STUC survey

Unionised workers in Scotland feel safer and better able to weather the coronavirus lockdown than non-unionised ones, according to a Scottish TUC survey.

The March/April survey of 1,500 workers found that union members were only half as likely to feel their job was at risk as those who weren’t unionised (19% compared to 37%). While over half (59%) of non-unionised workers were worried about paying bills, only a third (33%) of unionised workers were – perhaps not surprisingly, as only 35% of non-trade union members had been told they would be paid in full if off-sick with Covid-19, compared to 62% of union members. Unionised workers also felt safer, had some degree of better access to PPE, and were more likely to be working in places with clear policies on dealing with the virus.

https://www.stuc.org.uk/media-centre/news/1435/on-every-count-unionised-workers-have-more-safety-and-security-to-weather-the-crisis