Trade Union
Yet these workers are often the most vulnerable, facing problems of low pay, poor access to decent training and apprenticeships, exploitative internships, and diffi culties in the housing market. Unions can help with all these issues.
Sometimes there is no union to join where young people are working. But many just don’t see the connection between the jobs they do, the problems they face, and the support a trade union can offer. So we must reach out to workers in sectors where union presence is limited; and where there is none we must demonstrate our relevance to young workers. That means showing a face of trade unionism to which young workers can relate.
Inspiring stories from young union reps.
From
ReplyDeleteFrances O’Grady
TUC General Secretary
"They are young workers who combine their
trade union work with a variety of jobs in
both the public and private sector: from
fi refighting to musical theatre, manufacturing
to call centre work.
I hope the stories told in My Union, My
Voice and the example set by the young
workers it features can play a significant
part in inspiring the next generation of union
members and activists."