ASLEF
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Membership
male 15,906 female 576 total 16,482
www.aslef.org.uk
ATL
Association of Teachers and
Lecturers
www.atl.org.uk
Membership
m 30,416 f 87,621 total 118,037
BECTU
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Membership
m 18,148 f 8,395 total 26,543
BFAWU
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
www.bfawu.org
Community
ex ISTC (steel) and texile unions merger
Membership
m 55,644 f 11,844 total 67,488
www.community-tu.org
CWU
Communication Workers Union
Membership
m 191,118 f 47,699 total 240,817
www.cwu.org
EIS
Educational Institute
of Scotland
Membership
m 14,470 f 44,359 total 58,829
www.eis.org.uk
Equity
Actors
Membership
m 18,085 f 17,857 total 35,942
www.equity.org.uk
FBU
Fire Brigades Union
Membership
m 43,467 f 2,372 total 45,839
www.fbu.org.uk
GMB
General, Municipal and Boilermakers
Membership
m 327,512 f 248,380 total 575,892
www.gmb.org.uk
MU
Musicians’ Union
Membership
m 23,289 f 8,352 total 32,461
NASUWT
National Association of Schoolmasters Union
of Women Teachers
Membership
m 73,867 f 177,896 total 251,763
www.teachersunion.org.uk
NUJ
National Union of Journalists
Membership
m 18,600 f 12,400 total 31,000
www.nuj.org.uk
NUT
National Union of Teachers
Membership
m 64,878 f 205,558 total 270,436
www.teachers.org.uk
PCS
Public and Commercial Services Union
Membership
m 123,810 f 186,686 total total 311,274
POA
Prison Officers’ Association
Membership
m 26,684 f 9,088 total 35,772
Prospect
Managerial and professional
Membership
m 79,695 f 21,837 total 101,532
www.prospect.org.uk
RMT
National Union of Rail, Maritime and
Transport Workers
Membership
m 65,952 f 8,587 total 74,539
ww.rmt.org.uk
TSSA
Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association
(railways/transport)
Membership
m 20,835 f 8,396 total 29,231
www.tssa.org.uk
TRADES
UNION CONGRESS
represents 59 unions with nearly 6.5m
members
UCATT
Union of
Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
Membership
m 125,599 f 3,315 total 128,914
www.ucatt.org.uk
UCU
University
and College Union
Membership
m 61,283 f 54,124 total 117,804
www.ucu.org.uk
UNISON
Local government
Membership
m 398,644 f 944,356 total 1,343,000
www.unison.org.uk
Unite
Merger of Amicus (engineering) and TGWU (transport and general)
Membership
m 1,508,318 f 433,292 total 1,941,610
USDAW
Union of Shop,
Distributive and Allied Workers
Membership
m 143,935 f 197,356 total 341,291
www.usdaw.org.uk
