Module 2

Trade Union
Amal Anju Archana

WHAT IS TRADE UNION

A trade union is an organised group of workers. Its main goal is to protect and advance the interests of its members A union often negotiates agreements with employers on pay and conditions. It may also provide legal and financial advice, sickness benefits and education facilities to its members

Trade unions aim to represent the interests of people at work and negotiate with employers for better terms and conditions for their members

HISTORY OF TRADE UNION

The trade union was started in 1877 in Nagpur It was this labour protest on an organized scale, through the support of some personalities, that organized labour unions came to be formed. The setting up of large-scale industrial units, created conditions of widespread use of machinery, new lines of production, and brought about changes in working and living environment of workers, and concentration of industries in large towns The first Factorys Act was passed in 1881 by N.M. Lokhode In 1919 Madras Labour Union was the first Union in India to be formed and established by B. P. Vadia

Definition
Trade union is a continuous association of wage earners for the purpose of maintaining and improving the conditions of their working lives
Syndey and Beatrice Webb

Trade union is a longterm association of employees,formed and maintained for the specific purpose of advancing and protecting the interest of members in their working relationship
Dale Yoder

Objectives in general
Representation Negotiation Voice in decisions affecting workers

Objectives
To defend or improve the wages and working conditions of the workers and to bring about a

positive change in the economic order.

To bring about a change in the social order by replacing managerial dictatorship ' by workers democracy. To raise the status of the worker as a citizen

of industry and of society.

 To extend the area of social control

of the nation's economic life and to

participate in the control of that

industry.
To protect the workers against economic and social exploitation

 To overthrow capitalism and to bring about a revolutionary and fundamental change in the

political order.
To foster a sense of self-respect and dignity among the workers. To strive for securing stable employment for workers by working against retrenchment of

workers or rationalization plans,

 To enable the workers to participate

in legislative activities by sending

their representatives to Parliament

and State Legislatures.

To strive to obtain a part of the

increased prosperity of industry for their members in the form of bonus.

Thank You