Each year trade unions win millions of pounds in compensation for members who are injured at work, are unfairly dismissed, suffer from discrimination on matters of gender or race, and many other industrial issues. Free pension and legal advice is available to trade union members. The fact is that unionised staff generally get more pay and more paid holidays than non-unionised employees. Collective and individual representation on pay, health, safety and many other issues are provided by trade unions. Many unions have a vast range of financial and other facilities available to their members, covering car and home insurance, sickness benefits, mortgages, holiday reductions and credit cards.
Unionised workers are less likely to lose their jobs than non-unionised staff.
If this does happen, they receive better compensation. Forty four out of the top fifty companies recognise unions. There is no doubt that trade unions are as necessary today as ever they were. The reality is you cannot afford not to join.