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Union representatives

Stage 1

This course will help you to develop the skills and knowledge you need to represent your members. Things you will learn about include:

  • your responsibilities as a union rep;
  • building and maintaining a strong union organisation;
  • handling members’ problems;
  • participating in meetings and making reports;
  • collective bargaining and collective agreements.

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Stage 2 Stepping Up

This course is for union reps who have completed the above course.

Things you will learn about will include:

  • how to participate in the collective bargaining process;
  • key changes at work and their implications for trade unions;
  • the framework of employment law as it affects individual and collective rights at work;
  • the links between UK and European Law.

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Last updated: 20/01/06 by Alison Foster and Tony Holding • Established: June 2003