2. Good Work: An Agenda for Better Jobs
Kevin Coyne
Unite North West Regional Secretary

3. Outline Why “good work” is important
What is “good work”? An agenda for better jobs
Unions and “good work”
Challenge for employers and government

4. Work matters Full employment the priority
But work is not just about having a job
Full and fulfilling employment
Improving job quality, to;
- improve workers’ well-being
- raise productivity

5. Good work
“Good work is rewarding, fulfilling and in balance with the rest of our lives”
The Unite Agenda for Better Jobs

6. Unite Agenda for Better Jobs
A safe and healthy workplace
Control over the work environment
Secure and interesting work
Support for skills and learning
Fairness and dignity at work
A trade union voice

7. Unite “Good Work” Survey

8. Unions and Good Work

9. Challenge for employers and government
Strong unions matter
Voice in the workplace is;
- instrumental to worker satisfaction and organisational performance
- ethical in principle
Support for workplace representatives and collective bargaining