This statistics shows the percentage of employees that were members of a trade union (trade union density) in professional, scientific and technical activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2017. Trade union density fell from 9.4 percent in 1995 to 7 percent in 2017.
Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in professional, scientific and technical activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of trade unions in the UK 1999-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of trade union members in the UK 1892-2021
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the UK 1995-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of trade union members in the UK 2021/22, by trade union
- Premium Statistic Number of trade union members in the UK 2022, by industry
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- Premium Statistic Average hourly earnings of trade union members in the UK 1995-2022
Strikes
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- Basic Statistic Number of working days lost due to labor disputes in the UK 2010-2024
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- Basic Statistic Support for restrictions on trade unions taking strike in Great Britain 2019-2023
- Basic Statistic Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2023, by political party
- Basic Statistic Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Net support for workers going on strike in the UK 2022, by sector
Trade Unions
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- Premium Statistic Unite trade union membership in the UK 1999-2021
- Basic Statistic UNISON trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic GMB trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Royal College of Nursing trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic National Education Union trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic USDAW trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic NASUWT trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic CWU trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
International Comparison
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GOV.UK. (May 30, 2019). Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in professional, scientific and technical activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287656/trade-union-density-scientific-technical-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in professional, scientific and technical activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287656/trade-union-density-scientific-technical-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2019). Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in professional, scientific and technical activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287656/trade-union-density-scientific-technical-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Trade Union Density: Proportion of Employees That Were Members of a Trade Union in Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287656/trade-union-density-scientific-technical-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in professional, scientific and technical activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287656/trade-union-density-scientific-technical-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in professional, scientific and technical activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* [Graph], GOV.UK, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287656/trade-union-density-scientific-technical-united-kingdom-uk/