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Why should you join the Workers Union?
- 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.
Why is Union Membership Important? Union membership provides employees with a safety net, ensuring they have access to necessary resources and support when facing workplace challenges. It fosters a fair and supportive work environment.
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Unions train and organise workplace representatives who help union members with the problems they face at work. Reps provide support and advice and campaign for better conditions and pay. Unions have brought significant changes to society, including: 1. a national minimum wage; 2. the abolition of child labour; 3. improved worker safety; 4. improvi...
Most unions are structured as a network of local branches with reps in every workplace. Union reps: 1. negotiate agreements with employers on pay and conditions; 2. discuss major changes such as redundancy; 3. discuss members’ concerns with employers; 4. accompany members to disciplinary and grievance meetings; 5. help members with legal and financ...
In the UK trade union have a special status in law which gives them special rights that professional associations don’t have. Employers have to work with recognised unions to: 1. negotiate pay and working conditions; 2. inform and consult over changes at work such as redundancies; 3. make sure that the health and safety of workers is protected. Uni...
In workplaces where there are unions, members benefit from the strength and security that comes from working together to tackle problems. Employees at unionised workplaces earn around 12.5% more than non-unionised workplaces. The major benefits are: 1. better working conditions such as improved health and safety or pay; 2. training for new skills t...
Workplaces in different sectors have recognised trade unions they choose to work with. You should ask your employer which trade union they recognise. If you belong to a trade union other than the one your employer recognises, your union may have less say in issues that affect you in the workplace.
Sep 16, 2020 · Put simply, it’s an organization of people committed to protecting and improving the interests of its members. This is often in the form of negotiating and improving pay, pension, working conditions, and other workplace benefits.
Dec 15, 2021 · We know that unions promote economic equality and build worker power, helping workers to win increases in pay, better benefits, and safer working conditions. But that’s not all unions do. Unions also have powerful effects on workers’ lives outside of work.
Developing effective working relationships with trade union representatives and members can help organisations to build a positive employment relations climate. This factsheet explores the role and influence of trade unions and looks at the current level of union membership in the UK.
Aug 25, 2020 · Why it matters: A badly broken system governing collective bargaining has eroded unions and worker power more broadly, contributing to both the suffering during the pandemic and the extreme economic inequality exacerbated by the pandemic.
