Union futures?

While unions in the US are sharply debating how best to rebuild the American trade union movement, its clear that unions on this side of the 'pond' have little room for complacency as well.

I spoke at an event today, looking at the first findings from WERS 2004 - a comprehensive survey of employment relations in the UK.

On the good news front, unions have managed to arrest the decline in union recognition in larger workplaces, but the fact is we are still losing ground in smaller workplaces, and struggling to find and support on-site union reps, who for many members are the 'face of the union'.

You can download a copy of the WERS 2004 First Findings here.