Posted: Apr 15, 2012 4:19 pm
Strontium Dog wrote:
Not all unions are affiliated to Labour, but since I didn't say that, you are again advancing a strawman. The fact is that in many workplaces, the resident union is a Labour affiliate.
If the 'resident' union in a work place is a Labour affiliate, workers can join another union that is not.
From wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trade_unions
'Current Unions
Accord
Advance
Aegis
Alliance for Finance
Aspect
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Associated Train Crew Union
Association for Clinical Biochemistry
Association for College Management
Association of Educational Psychologists
Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland
Association of Licensed Aircraft Engineers
Association of Local Authority Chief Executives
Association of Management and Professional Staffs
Association of Principal Fire Officers
Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel
Association of Professional Music Therapists in Great Britain
Association of Revenue and Customs
Association of School and College Leaders
Association of Somerset Inseminators
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Balfour Beatty Group Staff Association
Belfast Airport Police Association
Boots Pharmacists Association
Britannia Staff Union
British Air Line Pilots' Association
British Association of Colliery Management
British Association of Dental Nurses
British Association of Journalists
British Association of Occupational Therapists
British Dental Association
British Dietetic Association
British Medical Association
British Orthoptic Society
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Cheshire Building Society Staff Association
City Screen Staff Forum
Communication Workers Union
Community
Community and District Nursing Association
Connect
Council of Civil Service Unions
Currys Supply Chain Staff Association
Dental Practitioners Association
Derbyshire Group Staff Union
Diageo Staff Association
Educational Institute of Scotland
Engineering Officers Technical Association
EQUITY
FDA (trade union)
Federation of Professional Railway Staff
Fire Brigades Union
Fire Officers Association
G4S Justice Services Staff Association
Gallaher Sales Staff Association
General Federation of Trade Unions
GMB
Guild of Professional Teachers of Dancing
Harrods Staff Union
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association
Immigration Service Union
IMPACT
Independent Democratic Union
Independent Federation of Nursing in Scotland
Independent Workers Union
Industrial Workers of the World – British Isles
Institute of Football Management and Administration
Institute of Journalists Trade Union
International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations
Irish Bank Officials Association
Irish National Teachers' Organisation
Lawson Mardon Star Ltd Managerial Staff Association
Lecturers Employment Advice and Action Fellowship
LEGION
Leeds Building Society Staff Association
Leek United Building Society Staff Association
Leicestershire Overmen Deputies and Shotfirers Association
Lloyds TSB Group Union
Locum Doctors Association
Lough Neagh Fishermen's Association
Musicians Union
NAPO
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers (South Wales Area)
National Association of Co-operative Officials
National Association of Head Teachers
National Association of NFU Group Secretaries
National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
National Federation of Sub-Postmasters
National House Building Council Staff Association
National Society for Education in Art and Design
National Union of Journalists
National Union of Mineworkers
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
National Union of Students (NUS)
National Union of Teachers
Nationwide Group Staff Union
Nautilus
Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance
NISA
North of England Zoological Society Sraff Association
Palm Paper Staff Association
PDA Union
POA
Prison Governors Association
Prison Service Union
Prison Staff Association
Professional Association of Cabin Crew Employees
Professional Cricketers' Association
Professional Footballers' Association
Professional Rugby Players Association
Prospect
Public and Commercial Services Union
Retail Book Association
Retained Firefighters Union
Retired Officers Association
Royal College of Midwives
Royal College of Nursing
RSPB Staff Association
Scarborough Building Society Staff Association
Scottish Artists Union
Scottish Carpet Workers Union
Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association
Services, Industrial, Professional & Technical Union
Shield Guarding Staff Association
Skipton Staff Association
Society of Authors
Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Society of Radiographers
Society of Union Employees (UNISON)
Solidarity
Staff Association of Bank of Baroda (UK Region)
Staff Union Dunfermline Building Society
Staff Union West Bromwich Building Society
Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
UBAC
UDW
UFS
Ulster Teachers' Union
Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
Union of Country Sports Workers
Union of Democratic Mineworkers
Union of General & Volunteer Workers
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
UNISON
United Road Transport Union
Unite - the Union
Unity
United and Independent Union
University and College Union
VOICE
Warwick International Staff Association
Welsh Rugby Players Association
Whatman Staff Association
Workers Uniting
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Yorkshire Independent Staff Association'
Of which, these are the 15 that are affiliated to the Labour party;
From http://www.labour.org.uk/tulo
'TULO (The Trade Union & Labour Party Liaison Organisation) is the umbrella organisation that coordinates the activities of the 15 trade unions who affiliate to the Labour party.
Our website is http://www.unionstogether.org.uk/ and on it you can find details of how to build strong links between your CLP and the trade union branches in your area.
The trade unions who are affiliated and details of what industries they represent are:
ASLEF - Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers - (railways – drivers, operational supervisors and staff)
BECTU - Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union - (broadcasting, film, video, theatre, cinema and related sectors)
BFAWU - Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union - (food)
COMMUNITY - (industries in and around steel, metal and textile communities)
CWU - Communication Workers Union - (post and telecommunications)
GMB - Britain’s General Union - (general workers in public and private sectors)
MU - Musicians Union - (performers, writers and teachers in the music industry)
NACODS - National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers - (mining)
NUM - National Union of Mineworkers - (mining)
TSSA - Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association - (railways, London Underground, travel, haulage, shipping)
UCATT - Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians - (construction and building)
UNISON - The Public Service Union - (for all those providing services to the public whether employed in the public, private or voluntary sectors)
UNITE - (general workers in public and private sectors)
UNITY - (ceramics industry)
USDAW - Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied USDAW Workers - (retail, distributive and related industries)
GFTU – GFTU is the federation for specialist unions and its members include BECTU, BFAWU, COMMUNITY, MU, NACODS & UNITY. '