In 1999/00, 7.9 million people were part of a union. Despite a slight revival between 2005 and 2008, over the whole period membership fell by a total of over one million. This fall in members also coincided with a fall in the overall number of unions in the United Kingdom.
Level of trade union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20
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Trades Union Certification Officer. (July 8, 2021). Level of trade union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286076/union-membership-in-the-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Level of trade union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286076/union-membership-in-the-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. (2021). Level of trade union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286076/union-membership-in-the-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Level of Trade Union Membership in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1999/00 to 2019/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286076/union-membership-in-the-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer, Level of trade union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286076/union-membership-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Level of trade union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 [Graph], Trades Union Certification Officer, July 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/286076/union-membership-in-the-uk/
