Industry Relation and Trade Unions

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INDUSTRY RELATION AND

TRADE UNIONS

NIKHIL BABY & STEPHY DAVIS

Agenda

Industrial relation(IR)

Features of IR

Importance of IR

Impact of IR

Scope of IR


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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

COMMONELY DENOTES THAT

employees employers relations

in both organized and unorganized sectors.Basically, relations between:

Management

workers

trade unions


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FEATURES OF IR

Existance of 2 parties ( management and labour )

Charatertised by both conflict and cooperation

(techniques of workplace, political environment, national labourpolicy, attitude of trade union,etc.)

Includes vital environmental issues

Involves the study of conditions to labour, managementcooperation.

I.R. also study the laws, rules, regulations, agreements,etc.

I.R. includes: social science,

humanities ,

behavioural science,

laws,etc.


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IMPORTANT FACTORS OF IR

1) Institutions = govt. employers, trade unionemployers, govt bodies, labour court,etc.

2) Character = To study the role of workers,

unions and employers.3) Methods = Collective bargaining, workers

participation, discipline, procedures, unionregulations,etc.

4) Contents = Employment conditions, pay,working hours, leave, health, safety andwelfare measures.


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IMPACT OF IR

1.Lead to mental revolution

2.Conductive environment for new programs

3.High employee morale

4.Reduces industrial disputes

5.Reduce wastages.


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SCOPE OF IR

This assignment of people not only influences

labour relations but also the social, economical,

political, & moral links of whole community.

It includes: i) Labour relations

ii) Employers-Employee relations

iii) Group relations

iv) Community or public relations


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TRADE UNIONS

Trade unions are formed to protectpromote the interest of their

members

Primary function is to protect theinterest of workers against

discrimination and unfair labor

practice

AGENDA

Objectives

Importance

Functions

Problems

Trade unionism

Major trade

unions


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OBJECTIVES

Representation (Workers Interests)

Negotiation (Collective Bargaining)

Voice in decisions (Lay off, Retrenchment)affecting workers

Member Service (Education, Training, Welfare,Discounts, Loans)


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IMPORTANCE OF TRADE UNION

For industrial peace Decisions taken through the process of collective

bargaining and negotiations between employerand unions are more influential

Effective communication between the workersand the management

Economic development

Recruitment & selection Discipline among workforce

Settlement of ID in rational manner


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WHY DO PEOPLE JOIN UNION??

Greater Bargaining Power

Minimize Discrimination

Sense of Security Sense of Participation

Sense of Belongingness

Platform for self expression Betterment of relationships


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SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF TRADE

UNION

Wage & salary bargaining

Fight for continuous improvement in

employee benefits

Improving working conditions at work place

Improving welfare, healthcare & recreation

facilities, and leisure at workplace

Increasing rest periods, holidays, paid leave

and time-offs


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Cont;.......

Decreasing working hours, work load esp.

manual, and hazardous working conditions

Improving career and salary rise prospects &

job security

Protecting employees against arbitrary /

unjust actions of Management


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functions

1)Militant functions

One set of activities performed by trade unions

leads to the betterment of the position of their

members in relation to their employment.

o Summed up:

To achieve higher wages and better working condition

To raise the status of workers as a part of industry To protect labors against victimization and injustice


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Cont...

2) Fraternal functions

Performed by trade unions aim at rendering helpto its members in times of need and improvingefficiency

o It consist of:o To take up welfare measures for improving the morale

of workers

o To generate self confidence among workers

o To encourage sincerity and discipline among workers

o To provide opportunities for promotion and growth

o To protect women workers against discrimination


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a) Functions relating to trade union members

o To protect workers from the atrocities and unfairpractice of the management

o To guarantee a fair and square deal and social security

measures.o To make the workers conscious of their rights and

duties

b) Functions relating to industrial organization

o

To help in the maintenance of disciplineo To facilitate communication with the management

o To help in the removal of dissatisfaction and redressalof grievances


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c)Functions relating to trade union organization

o To formulate policies and plans consistent with thoseof the industrial organization and society at large

o To preserve and strengthen trade union democracy

o To train members to assume leadership positiond)Functions relating to society

o To create public opinion favorable to trade unions andthereby to raise their status

o To actively participate in the development ofprogrammes of national development

o To create public opinion favorable to governmentspolicies and plans


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PROBLEMS OF TRADE UNIONS

Multiplicity of trade unions

Inter union rivalry

Small size of unions Financial weakness

Leadership issues

Politicalisation of unions Problems of recognition of trade unions


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Trade unionism in india

Divided into three phases

The first phase(1850 to 1900)

during this phase the inception of trade unions

took place.during this period

poor labor condition

Long working hours

Only interested in their productivity and profitability Low wages


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Cont....

The second phase(1900-1949)

This was characterized by the development of

organized trade unions and political

movement of the working class.

The third phase(1947)

The partition of country affected the trade

union movement particularly Bengal and

Punjab


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MAJOR TRADE UNIONS

AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)

Hind Mazdoor Sabha

All India Council of Central Trade Unions

All India United Trade Union Centre

United Trade Union Centre

All India federations of banks, insurance, railways,defence, telecom, airline and airports.

Centre of Indian Trade Unions -president M.K.

Pandhe


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THANKYOU

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