Year 10 - Citizenship
How have trade unions played a part in the legal system?
How can we play a part in the legal system?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider a range of roles within the legal system, explore what rights citizens have within the justice system and what influence they can have on the law.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the relationship between trade unions and government and the impact they have had on legislation.
Key Notes
- Trade unions are groups of workers who protect rights and improve pay and conditions through collective bargaining.
- The relationship between trade unions and government has changed, from collaboration in 1871 to conflict in the 1980s.
- Trade unions have influenced workplace laws, including minimum wage, equality, and health and safety regulations.
- Unions continue to lobby for stronger worker protections and push for improved workplace legislation today.
Vocabulary To Learn
- trade union: a group of workers in the same trade or profession who have joined together to protect their rights
- legislation: a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament. The word is also used to describe the act of making a new law
- bargaining: negotiating to improve workers' pay, hours, and conditions
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That the relationship between trade unions and government has only ever been one of conflict.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Trade unions are groups of workers who protect rights and improve pay and conditions through collective bargaining. The relationship between trade unions and government has changed, from collaboration in 1871 to conflict in the 1980s.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'trade union'
a group of workers in the same trade or profession who have joined together to protect their rights.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That the relationship between trade unions and government has only ever been one of conflict. Correction: Trade unions have also worked alongside government to create employment law.
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