Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation, 2nd Edition

Chapter 8

Indian Trade Unions, Political Parties and Problems of Leadership

Chapter Objectives

This chapter will enable students to:

1. Understand the circumstances leading to the establishment of a close and intimate relationship between the trade unions and political parties in India
2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the dominance of political parties over trade union in the country
3. Distinguish between an ‘outsider’ and an ‘insider’ in Indian trade unions and understand the nature of leadership of each
4. Explain the adverse consequences of outside leadership on Indian trade unions
5. Describe the factors responsible for the persistence of outside leadership in Indian trade union movement
6. Understand the implications of recommendations of the ...