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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

VariableEUNION02
LabelCode for union/staff association (2)
Question text What is its name?/Beginning with the union with most members here, what are their names? Response 2 Which others are there?
Responses
1 National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) 1
2 Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union 1
3 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) 6
4 Society of Graphical and Allied Trades 1982 (SOGAT/NATSOPA/S 0
5 Union of Communication Workers (UCW) 0
6 Electrical and Plumbing Industries Union (EPIU) 0
7 National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) 0
8 National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) 0
9 National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW) 0
10 Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) 1
11 National Graphical Association (NGA) 0
12 Amalgamated Textile Workers Union (ATWU) 0
13 Furniture Timber and Allied Trades Union (FTATU) 0
14 Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM) 0
15 Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLE 3
16 Nation Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers (NUHKW) 1
17 National Union of The Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades (N 0
18 National Association of Colliery Overmen,officials,Deputies 0
19 Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) 0
20 British Association of Colliery Management (BACM) 0
21 National Society of Metal Mechanics (NSMM) 0
22 Ceramic and Allied Trades Union (CATU) 0
23 Code Not Used 0
24 Civil Service Union (CSU) 1
25 National Union of Seamen (NUS) 0
26 United Road Transport Union (URTU) 4
27 Tobacco Workers Union (TWU) 1
28 Amalgamated Society of Wire Drawers and Kindred Workers (ASW 0
29 Code Not Used 0
30 Code Not Used 0
31 Asssociation of Patternmakers and Allied Craftsmen (APAC) 0
32 Fire Brigades Union (FBU) / National Association of Fire off 3
33 Regional or District Certified Unions 1
34 Associated Metalworkers Union (AMU) 0
35 Other Certified Union In Universities organising Non-Academi 1
36 Other Certified Staff In Universities organising Academic St 1
37 Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association (AMMA) 0
38 Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) 3
39 National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) 11
40 Secondary Heads Association (SHE) and Other Certified Unions 1
41 National and Local Government officers Association (NALGO) 0
42 Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs ( 0
43 National Union of Teachers (NUT) 36
44 Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA) 1
45 Confederation of Health Sevice Employees (COHSE) 1
46 Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) 1
47 Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Compute 4
48 Banking Insurance and Finance Union (BIFU) 2
49 National Communication Union / Post office Engineering Union 0
50 Society of Civil and Public Servants (SCPS) 0
51 National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Tea 32
52 Institute of Professional Civil Servants / Institute of Prof 0
53 Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) 5
54 Inland Revenue Staff Federation (IRSF) 0
55 National Association of Teachers In Further and Higher Educa 9
56 National Union of Journalists (NUJ) 6
57 Engineers and Managers Association (EMA) 0
58 Clearing Bank Union 1
59 Royal College of Nursing of The United Kingdom (RCN) 73
60 Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) 4
61 Supervisory Technical Administrative Managerial and Professi 0
62 Association of University Teachers (AUT) 4
63 British Actors Equity Association (EQUITY) 2
64 Musicians Union (MU) 0
65 Merchant Navy and Airline officers Association / National Un 0
66 Institute of Journalists (IJ) 0
67 Connect / Society of Telecom Executives (STE) 7
68 Prison officers Association (POA) 1
69 National Union of Insurance Workers (NUIW) 0
70 National Association of Licensed House Managers 0
71 National Union of Civil and Public Servants (NUCPS/NUCAPS) 0
72 Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (BETA) 0
73 Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technici 0
74 Britsh Medical Association (BMA) 13
75 Hospital Doctors Association and Other Certified Doctors Uni 0
76 Royal College of Midwives (RCM) 9
77 Association of Nurse Administrators / Health Visitors Assoc 2
78 Association of Clinical Biochemists (ACB) / British Associat 5
79 Police Federation of England and Wales / Scottish Police Fed 2
80 Association of First Division Civil Servants (FDA) 6
81 Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) 55
82 Association of Clerical Technical and Supervisory Staff (Sec 8
83 Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW/NUSMWDHE/AEU) 5
84 Code Not Used 0
85 General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union (GM 102
86 Managerial Administrative Technical and Supervisory Section 0
87 Manufacturing Science and Finance Union (MSF) 6
88 National Association of Co-Operative officials (NACO) 0
89 Association of Public Service Finance officers (APSFO) 0
90 United Kingdom Association of Professional Engineers (Sectio 0
91 Staff Associations: Certified But Not Identified Elsewhere. 1
92 Uncertified or ganisations 0
93 Code Not Used 0
94 Code Not Used 0
95 Other Certified Local Authority Unions 0
96 Certified Scottish Unions (Not Local Authority or Education 0
97 Other Certified Unions 4
98 Code Not Used 0
99 Code Not Used 0
100 UNISON 130
101 Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) 10
102 Graphical Paper and Media Union (GPMU) 2
103 Communication Workers Union (CWU) 2
104 National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) 5
105 National Union of Knitwear Footwear and Apparel Trades (KFAT 0
106 Public Services Tax and Commerce Union (PTC) 0
107 Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union ( 5
108 Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) 7
109 Union of Textile Workers (UTW) 0
110 Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) 15
111 Unifi 6
112 Prospect 14
113 Amicus 92
114 Accord 1
115 Nationwide Group Staff Union (NGSU) 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
UniverseCross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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