TY  - JOUR
AB  - In the 1980s trade unions developed a policy
commitment to the unemployed, but research
suggests that unions are seen solely as
organisations for people in work. What benefits
and services can trade unions usefully provide for
the unemployed? How can trade union provision
for the unemployed be improved? What
organisational structures might be developed for
the unemployed? These are the questions that this
article attempts to address. Providing job
information, retraining and legal services appear
to be the most promising way forward. Moreover,
there is support among the unemployed for these
to be provided within a trade union context.
However, finance is a problem because the
unemployed cannot pay for what they receive.
Unions should see provision for the unemployed
as an investment in goodwill which is likely to have
a pay‐off in terms of future membership stability
and strength.
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
SN  - 0142-5455
DO  - 10.1108/01425459010001152
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459010001152
AU  - Lewis Paul
PY  - 1990
Y1  - 1990/01/01
TI  - Can Trade Unions Help the Unemployed?
T2  - Employee Relations
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 24
EP  - 28
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -