The Impact Of Strike Action In The Achievement Of Trade Union Aims In An Organization (A Case Study Of Nigeria Union Of Teachers (NUT) nugu)
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TA!" O# CONTNT
Cover page Title page Approval page / certification page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of content List of tables List of figures / if any
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ackground of t!e study
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"tatement of t!e problem
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$urpose of t!e study
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"cope of t!e &uestion
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(esearc! &uestion
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"ignificance of t!e study
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Limitation of t!e study
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Definition of terms (eferences
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(eview of related literature
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T!e early days and development of unionism in nigeria
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-bective and functions of trade union
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T!e obective and function of trade union strikes
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valuation of strike as one of t!e tools of trade unions (eferences
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#., (esearc! design and met!odology #.1 (esearc! design #.2 Area of t!e study #.# $opulation of t!e study
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#.% 0nstrument for data collection #.' alidation of t!e instrument #.) (eliability of t!e instrument #.* et!od of data collection #.+ et!od of data analysis (eference3
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%., Data presentation and analysis %.1 Testing of !ypot!esis %.2 "ummary of results
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'., Discussion recommendation and conclusion '.1 Discussion of results/findings '.2 Conclusion '.# 0mplication of t!e researc! finding '.% (ecommendation
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'.' "uggestion for furt!er researc! (eference3 ibliograp!y 4ournals $eriodicals Appendi5
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T!e early *,6s saw and witnessed t!e end of political crisis and at its time organi7ed labour w!ic! was put into t!e coffin during t!e civil war was once released free its dilemma of w!et!er or not to forget industrial action in t!e life rest national security. 8it! t!e civil war9 labour militate its demand for improvement in t!e wage structure and ot!er condition of employment t!roug!out t!e country. 8orkers protest coupled wit! t!e government gravening reali7ation of t!e poor economic state of t!e working class ultimately led to t!e establis!ment of certain commissions like t!e Adebo commission. "ince 1:*,9 to t!e present time9 workers demand !ave increased t!e number of strike action as management could not satisfy t!e needs of employees in t!e face of economic recession. "trike among ot!ers9 is not of t!e root t!roug! w!ic! employees force management to access to t!e demand. 0n t!e study9 !owever9 we are going to e5amine t!e causes of strike9 its conse&uences and effectiveness as a weapon of
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trade union9 in ac!ieving t!eir aims. ention of course would briefly became of t!e !istory and development of trade union in ;igeria. "trike defined by second #* <1= of trade depute ;o3 * 1:*) is a cessation of work by a body of employed purpose acting in combination or a concern refusal under a common understanding of any number of employed purpose to continue to work for an employer in conse&uence of a dispute9 done as a means of compelling of purpose employed to aid ot!er workers. As it stands9 t!reat force strike is one word t!at t!orn t!e flas! of management. ac! time strike occurs9 substantial out is lost during t!e first general strike of 1:%' 1::#
strike 4am 2,,, <;LC strike w!en t!e government disagreed wit! civil servant on wages and allowances about fort! working days were lost. -utput dropped substantial as a re&uest government !ad to upgrade salaries in a bid to resolve between 1:+,9 +29 1::#. and 1::: to 2,,, respectively9 t!ere was a spot of industrial and trade deputies and work stoppage in t!e country re&uiting in a !ig! loss in men !ours and productivity.
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T!is spate of industrial unrest was evidently a result of lack of ade&uate attention to t!e !uman labour in business organi7ation. T!ere !as been no giant sagging t!e fact t!at !uman factor is of paramount in industry commerce and civil service T!e management profit !as a !eresy made t!em ma5imi7ing profit !as a !eavy made t!em to pay little or no attention to t!e !uman faction in t!e organi7ation. T!is relegation of !uman factor to t!e background by management !as been a services but latent cause of increase in strike action on wit! it resultant conse&uences. it is t!e purpose of t!e work to probe into t!is and ac&uaint t!e management9 wit! t!e tools for combating t!is !ydra !eaded monster.
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STAT/NT O# T$ %&O!"/0
T!e unstable industrial relation climate9 ;igeria ust wit!in t!e last decade !as resulted in all time record of cost working !our9 unprecedented work stoppages as a result of strike. 0n t!e first si5 mont!s of t!e year 1:+2 ;igeria lost a total of %9 ':+ man?!ours because of strike action by workers. T!is represented a #%2@
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increase in t!e five cost during t!e first !alf of 1:': and is even more t!en 1,,@ !ig!er t!an t!e 292%%9 :+% man !ours. esides t!is alarming strike occurrence. T!ere are many ot!ers in t!e !undred of reported officially. A is against t!is background t!at t!is researc! effort is consummated wit! t!e definite mission of providing answers to t!e following &uestions 1.
Are suc! trade despites and industrials unrest as a result of unsettled
grievance. 2.
8!at c!ange e5ist for !anding t!e grievance
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0f strike occurs9 w!at are t!e procedure for setting t!em.
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0f strike t!e only effective means of ac!ieving union aims.
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%U&%OS O# T$ STU'-0
T!e purpose of t!is study is to probe into t!e effectiveness of strike action as a means of ac!ieving union aims from management. T!is study is based on a case study of ;igeria union of teac!ers <;>T= nugu state. $recisely9 t!e study is focused on t!e following issues9 tools for ac!ieving union demand from management strike as a maor tool in ac!ieving
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union aim t!e effectiveness of strike action aim ac!ievement union aim measured against t!e regular occurrence of strike actions. T!e recommendation w!ic! will be based mainly on t!e findings of t!e researc! will be implemented straig!ten t!e effectiveness of strike action as means of ac!ieving union aims. 0f on t!e ot!er !and t!e study suggest a better way of ac!ieving union aims t!an strike t!em of cause t!e mentioned will be recommended.
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T!e scope of t!e study aims to cover t!e general affairs of t!e union as regards to t!e strike :t!s9 weakness opportunity and t!reat9 in w!ic! t!e researc! is based on ;igeria union of teac!ers nugu. T!e researc! is conducted to cover and improve t!e management of t!e organi7ation on to wards ;igerian >nion of teac!ers generally. T!e researc! is conducted to cover and improve t!e management of t!e organi7ation on towards ;igeria >nion of teac!ers generally.
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&SA&C$ 4USTION0
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"trike action !elp in ac!ieving union aims.
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"trike action does not !elp in ac!ieving union aims
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strike action encourage economic growt!
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strike action does not encourage economic growt!
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strike action discourage economic growt!
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strike action does not discourage economic growt!
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SI5NI#ICANC O# T$ STU'-
T!is strike is untended to !elp union member of any establis!ed organi7ation eit!er public or private towards reali7ing t!e importance of well bring about growt! on t!e organi7ation. 0t also will !elp government parastatal towards solving employee grievances and strike action. Teac!ers in particular will benefit immensely from t!is work as ;igeria union of teac!ers was used as t!e case study. 0t will !elp t!em to know t!eir legitimate rig!ts as employee and !ow to institute strike as a food of compelling government to implement certain welfare practices t!at will boost t!em moral towards worker..
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0n ;igeria of today9 bot! private and public organi7ation are facing a lot of problems owing to strike action by workers or employees. T!is !as inevitably researc! to low productivity in most firms9 and to some it !as been of great employer as confusion is always t!e resultant effect. T!is work will t!eir employees and employers on t!e private sector of t!e economy. "tudent w!o want to do a furt!er researc! on t!is can also benefit from t!is study. ven during assignment and researc! findings any student t!at lays or !er land in t!is work will improve academically.
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"I/ITATION O# T$ STU'-0
0t is contact t!at in a researc! study like t!is it is always difficult to cover all possible grounds our would was! to9 t!ere are a number of factors w!ic! constituted in pediments to t!is accomplis!ment. irst among t!ose factors is time9 t!e s!ort period t!at is re&uired to accomplis! and submit t!e9 coupled wit! t!e time spent on t!e courses gave me t!e !ig!est trouble and !indered to an e5tent a more elaborate searc! into t!e study. Again9 t!e data gat!ering for writing t!is researc! paper was being carried on at t!is time. T!e ;igeria union. -f teac!ers is facing a !ard time of
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non payment of problem of administering t!e &uestionnaire to t!e respondents. T!is it was not possible to collect as muc! information as one !ad wis!ed. inally9 finance was my greatest constraints t!is it was not possible for me to get at many sc!ool so as to get a more valid information matter t!e less t!e researc! purpose were moderately accomplis!ed not in t!e least because of t!ese problem but largely impute of t!em.
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'#INITION O# T&/S
T!ere are some terms t!at is being used !ere in t!is work t!at in t!is work t!at will like to e5plain more so as to enable every body t!at comes across t!is work to understand better. *+
ST&I,0 it is a cessation of work by a body of employed person acting
in combination or a concerned refuse under a common understanding of any number of employed persons to conse&uence of a work for an employer on any person or body of persons employed to aid ot!er workers 2.
5&IUAN50 0t means real or imagined case for compliant or protest
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T&A' 'IS%UT0 0t means debating agreeing and &uarreling in words
w!en buying and selling of goods e5c!ange of goods for money or ot!er goods %.
CONO/IC 5&OT$0 0t means designed to given profit in t!e
science of production distribution and consumption of goods condition of a country as to material prosperity
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&#&NCS *+
4o!n >. -o etal <1:::= introduction to proect writing for business and
financial studies9 smmy T($(0" nugu ;igeria. 2.
esufu T.9 <1:+2= Tile ;igeria e5perience t!e dynamics of industrial
relations3 adam >nversity press Ltd.
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