Key insights
- Number of working days lost to labor disputes in July 2024
- 829,000
Detailed statistics
Number of working days lost due to labor disputes in the UK 2010-2024
- Number of workers involved in labor disputes in July 2024
- 29,000
Detailed statistics
Number of workers involved in labor disputes in the UK 2022-2024
- Share of Britons who think trade unions are able to strike too easily
- 34%
Detailed statistics
Support for restrictions on trade unions taking strike in Great Britain 2019-2023
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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 1995-2023
- 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 2023 by industry
- Basic Statistic Trade unions membership distribution UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Average hourly earnings of trade union members in the UK 1995-2022
Overview
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Basic Statistic
Number of trade unions in the UK 1999-2023
Number of trade unions in the UK 1999-2023
Number of trade unions in the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2023
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Basic Statistic
Number of trade union members in the UK 1892-2021
Number of trade union members in the UK 1892-2021
Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom from 1892 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Trade union density in the UK 1995-2023
Trade union density in the UK 1995-2023
Percentage of employees that are members of a trade union in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023
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Basic Statistic
Number of trade union members in the UK 2021/22, by trade union
Number of trade union members in the UK 2021/22, by trade union
Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by trade union
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Number of trade union members in the UK 2023 by industry
Number of trade union members in the UK 2023 by industry
Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s)
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Basic Statistic
Trade unions membership distribution UK 2023
Trade unions membership distribution UK 2023
Trade union membership distribution in the United Kingdom in 2022/23
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Average hourly earnings of trade union members in the UK 1995-2022
Average hourly earnings of trade union members in the UK 1995-2022
Average hourly earnings in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by trade union membership status (in GBP)
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 2019-2024, by political party
- Basic Statistic Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by age group
- Basic Statistic Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by gender
- Premium Statistic Net support for workers going on strike in the UK 2022, by sector
Strikes
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Basic Statistic
Number of working days lost due to labor disputes in the UK 2010-2024
Number of working days lost due to labor disputes in the UK 2010-2024
Number of working days lost due to labor disputes in the United Kingdom from January 2022 to July 2024 (in 1,000s)
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Basic Statistic
Number of workers involved in labor disputes in the UK 2022-2024
Number of workers involved in labor disputes in the UK 2022-2024
Number of workers involved in labor disputes in the United Kingdom from January 2022 to July 2024 (in 1,000s)
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Basic Statistic
Support for restrictions on trade unions taking strike in Great Britain 2019-2023
Support for restrictions on trade unions taking strike in Great Britain 2019-2023
Are trade unions able to take strike too easily? (August 2019 to November 2023)
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Basic Statistic
Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by political party
Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by political party
Share of people in Great Britain who agree that "trade unions are able to take strike action too easily and there should be more restrictions upon them" from 2019 to 2024, by voting intention
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Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by age group
Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by age group
Share of people in Great Britain who agree that "trade unions are able to take strike action too easily and there should be more restrictions upon them" from 2019 to 2024, by age group
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Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by gender
Support for restrictions on unions striking in Britain 2019-2024, by gender
Share of people in Great Britain who agree that "trade unions are able to take strike action too easily and there should be more restrictions upon them" from 2019 to 2024, by gender
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Premium Statistic
Net support for workers going on strike in the UK 2022, by sector
Net support for workers going on strike in the UK 2022, by sector
Net support for workers going on strike in the United Kingdom in 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
Trade Unions
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Premium Statistic
Unite trade union membership in the UK 1999-2021
Unite trade union membership in the UK 1999-2021
Number of trade union members of Unite in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2020/21
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Basic Statistic
UNISON trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
UNISON trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of UNISON in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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Basic Statistic
GMB trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
GMB trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of GMB in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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Royal College of Nursing trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Royal College of Nursing trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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National Education Union trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
National Education Union trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of National Education Union (NEU) in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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Basic Statistic
USDAW trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
USDAW trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of USDAW (Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers) in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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Basic Statistic
NASUWT trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
NASUWT trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers) in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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Basic Statistic
CWU trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
CWU trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of the CWU (Communication Workers Union) in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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PCS trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
PCS trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of the PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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BMA trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
BMA trade union membership in the UK 1999-2022
Number of trade union members of the BMA (British Medical Association) in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2021/22
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Prospect trade union membership in the UK 2002-2022
Prospect trade union membership in the UK 2002-2022
Number of trade union members of the Prospect in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2021/22
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UCU trade union membership in the UK 2006-2022
UCU trade union membership in the UK 2006-2022
Number of trade union members of the UCU (University and College Union) in the United Kingdom from 2006/07 to 2021/22
International Comparison
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International Comparison
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Basic Statistic
Labor union density in the G7 countries and OECD from 1960 to 2020
Labor union density in the G7 countries and OECD from 1960 to 2020
Annual percentage of workforce members of labor unions in the G7 countries and OECD from 1960 to 2020
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Labor Unions: countries with highest share of workforce unionized worldwide
Labor Unions: countries with highest share of workforce unionized worldwide
Countries with the highest percentage share of their workforce being members of labor unions worldwide as of 2020
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U.S. labor union members 2000-2023
U.S. labor union members 2000-2023
Number of union members in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in millions)
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U.S. union affiliation 2023, by industry
U.S. union affiliation 2023, by industry
Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by industry
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