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Unit 10: Trade Unions Act, 1926

Notes

Notes Membership and Finance

Any union can be affiliated to CITU by paying a subscription (affiliation fee) of 20 paise per
year per member (minimum of ` 40 per union if it is small). Each union applies to the State
committee which after scrutinising, recommends its acceptance to the central committee.

The funds of CITU are derived from:
1. The affiliation fees of 20 paise per member per year to a minimum of ` 40.
2. The delegate fee of ` 5 per delegate.
3. Any other levy that may be fixed by the general council.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
5. .................... is linked with the communist philosophy and therefore espouses a more radical
approach, as compared to some of the other federations, in attaining the workers’ interests
and goals.

6. .................... union was organised in 1947 with active support and encouragement from
Congress leaders.
7. .................... federation espouses the socialist philosophy and has linkages with socialist
parties.
8. .................... is a national federation which was established in 1971 as a result of the split in
the AITUC which was a sequel to the split in the CPI.

10.3 Registration of Trade Union

Following perspectives included in the Registration of Trade Union:

10.3.1 Appointment of Registrars

Under Section 3, the appropriate Government shall appoint a person to be the Registrar of Trade
Unions for each State. The appropriate Government may appoint as many Additional and Deputy
Registrars of Trade Unions as it thinks fit. The appropriate Government may appoint as many
Additional and Deputy Registrars of Trade Unions as it thinks fit for the purpose of exercising
and discharging, under the superintendence and direction of the Registrar, such powers and
functions of the Registrar under this Act as it may, by order, specify and define the local limits
within which any such Additional or Deputy Registrar shall exercise and discharge the powers
and functions so specified.
Subject to the provisions of any order under sub-section (2), where an Additional or Deputy
Registrar exercises and discharges the powers and functions of a Registrar in an area within
which the registered office of a Trade Union is situated, the Additional or Deputy Registrar shall
be deemed to be the Registrar in relation to the Trade Union for the purposes of this Act.

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