Industrial Action in the UK

Statistics report about Industrial Action in the United Kingdom

Industrial Action in the UK

This report provides a detailed look at industrial action and trade unions in the United Kingdom. The statistics brought together here give an overview of unions as a whole, while also providing an in depth look at some of the largest unions in the UK. The majority of statistics include historical data to enable comparison and trend analysis.

Table of contents

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
  • Basic Statistic Trade unions membership distribution UK 2023
  • 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
  • Basic Statistic Number of workers involved in labor disputes in the UK 2022-2024
  • 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
  • Basic Statistic PCS trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
  • Basic Statistic BMA trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
  • Basic Statistic Prospect trade union membership in the UK 2002-2022
  • Premium Statistic UCU trade union membership in the UK 2006-2022

International Comparison

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  • Basic Statistic Labor union density in the G7 countries and OECD from 1960 to 2020
  • Basic Statistic Labor Unions: countries with highest share of workforce unionized worldwide
  • Basic Statistic U.S. labor union members 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. union affiliation 2023, by industry

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