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unionize

unionize -ized -iz·ing vt : to organize into a labor union [to prevent them from unionizing the employees] ;also : to establish a labor union in [a unionized shop] vi : to form or join a labor union union·i·za·tion [yü-nyə-nə-zā-shən] n ...


Trade Union

Trade Union. The Acts 30 & 31 Vict. cc. 8, 74, provided for facilitating the proceedings of a commission appointed by Queen Victoria to inquire into and report on the organization and rules of trade unions, and other associations of employers and workmen. The (English) Trade Union Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 31), provides:-S. 2. 'The purposes of any trade union shall not, by reason merely that they are in restraint of trade, be deemed to be unlawful, so as to render any member of such trade union liable to criminal prosecution for conspiracy or otherwise.'S. 3. 'The purposes of any trade union shall not, by reason merely that they are in restraint of trade, be unlawful so as to render void or voidable any agreement or trust.'S. 4. 'Nothing in this Act shall enable any court to entertain any legal proceeding instituted with the object of directly enforcing or recovering damages for breach of any of the following agreements, namely,(1) Any agreement between members of a trade union as su...


union shop

union shop : a unionized business in which the employer by agreement is free to hire nonmembers as well as members of the union but union membership within a specified time (as 30 days) is a condition of continued employment compare agency shop, closed shop, open shop NOTE: State law determines whether a collective bargaining agreement can have a clause creating a union shop. Many states having right-to-work laws bar union shop agreements. ...


company union

company union : an unaffiliated labor union of the employees of a single company NOTE: Historically, the company union was one formed or dominated by the company. Such unions have been long held to be illegal. ...


Art unions

Art unions, 'voluntary associations for the purchase of paintings, drawings, and other works of art to be distributed by chance or otherwise amongst the members.' So defined by the Art Union Act, 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 48), which legalizes the distribution by chance (provided a royal charter incorporating the association shall have been obtained), which would otherwise be illegal under the Lottery Act. As to the rules of the Art Union of London, see Savoy Overseers v. Art Union of London, 1896 AC 296....


Union Territories

Union Territories, include in the first Schedule of the Constitution of India; also includes any other territory comprised within the territory of India, but not specified in that Schedule, Constitution of India, Art. 366.Union Territories, include some of the formers Parts B and C. States, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 5th Edn., Vol. 9, p. 44.Union territory, shall mean any Union territory specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and shall include any other territory comprised within the territory of India but not specified in that Schedule. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(62A)]...


Act of Union

Act of Union. The term usually applied to the Union with Scotland Act, 1706 (5 Anne, c. 8); when applied to Wales, refers to 27 Hen. 8, c. 26 (1536), by which Wales was made subject to English law. The Statutum Wallice of 1284 made Wales feudally subject to the King of England, but left the Welsh law unaltered. The Union with Ireland Act, 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3, c. 67), is often so called. See Irish Free State (Agreement) Act, 1922....


Union Assessment Committee

Union Assessment Committee. A committee of the board of guardians of every union, consisting of not less than six nor more than twelve, having jurisdiction to revise the valuation lists framed by the overseers of each parish for the purpose of rating to the poor rate. See (English) Union Assessment Committee Acts of 1862 and 1864 (25 & 26 Vict. c. 103, and 27 & 28 Vict. c. 39), by the latter of which there can be n appeal against a poor rate to quarter sessions without previous notice of the objection of the appellant to the assessment committee, and failure to obtain relief from such committee. As to time of giving notice of appeal, see Denaby Overseers v. Denaby Collieries, 1909 AC 247. The Act of 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 38), has been repealed by the (English) Rating and Valuation Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 90), except s. 6 and in part as to London. See RATES....


Registered Trade Union

Registered Trade Union, means a Trade Union registered under this Act. [Trade Unions Act, 1926 (16 of 1926), s. 2 (e)]...


Serving in connection with the affairs of the Union or in the State

Serving in connection with the affairs of the Union or in the State, explanation to r. 2(a) of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968 enlarges the meaning of the expression 'serving in connection with the affairs of the Union or in connection with the affairs of the State'. It provides that a member of the Service whose services are placed at the disposal of a company, corporation or other organisation or a local authority by the Central Government or the Government of a State, shall, for the purpose of those rules, be deemed to be a member of the Service serving in connection with the affairs of the Union or in connection with the affairs of the State, as the case may be, notwithstanding that his salary is drawn from the sources other than the Consolidated Fund of India or the Consolidated Fund of that State. The legal function contained in Explanation to Rule 21(a), is for a limited purpose, S.S. Dhanoa v. Municipal Corporation, AIR 1981 SC 1395: (1981) 3 SCC 431: (1981) 3 SCR ...


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