Our members work in all parts of manufacturing industry including engineering, electronics, aerospace, cars, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, tobacco and food and drink. They are employed by insurance companies and other financial institutions. They work as professional, craft, technical, scientific, medical and nursing staff in the health service. They are employed by universities, by voluntary and non profit making organisations, by information technology companies and work for companies provided all kinds of business services. This spread of membership makes MSF unique among trade unions.
Trade unions are about supporting their members at work.
MSF believes that all aspects of working life should be the subject of discussion and agreement between employers and the representatives of the trade union to which their employees belong. They expect to be respected and they expect their views to be listened to. Our policies are based upon these expectations. Pay and job security have always been the meat of trade unions concerns. They are in MSF, but our agenda is wider.