Post on 05-Jul-2015
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Trade Unions – Why Join? And who
helps you in the work place?
Learning Outcomes: what you will know…
To give two reason to join a Trade UnionTo give two reasons not to join a Trade Union
To name the four main duties of a Shop Steward
To name three problems a Shop Steward may deal with.
To Join or Not to Join?
• You are 17 and at college. • You get an 8 hour part-time job as a
Tesco Trolley collector, you get paid £3.53 per hour the National Minimum Wage. (£28.24 per week)
• On your first day you are asked by Jan, the Usdaw Shop Steward (Trade Union representative), if you want to join the trade union, She gives you a leaflet with some information about joining a Trade Union and a web-site to visit. It costs £1.30 per week to join.
• Study these now!
Decision Time?
• Before you make up your mind you decide to find out what Jan can do for you, so you have to find out what a Shop Steward actually does?
Ac t iv it y
EXTENSION Read page 77 and complete activity 3 from
that page.
Read the worksheet Take the title Trade Unions – The Shop Steward – in your jotterComplete Questions 1-7 in full sentences.
No Hands-Up No Shouting-Out
• Who elects the shop steward?• Name a main duty of the shop steward?• Name an issue a shop steward may deal
with?• What is a good communicator?• Name a way a shop steward make sure that
other workers know what is going on at work?
Should you join?
• Now you know what Jan does, you can make up your mind to Join Usdaw or not!
Discuss with a partner the reasons why you would or would not join Usdaw, remember your situation: student, pay, hours or work, cost.
Record two reasons why you would join, and two reasons why you wouldn’t join in the speech bubbles. Make a decision choose your ONE reason and be prepared to share it with the class.
Colour me in if you have the time
Trade Unions – Why Join? And who helps you in the
work place?
You are successful today if you know… Two reasons to join a Trade Union
Two reasons not to join a Trade Union Four main duties of a Shop Steward
Three problems a Shop Steward may deal with.
For 1- 4 decide if you are happy, ok or unsure about each, write/draw these in
your jotter.