EFFECTS OF TRADE UNION ON WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY AND ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR

EFFECTS OF TRADE UNION ON WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY AND ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR
 
ABSTRACT
The research work focus on the Effect of Trade Union on Workers Productivity and organisational behaviour. Trade Union has been one of the most discussed topics in the field of Industrial Relations, However, the main essence to Trade Union is to allow workers to determine collectively the conditions of their employment which they cannot hope to pursue as individuals. This project therefore tried to survey the perception of workers particularly Nigeria Eagle Flour Mills Limited Ibadan. Oyo State. It was concluded and shown clearly that Trade Union have effect on workers productivity and organisational behaviour.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1      Background of the study
The question of whether trade union has effect on workers’ productivity has for decades continued to engage the attention of various researcher. Here, some people believe that the importance of trade union in an organisation cannot be underestimated, others seen it as if no importance. Sydrey and Beatrice (1886) defines trade unionism as ‘a continuous association of wage earners for the purpose for maintaining or improving the conditions of their working lives’.  Yesufu sees Trade unionism as ‘An association of employees for the promotion and defence of the terms and conditions of employment of their members including their standard of living’  What all these definitions suggest is that trade unions generally constitute an assemblage of workers seeking an improvement of existing conditions relating to their employment. Trade union did not just come into being in an organisation but due to the constitution and laws that backs it up. The constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria, 1979 in one of its provision under fundamental rights states that ‘Every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other person and in particular he may form or belong to any political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of his interest.  Under the trade unions Act however, a trade union is recognised as