Trade Union Rights And Responsibilities Revision
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Trade Union Rights and Responsibilities. RIGHTS • Recruit new members • Ask about changes in wages/conditions • Take industrial action to protect members e.g. strike. RESPONSIBILITIES • Not put pressure on people to join • Not make unreasonable demands or threats • Hold secret ballot, inform employers, take action peacefully
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Trade Union Rights and Responsibilities.
RIGHTS• Recruit new members
• Ask about changes in wages/conditions
• Take industrial action to protect members e.g. strike.
RESPONSIBILITIES• Not put pressure on people to join• Not make unreasonable demands or threats• Hold secret ballot, inform employers, take
action peacefully
Members Rights and Responsibilities
RIGHTS• Participate in electing shop stewards and
representatives• Have union representation in a dispute with
management• Participate in industrial action
RESPONSIBILITIES• Vote in elections
• Report problems to representatives and shop steward
• Act within the law when taking part in action
Employer Issues and Trade Union Action!!
ISSUES• Sexual Harassment• Repetitive Strain Injury• Hearing Loss• Bullying• Discrimination• Working Hours, Condition and PayACTION• Overtime Ban• Work-To-Rule• Go Slow• Strike
How members can participate in their Trade Union
• Vote for union officials• Attend union meetings• Take part in action• Pay union membership• Vote on taking action e.g. secret
ballots
How do Trade Unions represent their members?
• Take workers complaints to management• Take action if settlements are not agreed
on and problems are not sorted• Provide services to their members e.g.
legal help on issues, help with legal costs if members is taking employer to an industrial tribunal.
Rights and Responsibilities of Trade Union’s
• Using your worksheet and textbooks complete the mind map below adding examples if you can (use textbooks to find them):
TRADE UNION RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruit new members
Not put pressure on people to join
78 & 79 52 -55
You may want to do this on a double jotter page, A3 paper, use colour and illustrations to aid your diagram for revision, you may prefer to use bullet points, but remember PEE.
When finished: Use your diagram & notes to answer the following question. Question: Describe, in detail, the rights and responsibilities of Trade Unions in a
Democracy. (at general level for 4 marks you must give 2 rights and 2 responsibilities, at Credit for 8 marks you would give more with examples, remember PEE the question)
