Question

Discuss the role of trade unions in India.

Answer 1

Trade union performs various roles regarding the various classes of the society as follows:

1. Role towards the members of union: The trade union performs the following duties regarding their member employees:
   1. Trade unions safeguard workers against all sorts of exploitation by employers and political parties.
   2. A union provides protection from unfair labour practices and atrocities of management.
   3. To ensure healthy, safe and conducive work conditions.
   4. Consider the practical implications before pushing for increased job rewards.
   5. Our goal is to provide a high standard of living by offering a range of services, including health, housing, education, entertainment, and cooperatives.
   6. To guarantee a fair deal and social justice for workers.
   7. To address employee unhappiness and issues.
   8. To encourage employee participation in organisational management.
2. Role towards the Industrial Organisation: Trade unions serve the Industrial Organisation by performing the following functions:
   1. The objective is to highlight the organisation's creative nature and create a sense of shared interest among workers and management.
   2. To establish production standards and make sure they are appropriately followed in order to boost output both numerically and qualitatively.
   3. To help in the maintenance of discipline.
   4. To guarantee employee loyalty and assist in removing dissatisfaction and resolving daily complaints and concerns.
   5. To improve cooperation and provide opportunities for employee involvement in management.
   6. To encourage a harmonious working relationship between management and employees by resolving conflicts amicably through dialogue, cooperation, and the avoidance of court action.
3. Role towards the trade union organisation: 
   1. To strengthen the company's financial condition through implementing increased subscription rates, collecting union dues, and planning unique fundraising events.
   2. To preserve and strengthen trade union democracy.
   3. To train members to assume leadership positions.
   4. To improve workers' networks of communication between the union and its members.
   5. To encourage harmonious connections between various unions in order to forge a single, cohesive trade union movement.
   6. To address the issue of factionalism and advance union unity.
4. Role towards society: 
   1. To provide any kind of helpful assistance in the creation and execution of national development plans and policies.
   2. To take an active role in the creation of national development initiatives, such as those pertaining to family planning, forestry, integration, etc.
   3. To launch special campaigns against the social evils of corruption, casteism, etc.
   4. To enable an unorganised sector to organise itself.
   5. To mobilise the People's Party for the government's effective. implementation of policies and objectives and to foster public opinion in favour of them.