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Trade unions serve as legal representatives for workers, ensuring that disputes between employers and employees are resolved fairly for both parties. They are responsible for advising members on dispute resolution procedures and must remain politically neutral while advocating for just wages and working conditions. Legitimate actions by workers include 'go slows', sick-outs, picketing, and strikes, with unions providing support during industrial actions.

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TRADE UNIONS Study Help

Trade unions serve as legal representatives for workers, ensuring that disputes between employers and employees are resolved fairly for both parties. They are responsible for advising members on dispute resolution procedures and must remain politically neutral while advocating for just wages and working conditions. Legitimate actions by workers include 'go slows', sick-outs, picketing, and strikes, with unions providing support during industrial actions.

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TRADE UNIONS

Trade Unions
• Trade unions are the legal representatives of the workers (who are members of the
organisation) as well a responsibility to society as a whole.
• Issues between employers and employees must not be settled to the satisfaction of
only one group but to the satisfaction of both groups.
• Trade unions must advise members of the procedures to follow to settle industrial
disputes and must not encourage illegal actions. As a professional bodies unions
must not encourage division.
• Employers need to recognise trade unions and bargain with them when there are
issues.
• Any disagreement with workers must be brought to the attention of the relevant
unions.
• Trade unions are professional economic bodies and should not be politically
influenced.
FUNCTIONS OF TRADE UNIONS
1. To bargain for just wages and adequate working conditions for
members.
2. To settle disputes among workers themselves and between workers
and the employer.
3. When industrial action is taken by one union, the others provide
moral support.
4. During prolonged industrial action, the trade union can provide
support/ relief for the members. This relief can be in the form of
money, food and clothing.
LEGITIMATE ACTIONS BY WORKERS
Workers need to quickly inform trade unions of any grievance and to
seek advice before taking any prolonged action.
1. Workers can have a ‘go slow’ at the work place. This means that
they would work to rule. Maximum production is not likely to be
achieved.
2. Workers can have a sick–out i.e. the workers take sick leave on
particular days.
3. Workers can be involved in picketing exercises to highlight their
grievance.
4. Workers can also take strike action.

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