by Alan Jones

UNIONS have become stronger during the coronavirus crisis with increasing membership, helping to protect jobs and improving workplace health and safety, a new report suggests.

Unions 21 said that unions have embraced online campaigning, remote working and digital engagement with members and have gained a “renewed sense of purpose.”

A report for the union organisation by the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (Speri), at the University of Sheffield, said that unions have been a key part of the national effort to tackle Covid-19.