Trade unions have been out of fashion in the past couple of decades. In 1985, 45% of workers were protected by collective agreements. In 2016, this number fell to 32%. While economies have more or less gone back to pre-crisis levels and unemployment is spectacularly low, wages remain stuck. Are we witnessing trade union revivalism now? Paul Nowak, UK Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, give us his take.

For more information, read the OECD's 2019 Employment Outlook here: https://doi.org/10.1787/9ee00155-en

Host: Clara Young

Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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