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Trade Union
An organization of workers formed to promote & protect the interest of its members concerning wages, benefits & working conditions
Functions of Trade Union
Negotiating wages & benefits with employers
Defending employee rights and jobs
Improving working conditions
Improving pay and other benefits, including holiday entitlement, sick pay and pensions
Encouraging firms to increase worker participation in business decision-making
Developing skills of union members
Supporting members taking industrial action
General Unions
represent workers across many different occupations
Industrial Unions
represent workers of the same industry
Craft Unions
represent workers with the same skill across different industries
Non-manual unions/Professional unions
represent workers in non-industrial and professional occupations
Collective Bargaining
Process of negotiating wages and other working conditions between trade unions and employers
Industrial Action
Industrial action is taken when collective bargaining fails to result in an agreement. Taking industrial action can help a union force employers to agree to their demands
Overtime ban
workers refuse to work more than their normal hours
Work to rule
workers deliberately slow down production by complying with every rule & regulation
Go Slow
workers deliberately work slowly
Strike
workers protest outside their workplace to stop deliveries/non-unionized workers from entering
Advantages of Trade Unions
Could help to bring about minimum working standards
Could help keep pay higher
Could help maintain Employment/enhanced job security
Could lead to improvement in health and safety
Disadvantages of Trade Unions
It might cause a lack of flexibility in working practices
This could be a major problem as fashions change very quickly
This could lead to some firms going out of business
Workers made redundant
Workers will need to pay union membership fees.
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