all kind of
interest- economic, political & social-of its
members. The dominant interest with
which a union is concerned
is, however, economic
• It includes federation of trade union also
• It achieves its objectives through collection
action & group efforts

4. Objectives
• To secure better working condition for
workers
• To secure bonus for the employees from
profit of the concern
• To resist schemes of the management
which reduce employment
• To secure welfare of employees through
group schemes which give benefit to every
employee
• To protect the interest of employees by
taking active participation in management
• To secure social welfare of employees

5. Trade union
Trade
union
Craft union
Industrial
union
General
union

6. Basis of pattern of relationship
Pattern
Relation
ship
Local
level
federatio
n
Regiona
l level
federatio
n
National
level
federatio
n
All India
trade
Union
congress
The hindu
Mazdoor
sabha
The united
trade
Union
congress
National
Front of
Indian Trade
Union
Trade Union
Coordination
Centre
National
Labor
Organizatio
n