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- Union vote is a significant victory, economist says, but serious challenges remain for U.S. labor activists Dissatisfaction with pay and benefits, job security, and working conditions has led more U.S. workers to decide the best way to get what they want is through collective bargaining.
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Nov 9, 2023 · It seems that ongoing – and largely successful – strike action in both the UK and the US has forced political leaders to take trade unions more seriously than they have for decades.
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Mar 30, 2022 · In the US and the UK, trade unionism and worker activism has seen a resurgence over the past two years, as the job cuts caused by coronavirus lockdowns have made people more aware of the...
Mar 30, 2022 · In the US and the UK, trade unionism and worker activism has seen a resurgence over the past two years, as the job cuts caused by coronavirus lockdowns have made people more aware of the...
Sep 5, 2024 · If employment relations are increasingly shaped by government legislation – who needs trade unions? This strand of trade unionism seems to have gone extinct in Britain.
- Unity is strength. Unions enable workers to come together as a powerful, collective voice to communicate with management about their working terms and conditions – and to push for safe, fair and decent work.
- Better terms and conditions. Workers who join a trade union are more likely to have better terms and conditions than those who do not, because trade unions negotiate for their members through collective bargaining agreements and protect them from bad management practices.
- More holiday. Unions won the right for workers to have paid holidays. The average trade union member in the UK gets over 25% more annual leave a year than a non-unionised worker.
- Higher wages. You earn more in a unionised workplace. Trade union members in the UK earn on average 10% more than non-unionised members. This is the power of collective bargaining.
Mar 9, 2021 · Since 1985, trade union membership has halved on average across OECD countries, while coverage of collective agreements signed at the national, sector or company level has declined by a third.
Labour will strengthen trade union rights, raising pay and conditions. We know that unionised workplaces are more likely to provide decent pay, good training, and benefits, such as holiday and sick pay, above the statutory minimum.
