History of Trade Unions
The first trade union established in India in 1918 by B.P. Wadia in ______.
Madras
This strategy involves employees stopping work collectively to demand better wages and conditions.
Strike
This is the main goal of trade unions in terms of securing workers' financial well-being.
economic security
This trade union is affiliated with the Indian National Congress (INC).
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
This organization was established in 1919 and later became a part of the United Nations to set labor standards.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
This act, passed in 1947, legally defined the process of strikes in India.
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
A type of protest where workers refuse to work but do not formally strike, affecting productivity.
go-slow strike
The three fundamental principles of trade unionism.
unity, equality, and security
The trade union affiliated with the Communist Party of India (CPI).
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
The ILO’s tripartite structure involves these three stakeholders in decision-making.
governments, employers, and workers
This ideology, credited to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, states that the means of production must belong to the workers.
Revolutionary Theory
The process by which trade unions negotiate with employers on wages, benefits, and conditions of employment.
collective bargaining
A workplace where an employer hires only workers who are already union members.
closed shop
This union, associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), supports nationalist ideology and worker rights.
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
This major international convention focuses on collective bargaining rights.
Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention
These British automobile brands were acquired by Tata Motors in 2008, supported by the UK’s largest trade union, Unite.
Jaguar and Land Rover
The act of preventing non-striking employees from entering the workplace during a strike.
Picketing
The movement advocating for workers' rights and fair employment practices.
trade unionism
This union, affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is known for its worker protests and labor rights activism.
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
This trade union was formed in Britain in 2007 by merging Amicus and the Transport and General Workers’ Union.
Unite
This convention, adopted by the ILO, grants workers the right to form and join unions without prior authorization.
Convention 87 – Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize
A strike initiated by a small group of workers without official trade union approval.
wildcat strike
This principle ensures that unions have the power to negotiate better working conditions through worker unity.
collective strength
A prominent trade union in Tamil Nadu that is affiliated with the DMK party.
Labour Progressive Federation (LPF)
The headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is located in this city.
Geneva, Switzerland