LABOR UNIONS ROLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION- BY EXERTING EFFORTS FOR LEGISLATION AND ALLIANCE MAKING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS

Labor unions are the organization which by definition have function of only struggling to secure benefits for their members, such as financial gains like rise of wages, bonuses, various allowances insurance benefits, overtime payment and non financial bene fits such as job security, comfortable work place recreational facilities and decreasing fear of employer through collective bargaining. But several studies have shown that unions also have rendered services beyond collective bargaining. Labor unions have contributed reasonable part in environmental protection. This study explored the role of labor unions in protection of environment by exerting efforts for making environment conserving laws and helping and cooperating with environmental activist and entering in to alliances with them for solving or minimizing environment problems.