Trade union membership grows for first time in a decade –
FT.com
‘Trade union membership in the UK rose in 2012 for the first time in a decade, according to official figures. Membership plateaued from the mid-1990s and fell from 2007 to 2011 because of public sector job cuts and redundancies in the manufacturing’
Well where are the stats then? Oh it’s the Murdoch idea of only letting you read the first few sentences. Here’s something from 2008. http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/25/07/2008/46878/trade-union-membership-on-the-increase-in-2007.htm
Trade Union Membership increasing in the Public Sector - http://www.managers.org.uk/forum/water-cooler/why-trade-union-membership-increasingly-public-sector-activity
GovWatch – Trouble for whom?
Workers have a right to be in a Union – https://www.gov.uk/join-trade-union/trade-union-membership-your-employment-rights
