Complete the paragraph below in your jotter

using the words from the wordbank

In the workplace a person is ------- as a shop
steward by his/her co-workers. The shop
steward has many ---------------- towards the
workers and can help them in several ways.
They might ------ a disciplinary meeting with
them or speak to the manager about better --and ----------. It is important for the shop
steward to be --------- and be a good -------in order to represent the workers.
confident, elected, pay, listener, responsibilities,
attend, conditions

To understand the
rights and
responsibilities of a
trade union

To be successful you will be able to:

Identify some of the rights a trade union has
Identify some of the responsibilities that go
along with these

In any job or role that you do you

always have

With these rights also go

Boxer Joe Calzaghe has

the right to be treated
in a professional
manner and to have a
doctor present at
ringside at all times
He also has the personal responsibility
not to hit his opponent with a blow to
the back of the head and to follow the
rules put forward by the British Boxing
Board of Control

At school you have the right to an

education and to be treated with
respect
But you also
have the
responsibility to
attend classes,
work hard and
respect others

They have rights that must be

listened to and considered
With these rights go
responsibilities that they must
follow

What rights
would members
have?

BRAINSTORM
RIGHTS

Why should
people have
rights?

What is a
right?
Trade Union
Actions What
are the rights
here?

What kind of
rights would a
trade union
have?

BRAINSTORM
RESPONSIBILITIES
What
responsibilities
would
members
have?
What sort of
responsibilities
should a trade
union have?

Why should
people have
responsibilities?

What is a
responsibility?

Who does a trade

union have a
responsibility to?

RIGHTS

RESPONSIBILITIES

UNIONS
RIGHTS
Recruit Members
Ask about changes in
wages and conditions

Take industrial action

to protect workers
rights, e.g. strike

RESPONSIBILITIES
Not to put pressure on
people to join
Not to make
unreasonable demands
or threaten
Hold a secret ballot to
see if majority of
members support
action. Only take
action that is
peaceful/lawful

UNION MEMBERS
RIGHTS
Participate in electing
shop stewards
Have union
representation in any
dispute with
management
Take part in industrial
action

RESPONSIBILITIES
To vote in election
To report problems,
e.g. health and safety
issues, to shop
steward
To act within the law,
e.g. picketing

 Explain in detail some of the rights

and responsibilities trade unions
and union members have.
8 marks

 Identify three rights a trade union

has
Identify three responsibilities a
trade union has that go
with these rights