Business Studies (AS)·Formal representation & participation · NSSCAS 2.5
Trade Unions & Industrial Action
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Workers are stronger together than alone. In this lesson you will see how a trade union is built from the members up to the national body, and how it bargains for pay and conditions on everyone's behalf. When talks fail, you will learn the ladder of industrial action from a mild overtime ban up to a full strike, and the crucial difference between a strike and a lockout. Most of all, you will practise the AS skill of justifying which action fits a real Namibian dispute, and explaining who plays which role.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCAS Business Studies (AS) 2.5):
- describe the structure of trade unions and the way they work (locally)
- evaluate the importance of trade unions and HRM in collective bargaining
- describe the structure of bargaining at plant level
- justify the appropriate types of industrial action (strike, picketing, work to rule, go-slow, non-cooperation, overtime ban, lockout) in a specific context
- discuss the issues involved in management accepting workforce unionisation and recognising trade unions
- explain the roles of - shop stewards, Human Resources department, joint committees on particular issues, the board of directors and worker directors
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