Question 2 (Marks: 20)

Blue Marketing has 1 350 employees. The working environment is extremely unionised. Trade Union A has 700 employees as members, Trade Union B has 400 employees as members and Trade Union C has 100 employees as members. Trade Union B and C decide to join forces together. Trade Union D has 50 employees as members.

Q.2.1 Identify which trade union is the majority union, which union is sufficiently representative and which union is the minority represented trade union. (3)

Q.2.2 Discuss disclosure of information and indicate which union is entitled to this organisational right. (7)

Q.2.3 Explain the difference between an agency shop agreement and a closed shop agreement. (10)