(10) State the role of State Employers and unions in Industrial Relations.
(12) Discuss the impact of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation
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(4) Explain the principles of IR.
(5) Explain the elements of 1R.
(6) What is the scope of IR?
(7) Discuss the need and significance of IR.
(8) What are the major stakeholders of IR?
(9) Explain the evolution of IR.
(11) Explain the changing dimensions in IR.
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(13) What are the issues and challenges of IR?
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Trade Unionism had made its headway owing to growth of industrialization and capitalism. The Indian trade union movement is now over fifty years old. It has passed through several stages in its career. Periods of frustration and bitter struggle have alternated with occasions of recognition, consolidation, and achievements.
This research article mainly focuses on the roles and objectives of Trade Union in India. Researchers have included present working conditions, identifying the needs of Trade Unions, social responsibilities, working methodology of Trade Unions, significance of Trade Unions and role of Trade Unions in collective bargaining because Trade Unions had made a great impact on social, political and economic life.
The objective for which formation of trade union takes place in the recognition of law is to spread industrial peace with aim to provide social, economical justice to people at large but this function can only be performed if the members of the trade unions are provided with civil liberty and democratic rights by the society they live in. at the end of research article Researchers have mentioned the problems being faced by Trade Unions in India and suggestions for the success of Trade Unions.
Trade unions are a major component of the system of modern industrial relations in any nation, each having their own set of objectives or goals to achieve according to their constitution and each having its own strategy to reach those goals.[1]Union of workers plays an important role in industrial system. Annually statics on Trade Unions are collected by Ministry of Labour, Government of Indias Labour Bureau. Right to form Trade Union in a fundamental right under Article 19 (1) (c) of the Indian Constitution.[2]
After the First World War there was a need for the coordination among individual unions which leads towards the trade union movement in India.[3]Gradually this movement becomes an essential part of industrial progress in India.[4] Apart from economic, social and political are dimensions of Trade Unions in India.
The Webbs defined a trade union asa continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining of improving the conditions of their working lives.[5]
Historically, union representation and collective bargaining have been the keys to the growth of a stable working population in developed economies, and have made it possible for workers to gain a more equitable share of the wealth that they create; they are also able to improve working conditions and help workers gain job security.[6]
(2) Objectives and Need of Trade Union
Wages and salaries-Wages and salaries and the most important subjects of Trade Unions. In the organized industry, wages and benefits are determined through processes such as collective bargaining, wage boards, conciliation, and adjudication. Working of all these processes deserves systematic inquiry. Union power and objective facts hopefully influence the wage scene through these forums.[7]
Working conditions-Another major objective of the Trade Unions is to insure the safety of workers. While working every worker must be provided with basic facilities like. Drinking water, minimum working hours, paid holidays, social security, safety equipments, lights and others.[8]
Personnel policies-Any personal policy of the employer with respect to promotion, transfer and training may be challenge by Trade Unions if arbitrary.
Discipline-Trade Unions also protect the workers from arbitrary discipline action taken by management against any worker. No worker should be victimized by management in the form of arbitrary transfer or suspension.[9]
Welfare-The main objective of the Trade Union is to work for the welfare of the workers. This includes welfare of the family members or children of the worker.
Employee and Employer Relations-for an industrial peace there must be harmoa third fundamental feature for survival and sound fuDeep Publications ,New Delhi, 205-213, (1987)
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Deepak Ghosh, Industrial relations in changing perspective, Indian journal of Industrial relations, Vol.11,Issue 3, New Delhi, Page-156-162, (1960).
N.R. Seth Trade union in an Indian Factory: A sociological Study, Economic and Political weekly, Vol.12, Nos. 29 &30, Page- 1159-60, (1960)