How trade unions can help

There are many ways unions can help their workers without damaging competition or harming other people with inflation too much.  

Trade unions should be focusing on getting companies to train up their workers so they can compete. Companies can be reluctant to train up workers, fearing after spending money on training workers they will go to another company, measure by unions and company contracts can discourage this happening.

• Trade unions should also try and get companies to give workers a chance to progress to improve social mobility.

• If a company is laying off workers because they are not needed anymore unions should be trying to get these workers retrained for other positions in the company or even with another unionized company.

• Unions can also help in getting companies to give out apprenticeships to train up new and existing workers.