Trade Unions

What is a trade union?

• A group of people who go on strike

• an organisation that acts on behalf of employers

• an organisation that acts on behalf of workers

• a group of trouble makers in the workplace

Which of these is not a responsibility of a trade union?

• To protect a workers rights.

• To give advice.

• To negotiate between an employer and an employee.

• To get some workers better pay and conditions.

What is a trade union strike?

• A score at ten pin bowling.

• A refusal to work organised by a body of employees

• A blow with a heavy implement

• The time to finish work

When might you see a picket line?

• At the entrance to a workplace

• At the start of a picket fence

• If workers are on strike

• At the side of a road indicating not to park

Which of these would be the role of a shop steward?

• To sell things in the workplace

• To represent the workers with management

• To complain to the management about workers

• To spy on the workforce on behalf of the management

Which of the following would be a reason to join a trade union?

• To ensure fair treatment

• To get equal pay

• To get advice on work related issues

• To get paid more.

Why would an employer not want their workers to become members of a trade union?

• The union may call for industrial action or a strike.

• The unions may force companies to give workers more money.

• The union may force employers to improve conditions

• The employer would have to pay for union membership

What types of industrial action can a union organise?

• Go Slow

• Work to rule

• Strike

• Closure of company

What would be the impact of industrial action on a business?

• Loss of profit

• Negative reputation

• Closure

• No impact

What are the disadvantages of joining a union?

• It costs money to be a member of a union.

• You would have to catch up on any work missed as a result of industrial action

• The union will tell you how to do your job

• If you go on strike, you don't get paid