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Image showing what Trade Unions do to help there members

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Image showing what Trade Unions do to help there members

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Trade unions might take businesses to court to support that they have not been given fair pays or/and fair working conditions or/and fair working hours. People alone would not have enough money to take major businesses to court over fair work, but Trade Unions do!

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Difference between Trade Unions and Employer Associations.

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Difference between Trade Unions and Employer Associations.

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A trade union is a union supporting employees. it strives to achieve fair working conditions, fair pay and fair working hours.

Employer Associations on the other hand are made to back up the businesses who employe these employees. Employer associations wnt to make sure businesses and industries are not being ripped of by the trade unions with too high employee pay, extensive working conditions and employees not working enough hours.

Overall,  Trade Unions support the employees and Employer Associations support the businesses and industries.

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Organisations that are formed to represent the interests of businesses, especially in industrial relations and in lobbying the government.

Examples:
1. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2. Australian Federation of Employers and Industries.

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Reasons for a Drop in Memberships with Trade Unions 

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Reasons for a Drop in Memberships with Trade Unions 

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1. There is a higher percentage of memberships in office jobs (public Administration and Defence) than in more practical jobs (mining). This would show that people who have office jobs have less job security then people who participate in more if a practical job.

2. there are fairer workers acts now compared to the 1950's-1960's. The could account for the drop in Trade Union memberships with Australia. there is a minimum wage, maximum and minimum working hours for different contracts plus there more job security then back in the 1950's-1960's

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A trade union is an association of workers that aims to advance the interests of its members by improving their wages and working conditions.

Main roles:

·      Negotiate pay increase

·      Protecting health and safety

·      Promoting training

·      Reflect employees’ interests and opinions during organisational changes e.g. restructuring

Unions:

·    Australian medical association

·    Financial sector union

·  Australian workers union

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Trade Union Membership Graph in Australia

The trend has dropped over time in both male and female jobs.