3.4 Trade Unions

Business aims
max p__
max s__
min c__

profit, sales, costs

Employee aims
max w__
work in s__, h__ environment
have good e__ terms
j__ s__

wages, safe, healthy, employment, job security

Define trade union

organisation with obj. of improving conditions of members & providing support & legal services when required

Role of Trade Unions
1. bargain for b__ terms & c__ e.g. pay, holidays
2. provide l__ service if needed
3. give s__ to those who lost j__
4. provide f__ support to those unfairly lost j__
5. pressure g__ to pass laws favouring them

better, conditions, legal, support, jobs, financial, job, govt

Types of Trade Unions
1. C__ union
> o__ type; provided a union for workers of p__ skill

craft, oldest, particular

Types of Trade Unions
2. I__ union
> represents workers of a__ types of skill within the i__

industrial, all, industry

Types of Trade Unions
3. G__ union
> represents a__ regardless of industry

general, anyone

Types of Trade Unions
4. w__ __ union
> ‘p__, administrative, clerical’ workers
> areas where w__ is governed by professional body
> e.g. teachers

white collar, professional, work

Why ask for more wages?
> c__ of l__ > pay
> c__ occupations earn more
> high p__ in industry has to be shared
> p__ increased

cost of living, comparable, profits, productivity

Benefits of joining trade union
> improved p__
> advice if unfairly t__; d__ (made redundant)
> improved c__ between employees & management
> improved working c__
> possible influence on g__ decisions
> s__ in numbers

pay, treated, dismissed, communications, conditions, govt, strength

How do Trade Unions Work?
Worker r__ elected
> negotiates with management

representative

Benefits to Businesses
Negotiating with trade unions saves t__ & m__
Part of c__ process between employees & f__

time, money, communication, firms

Types of Industrial Action
1. S__
> members of u__ refusing to w__
> most c__, most s__
IMPACT on firms: no production = less s__
IMPACT on employees: not p__ during strike

strikes, union, work, common, severe, sales, paid

Types of Industrial Action
2. S__ i__
> members turn up to work but do n__
IMPACT on firms: no p__ = less sales
IMPACT on employees: not p__ during this

sit in, nothing, production, paid

Types of Industrial Action
3. G__ s__
> members doing w__ very s__
IMPACT on firms: less p__ & e__ = less sales
IMPACT on employees: less m__ = loss in p__

going slow, work, slowly, productivity, efficiency, morale, productivity

Types of Industrial Action
4. W__ to __
> members only doing b__ requirements of job
IMPACTS on firms: miss out on extra e__/goodwill
> l__ quality service
> impacts brand i__ n__
IMPACTS on employees: no d_ done as employees are working to contract obligations

work to rule, basic, effort, lower, image negatively, discipline