John Bruton
Question:128 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if his Department publishes statistics on trade union membership in different income and occupational categories.
Written Answers. - Trade Union Statistics.
Annual returns of membership are made by trade unions holding negotiation licences to my Department. The most up-to-date membership figures broken down into broad sectoral/ occupational categories and the number of unions in each category are outlined in the following table. A breakdown of membership by income is not available.
|
Sectoral/ Occupational Category |
Number of Unions |
Membership |
|
General unions |
3 |
219,096 |
|
Craft/industrial unions |
17 |
62,334 |
|
Transport and distribution unions |
8 |
27,050 |
|
Public sector unions |
12 |
105,270 |
|
Other “white collar”/ professional unions |
18 |
61,291 |
|
Total |
58 |
475,041 |