BY BARCKLEY SUMNER better future
Construction • is worth £80bn a year to the
economy
• 2.5m people work in it • Half industry are officially self-employed
• Umbrella company workers pay 46p in pound on eligible earnings
Find outmore HERE
Members on the merger
Billy Spiers, electrician
“We need to be organising from when the first shovel goes in the ground. We have got to row back on the use of agencies and ideally get rid of them.”
Clinton McCraw, labourer/storeperson
“We’ve been fighting for one construction union for years and the merger is a new beginning. We need more apprentices and more opportunities for improvers to learn and gain qualifications on the job.”
Stuart Grice, bricklayer
“The merger will take forward the fight against false self- employment and for direct employment. I welcome the opportunity to have a fully organised industry across all crafts and we need to ensure fair pay for all trades.”
Tracey Whittle, painter and decorator
For housing maintenance workers mobile working is a massive issue and there are ongoing concerns about TUPE laws and if Brexit will weaken them. As a female member the merger will provide better opportunities and Unite’s structures will allow women to progress in a male dominated industry.”
Dave Whatson, scaffolder
Unite Construction and Allied Trades launched a women members’ network on International Women’s Day. For more see
www.unitetheunion.org/construction
13 uniteWORKS Spring 2017
“For office workers the big issue is bullying while for site workers the main issue is money. The merger will bring in more resources and allow us to fight for our workers more effectively.”
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