The role of union health and safety representatives during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A case study of the UK food processing, distribution, and retail sectors

Minjie Cai, Sian Moore, Chris Ball, Matt Flynn, Ken Mulkearn

Industrial Relations Journal · 2022 · 10 citations · 30 references

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Abstract This article highlights the weakness of the UK's occupational health and safety infrastructure exposed by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Utilising a political economy perspective, it captures the critical role of workplace union safety representatives in mitigating risk and contesting the expropriation of health and recommodification of labour, specifically inadequate sick pay.

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