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Trade Union Dr. Anil Mehta
Definition Any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between workers and employers, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business and includes any federation of two or more unions. Trade Union Act 1926
Objectives of trade Unions • Wages and salaries • Working conditions • Discipline • Personnel policies • Welfare • Employer-employee relations • Negotiating machinery • Improving organizational health
Growth of Trade Union Movement • 1881 Factories Act was passed • 1890 First workers' union was established in the name of Bombay Mill Hands Association • 1919 ILO established • 1920 AITUC established • 1922 All India Railway men's Federation (AIRF) established • 1926 Trade Union Act passed • 1947 INTUC established
1948 HMS established • 1949 UTUC established • 1955 BMS Established • 1865 Hind Mazoor Panchayat (HMP) established • 1970 CITU established
The Trade Union Act 1926 And Legal Provisions • Registration • Status of Registered Union • Cancellation of Registration • Obligations • Rights • Recognition
Union Problems • Outside Leadership • Multiple Unions • Union Rivalry • Finance • Other Problems: illiteracy, uneven growth, low membership, heterogeneous nature of labour, lack of interest, absence of paid office bearer
Strategies for Remaining Union-Free Effective First Line Supervision Open Communication Effective Personnel Research Remaining Union-free Effective Personnel Planning,Recruitment and Selection A healthy and Safe working Environment Effective Training and Development Program Effective Remuneration Effective Employer and Employee Relations
Employer's Association “formal group of employers set up to defend ,represent or advices affiliated employers”
Objectives of Employers’ Association • Primary • Promote and protect the interest of employers engaged in trade, commerce and industry in India. • Study, analyze and dissemination of information relating to labour policy, labour-management relations, collective bargaining etc. • Offer advice concerning various aspects of labour policy. • Liaise with Union Government and imitate steps that are representative and legislative in nature.
Secondary • Train and develop-staff and members. • Obtain data on wage and conditions of work in industries attach to them. • Come out with surveys, research-based reports on issues of importance to both labour and management. • Take up projects for social and family welfare. • Deal with safety and health at work place and working environment. • Initiate steps to improve public image and improve public relations. • Educate the public regarding the character,scope importance and needs of trade, industry and commerce represented by members.
Origin and Growth • 1920 ASSOCHEM established • 1927 FICCI established • 1932 AIOE established formed by FICCI • 1922 EFI established formed by ASSOCHEM • 1941 AIMO established to represent small and medium sector. • 1956 Council of Indian Employers established • 1970 SCOPE established