As of 2021/22, the biggest Trade Union in the United Kingdom was UNISON, which had just under 1.4 million members, with Unite the Union being the second-largest trade union, at over 1.24 million members.
Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by trade union
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Trades Union Certification Officer. (July 6, 2023). Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by trade union [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285256/union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-union/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by trade union." Chart. July 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285256/union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-union/
Trades Union Certification Officer. (2023). Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by trade union. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285256/union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-union/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Number of Trade Union Members in The United Kingdom in 2021/22, by Trade Union." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285256/union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-union/
Trades Union Certification Officer, Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by trade union Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285256/union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-union/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by trade union [Graph], Trades Union Certification Officer, July 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285256/union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-union/