Abstract:
Trade unions in the private sector have never enjoyed support of employers owing to the fact that it seeks to challenge the unanimous authority of employers. It has therefore become imperative that a study be conducted in this area to assess the impacts trade unions have on employees in the private sector; a case study on MTN Ghana, Kumasi.
The main objective for undertaking a research in this field was to find out the impact of trade unions on employees in the private sector.
Information was gathered through questionnaires and interviews from employees, management and union executives.
Description:
The trade union movements in Ghana started in areas with large concentration of wage-earning labor, e.g. mining centers like Obuasi, Tarkwa , Bibiani and harbor towns like Takoradi. The British colonial administration greatly supported the unionization of employees yet they faced a lot of difficulties such as fighting employers so as to be given the necessary recognition and negotiation rights. Trade unions in this country started after the enactment of the Trade Unions Ordinance Cap 91 of 1941. It became effective on the 27 of September, 1941. This led to the creation of multiple trade unions as at that time totaling about 135 registered in the country between 1943 and 1948.
