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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variableeunionre
LabelTrade union/staff association that is recognised and has the most members
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 1433
1 unite the union 221
2 union of shop distributive and allied workers (usdaw) 51
3 unison: the public service union 376
4 public and commercial services union (pcs) 96
5 gmb 91
6 communication workers union (cwu) 50
7 royal college of nursing of the uk (rcn) 44
8 association of teachers and lecturers (atl) 4
9 national union of teachers (nut) 67
10 national association of schoolmasters union of women teacher 27
11 aeeu 0
12 aegis the union 1
13 amicus 2
14 aslef 1
15 association of university teachers 1
16 bakers food and allied workers union 2
17 balfour beatty group staff association 1
18 balpa 1
19 bectu 3
20 bfawu 2
21 british dental association 1
22 british medical association 2
23 british printing international federation 1
24 gwu 0
25 community 9
26 cwu 3
27 education institute of scotland (eis) 17
28 equity 1
29 fire brigade union 9
30 football association 1
31 forrestry 0
32 institute of barristers clerks 0
33 manufacturing and service federation 0
34 naht 1
35 napo 1
36 national association of head teachers 1
37 national union of journalists 0
38 national union of printing & bookbinding 0
39 nationwide group staff union ngsu 3
40 nuj 2
41 nursing and midwifery council 0
42 pccs 1
43 pharmacist defence association 1
44 poa 0
45 police federation 19
46 prison goveners association 1
47 prison officers association 9
48 prison service union 2
49 professional footballers association 1
50 prospect 22
51 psu 0
52 retained firefighters union 1
53 rfu 1
54 rmt 8
55 rnt 1
56 royal college of vetinery surgeons 0
57 society of local council clerks 0
58 sogat 1
59 staff association 0
60 surge - skipton union representing group employees 1
61 tgwu 2
62 transport salaried staff association 1
63 tssa 5
64 ucac, undeb cenedlaethol athrawon cymru 3
65 ucatt 3
66 ucu ( university and college union) 59
67 union of allied trades and technicians 0
68 union of shop distributive and allied workers 1
69 union of students 1
70 union of university college lecturers/amie 1
71 united road transport 0
72 unity the union 1
73 unknown union 8
2147483622 Refusal 0
2147483623 Don't know 0
2147483624 Multi-coded 0
2147483625 Schedule not applicable 0
2147483626 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
UniverseWorkplaces in Great Britain with five or more employees, excluding workplaces in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining and quarrying.;Establishments;Trade union officers;Employees;Managers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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