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Trade Union

Mir Sohrab Hossain, Associate Professor, BusinessAdministration Discipline, Khulna University


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Trade union

Trade union means any combination ofworkers or of employers formed primarilyfor the purpose of regulating the relationbetween employers and workers orbetween workers and worker, or between

employers and employers

Mir Sohrab Hossain, Associate Professor, Business Administration Discipline, Khulna University


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Functions of Trade Unions in

Bangladesh

Organizing the workers: The objective ofan industrial relations system is to provide

a framework within which the conflictsinherent in a worker-employer relationmay be peacefully resolved.

Collective Bargaining: Collectivebargaining is the process whereby workersorganize together to meet, converse, andcompromise upon the work environmentwith their employers.



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Bangladesh (Contd.)

Democratizing: The Trade Unions rankand file are provided with the opportunity

of electing their stewards, committees ofmanagement, and through the delegatesystem, their executives and otherleaders.

Industrial action: Trade unions mayorganize strikes or resistance to lockouts infurtherance of particular goals.



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Bangladesh (Contd.)

Provision of benefits to members: Tradeunions often provide a range of benefits

to insure members againstunemployment, ill health, old age andfuneral expenses etc.

Fostering education for workers:Educational schemes are meant to

enhance the workers knowledge of hiswork environment and to inform him fullyabout the issues that concern him.



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Bangladesh (Contd.)

Communicating with others about theactivities of the union: Many large unions

publish a newsletter or a magazine. Theirmain aim is to clarify the unionspolicy orstand on certain principal issues and alsoto pass on information about the unionand its activities.

Welfare activities: Many unions provide anumber of welfare activities to improvethe quality of the workerslives.



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Bangladesh (Contd.)

Political activities: Trade unions maypromote legislation favorable to the

interests of their members or workers as awhole.

Enhancement of human potential: Tradeunions also play a role in helping to

develop the human potential of themembers.



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Objectives of Trade Union To ensure the reasonable wages for the workers

To improve the working condition, like- working hour,leave, social security and some benefits andopportunities for the employees.

To ensure the participation of employees in profit Trade union ensure the job security of the member

employee.

To establish the appropriate industrial relations byreducing/eliminating the conflict between the

employers and workers. To ensure the promotional facility to the employees



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Objective of Trade Union (Contd.) To increase the morality of the employees by

which they can consider themselves as a powerfulperson for the organization

To represents the workers rights or necessities by

selecting the representative of the employees

To participate in the management by their ownmanagement capabilities

To resolve the economical problem, and protects

the rights of the employees and ensure security inthe works environment.

To ensure the allocation of wages on the basis ofequity by negotiation with the employers



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Disadvantages of Trade Union Sometime trade union influences the union member to

participate in illogical strike and same types of activities.

The trade union which influence by the political party, alwayssave the interest of those political party. So, they can notprotect the employeesinterest.

Sometime it creates unrest in the organization. For this reasonthe industry loses their productivity and increase productioncost.

Trade union creates the conflict between the employee andemployee or between the union and union.

Sometime trade union creates pressure for increase profit whichbecomes the economic loss of the organization.



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Reasons why Workers Join

Union? Bargaining power: trade union is the legal

organization of a company. Employees jointrade union and increase their power for

bargaining with the employer. For this reasonthe employees join themselves with a tradeunion.

Job security: trade union ensures the job

security of the member employee. If anemployee engages himself with trade union theemployers can not discharge those employeeswithout any reason.



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Union? (Contd.) More income: by collective bargaining with the employer,

trade union make the environment for getting theovertime payment, gratuity, provident fund, medicalallowances, bonus, festival bonus for the employees. Trade

union ensures the environment where an employee getsthe overtime payment.

Implementation of labor laws in proper way: every countryhas some labor law, factory act, industrial law and

industrial relation. Most of the times the employers dontwant to practice this rule in their organization. Because,they face some economical loss for the practice of thoserule. Trade union creates pressure to the employers forpractice these rules.



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Union? (Contd.)

Opportunity for submission of workers opinion tothe employers: if an employee personallycomplaint to the employer, then the employer

may not give emphasize to the complaint. If thetrade union member of such kinds of activitythen the employers give emphasis to thecomplaint.

Economic development: trade union createspressure to the employers for increase the wagesand other allowances by which the employeecan develop them economically.



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Union?(Contd.)

Participation for recognition: sometime theemployee join themselves in trade union formake him famous and he want to recognition by

the employers.

Industrial peace: employee may joint tradeunion for reducing the conflict between

employer and employees or betweenmanagement and employees. By which tradeunion can maintain a peace full environment inthe organization.



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Reasons Why Workers do not

Join Trade Union?Corruption of the trade union may restricted the

employees to join this trade union

Employees do not join trade union for confusing

behavior and activities of the union leaderMost of the employee dont join trade union for

the autocratic behavior of the leader

Some employees dont join trade union for

misconception about trade union If the trade union can not solve the fundamental

problem of the employee, then the employeedo not join trade union.



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Types and Structure of

Trade Unions

1. According to the purpose for which theyare established

2. Types of their membership

Trade unions based on their purposes :-

a) Reformist

b)

Revolutionary



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(i) Reformist Unions : aims to preserve thecapitalist economy and maintenance ofcompetitive production based industrialrelations, like to continue the existingsocial, economic and political structure.

Seek to improve the wages, workingconditions, quality of work life byincreasing the productivity level and bybargaining for a share in the increasedproductivity.



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Reformist further divided into

1. Business Union :They believe in congenialemployee-employer relation, protect theworkers interest by participating incollective bargaining, prefer voluntaryarbitration and conciliation

2. Uplift Union :they concentrate oneducation, health insurance and benefits,aspire to elevate the moral, intellectual andsocial life of workers, these unions areinterest-conscious of the workers.



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Revolutionary Unions :-

They aim at replacing the present system withthe new and different situations that arepreferable.

aims at destroying the capitalistic system

abolish private property and installing socialistor communistic systems.



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Revolutionary divided into 2 types

a) Political Unions: gain power throughpolitical actions. These resort to politicalaction to protect the workers interest.

a) Anarchist Unions: try to destroy theexisting economic system byrevolutionary means.



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Trade Union Structure

Craft Unionsif the workers of the same craft orcategory of the job form into an union, that union iscalled Craft union. Such organizations include thoseworkers having similar skills, training and specialization.The Ahmedabad Weavers Union, the Kanpur Suti Mill

Mazdoor Sabha

General Unionsif the workers of any industry, anyregion and of any job or occupation form into oneunion in order to protect the overall interests of the

workers. The Jamshedpur labour Union, the NationalUnion of Municipal and General Workers.



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Industrial Unionsworkers of different

categories form into a union that iscalled industrial union. It links allcraftsmen and skilled workers in anyone industry. It is organized upon and

industry-wise rather than a craft-wisebasis.

Textile Labour Association of

Ahmedabad, The Rashtriya MillMazdoor Sangh, Bombay.



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Federations :Industrial unions, either of

same industry or of the differentindustry may form into an associationin order to improve Trade Union Unity.Such Unions of Unions are calledfederations. During critical situations

the unions in different industries mayresort to concerted action withoutlosing their individuality. In suchsituation the federations form into anAssociation and such and association

is called Confederation.Eg; Federation of Indian Railways


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