Unions
Why join a Union?
No matter how happy you are in work, how secure you feel, situations may occur that leave you vulnerable to redundancy, discrimination and many more issues.
Today, where unions are recognised by employers, they generally aim to work in partnership with the employer to ensure that the workplace is satisfactory for both employers and employees. They work with good employers to maintain and improve and poor employers to build up their standards.
Do I really need to join a union?
No you don't. But where the opportunity is available to you it is certainly worth considering due to the range of support services they can offer you. A union, by definition, is there to protect the interests of its members and they will be able to support you with all aspects of your employment, even if you are on maternity leave or taking a career break.
Is a union for people like me?
As Britain's economy has changed so has its unions. The union is no longer just the preserve of the 'blue-collar' worker. Many unions encompass a wide range of occupations and some specialize in 'white-collar' and professional sector, such as airline pilots, scientists and senior civil servants.
Of course, many of these unions prefer to call themselves 'associations' rather than unions............