Trade unions are voluntary organizations associations of workers formed to promote and protect their interests by collective action. Object and scope of the act trade unions are essencial for safeguarding the right of labour when there is a struggle between the labour and the management and the interest of the two are in conflict the trade union are required to sort it out the primary. The trade union act 1926 origin and growth the growth of the trade unionism in india can be traced back to1980 when the bombay mill hands association was formed for the redressal of grievance of the bombay mill workers. However this association could not be treated as trade union the strict sense. Provisions to be contained in the rules of a trade union. Earlier the act was named as india trade unions act, 1926 however, by the amending act of 1964 being act no. The trade unions act, 1926 government of west bengal. The payment of expenses for the administration of the trade union including audit of the accounts of.
Section 3 of the trade union act, 1926 empowers the appropriate government to appoint a person to be registrar of trade unions. Chapter ii of the trade unions act, 1926 deals with the provisions of the registration of trade unions. The trade union act, 1926 total section 33 chapter 05 came into force 1st june of 1927 3. Icsf will not be responsible for any loss to any person caused by any shortcoming in the information provided.
Any combination whether temporary or permanent formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between the workmen and employers. Trade union act with its many variations is a stock short title used for legislation in australia, india, japan, laos, malaysia, tanzania and the united kingdom and which relates to trade unions. This act summarizes all modalities pertaining to registration of trade union to decision of trade related disputes. The particulars required by section 51 c of the indian trade unions, act, 1926 are given in schedule i. Union cabinet approves amendment to the 1926 trade union. Dear ziaul please refer trade union act, which i am attaching in word and pdf format for your reference and records. Trade unions act 1926 section 28 citation 34410 bare. The payment of salary allowances and expenses to office bears of trade union. Other expenses to be specified balance at end of the year. Preliminary 1 short title, extent and commencement 1 this act may be called the trade unions act. The general funds of a registered trade union shall not be spent on any other objects than the following namely a the payment of salaries, allowances and expenses to 8 officebearers of the trade unions.
Trade union means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen or between. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respects to define the law relating to. Registration of trade union under trade union act 1926. Similarly, the provisions of the act was amended many times including recent amendments in the year 2001 and 2005. The particulars given in schedule il show tne provision made in the rules for the matters detailed in section 6 of the indian trade unions act, 1926. The trade union act, 1926 case laws registration of. Tradeunions in india are governed by the tradeunion act, 1926, which is the main. An act to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respects of define. The trade unions act, 1926 act 16 of 1926 25th march, 1926 an act to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respect to define the law relating to registered trade unions. As per the latest data, released for 2012, there were 16,154 trade unions which had a combined membership of 9.
The trade unions act, 1926legislative department ministry of law. Valid union as per trade union act, 1926 union should have minimum 7 people. The industrial employment standing orders act, 1946. Refuse to employ a person on the grounds that he is a member of a union. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of trade. A union entered on the approved list maintained under the bombay industrial relations act, 1947 as adopted in madhya bharat by the madhya bharat industrial relations adaptation act, samvat 2006 madhya bharat 31 of 1949, before the commencement of the indian trade unions madhya pradesh amendment. View trade unions act, 1926 from law 3332 at gujarat national law university. Trade union act 1926 free download as powerpoint presentation. Its statistics are collected annually by the labour bureau of the ministry of labour, government of india.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respects to define the law relating to registered trade unions 2. An act to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respects to define the law relating to registered trade unions. Trade union act, 1926 nitya nand pandey assistant professor amity law school amity university jaipur mo. All india state bank officers federation registered under the trade unions act 1926, registration no. Discriminate against a worker on the grounds that he is a member of a union. The legal position of trade unions which do not register will be unaffected by the bill. The law relating to the registration and protection of the trade unions is governed by the trade unions act, 1926 which came into force with effect from 1st june 1927. To be struck out in the case of unions which have not been in existence for one. While all efforts have been made to maintain the accuracy of the information provided, the official gazette may be referred to for an authentic version.
The act deals with the registration of trade unions, their rights, their liabilities and responsibilities as well as. An act to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respects to define the law. Trade unions in india are registered and file annual returns under the trade union act 1926. The union cabinet on wednesday approved amendment to the trade union act, 1926, paving way for the central government to recognize trade unions.
A bill, namely, the trade unions and industrial disputes amendment bill, 1988 was introduced in the rajya sabha to amend, inter alia, the trade unions act, 1926. Act 16 of 1926 the indian trade unions bill, 1925 having been passed by the legislature received its assent on 25th march, 1926. An act to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respects to define the. Trade unionism historical background introduction trade unionism is an outcome of the factory system. Trade union act 1926 collective bargaining trade union. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of trade unions.
Statistics on trade unions are collected annually by the labour bureau of the ministry of labour, government of india. Trade unions act,1926 pdf file chapter i preliminary. The trade unions act, 1926 provides for registration of trade unions of employers and workmen. Put a condition in a contract of employment preventing an employee joining a trade union. Main provisions of the trade unions act, 1926 are given below. The appropriate government be it state or central, as the case may be is also empowered to appoint additional and deputy registrars as it thinks fit for the purpose of exercising and discharging the powers and duties of the registrar. An act to provide for the registration of trade unions and in certain respects to define the law relating to registered trade unions 2. The move is expected to bring in transparency in tripartite discussions besides checking on arbitary nominations and reducing litigations. By trade unions amendment act 38 of 1964 in the case of a trade union, includes. Mode of registration11any seven or more members of a trade union may, by subscribing their names to the rules of the trade union and by otherwise complying with the provisions of this act with respect to registration, apply for registration of the trade union under this act. The bill for an act with this short title will have been known as a trade union bill during its passage through parliament trade union acts may be a generic name either for legislation. General fund section 15 of the trade union act, 1926 lays down the purpose for which general fund of a registered trade union can be utilized namely 1. By section 3 of the indian trade unions amendment act, 1964 38 of 1964 the word indian has been omitted and now it is known as the trade unions act, 1926 16 of 1926.