Business- trade unions

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  • Created on: 01-03-18 17:57
What is a Trade Union?
Trade union is an organisation which represents the workers. They will unite in order to protect, promote and explain their personal views. Workers will pay a subscription to belong to the union.
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Aims of trade unions
To negotiate wages, To improve working conditions, To raise demands on behalf of trade union members, Enforce collective bargaining, Negotiate with managers on behalf of their members, Fighting against redundancies
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What is Industrial Action?
Industrial action is when a group of employees or workers rebel against something. They will protest and strike against rules. Industrial action refers collectively to any measure taken by the trade union as well as organised labour, this is done in
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Forms of Industrial Action
Strikes – where some workers may refuse to work for the employer, Lock out - when an employer stops the workers from working also now as a work stoppage, Action short of strike – this is when workers take action like working to rule or call out bans
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Why is training needed?
New health and safety requirements-
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To negotiate wages, To improve working conditions, To raise demands on behalf of trade union members, Enforce collective bargaining, Negotiate with managers on behalf of their members, Fighting against redundancies

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Aims of trade unions

Card 3

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Industrial action is when a group of employees or workers rebel against something. They will protest and strike against rules. Industrial action refers collectively to any measure taken by the trade union as well as organised labour, this is done in

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Card 4

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Strikes – where some workers may refuse to work for the employer, Lock out - when an employer stops the workers from working also now as a work stoppage, Action short of strike – this is when workers take action like working to rule or call out bans

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Card 5

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New health and safety requirements-

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Preview of the back of card 5

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