How Union Work

 How unions work 

It can be very difficult for a single worker to speak to management about a workplace problem (for example, forced overtime or late wages) and to resolve their difficulty individually – assuming they even have the confidence to raise the issue. Unions work on the principle that if all workers speak with the same voice, their concerns are more likely to be addressed. This involves union members in the same workplace getting together to talk about common problems, democratically taking collective decisions on workplace issues, and putting these views to the employer. 

Individual members usually elect someone to speak on their behalf – a shop ‘steward’ or ‘representative’ (rep) – and to discuss their concerns with management. Where the union has a recognition agreement with management (this is where the employer has agreed to negotiate with the union to set staff terms and conditions), they will have regular formal discussions. These negotiations are referred to as ‘collective bargaining’. Unions are financed through the individual contributions of their members. Unions continually seek to recruit members (encouraging new members to join by ‘organising’) and to build an active membership, as this gives unions stronger bargaining power in negotiations with employers.

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Mogok ('On strike',1957)

 Mogok yang dilakukan pada zaman 1957 berpunca daripada amalan pihak pengurusan yang dilihat melakukan diskriminasi, pembuangan pekerja dan layanan yang tidak baik daripada pihak pengurusan.. 

Perjuangan kelas pekerja dalam usaha menuntut hak mereka yang tertindas.

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"Hak pekerja harus ditentukan oleh pekerja sendiri"

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Right to take collective action

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Kenyataan yang dijelaskan melalui : European Observatory of Working life (dalam talian)

The right to take collective action is a fundamental workers’ right. This right involves the recognition of the right to take collective action in cases where there is a conflict of interests, including strike action. Like the right to information and consultation, the right to collective action arises from the promotion and practice of social dialogue.

Dalam penulisan ini turut mengetengahkan isu berkenaan pekerja atau majikan yang tidak mempunyai organisasi dalam menjalankan hak untuk menjalankan tindakan kolektif. 

those entitled to take collective action include workers or their organisations, and employers or their organisations. The word ‘or’ appears to indicate an alternative, not an exclusion. According to some national constitutions and case law, the right to strike is an individual subjective right, which can be performed only collectively by an association, group or organisation. It is not clear what impact this formulation will have on national contexts where, for instance, only trade unions are entitled to exercise the right to collective industrial action. The consequence would be that workers and employers who are not members of these organisations, or who are members of organisations not recognised by the jurisdiction as trade unions, have no legal right to take collective action.

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