Trade unions exist because an individual worker has very little power to influence decisions that are made about his or her job. By joining together with other workers, there is more chance of having a voice and influence.
A trade union is an organisation made up of members (a membership-based organisation), mainly workers that aims to protect and advance the interests of its members in the workplace. They also campaign for laws and policies which will benefit working people.
For what I said before trade unions play very important roles in the working society, due to the fact that they give workers benefits such as: Obtaining satisfactory rates of pay. Research has shown that workers belonging to unions have better levels of wages, Protecting workers jobs, as it has been shown that union members are less likely to be dismissed, Securing adequate work facilities, Ensuring satisfactory work conditions, this can include areas such as health and safety and equal opportunities, Negotiating bonuses for achieving targets, Negotiating employment conditions and job descriptions
Trade unions may also represent their members' interests outside the workplace. For example, trade unions may actively lobby the government, public bodies, the European Union (EU) or others for policies which promote their objectives.
However, nowadays, the number of organizations regarding trade unions has decreased because the development of new technology is making every day lesser the necessity of labor. "The emphasis is shifting from a focus on knowledge acquisition to competence development.”[1]
Because of the high impact of these changes Trade unions in Europe are supporting their members through this time of change by helping them to acquire and develop important skills like: Problem solving skills, social skills, team working, adaptability, creative thinking and flexibility of response because in the future they are likely to be more valuable than factual knowledge or the ability to undertake repetitive skills.
Personally, I think both, European and Colombian trade unions play a common roll that is the protection of the labor conditions and the collective actions to achieve better benefits. In first place, European trade unions offer other things besides social dialogue and collective bargaining, such as constant update on labor issues to keep competitive on the current economic environment (innovation, added value, lifelong learning). On the other hand, the main concern of Colombian trade unions lay mainly on wage increase and social provision.
[1] http://www.andrewbibby.com/pdf/Employability%20report%20v1-en.pdf
A trade union is an organisation made up of members (a membership-based organisation), mainly workers that aims to protect and advance the interests of its members in the workplace. They also campaign for laws and policies which will benefit working people.
For what I said before trade unions play very important roles in the working society, due to the fact that they give workers benefits such as: Obtaining satisfactory rates of pay. Research has shown that workers belonging to unions have better levels of wages, Protecting workers jobs, as it has been shown that union members are less likely to be dismissed, Securing adequate work facilities, Ensuring satisfactory work conditions, this can include areas such as health and safety and equal opportunities, Negotiating bonuses for achieving targets, Negotiating employment conditions and job descriptions
Trade unions may also represent their members' interests outside the workplace. For example, trade unions may actively lobby the government, public bodies, the European Union (EU) or others for policies which promote their objectives.
However, nowadays, the number of organizations regarding trade unions has decreased because the development of new technology is making every day lesser the necessity of labor. "The emphasis is shifting from a focus on knowledge acquisition to competence development.”[1]
Because of the high impact of these changes Trade unions in Europe are supporting their members through this time of change by helping them to acquire and develop important skills like: Problem solving skills, social skills, team working, adaptability, creative thinking and flexibility of response because in the future they are likely to be more valuable than factual knowledge or the ability to undertake repetitive skills.
Personally, I think both, European and Colombian trade unions play a common roll that is the protection of the labor conditions and the collective actions to achieve better benefits. In first place, European trade unions offer other things besides social dialogue and collective bargaining, such as constant update on labor issues to keep competitive on the current economic environment (innovation, added value, lifelong learning). On the other hand, the main concern of Colombian trade unions lay mainly on wage increase and social provision.
[1] http://www.andrewbibby.com/pdf/Employability%20report%20v1-en.pdf
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