Page 1 of 6 What is Trade union? What are the objectives of the formation of trade unions?

Explain the role and future of Trade unions. Ans:- Trade Union Act was set up in 1926. Trade union is an combination whether temporary or permanent formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relation between workmen and employees, workers and workers, between employees and employees or for imposing restrictive conditions or conduct of any trade or business and include any federation of two or more trade unions. According to Webb.: A Trade Union is the continuous association of wage earns for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their working lines. Features/Objectives of trade union: Trade unions are essentially Organisations for the protection & promotion of interests of their members and workers . The trade union generally pursue the following broad objectives:1. The trade union is voluntary association. Trade union is not a compulsory association but voluntary association of workers, who may be in one or more industries & occupation 2. Common Interests: There is certain common interest of the member workers . The leader of the Trade Union is supposed to pursue and protect the economic & other interest of the members which leader to their welfare. 3. Collective action:Through discussions in the meeting of Trade Union leader of the union takes collective steps to press their demand before the management. 4. Permanent & Continuous association: Trade Union permanent & continuous association but main function to maintaining or improving the conditions of workers. 5. Economic benefits: Trade union association engaged in securing economic benefits- maintain price of labour & conditions. 6. Gaining legislative identify:The trade union also tries to give the legal identify the workers. 7. Other benefits: Such as cultural, political, social and psychological are also within their broader preview. 8. Precious benefits: To safeguard their interests To participate in union activities. To exercise leadership M B A Dept MSCAS

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Page 2 of 6 To get hike in wage rate. To maintain good relation. To maintain adequate working conditions To get a media of communication To do fair dealing To get employment To get strengthen.

Role of Trade Unions Trade union performs various role regarding the various classes of the society as follows: (A) B) C) Role towards the trade union member:To safeguard the workers conditions and parties, education , housing, operative To ensure health, safe, protect conducive work condition. To guarantee a fair deal and social justice to workers. To make the workers aware about their rights and duties, settle the disputes through negotiation. Role toward the industrial organisation.: To promote identify of interest To help in maintenance of discipline To create opportunities for workers participation in management and to facilitate communication with management. Maintain harmonic relationship between workers and management Role towards the Trade Union organisation To improve financial position and improve workers network of commercial between union & its members. To maintain strengthen, necessary records, resolve the problem. To manage the Trade union organisation on scientific lines To train members to assume leadership postion. co-

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Page 3 of 6 D) Role toward society: To actively participate in the development of the programs of national development such as family planning, fore situation effective implementation apply, cooperation etc. To enable unorganized sector to organize itself.

Future of Trade Union: In India trade unions are regulated by the Indian trade union act 1926. All present there are about 48000 registered workers. Unions and 10 central labour organizations in our country. Some important features of these unions are as follows: 1. As the National Commission on labour in India points out the structure of our unions and their types do not admit of any simple generalization of the three types of unions (general union, craft union, industrial union). Industrial union is most prominent in our country, craft unions are found among non-industrial and professional workers only. Thus we have the unions of taxi-drivers, tango-drivers, bank employees etc. union divide into three categories. - Primary unions which operate at the plant level - Regional federations which work at the regional level - Central labour organizations, which operate at the national level . 2. In our country some states there is very heavy concentration of unions but in some others there are only a few unions. 3. International organisation world federation of trade union established in 1946. WFTU headquarter in Paris. Two of our central organizations (HMS) Hindu Mazdoor Sabha, (INTUC) India, National Trade Union Congress. Other National Trade Unions organizations - BMS - UTUC - NLO - NIFTU Future role Future unions should be encourage to make a thrust towards the psychological & social well being of the workers some important areas Communication, counseling, educations, training, welfare, family & vocational guidance, research. Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh United Trade Union Congress National Labour Organisation National Front of Indian Trade Unions

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Some obstacles in the future growth of trade unions Our trade union are not so developed as in the western countries due to following reasons.:- Outside leadership Low membership Uneven growth of trade unions Absence Weak financial position Lack of interest Lack of public support Limited stress on welfare Lack of knowledge among workers of industrial practices in comparable organizations complexities Multiplicity of trade union. Development Co-ordination Improve economic & social benefits Improvement in financial growth Cultural activities Discipline Motivation Education and communication, counseling How to remove obstacles in future growth of trade unions?

Conclusion: Perfect recognition of unions will make them more effective ************************************************************************************************

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Page 5 of 6 Write a short note on: a) Types and structure of trade union b) Function of trade union Ans: a) Trade union has been one of the first fruits of industrial revolution Trade union can be classified under two heads. A) Union classification according to the purpose Under this head normally tow types of union falling I) Reformist II) Revolutionary III) Other types of Trade Union I) Reformist Unions:- Such unions work & propose changes within the existing social & political framework of society reformist divide in two parts. i) Business unionism: are those union that are maintained primarily to represent the workers in collective bargaining with the employers. ii) Friendly or Uplift unionism: Idealistic in nature & aspires to elevate the moral, intellectual and social life of the workers. They emphasis such other consideration as education, health, insurance etc. II) Revolutionary Unions: Such unions believe in the destruction of existing special and economic orders development of new one. For attaining this objective they may purpose a major shift in power and authority and serve use of force for this purpose. Revolutionary Unions divides in two parts. i) Anarchist Unions: The unions which try to destroy the existing economic system by revolutionary mean called anarchist unions. Such unions exists no use in presently scenario. ii) Political Unions: This union which gain power through political unions. The main function of such unions is to eliminate the power of capital, capitalists, wealth & giving effective power to workers. III) Other types of trade unions: i) Craft unions:- It is an organisation of workers employed in a particular craft & trade or in a single craft or few occupations. Such organisation link together those workers who have similar skills craft training etc. ii) Industrial unions:- Covers workers with a variety of skills employed in a single industry e.g. coal industry. iii) Staff unions: The term staff union is popularly used to both craft & industrial union. It is organized the workers on the basis of craft working in the same industry. iv) General Unions:- It is a organization which covers various industries & labourers having different skills.

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Page 6 of 6 Structure of Trade union: Name of Trade union a) WFTU (world federation of trade union) b) AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress) c) HMS (Hindu Mazdoor Sabha) d) CITU (Centre of Indian Trade union) e) NIFTU (National front of Indian trade unions) Set up 1946 1921 1948 1971 1973 Work Improvement international & National Level economic, social, political etc. Improvement the economic, social conditions Peaceful and democratic Legislation, political matters, agitation Growing fast Independent unions

b) Function of Trade Union:1. General function of trade union: Improvement in workers working conditions and protection. It consists of regular hour of work, shift working and paid holiday and limit of overtime workers others improvements in wages periodical test, leave. 2. Social function: Under social function improve the quality of work life, education, communication, research, counseling. 3. Political function: Related to the function of a political labour party or those reflecting an attempt to seek influence on public policy relating to matter connected with the industry members, basically political function influence by government policy decisions in the interest of workers. 4. Militant function:- Main aim of the union is to secure better conditions of work and employment. 5.Federal function:- Federal function or a mutual benefit organisation supporting the member out of their own funds during the period of work stoppage due to strike or lockout. It also provides financial assistance to the member during the period when they are only their work because of illness or employment injury or when they are temporary employed. Federal function divides in two parts. a) Infra-mural activities: Such functions of unions leads the betterment of employment condition of employees such as adequate salary etc collective bargaining, negotiation etc. b) Extra-mural activities:- Such functions help the employee to maintain and improve their efficiency such as promote, friendly relation, education and culture among members.

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