BARGAINING FOR SKILLS - TRADE-UNIONS AND TRAINING AT THE WORKPLACE

Training and development have featured as key issues on the 'new barga ining agenda' outlined by the TUG. Although evidence suggests that uni on successes in achieving a role in training decisions at the workplac e have thus far bean limited, few studies have sought to examine the i mpact of union involvement on training outcomes. Drawing on a survey o f members and representatives from the Manufacturing Science and Finan ce union, this paper demonstrates that union involvement in training d ecisions is associated with relatively superior training activities an d outcomes at the workplace.