An Analysis of Trade Union in Recent Era

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exploratory research design.

The exploratory research design is focus on the discovery of ideas. This design is based on secondary data that are readily available.

 Sources of data

The research is based on secondary data collected from internet sources like Websites, Online Journals, EBooks and Newspaper publications.

1st objective: To Analyze the History of Trade Union

The following data will represent that how trade union was arising in India:

Growth of trade union movement in India

Trade union origin was startup were from the first strike was happened in India and it was a to sporadic labor unrest dating back to 1877 when the workers at the Empress Mills at Nagpur struck following a wage cut. Than after in 1884, 5000 Bombay Textile workers submitted a petition demanding regular payment of wages, a weekly holiday, and a mid-day recess of thirty minutes. And it is estimated that there were 25 strikes between 1882 and 1890.

In 1875, the first committee appointed to inquire into the conditions of factory work favored legal restriction in the form of factory laws. The first factories act was adopted in 1881. The factory commission was appointed in 1885. There was another factories act in 1891, and a royal commission on labor was appointed in 1892. Restrictions on hours of work and on the employment of women were the chief gains of these investigations and legislation.

After a long, Mr. Narayan Lokhande who can be regarded as the father of India’s modern trade union movement, under the leadership of him the first worker’s organization (The Bombay Millhands’ Association) formed in 1890 in India. Soon, a number of other organizations of a similar nature came up. The first systematic attempt to form a trade union on permanent basis was done in 1906 in the postal offices at Bombay and Calcutta.

The Madras labor union was founded in 1918. Although it was primarily an association of textile workers in the European owned Buckingham and Carnatic Mills, it also included workers in many other trades. Thiru Vi. Ka. And B.P. Wadia, the Nationalist leaders, founded the union. There was a major confrontation between the union and the management over the demand for a wage increase, which eventually led to a strike and lockout. The management filed a civil suit in the madras high court claiming that wadia pay damages for inciting workers to breach their contract. As there was no legislation at this time to protect the trade union the court ruled that the madras labour union was an illegal conspiracy to hurt trading interests. Against this background, N.M. Joshi introduced a bill for the rights of a Trade union. But then the member for industries, commerce and labour himself promised to bring legislation in the matter and the trade unions act of 1926 was enacted.

About the same time as the madras labour union was being organized, Anusuyaben sarabhai had begun doing social work among mill workers in ahmedabad, an activity which was eventually to lead to the founding of the famous mazdoor mahajan- textile labour association, in 1920.

In 1920, the AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress) was come in the picture, the main body of labour legislation and the formulation of the AITUC owes virtually to the activities of the international labour organization. The AITUC claimed 64 affiliated unions with a membership of 1, 40,854 in 1920. Lala lajpat rai, the president of the Indian national congress, became the first president of AITUC. In 1924, there were 167 trade unions with a quarter million members in India. The Indian factories act of 1922 enforced a ten hour day.

In 1926, the trade union act 1926 came and it’s made it legal for any seven workers to combine in a trade union. It’s also removed the pursuit of legitimate trade union activity from the scope of civil and criminal proceedings. This is still the basic law governing trade unions in the country.

0n 23 july 1955 at Bhopal, the formation of a new National Trade Union Centre, Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) was made. And reason behind the BMS was came is political parties involvements and power game for workers.

Central Trade Union Organisations (CTUOs) in India

At present, there are twelve CTUOs in India.

1. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh(BMS)

2. All India Trade Unions (AITUC)

3. Centre of Indian Trade Unions(CITU)

4. Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (HMKP)

5. Hind Mazdoor Sabha(HMS)

6. Indian Federation of free Trade Unions(IFFTU)

7. Indian National Trade Union Congress(INTUC)

8. National Front of Indian Trade Unions(NFITU)

9. National Labour Organisation(NLO)

10. Trade Unions Coordination Centre(TUCC)

11. United Trade Union Congress(UTUC)

12. United Trade Union Congress-Lenin Sarani(UTUC-LS)

According to the labour bureau of Indian government, year 1996 to 2010 the total number of registered trade union is fluctuated. Like:

Year 1996 2000 2005 2007 2008 2010 2012

Total Number of Registered Trade Union 58988 66056 78465 95783 84642 18602 16154

2nd Objective: To Analyze the Information about Recent Era (2010 To 2015) of Trade Union

YEAR 2010

According to the statistical data of labour bureau of India, in 2010 the total number of registered trade unions has 19376 which is very less compare to its emerged time at in 1996 in was 58988.

On april 3, in BSNL, The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) had announced its decision to disinvest 30 per cent of shares of the PSU, based on the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda committee and has united all central trade unions have called an indefinite agitation against the move.

On October 22, ITC faces labour unrest at its Haridwar facility. The unrest stems from a strike by the factory workers, who are seeking revocation of the suspension of an employee. The employee was suspended on disciplinary grounds. ITC is facing disagreeable situation after various