Trade unions and learning: building a better future

FORUM - ISSN 0963-8253
Volume 66 Number 3 (2024)

Trade unions and learning: building a better future
Tom Wilson pages 96-105
DOI: 10.3898/forum.2024.66.3.11

Abstract

Trade unions have a long history of providing learning for their members. After years of decline this flourished after the 1997-2010 Labour government introduced the Union Learning Fund and legal rights for union learning representatives. This article reviews that extraordinary renaissance and discusses how a new Labour government could learn the lessons of the first ULF and introduce a new, and stronger, version helping millions of working people, including the most disadvantaged, encouraging employers to invest more in training, promoting economic growth, and rebuilding a key element of adult learning.

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To cite this article
Tom Wilson (2024) Trade unions and learning: building a better future, FORUM, 66(3), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2024.66.3.11

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