Union Cabinet approves proposed amendment to The Trade Unions Act

Unions are not recognised under the Trade Unions Act, originally enacted in 1926

TThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposed amendments to the Trade Unions Act 1926, aimed at giving statutory backing to central and state-level trade unions.

 
The proposed Bill, likely be introduced in the ongoing winter session of Parliament, has provisions for recognising central trade unions by various government departments, at both the central and state levels. There are provisions empowering the Centre to frame rules for recognising unions and resolving disputes involving them. The move will help the government have a say in cases such as those witnessed recently, where there were factions in the Congress-backed Indian Trade Union