Complete the paragraph below in your jotter using the words from the wordbank

In the workplace a person is ------- as a shop steward by his/her co-workers. The shop steward has many ---------------- towards the workers and can help them in several ways. They might ------ a disciplinary meeting with them or speak to the manager about better --- and ----------. It is important for the shop steward to be --------- and be a good -------- in order to represent the workers.

confident, elected, pay, listener, responsibilities, attend, conditions

To be successful you will be able to:

To understand the rights and responsibilities of a trade union

• Identify some of the rights a trade union has

• Identify some of the responsibilities that go along with these

In any job or role that you do you always have

With these rights also go

Boxer Joe Calzaghe has the right to be treated in a professional manner and to have a doctor present at ringside at all timesHe also has the personal

responsibility not to hit his opponent with a blow to the back of the head and to follow the rules put forward by the British Boxing Board of Control

At school you have the right to an

education and to be treated with respect

But you also have the responsibility to attend classes, work hard and respect others

They have rights that must belistened to and considered

With these rights go responsibilities that they must

follow

BRAINSTORMRIGHTS

What kind of rights would a

trade union have?

What rights would members

have?

Why should people have

rights?

Trade Union Actions… What are the rights

here?

What is a right?

BRAINSTORMRESPONSIBILITIES

What responsibilities would members

have?

What is a responsibility?

Why should people have

responsibilities?

What sort of responsibilities should a trade union have?

Who does a trade union have a

responsibility to?

RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES

RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruit Members Not to put pressure on people to join

Ask about changes in wages and conditions

Not to make unreasonable demands or threaten

Take industrial action to protect workers’ rights, e.g. strike

Hold a secret ballot to see if majority of members support action. Only take action that is peaceful/lawful

UNIONS

RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES

Participate in electing shop stewards

To vote in election

Have union representation in any dispute with management

To report problems, e.g. health and safety issues, to shop steward

Take part in industrial action

To act within the law, e.g. picketing

UNION MEMBERS

• Explain in detail some of the rights and responsibilities trade unions and union members have.

8 marks

• Identify three rights a trade union has

• Identify three responsibilities a trade union has that go

with these rights