LRD guides and handbook June 2019

Workplace action on mental health - a trade union guide

Chapter 3

3. The union role

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Union reps and other branch and workplace union activists are in a good position to raise awareness of mental health issues in their workplaces, to represent and support individuals who experience short- or long-term mental health problems and to negotiate good employer policies and procedures to ensure equal opportunities and wellbeing at work.