Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » EU: a broad switch to telework is presenting trade unions with both challenges and opportunities to reconnect with their grassroots EU: a broad switch to telework is presenting trade unions with both challenges and opportunities to reconnect with their grassroots ‘Telework is here to stay and unions need to learn how to organise workers online and address their concerns.’ With this in mind, IndustriAll Europe, the European industry trade union federation has identified both challenges facing the trade union organizations as they strive to continue keeping in touch with workers and recruit new members, as well as fresh opportunities to reinvigorate by capitalizing on some new methods that were deployed during the pandemic. The union federation message has drawn on a report by Unions 21 (a UK trade union forum that has been studying the challenges facing trade unions), which presented the content of several interviews carried out with To support its message, it relays a study carried out by Unions 21 (a forum of British trade unions that reflect together on the challenges facing trade unionism) based on several interviews with a wide range of trade union staff and representatives and surveys on best practices that have been developed during the pandemic. Through . Published on 07 April 2021 à 16h50 - Update on 07 April 2021 à 16h50 Resources A promise of trade union renewal? The report’s authors found that the need for contact, interaction, and clarification of government information has led to a wave of reconnection between members and their unions. To meet these needs, trade union organizations have also had to adapt and use new means of communication.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels