Carl Roper
Union reps in the public sector will need no reminding from me of the blatant politically motivated attack on the ability of reps to represent members individually and collectively. A direct link can be made between the attacks from shady right wing front groups such as the Tax Payers Alliance and the Trade Union Reform campaign and the recent Cabinet Office attack on facility time in the civil service.
Unions and the TUC have pushed back against these attacks by rebutting the figures published in the Taxpayers Alliance dodgy dossiers and demonstrating the valuable contribution that union reps make in modern workplaces; one that benefits both employees and employers in the public AND private sectors.
To help reps become even more effective in their efforts to retain the ability to represent members and play a full and meaningful part in workplace industrial relations and the life of their union, the TUC has developed a new on-line training and briefing resource.
Kevin Rogers
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Becky Wright
Brendan Barber
Trade union representatives are the unsung heroes of Britain’s workplaces. There are over 200,000 of them in every sector of the economy, giving up their time and energy for free simply to help and support their work colleagues.
