Defending Trade Union Facility Time
The Freedom of Information Act has been used by a number of
organisations to question trade union facility time across the
public sector. Unite believes that these actions are part of an
attempt to undermine and weaken trade unions’ legitimate role in
the workplace.
Trade Union Facility Time is a crucial union resource and if
seriously undermined could acutely jeopardise the ability of the
unions to represent members effectively.
We know that we will have many struggles on pay, pensions and
other members’ rights and benefits in the months and years to come
and we need to be able to defend our members’ interests across the
public sector.
We must ensure we defend our
Facility Time Agreements
Gail Cartmail
Assistant General Secretary
The following resources outline the key arguments that should be
made to assist you at a local level to defend your Facility Time
Agreements:
