Trade Unions Archives - Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/tag/trade-unions/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 10:59:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 Are Industrial Relations Skills Relevant Today https://vivekvsp.com/2023/07/industrial-relations-skills/ https://vivekvsp.com/2023/07/industrial-relations-skills/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2023 10:59:12 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=7891 Trust Mr. Anil Kaushik who is the author of books on labour laws and the President of Indian HR Forum, owner and editor of ‘Business...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2023/07/industrial-relations-skills/feed/ 4 7891 Kuchelar, The Leader https://vivekvsp.com/2019/03/kuchelar/ https://vivekvsp.com/2019/03/kuchelar/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:24:29 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=5629 The journey of a militant trade union leader of yesteryear, R Kuchelan.

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2019/03/kuchelar/feed/ 8 5629 Precarious Work and Challenges Before Trade Unions https://vivekvsp.com/2017/12/precarious-work/ https://vivekvsp.com/2017/12/precarious-work/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:14:58 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=4994 At the outset many thanks for inviting me to address this seminar. The subject is ‘Challenges to the Trade Unions due to Growing Precarious Work...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2017/12/precarious-work/feed/ 8 4994 The Missing Factor: IT Industry And Unions https://vivekvsp.com/2017/05/it-industry-lay-offs-unions/ https://vivekvsp.com/2017/05/it-industry-lay-offs-unions/#comments Tue, 23 May 2017 13:21:00 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=4837 There are several reports of lay-offs in the IT industry. And there are comments on why unions are making foray in IT industry. But there...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2017/05/it-industry-lay-offs-unions/feed/ 6 4837 The Employees’ Strike At LG Electronics https://vivekvsp.com/2016/07/employees-strike-lg-electronics/ https://vivekvsp.com/2016/07/employees-strike-lg-electronics/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:02:48 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=4377 LG Electronics’ employee relations policy is under scrutiny. The LG employees resorted to strike and then resumed after ten days. This sounds like a familiar...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2016/07/employees-strike-lg-electronics/feed/ 3 4377 It’s Time Unions Did Soul Searching https://vivekvsp.com/2015/09/its-time-unions-did-soul-searching/ https://vivekvsp.com/2015/09/its-time-unions-did-soul-searching/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:26:00 +0000 The unions set forth twelve demands on the Government. [And I clarify that I do not champion the cause of any political party]. Let us...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2015/09/its-time-unions-did-soul-searching/feed/ 6 3325 Cull the Crocodiles https://vivekvsp.com/2015/08/cull-the-crocodiles/ https://vivekvsp.com/2015/08/cull-the-crocodiles/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:49:00 +0000 The Financial Express Editorial today ‘Striking at Job Creation’ makes no new point yet it is noteworthy for a different reason. The Editorial has a...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2015/08/cull-the-crocodiles/feed/ 2 3327 Innovative Practices in Industrial Relations Part 2 https://vivekvsp.com/2014/11/innovative-practices-in-industrial-relations-part-2/ https://vivekvsp.com/2014/11/innovative-practices-in-industrial-relations-part-2/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2014 01:00:00 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/2014/11/innovative-practices-in-industrial-relations-part-2/ [This write up was prepared for my speech on Nov 4, 2014 at the HR Meet of Hindalco. It is in four parts. The third...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2014/11/innovative-practices-in-industrial-relations-part-2/feed/ 1 3348 ITC Employees’ Eye Opener: Trade Unions as Business Partners https://vivekvsp.com/2014/10/itc-employees-eye-opener-trade-unions-as-business-partners/ https://vivekvsp.com/2014/10/itc-employees-eye-opener-trade-unions-as-business-partners/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2014 08:19:00 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/2014/10/itc-employees-eye-opener-trade-unions-as-business-partners/ I never really thought that I will be writing this third part of the series. But the ITC Employees Union at their Ranjangaon factory gave...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2014/10/itc-employees-eye-opener-trade-unions-as-business-partners/feed/ 0 3351 Part 2: Trade Unions as Business Partners https://vivekvsp.com/2014/10/part-2-trade-unions-as-business-partners/ https://vivekvsp.com/2014/10/part-2-trade-unions-as-business-partners/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2014 19:05:00 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/2014/10/part-2-trade-unions-as-business-partners/ I met Thakare almost a year ago. Pradeep Thakare – not his illustrious namesakes from Bandra. Pradeep Thakare. After my retirement, I was meeting many...

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