List of labor unions in the United States

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Unions exist to represent the interests of workers, who form the membership. Under US labor law, the National Labor Relations Act 1935 is the primary statute which gives US unions rights. The rights of members are governed by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959. List Below

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Largest unions

Nameest.Members (approx)DescriptionConstitutionWebsite
National Education Association 18573,000,000+ [1] Public school employees including but not limited to teachers, Education Support Professionals, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, guidance counselors, nurses, administrative assistants, secretaries, psychologists, and librarians. 2019 NEA
Service Employees International Union 19211,901,161 [2] RNs, professional, technical and non-professional health care workers; public employees; janitorial and security employees. 2012 SEIU
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 19321,459,511Employees of state, county, and municipal governments. 2012 AFSCME
Teamsters 19031,400,000Full name: International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Truck drivers; warehouse workers; miscellaneous trades. 2016 Teamsters
United Food and Commercial Workers 19791,300,000Retail store and distribution employees. 2008 UFCW
United Auto Workers 1935990,000Full name: International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Automobile, truck, farm equipment, and construction equipment manufacturing workers. 2010 UAW
United Steelworkers 1942860,264 [3] Steel mill workers; related trades. USW
American Federation of Teachers 19161,700,000 [4] Public school teachers, RNs, professional, technical and non-professional health care workers. 2022 AFT
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1891820,000Electrical manufacturing workers; electric utility workers. 2012 IBEW
Laborers' International Union of North America 1903669,772Miscellaneous construction workers; other trades. 2022 LIUNA
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 1888653,781Aircraft manufacturing workers; aircraft maintenance and repair workers. 2017 IAM
Communications Workers of America 1947545,638Telecommunication, customer service, broadcasting, public sector, healthcare and other workers. 2013 CWA
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America 1881522,416Building industry carpenters and millwrights. 2015 UBC
International Longshore and Warehouse Union 1937424,579Freight handlers at ports. 2016 ILWU
International Union of Operating Engineers 1896392,584Operators of construction equipment; stationary engineers. 2015 IUOE
United Association 1889324,043Full name: United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada. 2021 UA
National Association of Letter Carriers 1889292,221 United States Postal Service mail delivery workers in urban areas. 2016 NALC
American Federation of Government Employees 1932289,023Miscellaneous U.S. federal government workers. 2012 AFGE
American Postal Workers Union 1971286,700 United States Postal Service workers other than letter carriers. APWU
International Association of Fire Fighters 1918331,003Professional firefighters and emergency medical service workers. 2021 IAFF
UNITE HERE 2004301,886 [5] Hotel, casino, restaurant, and commercial food service workers and garment manufacturing employees. Formerly UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) and HERE, merged in 2004. 2024 UNITE HERE
National Postal Mail Handlers Union 1912269,204A division of LIUNA. United States Postal Service workers other than letter carriers. 2022 NPMHU
Amalgamated Transit Union 1892190,000Mass transit service workers. 2022 ATU
American Nurses Association 1897152,294Professional association for registered nurses. ANA
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees 1893160,000[ citation needed ]Non-performing entertainment workers in Theater, Motion Picture & Television, & Trade Shows IATSE
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers 1888148,806 SMART
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades 1887127,278Construction-industry painters, glaziers, drywall finishers, sign & display workers. 2020 IUPAT
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers 1896125,437 2021 IW
Transport Workers Union of America 1934125,398Mass transit, railroad, and airline workers. 2017 TWU
Office and Professional Employees International Union 1945105,000White-collar workers in the public and private sector. OPEIU
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association 1903104,717 United States Postal Service mail delivery workers in rural areas. 2017 NRLCA

AFL-CIO

This is a list of AFL–CIO affiliated member unions:

Strategic Organizing Center

Independent

National
State and Local

Professional sports labor unions

NameYear
established
AffiliationLeague(s)
National Basketball Players Association 1954Independent National Basketball Association
National Football League Players Association 1956AFL-CIO National Football League
Major League Baseball Players Association 1966Independent Major League Baseball
National Hockey League Players Association 1967Independent National Hockey League
Professional Hockey Players' Association 1967Independent American Hockey League
ECHL
Professional Lacrosse Players' Association 1991Independent National Lacrosse League
MLS Players Association 2003Independent Major League Soccer
Women's National Basketball Players Association 1998Independent Women's National Basketball Association
National Women's Soccer League Players Association 2015Independent National Women's Soccer League

Union Reform Groups

See also

Notes

  1. According to NEA.org
  2. US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-137. Report submitted March 30, 2017.
  3. Office of Labor-Management Standards. Employment Standards Administration. U.S. Department of Labor. Form LM-2 labor Organization Annual Report. United Steelworkers of America. File Number: 000-094. Dated March 31, 2009".
  4. "American Federation of Teachers".
  5. "Who We Are".

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