Trade Union - Australia by Sabrina Tian https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa en-us 2022-05-06 08:23:00 UTC 2022-05-10 07:03:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ed-1f1f2.png Examples of Trade union in Australia sabrina_mTxTm https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2172832034 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trade_unions_in_Australia]]> 2022-05-06 12:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2172832034 AEU sabrina_mTxTm https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2172865867 The Australian Education Union (AEU) is Australia's third largest trade union, consisting of educators who work in public schools, colleges, early childhood and vocational settings in all states and territories of Australia.

-State school
-For the free education of the working class
-Used as a way to control the education and free time of the children

https://www.aeufederal.org.au/
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  • the organisation of wage and salary earners in the Australian workforce
  • the utilisation of Australian resources to maintain full employment, establish equitable living standards which increase in line with output, and create opportunities for the development of talent.

https://www.actu.org.au/
]]> 2022-05-06 14:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2172934403 Functions of trade union https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2173669366 Protective functions:
Protective functions are such basic functions conducts by an union to protect the employees and ensure basic requirements of them. It includes Hike in wages, ensuring more benefits, secured job etc.. One of the main tools used by trade unions to achieve the above said functions is Collective bargaining. Other tools includes strikes gheraos etc..
 
External functions:
Apart from the above said basic functions trade unions also provide external functions both financially and non-financially. The external functions are as follows: Financial assistant during strikes and lockouts, Medical facilities during slackness and causalities, education to the children of employees social and religious benefits etc..
 
Political functions:
To become more strong, unions affiliates them self with political parties. It assist the political parties in form of getting members for enrollment in the party, collecting donations for the party etc. and take the assistance of political party during strikes and lockouts etc..
 
Social functions:
The functions of trade unions does not limited only within the organization or for the employees alone. It also takes part in social gatherings and ritual celebrations etc. It also discharges the social responsibilities like educating the consumers and customers, Publication of periodicals, welfare activities, Research etc..
]]> 2022-05-07 06:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2173669366 Advantages and disadvantages of Australia trade union https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2173874437 Unions currently play a crucial role in Australian employment law. Advantages primarily manifests in the process of enterprise bargaining where an employer will come together with its employees and their chosen union in order to negotiate conditions of employment specific to their company or industry.


The Australian Council of Trade Unions (“ACTU”), which represents the interests of many unions that have membership in the ACTU, is the preeminent trade union body in Australia.n the same way that unions have influenced Labour party policy, these bodies often play a prominent part in the formulation of Liberal party policy, and typically favour the interests of business over workers’ rights. ]]> 2022-05-07 14:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2173874437 Trade union definition https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2175705363 Trade unions are organizations formed by workers from related fields that work for the common interest of its members. ]]> 2022-05-09 13:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2175705363 Types of trade unions https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2175724248 1. Craft unions 
2. General unions
3. Industrial unions 
4. Staff unions ]]> 2022-05-09 13:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2175724248 History and development of trade unions in Australia https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2175763633 The first Australian trade union was established in the late 1820s.
Since the late 1830s, trade unions have spread all over the country.
Between 1850 and 1869, about 400 trade unions were established in Australia.
Women have been actively involved in the trade union movement since the 1870s.
The Australian Labor Party was founded in the 1880s.
In the 1890s, many small and recently formed trade unions collapsed.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) was established in 1927.]]> 2022-05-09 14:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_mTxTm/yac9dw9lz7r8faqa/wish/2175763633