organisational rights. Union Security Agreements There are two kinds of agreements that give the union more security and boost its bargaining power: the agency shop agreement and the closed shop agreement: The agency The closed shop shop agreement agreement Definition This is a system In a closed whereby shop employees, agreement, the who benefit from employer and the union’s union agree to activities in the compulsory workplace or union sector, are membership. required to pay Workers who an amount into do not want to a special fund. join a union can face dismissal, and expulsion from the union will also result in dismissal. Conditions The system The union can only be must be a set up if the majority majority of union and employees it and the are relevant members of employer the union. must both
organisational rights. Union Security Agreements There are two kinds of agreements that give the union more security and boost its bargaining power: the agency shop agreement and the closed shop agreement: The agency shop agreement The closed shop agreement Definition This is a system whereby employees, who benefit from the union’s activities in the workplace or sector, are required to pay an amount into a special fund. In a closed shop agreement, the employer and union agree to compulsory union membership. Workers who do not want to join a union can face dismissal, and expulsion from the union will also result in dismissal. Conditions The system can only be set up if the majority of employees are members of the union. The union must be a majority union and it and the relevant employer must both
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