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    Trade unions represent employees to negotiate for improved wages and working conditions. There are four main types of unions that function to negotiate benefits like wages, rights, hours, safety policies, and more. Unions must engage with management through collective bargaining to negotiate wages and benefits when factors like inflation, productivity, and profits increase. While unions provide representation and services, they also have disadvantages like costs and potential lack of agreement with all worker demands. Modern unions are adapting to globalization and new industries by forming international alliances, using digital organization, and influencing policies on labor issues and conditions.

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    Trade unions represent employees to negotiate for improved wages and working conditions. There are four main types of unions that function to negotiate benefits like wages, rights, hours, safety policies, and more. Unions must engage with management through collective bargaining to negotiate wages and benefits when factors like inflation, productivity, and profits increase. While unions provide representation and services, they also have disadvantages like costs and potential lack of agreement with all worker demands. Modern unions are adapting to globalization and new industries by forming international alliances, using digital organization, and influencing policies on labor issues and conditions.

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    Trade unions represent employees to negotiate for improved wages and working conditions. There are four main types of unions that function to negotiate benefits like wages, rights, hours, safety policies, and more. Unions must engage with management through collective bargaining to negotiate wages and benefits when factors like inflation, productivity, and profits increase. While unions provide representation and services, they also have disadvantages like costs and potential lack of agreement with all worker demands. Modern unions are adapting to globalization and new industries by forming international alliances, using digital organization, and influencing policies on labor issues and conditions.

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    Trade unions represent employees to negotiate for improved wages and working conditions. There are four main types of unions that function to negotiate benefits like wages, rights, hours, safety policies, and more. Unions must engage with management through collective bargaining to negotiate wages and benefits when factors like inflation, productivity, and profits increase. While unions provide representation and services, they also have disadvantages like costs and potential lack of agreement with all worker demands. Modern unions are adapting to globalization and new industries by forming international alliances, using digital organization, and influencing policies on labor issues and conditions.

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    Role of Trade Unions

    Trade unions are organisations that promote and protect the interests of their
    members (employees) to improve their wages and working conditions. They are four
    main types of unions: Craft unions, Non-manual unions, Industrial unions and
    General unions. There functions are to negotiate improvement of wages and other
    non-wage benefits, defending employees’ rights and jobs,securing better hours of
    work and better health and safety policies,as well holiday entitlement,sick
    pay,pensions and improving employment legislation and many more important
    functions.

    In order for Trade Unions to work effectively they have to maintain engagement with
    management. This usually involves collective bargaining this is negotiating wages
    and non-wage benefits for employees which involves employers and trade
    unions.They usually seek to improve the wages and working conditions of their
    members when price inflation is high and rising,the productivity of of their member’s
    has increased and when the profits the employing organisation has increased.

    Like with everything in life they are advantages and disadvantages of including the
    role of trade unions. A few advantages are the union represents most or all of the
    workers in the firm or industry, they also provide essential services like health care
    and electricity, they are also able to support members financially during a strike.
    Some disadvantages are Unions may lack finical resources, union members also
    have to pay membership fees and workers may not agree with ceratin demands the
    union makes but may feel pressured to support them.

    They are many modern trends on the operations of the trade unions like they adapt
    to address global supply chains and multinational corporations, forming international
    alliances.Utilise digital platforms for organising, communication, and advocacy
    efforts. Embrace inclusivity and representing diverse sectors of the workforce,
    including gig workers and freelancers. They also active involvement in influencing
    government policies and legislation affecting labour rights and conditions, As well as
    employing new strategies to remain relevant and effective in rapidly changing labour
    landscapes.

    In conclusion, Trade unions represent the collective interests of workers in


    negotiations with employers. They advocate for better wages, working conditions,
    and benefits for their members. Trade unions engage in collective bargaining, where
    they negotiate with employers to reach agreements on various aspects of
    employment. They are union bargaining strength where the union is able to fight for
    better rights for their members depending on their bargaining position. There is also
    a possibility of negotiations failing, they may take industrial action in attempt to
    increase their bargaining strength as well as arbitration may be necessary to settle
    disputes.They are also many forms of industrial action like overtime-ban,work to rule
    ,Go- slow and strike.

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