§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of employees in(a) coal mining, (b) water supply, (c) textiles, (d) rail transport, (e) local government, (f) the fire 73W service, (g) the police, (h) the courts, (i) defence, (j) security, (k) schools and (1) higher education belonged to a trade union in each year from 1989 to 1991.
§ Mr. OppenheimThe number and percentage of employees who were trade union members in 1989, 1990 and 1991 is given in the following table. Further
Membership of trade unions among employees in selected industries in Great Britain - 1989, 1990 and 1991 Industry 1989 1990 1991 Trade union membership (000s) Trade union density (per cent.) (a) Trade union membership (000s) Trade union density (per cent.) (a) Trade union membership (000s) Trade union density (per cent.) (a) All employees 8,491 39 8,375 38 8,117 37 Coal extraction and manufacture of solid fuels 120 90 112 92 91 90 Water supply 54 82 53 79 55 74 Textiles 84 43 77 37 59 36 Railways 107 94 102 92 91 91 National and local government 538 66 537 64 568 63 Fire Services 49 91 55 91 53 92 Police 116 57 137 63 139 66 Justice 41 65 51 66 48 60 National defence 63 24 71 27 62 24 School education (b) 752 63 760 62 609 60 Higher education (b) 150 56 177 56 248 56
- (a) Proportion in a category who are members of a trade union or staff association. Those who did not report their membership status are regarded as non-union members.
- (b) Figures for each year during this period are not directly comparable in the education sector because of changes in the funding status and hence categorisation of employees in the new universities.
Source
Labour Force Surveys, 1989, 1990 and 1991