5 reasons why you should join a trade union

Trade unions give power to working people by enabling employees to speak with one voice to their employer. As a result, trade unions help working people to win a better deal at work.
Union members are likely to have a more secure job with better maternity, paternity, sickness and pension benefits. As a union member you are also more likely to have more paid holiday and more control over your working hours.₁
Workers in unionised workplaces get paid around 6.5% more than workers in similar non-unionised workplaces.₂ Unionised workplaces also have smaller pay gaps meaning women are more likely to get paid the same as men for doing the same or similar work.₃
Unions provide access to legal advice on employment matters and can represent you at any employment tribunal. They support and represent you if you are a victim of workplace discrimination, harassment or bullying.
The trade union and labour movement believe that we achieve more together than we do alone. By joining a union you are promoting our collective values of solidarity and equality in your workplace and helping to grow the movement.

Every worker needs a union