Trade Unions in Indian Steel Industry Presented By: Nishant Khatwani Poulami Paul Prateek Chaudhuri Pratik Agarwal
Agenda Trade Union: An overview Features of trade unions Indian Steel industry and major players Tata steel Trade unions in Tata Steel Durgapur steel plant Trade unions in Durgapur Steel plant
Trade Union: An overview Organization of workers or employees formed to negotiate with employers Guided by a tri-function principles – Unity – Equality – Security Recognized under the Trade Union Act 1926 – An act to provide for registration, rights& responsibilities & regulations
Features of trade unions Internally democratic Have a strong leadership Exhibit a responsibility towards their worker members Committed to promote industrial peace and harmony Inclined towards collective bargaining that is collaborative and not competitive Adaptable to change
Indian Steel industry and major players More than a century old: started with the establishment of TISCO in th largest producer of steel in the world with production capacity of 50MT Major producers: SAIL, Tata Steel, JSW Steel SAIL integrated steel plants: RSP,BSP, DSP, etc Employs more than 2 million employees
Tata Steel Founded in the year 1907 Currently world’s 7 th largest steel company Production capacity: 31 MT of crude steel per year Ranked 410 on the Fortune Global 500
Trade unions of Tata Steel It consists of 25 trade unions at different locations, largest being Tata Workers Union Consultation and negotiation with employers via three-tier system Direct interaction with the MD via online forum Collective bargaining issues are discussed regularly with recognized unions
Durgapur Steel Plant One of the largest integrated steel plants of SAIL Set up in the 1950s Current Capacity:2088MT hot metal, 1.8 MT Crude steel,1.58MT saleable steel Entire Plant covered under ISO 9001:2000 Total no of employees – Workers: 26724, – Executives : 2500
Trade unions of DSP Currently 3 unions are there,the majority membership is with the union affiliated with the ruling party CPM Long standing history of conflicts between the workers and the management Industrial relations: – Before modernization – After modernization Collective bargaining and workers participation in management Training and development
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