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The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC) internationally, is the sole national trade union centre in Singapore. NTUC leads the labour movement of Singapore , comprising 59 affiliated trade unions, 5 affiliated trade associations, 6 social enterprises, 6 related organisations ...
SGLU was then renamed as the Singapore Federation of Trade Union (SFTU) in 1946. On 13 June 1951, the Singapore Trade Union Congress (STUC) was established to replace the SFTU. However, the STUC split in 1961 into the left-wing Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU) and the non-communist National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). [4]
Members of the largely public-sector trade union UNISON on strike for better pay at The Forum in Norwich, UK, in July 2008.In both the UK and Singapore, where a public authority has made a clear representation to individuals regarding a certain policy position it has taken, such as their remuneration, these persons have a legitimate expectation to be consulted before the policy is changed, and ...
“Union officials prioritize seniority and protections for underperforming employees, to the detriment of those who would earn more if compensation were based on merit,” Semmens said.
Section 14(b) of the Taft–Hartley Act also authorizes individual states (but not local governments, such as cities or counties) to outlaw the union shop and agency shop for employees working in their jurisdictions. Any state law that outlaws such arrangements is known as a right-to-work state.
In Stansfield Business International Pte. Ltd. v. Minister for Manpower (1999), [46] the High Court cited the following passage from the judgment of the Privy Council on appeal from Malaysia in South East Asia Fire Bricks Sdn. Bhd. v. Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Employees Union (1980): [47]
Some state-owned companies retain two board members though it has not been compulsory since 1980 to have employee representation in private companies. Sweden: Board Representation (Private Sector Employees) Act (1987:1245) [15] 33.3%: 25: Over 25 employees, around one-third representation on boards. Switzerland: 0%: N/A: Representation in ...
In 24 U.S. states, [24] employees who are working in a unionized shop may be required to contribute towards the cost of representation (such as at disciplinary hearings) if their fellow employees have negotiated a union security clause in their contract with management. Dues are generally 1–2% of pay.