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Differences Between Trade Unions and Employer Association

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Differences Between Trade Unions and Employer Association

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Trade Unions are designed and focused on working for the employees, and Employer Associations are based for employers to negotiate middle ground between the two parties. Another difference is that Employer Associations don't do protests or strikes.

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Represented by workers for promoting their economic and social interests, in the same manner employer's join employers organisation. An employers' organization or employers' association is a collective organization of manufacturers, retailers, or other employers of wage labor.

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Union membership rates have dropped off significantly over time as can be seen in the graph below. A reason for this is the mandatory use of awards and conditions by all business and firms. Another reason for this is that now workers have the pay and working conditions that they want meaning that there is no reason to be a member of a union.

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Trade Unions represent their members best interest in areas such as increased pay and improved working conditions. An example of a Trade Union is the Transport Workers Union.