Increase of 228,000 in public sector offset by decline of 110,000 among private sector workers
Trade union membership in the UK has increased for the fourth year in a row, with official figures showing a rise of 118,000 during the severe economic downturn of 2020.
Data from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy shows that the jump to 6.6 million members during the year was entirely the result of rising unionisation among public sector workers, up by 228,000 to 4 million.
