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Unit 6: Trade Union Act

8. State the reasons for the formation of Employers’ Associations in India, tracing their origin Notes
and growth.
9. Do you think that when compared to Labour Unions, Employers’ Associations have met
the expectations of their members? If yes, how? If not, state the reasons.

10. Employers’ Associations are “rich mens’ poor club”. Comment.
11. In the light of challenges brought about by new technology, methods and processes, do
you think the employer-employee relationship has changed completely? If yes, did the
Labour Unions and EAs learn to dance with the times?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Revolutionary 2. Trade unionism
3. Union 4. Uplift

5. Madras Labour Union 6. Outside leadership
7. Training 8. Indian Trade Union Act, 1920
9. Multiple Unions 10. Heterogeneous
11. Membership fees 12. Fraud

6.14 Further Readings

A N Aiyar, Encyclopaedia of Labour Laws and Industrial Legislation. Vol 6. The Labour
and Industrial Digest 1855 - 1956, Federal Law Depot, Delhi, 1957
Arya P P, Labour Management Relations in Public Sector Undertakings, Deep and Deep
Publications, New Delhi, 1982

B D Singh, Industrial Relations, Excel Books, New Delhi.
B D Singh, Labour Laws for Managers, Excel Books, New Delhi.
Benjamin H Selekmar, Problems in Labour Relations, Mc Graw Hill Book Co. INC,
Toronto, 1958
K K Bhattacharya and L C Joshi, Labour Law Digest (1966-1969), Law Publishing
House, Allahabad, 1970

Monal Arora, Industrial Relations, Excel Books, New Delhi.
Sethi R B and Dwivedi R N, Law of Trade Unions, Law Book and Co., Allahabad,
1966

V S P Rao, Human Resource Management, Excel Books, New Delhi.

Vasant Desai, Indian Industry; Profile and Related Issues, Himalaya Publishing House,
Bombay, Delhi, Nagpur, 1947

En.wikipedia.org
www.Ilo.org

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