Industrial relations. Ch 3.

1. Definition of Industrial relations

Trade unions

3.Types of Trade Unions

5. What do trade unions do?

Negotiate with gov on worker related issues.

4.How to form a trade union legally?

  1. Craft- must have done an apprenticeship to join.

3. Industrial- people in the same industries-car making

4. White Collar- people have a degree or qualification to join

6. Types of Industrial action/strike/not working

Overtime Bans

Official strikes

All Out strikes

Unofficial strike

7. Causes of Industrial unrest/disputes.

Redundancies

Demarcation disputes

Intro of new technology

Pay

Unfair Dismissal of a worker

€10,000 lodged with courts

1000 members willing to join

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  1. What is a trade Union?

Advise individual members on work issues

Sanction industrial action and organise strikes

Negotiate with employer on behalf of workers

The Interest group that represents employees. It tries to improve their working conditions.

8.Rules on how to start a legal strike?

A majority of workers in favour

A secret ballot/vote of workers

1 weeks notice to the employer

18 months notice to the courts

The quality of relations between employees and management

1. General- anyone can join from any occupation.

Token stoppage

Working conditions

Strike ballot is organised by union and union sanctions action

Work to Rule

3.Comparability claim

  1. Relativity Claim
  1. Productivity Claim
  1. Cost of Living claim