Monday, May 8, 2017

Rights of Trade Unions


Registered unions have more rights than unregistered ones, including:
  • organisational rights awarded by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA);
  • a right to –
    • be a member of a bargaining or statutory council, subject to the admission requirements of the council;
    • enter into agency and closed shop agreements;
      o establish workplace forums;
    • conclude collective agreements;
    • enter an employer’s premises (employer’s permission is required to enter a private home) to recruit or meet members;
    • hold meetings with employees outside their working hours at the employer’s premises; and
    • conduct elections or ballots among its members on union matters.
All trade unions have a right to –
  • perform lawful activities;
  • form or affiliate with national and/or international trade union or employers’ federations; and
  • fund or be funded by such international federations.
Based on Legislation in Section 8Section 12Section 17of the Labour Relations Act


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