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The challenges facing trade unions
Those who most need a union are still least likely to be in one, says BFAWU general secretary SARAH WOOLLEY
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The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
WE have seen a steady increase in membership as a trade union movement over the last few years and even more so through the pandemic.
But we in the unions still have a long way to go when we are representing less than a quarter of all workers and even less in the private sector, which is where BFAWU members work.
We find that too many employers in the private sector use anti-union rhetoric — anything from “you don’t need a union, we are supportive,” to “trade unions are just trouble causers,” right through to, in some cases, threatening to sack people for joining trade unions.
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