Trade Union Organisations

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Public Services and Commercial Services Union (PCS)

Members work in government departments, agencies, public bodies and in a number of private companies, notably in information technology.
http://www.pcs.org.uk

UNISON

Represents staff in local government, NHS, voluntary sector and other public sector bodies.
http://www.unison.org.uk

UNITE

Largest UK union with 2 million members in public and private sectors.
http://www.amicustheunion.org/

GMB

Organises in public and private sectors.
http://www.gmb.org.uk

National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)

75,000 members in the transport industry - from the mainline and underground railways, shipping, buses and road freight.
http://www.rmt.org.uk

National of Teachers (NUT)

Britain's largest union representing primary and secondary school teachers.
http://www.teachers.org.uk

University and College Union (UCU)

UCU is the largest trade union and professional association for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working in further and higher education throughout the UK.
http://www.ucu.org.uk

Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)

Represents teachers, lecturers and support staff in schools and colleges.
http://www.atl.org.uk

NASUWT

Union for teachers and head teachers.
http://www.nasuwt.org.uk

Trade Union Congress

Federation of trade unions.
http://www.tuc.org.uk

European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

ETUC has in membership 82 National Trade Union Confederations from 36 European countries, as well as 12 European industry federations, a total of 60 million members.
http://www.etuc.org

European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)

Represents Public Sector Trade Unions and campaigns on European wide public sector issues.
http://www.epsu.org

Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC)

Federation of trade unions in Scotland.
http://www.stuc.org.uk

Irish Confederation of Trade Unions (ICTU)

Federation of trade unions in Ireland.
http://www.ictu.ie

Public Services International (PSI)

Trade union federation of over 500 public sector unions in over 140 countries.
http://www.world-psi.org/