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@article{189639,
        author = {Sandeep Bhattacharya and Dr. Mourlin K},
        title = {Have trade unions lost their historical prominence, or are they regaining momentum through a process of revitalization},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {8143-8153},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=189639},
        abstract = {Collective bargaining as a means to obtain fair treatment for the employees have been discussed in this paper. This paper examines the role of trade unions in collective bargaining tracing its historical background in different parts of the world. An attempt has been made to track the political, economic, and social impact on the trade union movement and the strategies built by it over a period of time. Collective bargaining has found to occur at the national level, sectoral level or industry level. Though no one country adopts any specific level, the evolution of collective bargaining through different levels in different countries have been described. Trade union density increased in South Africa in the 1990s due to the emergence of Black trade union movement, while most of the world was going through decentralization. The decline in membership in unions is attributed to several factors including decentralization, deregulation, privatization, and globalization.
We look at its structural reorganization in the face of globalization and the strategies employed to reorient its position to gain confidence with the employees. The paper has two main objectives: to find the relevance of the trade unions in the present scenario and to find the challenges that lie before trade union activists in mobilizing, organizing and representing workers. The contemporary issues that affect the organized labor movement are discussed with the coping strategies used by these organizations.
From the light of revitalization strategies adopted by the trade unions, this paper has concluded that “deunionisation” is still not an option but would come back with renewed vigor by adapting itself according to the new challenges and reorganizing its structure and operation.},
        keywords = {Trade Union, Collective Bargaining, Employment, working conditions, Negotiation, Treatment},
        month = {December},
        }