This is a list of affiliates of the Trades Union Congress, that is, member trade unions of the Trades Union Congress.
Affiliated unions were placed in an industrial group until 1983. Group information is from Jack Eaton and Colin Gill (1981) The Trade Union Directory, London: Pluto Press for all unions affiliated as of 1981. For unions which left before this date, information is from the last relevant annual report of the TUC
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) [8] | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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Amalgamated National Union of Quarryworkers and Settmakers | ANUQ&S | 1918 | Merged into GMB | 1934 | 8,922 | 6,439 | N/A |
British Association of Colliery Management – Technical, Energy and Administrative Management | BACM-TEAM | 1977 [10] | Merged into Prospect | 2014 [3] | N/A | N/A | 17,160 |
Colliery Under-Managers' Association of Scotland | 1920 | 1932 | 540 | N/A | N/A | ||
Forest of Dean Colliery Enginemen's, Stokers' and Craftsmen's Association | 1921 | 1921 | 650 | N/A | N/A | ||
Furness Iron Miners' and Quarrymen's Union | 1891 | 1921 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Colliery Under-Managers' and Underlookers' Association | 300 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Miners' Federation of Great Britain | MFGB | 1890 | Reformed as NUM | 1945 | 900,000 | N/A | N/A |
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers | NACODS | Disaffiliated | 2016 | 20,000 | 26,524 | 19,146 | |
National Coal Board Labour Staff Association | LSA | 1957 [11] | Dissolved | 1971 [12] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National Federation of Colliery Officials | 1945 [13] | Merged into NUM | 1947 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers | 1924 [14] | Merged into TGWU | 1962 [15] | N/A | 3,000 | N/A | |
North Wales Quarrymen's Union | NWQU | Merged into TGWU | 1960 [16] | 7,000 | N/A | N/A | |
Scottish Colliery Enginemen's, Boilermen's and Tradesmen's Association | SCEBTA | 1921 | Merged into NUM | 1945 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Of the unions in this section, the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association remaining members of the TUC.
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated membership | |||
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1890 | 1920 | 1950 | 1980 [9] | |||||
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants | ASRS | Merged into NUR | 1913 | 33,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants of Scotland | Merged into ASRS | 1892 | 6,700 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
General Railway Workers' Union | GRWU | Merged into NUR | 1913 | 20,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
National Union of Railwaymen | NUR | 1913 | Merged into RMT | 1990 [17] | N/A | 481,000 | 421,197 | 180,000 |
Of the unions which held membership of this group, the United Road Transport Union remains a member of the TUC.
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers | ASB | Merged into GMB | 1982 [26] | 100,000 | 82,883 | 129,712 | |
Amalgamated Union of Sailmakers | 1953 [27] | Merged into UCATT | 1971 [12] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Associated Blacksmiths', Forge and Smithy Workers' Society | ABFSWS | Merged into USB | 1963 [15] | 22,000 | 11,275 | N/A | |
Iron, Steel and Wood Barge Builders and Helpers Association | Merged into TGWU | 1973 [28] | 500 | 864 | N/A | ||
Shipconstructors' and Shipwrights' Association | SSA | Merged into USB | 1963 [15] | 47,468 | 25,963 | N/A |
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated membership | ||
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1920 | 1950 | 1980 [9] | |||||
Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers - Technical Administrative and Supervisory Section | AUEW-TASS | 1918 [9] | Merged into MSF | 1988 [29] | 12,000 | 46,003 | 200,954 |
Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs | ASTMS | 1969 [18] | Merged into MSF | 1988 [29] | N/A | N/A | 491,000 |
Engineers' and Managers' Association | EMA | 1942 [35] | Merged into Prospect | c. 2001 [30] | N/A | 11,243 | 48,000 |
Manufacturing, Science and Finance | MSF | 1988 | Merged into Amicus | c. 2001 [30] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated membership | ||
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1920 | 1950 | 1980 [9] | |||||
Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Trade Union | EETPU | 1968 [18] | Merged into AEEU | 1992 [29] | N/A | N/A | 420,000 |
Electrical Trades Union | ETU | 1891 | Merged into EETPU | 1968 [18] | 45,000 | 187,520 | N/A |
National Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics and Electrical Workers | NUEFMEW | 1895 | Merged into TGWU | 1967 [31] | 40,000 | 36,334 | N/A |
Of the unions which held membership of this section, the National Union of Journalists remains a TUC member.
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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Amalgamated Association of Pressmen | N/A | N/A | |||||
Amalgamated Society of Lithographic Printers | ASLP | Merged into NGA | 1969 [47] | 5,374 | 7,734 | N/A | |
Amalgamated Society of Paper Makers | ASPM | Merged into NUPBPW | 1937 | 3,000 | N/A | N/A | |
Association of Correctors of the Press | ACP | Merged into NGA | 1965 [55] | 1,366 | 1,482 | N/A | |
Graphical, Paper and Media Union | GPMU | 1991 | Merged into Amicus | c. 2005 [24] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
London Typographical Society | LTS | Merged into NGA | 1964 [32] | 15,200 | 13,574 | N/A | |
Monotype Casters' and Typefounders' Society | Merged into NUPBPW | 1962 [15] | N/A | 854 | N/A | ||
National Graphical Association | NGA | 1964 [32] | Merged into GPMU | 1991 [48] | N/A | N/A | 111,541 |
National Society of Electrotypers and Stereotypers | NSES | Merged into NGA | 1967 [18] | 3,000 | 4,241 | N/A | |
National Society of Operative Printers and Media Personnel | NATSOPA | Merged into SOGAT | 1982 [56] | 19,955 | 33,157 | 54,464 | |
National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers | Merged into NUPBPW | 1921 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
National Union of Press Telegraphists | NUPT | Merged into NGA | 1965 [55] | N/A | 1,326 | N/A | |
National Union of Printing and Paper Workers | Merged into NUPBPW | 1921 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers | NUPBPW | 1921 | Merged into SOGAT | 1966 [36] | 100,000 | 119,788 | N/A |
National Union of Wallcoverings, Decorative and Allied Trades | NUWDAT | Merged into NGA | 1979 | 2,000 | 2,500 | N/A | |
Printing Machine Managers' Trade Society | PMMTS | 4,500 | 4,917 | N/A | |||
Scottish Typographical Association | Merged into SOGAT | 1974 | 5,721 | N/A | N/A | ||
Society of Graphical and Allied Trades | SOGAT | 1966 [36] | Merged into GPMU | 1991 [48] | N/A | N/A | 205,784 |
Society of Lithographic Artists, Designers and Engravers | SLADE | Merged into NGA | 1982 [56] | 4,900 | 10,342 | 24,921 | |
Society of Women Employed in the Printing and Bookbinding Trades | 1942 [35] | Merged into NUPBPW | 1943 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Typographical Association | TA | Merged into NGA | 1964 [32] | 31,234 | 46,132 | N/A |
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Machine) | AABTD | Disaffiliated | 1992 [2] | 6,401 | 3,677 | 1,065 | |
Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners | AAOCS | Representation transferred to ATWU | 1974 [19] | 55,285 | 21,423 | N/A | |
Amalgamated Society of Dyers, Finishers and Kindred Trades | 38,500 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Amalgamated Society of Operative Lace Makers and Auxiliary Workers | ASOLMAW | Merged into NUHKW | 1971 [12] | 2,257 | 1,150 | N/A | |
Amalgamated Society of Stuff and Woollen Warehousemen | 3,000 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Amalgamated Textile Warehouse Operatives Association | Representation transferred to ATWU | 1976 [57] | 4,000 | 6,030 | N/A | ||
Amalgamated Textile Workers Union | ATWU | 1974 [19] | Merged into GMB | 1986 [37] | N/A | N/A | 35,710 |
Amalgamated Weavers' Association | AWA | Merged into ATWU | 1974 [19] | 223,119 | 75,379 | N/A | |
British Lace Operatives' Federation | N/A | 1,200 | N/A | ||||
Bradford and District Warpdressers' Association | Merged into YSTC | 1951 [58] | 254 | N/A | |||
Card Setting Machine Tenters Society | CSMTS | 1950 [8] | Dissolved | 2008 | N/A | 278 | 130 |
Cloth Pressers' Society | Dissolved | 1984 [2] | 401 | 160 | 30 | ||
General Union of Loom Overlookers | GULO | Dissolved | 2007 | 8,900 | 5,300 | 2,410 | |
General Union of Textile Workers | GUTW | Merged into NUTW | 1922 | 81,400 | N/A | N/A | |
Halifax and District Warpdressers' Association | Merged into YSTC [58] | c. 1951 [58] | N/A | ||||
Haslingden and Rossendale Tape Sizers' Society | N/A | 72 | N/A | ||||
Hinckley and District Hosiery Union | 1935 [33] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Huddersfield and District Healders and Twisters Trade and Friendly Society | 1943 [59] | Merged into NUDBTW | 1980 [37] | N/A | 318 | 174 | |
Huddersfield and District Worsted and Woollen Warpers' Association | 1947 [45] | Merged into YSTC | 1951 [58] | N/A | 306 | N/A | |
Ilkeston and District Hosiery Union | 7,500 | N/A | N/A | ||||
India Rubber, Cable and Asbestos Workers' Society | 6,000 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Society | 110 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Leeds and District Warp Dressers', Twisters' and Kindred Trades Association | Merged into YSTC | 1975 [60] | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Leicester and Leicestershire Amalgamated Hosiery Union | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Managers' and Overlookers' Society | M&O | Merged into ASTMS | 1977 [61] | 3,577 | 1,964 | N/A | |
National Silk Workers' and Textile Trades' Association | 1940 [23] | Merged into ASTWKT | 1965 [36] | N/A | 2,510 | N/A | |
National Society of Dyers and Finishers | Merged into NUTW | 1922 | 15,480 | N/A | N/A | ||
National Society of Woolcombers and Kindred Trades | 8,430 | N/A | N/A | ||||
National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers | NUDBTW | 1936 | Merged into TGWU | 1982 [37] | N/A | 79,550 | 56,843 |
National Union of Textile and Allied Workers | NUTAW | 1929 [62] | Merged into ATWU | 1974 [19] | 80,576 | 50,508 | N/A |
National Union of Textile Workers | NUTW | 1922 | Merged into NUDBTW | 1936 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National Wool Sorters Society | Merged into APEX | 1980 [37] | 1,000 | 2,143 | N/A | ||
Nelson and District Preparatory Workers' Association | 1941 [51] | Disaffiliated | 1955 [46] | N/A | 1,133 | N/A | |
Northern Carpet Trades Union | NCTU | 1959 [63] | Merged into TGWU | c. 2000 [30] | N/A | N/A | 2,065 |
Nottingham and District Hosiery Workers' Society | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers Association | 28,571 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Pattern Weavers' Society | 1968 [18] | Disaffiliated | 1989 [2] | N/A | N/A | 100 | |
Power Loom Carpet Weavers and Textile Workers Union | PLCWTWU | Merged into ISTC | c. 2000 [30] | 5,064 | 4,000 | 6,023 | |
Print Block, Roller and Stamp Cutters' Society | 1945 [13] | Merged into NUWDAT | 1969 [47] | N/A | 403 | N/A | |
Saddleworth and District Weavers and Woollen Textile Workers' Association | 1927 [54] | Merged into NUDBTW | 1973 [28] | N/A | 2,306 | N/A | |
Scottish Union of Power Loom Overlookers | SUPLO | 1947 [45] | Dissolved | 2000 | N/A | 500 | 200 |
Textile Daymen's and Cloth Pattern Makers' Association | 1947 [45] | Merged into YSTC | 1967 [18] | N/A | 130 | N/A | |
Trade Society of Machine Calico Printers | 1944 [40] | Disaffiliated | 1972 [19] | N/A | 700 | N/A | |
Union of Jute, Flax and Kindred Textile Operatives | Merged into NUDBTW | 1979 [52] | 14,000 | 3,225 | N/A | ||
Union of Textile Workers | UTW | 1939 [64] | Merged into Amicus | 2002–2003 [30] | N/A | 7,408 | 6,006 |
United Society of Engravers | 1925 [65] | Merged into SLADE | 1973 [28] | N/A | 1,493 | N/A | |
Warpdressers, Twisters, and Kindred Traders Association | N/A | 152 | N/A | ||||
Wool, Yarn and Warehouse Workers' Union | 1942 [35] | Merged into NUGMW | 1968 [18] | N/A | 700 | N/A | |
Yeadon, Guiseley and District Factory Workers' Union | Merged into NUTW | 1922 | 2,880 | N/A | N/A | ||
Yorkshire Association of Power Loom Overlookers | YAPLO | Merged into TGWU | 1993 [53] | 2,300 | 1,656 | 1,130 | |
Yorkshire Society of Textile Craftsmen | YSTC | 1979 [66] | Merged into NUDBTW | 1980 [37] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Yorkshire Warptwisters' Society | Merged into YSTC | 1951 [58] | N/A | 858 | N/A |
Of the unions in this section, the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers remain TUC members.
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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Chemical Workers' Union | CWU | 1944 [40] | Merged into TGWU | 1971 [12] | N/A | 20,973 | N/A |
Cigarette Machine Operators' Society | CMOS | Dissolved | 1988 | 400 | 610 | 351 | |
Diageo Staff Association | Dissolved | 2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Federation of Salt Workers, Alkali Workers, Mechanics and General Labourers | 3,840 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Glasgow Glass Bottle Makers' Trade Protection Society | 600 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Journeymen Butchers' Federation of Great Britain | 8,000 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Lancashire Glass Bottle Makers' Association | 480 | N/A | N/A | ||||
London Glass Workers' Trade Society | Dissolved | 1968 | 960 | 495 | N/A | ||
London Jewish Bakers' Union | LJBU | Dissolved | 1969 [50] | 120 | 108 | N/A | |
Midland Glass Bevellers' and Kindred Trades' Society | 1930 [38] | Merged into NUFTO | 1970 [50] | N/A | 420 | N/A | |
National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks | NAUSAWC | Merged into USDAW | 60,000 | N/A | N/A | ||
National Association of Co-operative Officials | NACO | Merged into USDAW | 2018 | 3,000 | 7,314 | 6,099 | |
National Association of Licensed House Managers | NALHM | Merged into TGWU | 1997 | N/A | N/A | 16,422 | |
National Cigar and Tobacco Workers' Union | Merged into TWU | 1946 [45] | 4,006 | N/A | N/A | ||
National Glass Workers' Trade Protection Association | N/A | N/A | |||||
National League of the Blind and Disabled | NLBD | Merged into ISTC | c. 2000 [71] | 5,000 | 6,665 | 4,250 | |
National Society of Brushmakers and General Workers | Merged into FTAT | 1983 [37] | 4,940 | 5,100 | 1,505 | ||
National Union of Commercial Travellers | 1924 [14] | Dissolved | 1970 [50] | N/A | 475 | N/A | |
National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers | NUDAW | Merged into USDAW | 130,000 | N/A | N/A | ||
Retail Book, Stationery and Allied Trades Employees' Association | RBA | 1926 [72] | Expelled | 1973 [19] | N/A | 3,172 | N/A |
Scottish Union of Bakers and Allied Workers | SUBAW | 1926 [72] | Merged into USDAW | 1978 [61] | N/A | 15,054 | N/A |
Tobacco Workers' Union | TWU | Merged into AUEW-TASS | 1986 [37] | 750 | 22,864 | 20,630 | |
Unity | Unity | Merged into GMB | 2015 | 38,700 | 26,376 | 42,000 |
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers | NUAAW | Merged into TGWU | 1982 [37] | 130,000 | 135,000 | 85,000 |
Of the former members of this section, the Educational Institute of Scotland, Fire Brigades Union, Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association and NASUWT remain TUC members. [9]
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) |
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Aspect | Aspect | Merged into Prospect | 2012 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Association for College Management | ACM | Merged into ATL | 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Association of Teachers and Lecturers | ATL | Merged into NEU | 2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Association of University Teachers | AUT | Merged into UCU | c. 2006 [24] | N/A | N/A | 30,880 | |
Civil Service Sorting Assistants' Association | 800 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Community and District Nursing Association | CDNA | Merged into GMB | 2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Confederation of Health Service Employees | COHSE | Merged into Unison | 1993 | N/A | 52,152 | 212,885 | |
Greater London Staff Association | GLSA | 1956 [20] | Merged into GMB | 1988 [73] | N/A | N/A | 17,089 |
Health Visitors' Association | HVA | 1924 [14] | Merged into MSF | 1990 [73] | N/A | 3,029 | 12,115 |
Hospital and Welfare Services Union | HWSU | 1935 [33] | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Managerial and Professional Officers | MPO | Merged into GMB | 2000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Medical Practitioners' Union | MPU | 1935 [33] | Merged into ASTMS | 1970 [50] | N/A | N/A | |
Mental Hospital and Institutional Workers' Union | MHIWU | N/A | N/A | ||||
Municipal Employees' Association | MEA | 65,000 | N/A | N/A | |||
National Association of Schoolmasters | NAS | 1969 [47] | Merged into NASUWT | 1976 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education | NATFHE | 1967 [31] | Merged into UCU | c. 2006 [24] | N/A | N/A | 64,786 |
National and Local Government Officers Association | NALGO | 1965 [55] | Merged into Unison | 1993 | N/A | N/A | 753,226 |
National Union of Police and Prison Officers | 2,500 | N/A | N/A | ||||
National Union of Public Employees | NUPE | Merged into Unison | 1993 | N/A | 165,250 | 691,770 | |
National Union of School Teachers | 14,082 | N/A | N/A | ||||
National Union of Teachers | NUT | 1970 [74] | Merged into NEU | 2017 | N/A | N/A | 248,896 |
National Union of Water Works Employees | NUWWE | 1964 [32] | Merged into GMWU | 1972 [25] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Of the unions in this section, the FDA and POA remain TUC members.
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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Association of Civil Service Designers and Draughtsmen | 1946 [75] | Merged into STCS | 1949 [76] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Association of Government Supervisors and Radio Officers | AGSRO | 1969 [75] | Merged into IPCS | 1984 [77] | N/A | N/A | 12,026 |
Association of Magisterial Officers | AMO | Merged into PCS | c. 2005 [24] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Association of Tax Clerks | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Civil and Public Services Association | CPSA | 1946 [75] | Merged into PCS | 1998 [71] | N/A | 144,681 | 223,884 |
Civil Service Union | CSU | 1946 [75] | Merged into NUCPS | 1987 [56] | N/A | 22,974 | 46,928 |
Communication Managers' Association | CMA | Merged into MSF | 1998 | 4,088 | N/A | 18,500 | |
Connect | Connect | 1969 [47] | Merged into Prospect | 2010 | N/A | N/A | 22,567 |
Court Officers' Association | 1967 [31] | Merged into CPSA | 1974 [19] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Customs and Excise Federation | 1964 [32] | Merged into CEG | 1972 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Customs and Excise Group | Merged into SCPS | 1975 [60] | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Customs and Excise Preventive Staff Association | PSA | 1966 [36] | Merged into CEG | 1972 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Inland Revenue Staff Federation | IRSF | 1946 [75] | Merged into PTC | 1996 | N/A | 34,490 | 65,257 |
Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists | IPMS | 1976 [9] | Merged into Prospect | c. 2001 [30] | N/A | N/A | 102,142 |
Ministry of Labour Staff Association | MLSA | Merged into CPSA | 1973 [28] | N/A | 13,155 | N/A | |
National Communications Union | NCU | 1985 [78] | Merged into CWU | 1995 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National Union of Civil and Public Servants | NUCPS | Merged into PTC | 1996 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Post Office Engineering Union | POEU | 1946 [75] | Merged into NCU | 1985 | 20,005 | 50,410 | 125,723 |
Public Services, Tax and Commerce Union | PTC | Merged into PCS | 1998 [71] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Scottish Prison Officers' Association | SPOA | 1980 [9] | Merged into POA | c. 2000 [30] | N/A | N/A | 2,567 |
Society of Civil and Public Servants | SCPS | Merged into NUCPS | 1987 [56] | N/A | N/A | 108,697 | |
Society of Technical Civil Servants | STCS | 1949 [76] | Merged into IPCS | 1971 [25] | N/A | 6,653 | N/A |
Society of Telecommunication Engineers | 1966 [36] | Merged into APOE | 1969 [47] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Telephone Contract Officers' Association | TCOA | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Union of Communication Workers | UCW | Merged into CWU | 1995 | 80,000 | 147,001 | 203,452 |
Of the unions in this section, Equity, Musicians' Union and Writers' Guild of Great Britain remain TUC affiliates.
Name | Acronym | Joined | Reason not affiliated | Year left | Affiliated Membership (1921) | Affiliated Membership (1950) | Affiliated Membership (1980) [9] |
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Actors' Association | 3,075 | N/A | N/A | ||||
Alliance and Leicester Group Union of Staff | ALGSU | Merged into CWU | 2007 [24] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Association of Broadcasting and Allied Staffs | ABS | 1963 [15] | Merged into BETA | 1984 [77] | N/A | N/A | 15,274 |
Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians | ACTT | 1937 [67] | Merged into BECTU | 1991 [48] | N/A | 7,547 | 21,712 |
Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff | APEX | 1941 [23] | Merged into GMB | 1989 [29] | N/A | 34,907 | 151,206 |
Association of Scientific Workers | AScW | 1942 [35] | Merged into ASTMS | 1968 [18] | N/A | 12,790 | N/A |
Association of Women Clerks and Secretaries | 1919 | Merged into APEX | 1940 [23] | 8,500 | N/A | N/A | |
Banking, Insurance and Finance Union | BIFU | Merged into UNIFI | c. 1999 [71] | N/A | 29,058 | 131,810 | |
Bank Officers' Guild | 1940 [23] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Barclays Group Staff Union | BGSU | Merged into UNIFI | 1999 [79] [ failed verification ] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Britannia Staff Union | BSU | Merged into Unite | 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance | BETA | 1984 [77] | Merged into BECTU | 1991 [48] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union | BECTU | 1991 | Merged into Prospect | 2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cheshire Group Staff Union | CGSU | Merged into OURS | 2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Derbyshire Group Staff Union | DGSU | Merged into OURS | 2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Engineer Surveyors' Association | ESA | 1941 [51] | Merged into ASTMS | 1975 [57] | N/A | N/A | |
Film Artistes' Association | FAA | 1930 [38] | Merged into BECTU | 1995 | N/A | 1,629 | 2,581 |
National Amalgamated Union of Life Assurance Workers | NAULAW | Merged into NUIW | 1964 [32] | 15,000 | 7,000 | N/A | |
National Association of Theatrical Television and Kine Employees | NATTKE | Merged into BETA | 1984 [77] | 15,000 | 30,726 | 17,000 | |
National Federation of Insurance Workers | NFIW | Merged into NUIW | 1964 [32] | 11,000 | 38,904 | N/A | |
National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers | NUCAW | Merged into APEX | 1940 [23] | 19,000 | N/A | N/A | |
National Union of Insurance Workers | NUIW | 1964 [32] | Merged into MSF | c. 2000 [71] | N/A | N/A | 20,044 |
NatWest Staff Association | NWSA | Merged into UNIFI | c. 1999 [71] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
One Union of Regional Staff | OURS | 2010 | Merged into NGSU | 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Scottish Bankers' Association | 1940 [23] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Skipton Union Representing Group Employees | SURGE | Merged into Aegis | 2014 [3] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Staff Union Dunfermline Building Society | SUDBS | Merged into NGSU | 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Staff Union West Bromwich Building Society | SUWBBS | Merged into Community | 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
UNIFI | UNIFI | 1999 | Merged into Amicus | c. 2004 [24] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Union for Bradford and Bingley Staff and Associated Companies | UBAC | Merged into Advance | 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Union for Woolwich Staff | UWS | Merged into UNIFI | c. 2002 [30] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Union of Insurance Staffs | UIS | 1937 [67] | Merged into ASTMS | 1970 [12] | N/A | 16,537 | N/A |
Variety Artists' Federation | VAF | Merged into Equity | 1967 [31] | 6,000 | N/A | N/A | |
Yorkshire Independent Staff Association | YISA | Merged into Aegis | 2014 [3] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Of the unions in this section, the GMB remains a TUC affiliate.
Name | Acronym | Joined | Group [lower-alpha 1] | Reason not affiliated | Year left |
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Community and Youth Workers' Union | CYWU | N/A | Merged into TGWU | c. 2006 [24] |
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