trade Unions
...s payments. Recent trade union agreements tend to emphasise mutual interests rather than aggressive bargaining. As a result many businesses reap the benefits of a more productive and motivated workforce. Different types of trade Unions are: - Type of Union Members Example Craft or Skill Unions Set up to represent skilled employees. The oldest Unions, with origins in the skilled crafts of middle ages, for example Stonemasons National Union of Journalists Industrial Unions These represent the members of one particular industry. Often, not necessary, his includes different skills Fire Brigades Unions (FBU) General Unions These Unions recruit members from all industries and types of employer, and across the whole range of skill and types of work. The General Municipal Boilermaker and allied Trade Union (GMB) White-collar Un...