HC Deb 21 January 1977 vol 924 cc373-5W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many trade unions there are in the United Kingdom with membership in excess of 20,000; and, from information available to him from international sources, how many there are in the USA, and in Western Germany.

Mr. Harold Walker,

pursuant to the reply [Official Report, 20th January 1977], gave the following information:

The information available is given below. The figures for the United Kingdom and the USA relate to 1975 whereas those for Germany are for 1974.

The USA figures only include unions which are members of the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations—AFLCIO—and the four largest non-AFLCIO unions, and consequently do not take account of approximately 40 other unions, representing some 3 million members, for which individual membership figures are not available.

Numbers of Trade Unions known to have a membership of 20,000 or more
United Kingdom 65
USA 84
West Germany 20

Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Emloyment how many people were in employment at 1st January 1977; how many of those were members of trade unions; and if he will give, from international sources available to him,

during each year of the scheme's operation.

Mr. Golding

The following information relates to employees in respect of whom payments—including rebates paid to employers and payments direct to employees—were made from the Redundancy Fund during the periods shown:

similar figures for the USA and Western Germany.

Mr. Golding,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th January 1977], gave the following reply:

After inquiry I regret that it is not possible to give this information.

Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Emloyment if he will list the largest 10 trade unions in the United Kingdom in numerical order, indicating their size and giving corresponding figures for the USA and Western Germany, from international sources available to him.

Mr. Harold Walker,

pursuant to the reply [Official Report, 20th January 1977], gave the following information:

The information available is given below. The membership figures relate to 1976 for the United Kingdom, 1975 for the USA, and 1974 for West Germany.

UNITED KINGDOM
Name of Union Membership
Transport and General Workers Union 1,856,165
Amala gated Union of Engineering Workers 1,428,319
National Union of General and Municipal Workers 881,356
National and Local Government Officer's Association 625,163
National Union of Public Employees 584,485
Electrical Electronic Telecommunication and Plumbing Union 420,000
Name of Union Membership
Association of Scientific Technical and Managerial Staffs 379,106
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 377,302
National Union of Teachers 281,855
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians 278,127
United Stales of America
Name of Union Membership
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 2,300,000
National Education Association 1,800,000
United Automobile Workers 1,500,000
United Steelworkers of America 1,062,000
International Brotherhood Electrical Workers 856,000
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 780,000
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America 700,000
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 647,000
International Association of Retail Clerks 602,000
International Union of Service Employees 480,000
West Germany
Name of Union Membership
IG Metall (Metal) 2,354,976
Gewerkschaft Offentliche Dienste Transport und Verkehr (Public services, transport and communications) 997,771
Deutscher Beamtenbund (Civil servants) 725,000
IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik (Chemical, paper and pottery) 626,771
Industriegewerkschaft (IG) Bau, Steine, Erden (Building, quarrying and public works contracting) 520,879
Deutsche Angestellten-Gewerkschaft (Salaried staff) 485,000
Gewerkschaft der Eisenbahner Deutschlands (German railways) 434,889
Deutsche Postgewerkschaft (German post) 390,788
IG Bergbau und Energie (Mining) 380,831
Gewerkschaft Textil-Bekleidung (Textile and clothing) 291,605

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