REGISTRATION of trade unions has been a dormant topic of discussion in Britain for many reasons. It is well known that registration is voluntary 1 ; it does not confer any "privileges" 8 (but only some administrative advantages) to registered unions as against those remaining unregistered, i.e., registration provisions seen in the Trade Union Acts 1871-1964 do not relate to or have any impact on collective bargaining; and it is not a source of great power to any administrative agency which would necessitate judicial control. But with the establishment of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations in 1965, registration has leapt into attention and assumed interesting dimensions about its use in future. The Commission has received evidence from many quarters and an important one among them is the evidence given by the Confederation of British Industries. The Confederation suggests, apropos to registration, (a) restriction of trade union immunity in tort, i.e., unlike as at present, only registered unions should be entitled to the benefit of section 4 of the Trade Disputes Act of 1906, and (b) enforcement of procedural agreements. These two proposals are tacked to registration. 8 Registration is voluntary and a union wishing to register should include in its rule book provisions about when strikes are to be called and the necessity for exhausting procedure agreements before strikes are called. In the absence of agreed procedure, strikes can take place only after giving the notice of termination of employment. 4 * B.A., BX.(Mysore), n..M.
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