Labour Research February 2003

Health & Safety Matters

Collective action is good for you

Kicking up about workplace problems is good for you, new research from Sussex University has revealed. Psychologist Dr John Drury found that people participating in collective action experienced a deep sense of happiness and even euphoria. He said: "People should get more involved in campaigns, struggles and social movements - not only in the wider interest of social change, but also for their own personal good."