Our strength and ability to service our members is affected by the general climate around us. Economic policy which affects our potential gains and our potential power. A strong economy lays the base for more wealth to share. Full employment gives us the confidence and power to take on the corporations, while high levels of unemployment undermine us.
Free trade threatens our jobs while managed trade makes possible job guarantees.
Our lives obviously extend beyond the workplace. We are citizens and members of communities, and so care about the liveability of our cities, the pollution of our environment, the schools our children attend, the availability and standards for childcare, the parks and facilities available for sports and entertainment.