Only 12% of people aged under 25 are a member of a trade union. This Friday August 17th the ABC’s JTV program will investigate why this is so. Are unions irrelevant to young people or is there a problem with the politics and approach of the established unions. If this trend continues what will it mean for the future of trade unions in Australia?

Reporter Steve Cannane spoke to several people including Anthony Main Secretary of UNITE, Jeff Lawrence Secretary of the ACTU and Danielle Archer from the Young Unionist Network in Victoria to get some different points of view. Click on the link below to watch the Vodcast on the JTV site.

Click here to watch the JTV vodcast - Young over unions?

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