Trade union bargaining agenda 2006

Pensions and equal pay will top the union bargaining agenda over the coming year, with unions facing additional challenges from falling membership and continuing decline in the union wage premium enjoyed by members.

  • The view from the shop floor    Writing in IRS Employment Review, Sarah Welfare reviews trade unions' negotiating and campaigning priorities for the coming year in selected key sectors of the economy.

    Also

    The trade union bargaining agenda 2004/05    Read the previous annual analysis from IRS Employment Review.

    Trade union recognition: the basics and The consequences of recognition   From XpertHR's employment law reference manual.

    How to work with trade unions and employee representatives   Practical guidance from XpertHR's How to service.