List of trade unions
This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country.
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International Federations
Global
- General Confederation of Trade Unions
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (Web page: ICFTU)
- International Trade Union Confederation
- International Workers Association (Web page: IWA-AIT)
- World Confederation of Labour (Web page: WCL)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (Web page: WFTU)
Regional
- Baltic Sea Trade Union Network
- Caribbean Airline Pilots Association (Web page: Caribbean ALPA)
- Caribbean Congress of Labour
- Caribbean Public Services Association
- Caribbean Union of Teachers (Web page: CUT)
- Council of Nordic Trade Unions
- European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
- European Federation of Public Service Unions (Web page: EFPSU)
- European Trade Union Confederation (Web page: ETUC)
- Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations
- ICFTU African Regional Organisation (Web page: AFRO)
- ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation (Web page: APRO)
- ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (Web page: ORIT)
- International Affiliation of Writers Guilds
- International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions
- International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (Web page: IFALPA)
- Organization of African Trade Union Unity
- South Asian Regional Trade Union Council
Sectoral global union federations
- Building and Wood Workers' International
- Education International (Web page: EI)
- International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (Web page: ICEM)
- International Federation of Journalists (Web page: IFJ)
- International Metalworkers' Federation (Web page: IMF)
- International Transport Workers' Federation (Web page: ITF)
- International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (Web page: ITGLWF)
- International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association (Web page: IUF)
- Public Services International (Web page: PSI)
- Union Network International (Web page: UNI)
- General Union of Algerian Workers (Web page: UGTA)
- General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola (CGSILA)
- Independent Union of Maritime and Related Workers (SIMA)
- National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA)
- Antigua Trades and Labour Union (ATLU)
- Antigua Workers' Union (AWU or ABWU)
- Antigua and Barbuda Public Service Association (ABPSA)
- Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (Web page: LIALPA)
- Argentine Workers' Center (Web page: CTA)
- Consejo Coordinador Argentino Sindical (CCAS)
- Federación Agraria Argentina
- General Confederation of Labour (Argentina) (Web page: CGT)
- Australian Council of Trade Unions (Web page: ACTU)
Industrial Associations
- Queensland Prison Officers Association http://www.qpoa.com.au
- Queensland Protective Security Officers Association
- Emergency Medical Service Protection Association http://www.emspa.org.au
Unions
- Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia
- Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
- Australian Education Union
- Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers
- Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association
- Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
- Australian Maritime Officers Union
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Australian Professional Footballers' Association
- Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union
- Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation
- Australian Services Union
- Australian Workers Union
- Australian Writers' Guild
- Blind Workers Union of Victoria
- Breweries & Bottleyards Employees Industrial Union of Workers WA
- Civil Air Operations Officers Association of Australia
- Club Managers Association Australia
- Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia
- Community and Public Sector Union
- Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
- Finance Sector Union
- Flight Attendants Association of Australia - Domestic/Regional Division
- Flight Attendants' Association of Australia - International Division
- Funeral and Allied Industries Union of NSW
- Health Services Union
- Independent Education Union of Australia
- Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union
- Maritime Union of Australia
- Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
- Medical Scientists Association of Victoria
- National Tertiary Education Union
- National Union of Workers
- Police Federation of Australia
- Rugby League Professionals Association
- Salaried Pharmacists Association of WA Union of Workers
- Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association
- Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia
- Transport Workers Union of Australia
- Union of Christmas Island Workers
- United Firefighters Union of Australia
- Western Australian Prison Officers Union of Workers
- Woolclassers Association of Australia
For unregistered Australian unions see - List of unregistered Australian unions
- Unite Union
- Industrial Workers of the World
- Shearers and Rural Workers' Union
- National Jet Systems Pilots Group
- Queensland Power Workers' Association (now defunct) [1]
- Health Workers Union (Queensland)
- Austrian Trade Union Federation (Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund) (Web page: ÖGB)
- Bahamas Airline Pilots Association
- Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union
- Bahamas Taxi Cab Union
- Commonwealth of the Bahamas Trade Union Congress
- National Congress of Trade Unions
- Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress (BFTUC)
- Bangladesh Ganotantrik Sramik Federation
- Bangladesh Jatio Sramik League
- Bangladesh Jatiyo Sramik Jote
- Bangladesh Jatyatabadi Sramik Dal
- Bangladesh Labour Federation
- Bangladesh Mukto Sramik Federation
- Bangladesh Sanjukta Sramik Federation
- Bangladesh Trade Union Kendra
- Jatio Sramik Federation
- Jatyo Sramik League
- Samajtantrik Sramik Front
- Bangladesh Independent Gurment Workers Union Federation (BIGUF)
- Barbados Workers' Union (Web page: BWU)
- Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (Web page: LIALPA)
- National Union of Public Workers
- Belarus Free Trade Union (SPB)
- Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions
- Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus
- General Federation of Belgian Labour - Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond (ABVV, Dutch) or Fédération générale des Travailleurs de Belgique (FGTB, French)
- Confederation of Christian Trade Unions - Algemeen Christelijk Verbond (ACV, Dutch) or Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens (CSC, French)
- General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium - Algemene Centrale der Liberale Vakbonden (ACLVB, Dutch) or Centrale Générale des Syndicats Libéraux de Belgique (CGSLB, French)
- National Trade Union Congress of Belize
- Christian Workers' Union
- United General Workers Union
- General Workers' Union (Belize)
- Autonomous Trade Unions Centre
- General Confederation of the Workers of Benin (CGTB)
- National Union of the Unions of the Workers of Benin (UNSTB)
- Bolivian Workers' Center (Central Obrera Boliviana, COB)
- Confederación Sindical Única de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia (Unique Confederation of Rural Laborers of Bolivia, CSUTCB)
- Federación Sindical de Trabajadores Mineros de Bolivia (Union Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers) ([2])
- Corriente de Renovación Independiente y Solidaridad Laboral (CRISOL0) ([3])
- Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republika Srpska
- Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU)
- Air Botswana Employees' Union
- Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Workers' Union
- Botswana Bank Employees' Union
- Botswana Beverages & Allied Workers' Union
- Botswana Central Bank Staff Union
- Botswana Commercial & General Workers' Union
- Botswana Construction Workers' Union
- Botswana Diamond Sorters & Valuators' Union
- Botswana Hotel Travel & Tourism Workers' Union
- Botswana Housing Corporation Staff Union
- Botswana Institute of Development Management Workers' Union
- Botswana Manufacturing & Packaging Workers' Union
- Botswana Meat Industry Workers' Union
- Botswana Mining Workers' Union
- Botswana National Development Bank Staff Union
- Botswana Postal Services Workers' Union
- Botswana Power Corporation Workers' Union
- Botswana Private Medical & Health Services Workers' Union
- Botswana Railways Amalgamated Workers' Union
- Botswana Saving Bank Employees' Union
- Botswana Telecommunication Employees' Union
- Botswana Vaccine Institute Staff Union
- Botswana Wholesale, Furniture & Retail Workers' Union
- National Amalgamated Central, Local & Parastatal Manual Workers' Union
- Rural Industry Promotions Company Workers' Union
- University of Botswana Non-Academic Staff Union
- Central Autônoma de Trabalhadores (www.cat-ipros.org.br)
- Central Única dos Trabalhadores (www.cut.org.br)
- Confederação Brasileira de Trabalhadores Cristâos
- Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores (www.cgt.org.br)
- Coordenação Nacional de Lutas (www.conlutas.org.br)
- Força Sindical (www.fsindical.org.br)
- Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria
- Confederation of Labour Podkrepa
- National Trade Union Promyana
- National Confederation of Workers of Burkina
- National Organisations of Free Trade Unions
- Trade Union Confederation of Burkina
- Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions
- General Confederation of Free Workers of Cameroon
- Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon
Many United States unions (typically those with "international" in their name, plus the NHL Players Association) also include Canada. See below.
- Directory of Labour Unions in Canada (Gov of Canada)
- Canadian Labour Congress CLC www.clc-ctc.ca
- BC Carpenters Union (www.bccarpentersunion.com)
- Canadian Auto Workers Union (www.caw.ca)
- Canadian Union of Public Employees (www.cupe.ca)
- Canadian Union of Postal Workers (www.cupw.ca)
- Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (www.cep.ca)
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (www.iamaw.ca)
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union (www.ilwu.ca)
- Public Service Alliance of Canada (www.psac.com)
- Service Employees International Union (www.seiu.org)
- Centrale des syndicats démocratiques (House of Democratic Unions)
- Centrale des syndicats du Québec (Quebec House of Unions, www.csq.qc.net)
- Confédération des syndicats nationaux (National Unions Confederation, www.csn.qc.ca)
- Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (Quebec Workers Federation, www.ftq.qc.ca)
- Manitoba Teachers' Society, The ([4])
- Ontario Public Service Employees Union (www.opseu.org)
- British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (http://www.bcgeu.ca)
- National Union of Public and General Employees (http://www.nupge.ca)
- Hospital Employees' Union (http://www.heu.org)
- Telecommunications Workers Union (http://www.twu-canada.ca/)
- Seafarers International Union of Canada
- SEIU Local 1.on
- United Transportation Union (http://www.twu-canada.ca/)
- Caribbean Congress of Labour
- Caribbean Public Services Association
- Caribbean trade unions - Open Directory Project
- Caribbean Union of Teachers (Web page: CUT)
- Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique
- National Confederation of Central African Workers
- Union of Central African Workers
- All-China Federation of Trade Unions
- All-China Federation of Railway Workers' Unions
- National Committee of the Chinese Agricultural, Forestry and Water Conservancy Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Aviation Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Banking Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Defense Industry, Postal and Telecommunications Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Educational, Scientific, Cultural, Medical and Sports Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Energy and Chemical Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Financial, Commercial, Light Industry, Textile and Tobacco Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Machinery, Metallurgical and Building Material Workers' Union
- National Committee of the Chinese Seamen and Construction Workers' Union
- Central Union of Workers
- Confederation of Workers of Colombia
- General Confederation of Democratic Workers
- SINALTRAINAL
- Confédération Générale du Travail du Congo
- Democratic Confederation of Labour (DRC)
- National Union of Congolese Workers
- Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Congo
- Confédération Syndicale du Congo
- Confédération des Syndicats Libres Autonomes du Congo
- Congolese Trade Union Confederation
- Central de Trabajadores de Costa Rica
- Central del Movimiento de Trabajadores Costarricenses
- Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores (Costa Rica)
- Confederación du Trabajadores de Costa Rica
- Costa Rican Confederation of Workers
- Association of Croatian Public Sector Unions
- Croatian Trade Union Association
- Independent Trade Unions of Croatia
- Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia
- Workers' Trade Union Association of Croatia
- Cuban Workers' Solidarity
- Workers' Central Union of Cuba (Central de Trabajadores de Cuba)
- Cyprus Turkish Unions Federation
- Cyprus Union of Bank Employees
- Cyprus Workers' Confederation
- Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus
- Pancyprian Federation of Labour
- Pancyprian Public Servants' Trade Union
- Revolutionary Trade Unions Federation
- Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions – Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů, ČMKOS, http://www.cmkos.cz/eng/
- Association of Autonomous Trade Unions – Asociace samostatných odborů, ASO, http://www.asocr.cz/
- Confederation of Art and Culture – Konfederace umění a kultury, KUK, http://www.jtpunion.org/KUK/Obecne/indexKUK.htm
- Christian Labour Confederation – Křesťanská odborová koalice, KOK
- Trade Union Federation of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia – Odborové sdružení Čech, Moravy a Slezska, OSČMS,
- Trade Union Federation Equality – Odborový svaz Rovnost, OSR, http://fsa.anarchismus.org/os.php
- Centrale des Syndicats Libres de Côte d'Ivoire
- Federation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Côte d'Ivoire
- General Workers Union in Côte d'Ivoire
- Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
- Danish Confederation of Trade Unions
- Salaried Employees' and Civil Servants' Confederation
- Dominica Amalgamated Workers' Union
- Dominica Public Service Union
- National Workers' Union (Dominica)
- Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union
- Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores
- Confederación de Trabajadores del Ecuador
- Ecuador Confederation of Free Trade Union Organizations
- Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
- Central Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños
- Central de Trabajadores Democráticos
- Federación Nacional Sindical de Trabajadores Salvadoreños
- Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions
- Fiji Trades Union Congress
- Federation of Cane Growers (Fiji)
- Indian Cane Growers Association (Fiji)
- Kisan Sangh
- Labasa Kisan Sangh
- Maha Sangh
- National Farmers Union (Fiji)
- Rewa Planters Union
- Vishal Sangh
The three major confederations:
- Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK (www.sak.fi)
- Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees STTK (www.sttk.fi)
- Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland AKAVA (www.akava.fi)
Individual trade unions (The confederational affiliation shown in brackets. Unions in AKAVA are in decreasing order of size):
- Affiliated Unions of the Joint Organisation of State Employees (SAK, www.vty.fi)
- Chemical Workers' Union (SAK, www.kemianliitto.fi)
- Coastguard Union (SAK, www.merivartioliitto.fi)
- Construction Trade Union (SAK, www.rakennusliitto.fi)
- Finnish Aviation Union (SAK, www.iau.fi)
- Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SAK, www.slsy.fi)
- Finnish Customs Officers' Union (SAK, www.tulliliitto.fi)
- Finnish Electrical Workers' Union (SAK, www.sahkoliitto.fi)
- Finnish Foodstuff Workers' Union (SAK, www.selry.fi)
- Finnish Locomotivemen's Union (SAK, www.veturimiesliitto.fi)
- Finnish Media Union (SAK, www.viestintaliitto.fi)
- Finnish Musicians' Union (SAK, www.musicfinland.com/sml)
- Finnish Post and Logistics Union (SAK, www.pau.fi)
- Finnish Prison Officers' Union (SAK, www.vankilavirkailijainliittovvl.fi)
- Finnish Railwaymen's Union (SAK, www.rautl.fi)
- Finnish Seamen's Union (SAK, www.smury.fi)
- Finnish Social Democratic Journalists' Union (SAK, Official homepage)
- Finnish Transport Workers' Union (SAK, www.akt.fi)
- General Union of Journalists (SAK, www.yleinenlehtimiesliitto.fi)
- Metalworkers' Union (SAK, www.metalliliitto.fi)
- Paperworkers' Union (SAK, www.paperiliitto.fi)
- Postal Workers' Union (SAK, merged with Union of Post-office Employees on 1 June, 2005 to form Finnish Post and Logistics Union)
- Railway Salaried Staff's Union (SAK, www.rautatievirkamiesliitto.fi)
- Service Union United (SAK, www.pam.fi)
- Finnish National Union of State Employees and Special Services (SAK, www.valry.fi)
- Wood and Allied Workers' Union (SAK, www.puuliitto.fi)
- Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (SAK, www.jhl.fi)
- Union of Foremen in Commerce (SAK, www.esimiesliitto.fi)
- Union of Post-office Employees (SAK, merged with Postal Workers' Union on 1 June, 2005 to form Finnish Post and Logistics Union)
- Union of Salaried Employees TU (STTK, www.toimihenkilounioni.fi)
- Union of Health and Social Care Services (STTK, www.tehy.fi)
- Finnish Union of Practical Nurses SuPer (STTK, www.superliitto.fi)
- Finnish Engineers´ Association SKL (STTK www.konepaallystoliitto.fi)
- Federation of Technical Employees in the Dairy Industry MVL (STTK www.mvl.fi)
- Federation of Public and Private Sector Employees Jyty,(STTK, www.jytyliitto.fi)
- Confederation of Municipal Employees in Technical Professions (STTK, [http://www.kuntientekniset.fi www.kuntatekniset.fi)
- National Union of Public Health Nurses STHL (STTK, www.terveydenhoitajaliitto.fi)
- Finnish Fire-Fighters Union (STTK)
- Pardia - Confederation of State Employees´ Unions (STTK, www.pardia.fi)
- Trade Union SUORA (STTK, www.ammattiliittosuora.fi)
- Federation of Special Service and Clerical Employees (STTK, www.erto.fi)
- Union of Insurance Employees (STTK) 10 500 (STTK, www.vvl.fi)
- Sales and Marketing Professionals (STTK) (STTK, www.smkj.fi)
- Union of Finnish Foresters (STTK, www.meto-ry.fi)
- Union of Officials and Employees in Parishes (STTK) (STTK, www.svtl.fi)
- Mediaunion (STTK, www.mediaunioni.com)
- Finnish Ships´ Officers´ Association (STTK, www.seacommand.fi)
- Technical Employees in Stevedoring and Forwarding Branch (STTK, www.aht-tekniset.fi)
- Finnish Federation of Technicians in Special Branches (STTK, www.seteli.fi)
- Officials of Construction Industry (STTK) (STTK, www.ria.fi)
- Commercial college graduates´ union (STTK) (STTK, www.liiketaloudenliitto.fi)
- Agrologien Liitto – "Union of Agrologists" (STTK, www.agrologit.fi)
- Trade Union of Education in Finland(AKAVA, www.oaj.fi)
- Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers (AKAVA, www.tek.fi)
- Union of Professional Engineers in Finland (AKAVA, www.insinooriliitto.fi)
- Finnish Association of Graduates in Economics and Business Administration (AKAVA, www.sefe.fi)
- Finnish Medical Association (AKAVA, www.laakariliitto.fi)
- Central Union of Special Branches within AKAVA (AKAVA, www.akavanerityisalat.fi)
- Finnish Business Polytechnic Graduates Association (AKAVA, www.tradenomiliitto.fi)
- Union of Professional Social Workers (AKAVA, www.talentia.fi)
- Association of Finnish Lawyers (AKAVA, www.lakimiesliitto.fi)
- Finnish Pharmacists' Association (AKAVA, www.farmasialiitto.fi)
- Finnish Association of Political Scientists (AKAVA, www.sval.fi)
- Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (AKAVA, www.tieteentekijoidenliitto.fi)
- Finnish Dental Association (AKAVA, www.hammaslaakariliitto.fi)
- Finnish Union of Experts in Science (AKAVA, www.luonnontieteilijat.fi)
- YTY & Coach (AKAVA, www.yty.fi)
- Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists (AKAVA, www.agronomiliitto.fi)
- Officers Union (AKAVA) (AKAVA, www.upseeriliitto.fi)
- Finnish Psychological Association (AKAVA, www.psykologiliitto.fi)
- Union of Finnish Clergy (AKAVA, www.pappisliitto.fi)
- Finnish Association of Architects (AKAVA, www.safa.fi)
- Finnish Union of Environmental Professionals (AKAVA, www.ykl.fi)
- Union of Swedish-speaking Engineers in Finland (AKAVA, www.diff.fi)
- Society of Finnish Professional Foresters (AKAVA, www.metsanhoitajat.fi)
- Finnish Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AKAVA, www.stthl.fi)
- Union of Finnish University Professors (AKAVA, www.professoriliitto.fi)
- Union of Diaconal Workers in Finland (AKAVA, www.dtl.fi)
- Finnish Veterinary Association (AKAVA, www.sell.fi)
- Finnish Association of Church Organists (AKAVA, Official homepage)
- Union of Finnish Speech Therapists (AKAVA, www.puheterapeuttiliitto.fi)
- AKAVA's General Group (AKAVA, www.ayr.fi)
- Health Science Academic Leaders and Experts (AKAVA, www.terveystieteidenakateemiset.fi)
- Association of Employees in Government Educational Administration (AKAVA, www.vsvry.fi)
Related topics:
- the 5 large confederations
- 3 importants unions
- Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques (SUD)
- Fédération Syndicale Unitaire (FSU)
- Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes (UNSA)
- other unions:
- Confédération Nationale du Travail (www.cnt-f.org) (anarcho-syndicalists)
- Confédération Autonome du Travail ([5]) Autonomous Confederation of Labour, founded in 1953.
- Action Police CFTC
- Sud-PTT
- Syndicat de la Magistrature
Historic unions:
- Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB) German Confederation of Trade Unions [6]
- IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (construction, agriculture, environment) - http://www.igbau.de
- IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (mining, chemicals, energy) - http://www.igbce.de
- Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (education and science) - http://www.gew.de
- IG Metall (metal workers) - http://www.igmetall.de/die_igmetall/englisch/index.html
- Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten (food, beverages, catering) - http://www.ngg.net
- Trade Union of the Police - http://www.gdp.de
- TRANSNET Gewerkschaft (railway workers) - http://www.transnet.org
- ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft) (United Services Union) - http://www.verdi.de
- Deutscher Beamtenbund (dbb) German Civil Service Federation - http://www.dbb.de
- komba gewerkschaft (local administration workers) - http://www.komba.de
- Deutsche Steuergewerkschaft (DSTG) (tax inspectors) - http://www.dstg.de
- Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund (CGB) *German Christian Workers' Federation - http://www.cgb.info
- Other free Trade Unions
- Deutscher Bundeswehrverband (dbwv) (armed forces) - http://www.dbwv.de
- Marburger Bund (medical clinic doctors) - http://www.marburger-bund.de
- Bund Deutscher Kriminalbeamter (detective inspectors) - http://www.bdk.de
- Free Workers' Union of Germany (1919-1933)
- Free Workers' Union - (1977 - )http://www.fau.org
- Deutsche Angestellten Gewerkschaft (DAG) German Salaried Employees' Union until 2001
Gibraltar
Historical Unions
- Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union
- Gibraltar Confederation of Labour
- Gibraltar Labour Trades Union
- Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala
- Confederación de Unidad Sindical de Guatemala
- Unión Sindical de Trabajadores de Guatemala
- General Union of the Workers of Guinea
- National Confederation of Guinean Workers
- National Organization of Free Unions of Guinea
- United Trade Union of Guinean Workers
- Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union
- Guyana Airline Pilots Association
- Guyana Labour Union
- Guyana Local Government Officers' Union
- Guyana Mining Metal and General Workers' Union
- Guyana Postal and Telecommunications' Union
- Guyana Teachers' Union
- Guyana Trades Union Congress
- National Workers' Union (Guyana)
- Confederation des Travailleurs Haïtiens
- Coordination Syndicale HaVtienne (CSH)
- Haitian Trade Union Coordination
- May 1st - Workers' Fight Federation
- Central General de Trabajadores (Honduras)
- Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras
- Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras
- Honduras Workers' Confederation
- Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) - pro-CPC
- Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Labour Unions (HKFLU}
- Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) - pro-democracy
- Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council (HKKTUC) - pro-Kuomintang
- Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA)
- Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) - pro-democracy
- Joint Organization of Unions - Hong Kong
- Autonomous Trade Union Confederation
- Democratic Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- Forum for the Cooperation of Trade Unions
see Indian Trade Unions, List of trade unions in the Singareni coal fields.
- All India Central Council of Trade Unions
- All India Trade Union Congress
- A.P. Mica Mine Workers Union
- Andhra Pradesh Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Workers Federation
- Calcutta Hawkers' Men Union
- Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions
- Nikhila Orissa Beedi Shramika Federation
- Patiala Aviation Club Workers Union
- Pondicherry Textile Labour Union
- Powerloom Workers Union
- Punjab Breweries Workers Union
- Vegetable Market Workers Union
- Visakha Steel Workers Union
- Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
- Centre of Indian Trade Unions
- Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union
- Andhra Pradesh Auto and Trolley Drivers Union
- Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union
- Calcutta Tramways Workers' and Employees' Union
- Cochin City Motor Thozhilali Union
- Darjeeling District Newspaper Sellers' Union
- Forward Seamens Union of India
- Maharashtra Sugarcane Cutting and Transport Workers Union
- Otis Elevators Employees Union
- Siliguri Dokan Sramik Karmachari Union
- Steel Plant Employees Union
- Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat
- Hind Mazdoor Sabha
- Indian Federation of Trade Unions
- Indian National Trade Union Congress
- Labour Progressive Federation
- Trade Union Coordination Committee
- Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions
- Association of Motion Pictures & TV Programme Producer of India
- Federation of Western India Cine Employees
- Indian National Trade Union Congress
- Kerala Gazetted Officers' Federation
- Kerala State Transport Employees Front
- Maharashtra General Kamgar Union
- Mazdoor Mukti Morcha
- Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh
- Socialist Trade Union Centre
- Trade Union Centre of India
- United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani
- All India Defence Employees Federation
- Telangana Boggu Ghani Karimka Sangham
- Bengal Jute Mill Workers' Union
- Bengal Provincial Chatkal Mazdoor Union
- Confederation of All Indonesian Workers' Union
- Confederation of Indonesia Prosperous Trade Union
- Indonesian Trade Union Confederation
- Federation of Workers’ Councils and Unions in Iraq
- General Federation of Trade Unions
- Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions
- Union of the Unemployed in Iraq
- Federation of Oil Unions in Iraq
- Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) (www.ictu.ie) Note: ICTU is the umbrella organisation for unions operating in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. British unions operate in Northern Ireland, as do some all-Ireland unions, and some Northern Ireland-only unions.
Current Unions
- Unite - the Union - a merger of the T&G and Amicus created on 1 May 2007; an executive council for the new union will be elected in March 2008, and a Rules Conference will be held later in 2008. (www.unitetheunion.org.uk (under construction))
- Association of Higher Civil & Public Servants (AHCPS) (www.ahcps.ie)
- Association of Irish Traditional Musicians (AITM) (no website known)
- Association of University Teachers (AUT) (www.aut.org.uk)
- Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) (www.bfawu.org)
- Bakery and Foodworkers Amalgamated Union (BFAU) (no website known)
- British Actors Equity Association (www.equity.org.uk)
- Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) (www.bectu.org.uk)
- Building and Allied Trades Unions (BATU) (www.batu.ie)
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) (www.csp.org.uk)
- Civil and Public Services Union (CPSU) (www.cpsu.ie)
- Civil Service Alliance (CSA) (no website known)
- Communications Workers' Union (Ireland) (CWU) (www.cwu.ie)
- Communications Workers' Union (UK) (CWU) (www.cwu.org)
- CONNECT (www.connectuk.org)
- Electricity Supply Board's Officer's Association (ESBOA) (no website known)
- FDA (senior civil servants; formerly Association of First Division Civil Servants or First Division Association) (www.fda.org.uk)
- Federated Union of Government Employees (FUGE) (no website known)
- Fire Brigades Union (FBU) (www.fbu.org.uk)
- GMB (www.gmb.org.uk)
- Graphical Paper and Media Union (GPMU) (www.gpmu.ie)
- Guinness Staff Union (GSU) (no website known)
- Independent Workers Union (IWU) (www.union.ie)
- Irish Bank Officials' Association (IBOA) (www.iboa.ie)
- Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) (www.ifut.ie)
- Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) (www.imo.ie)
- Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union (IMPACT) (www.impact.ie)
- Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) (www.into.ie)
- Irish Nurses' Organisation (INO) (www.ino.ie)
- MANDATE (www.mandate.ie)
- National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) (www.napo.org.uk)
- National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) (www.natfhe.org.uk)
- National League of the Blind (NLB) (no website known)
- National Union of Journalists (NUJ) (no website known)
- National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades (KFAT) (www.kfat.org.uk)
- National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) (www.rmt.org.uk)
- National Union of Sheet Metal Workers of Ireland (NUSMWI) (no website known)
- Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) (www.nipsa.org.uk)
- Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland (OPATSI) (no website known)
- Prison Officers' Association (POA) (no website known)
- Prospect (www.prospect.org.uk)
- Professional Footballers Association of Ireland
- Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) (www.pcs.org.uk)
- Public Service Executive Union (PSEU) (www.pseu.ie)
- Sales, Marketing and Administrative Union of Ireland (SMAUI) (no website known)
- Seaman's Union of Ireland (SUI) (no website known)
- Services, Industrial, Professional & Technical Union (SIPTU) (www.siptu.ie)
- Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) (www.tui.ie)
- Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) (www.teeu.ie)
- Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) (www.tssa.ie)
- Ulster Teachers' Union (UTU) (www.utu.edu)
- Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) (www.ucatt.org.uk)
- Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) (www.usdaw.org.uk)
- UNISON (www.unison.org.uk)
- Veterinary Ireland (VI) (www.veterinary-ireland.org)
- Veterinary Officers Association (VOA) (voa.freehosting.net)
Historical Unions
- Electricity Supply Staff Association (Dublin)
- Irish Mental Hospital Workers' Union
- Irish Transport and General Workers' Union ITGWU - now part of SIPTU
- Irish Union of Hairdressers and Allied Workers
- Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland
- Workers' Union of Ireland
- Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) http://www.cgil.it/
- Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL) http://www.cisl.it/
- Italian Labour Union (UIL) http://www.uil.it/
- Italian Confederation of Free Workers' Unions (CISAL) http://www.cisal.org/
- CONFSAL (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Autonomi Lavoratori) http://www.confsal.it/
- Confederazione del Comitati di Base (COBAS) http://www.cobas.it/
- CUB (Confederazione Unitaria di Base) http://www.cub.it/
- General Labour Union (Italy) (UGL) http://www.ugl.it/
- SIN.PA. (Sindacato Padano) http://www.sindacatopadano.org/
- DIRFOR (Sindacato Nazionale dei Dirigenti, dei Direttivi del Corpo Forestale dello Stato) http://www.dirfor.it/
- Unione Sindacale Italiana
- Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
- Jamaica Airline Pilots Association
- Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers
- Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions
- Jamaica Civil Service Association (www.jacisera.com)
- See North Korea and South Korea
- Lithuanian Labour Federation
- Lithuanian Trade Union - Solidarity
- Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation
- Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade Unions
- Confederation of Malagasy Workers
- United Autonomous Unions of Madagascar
- Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services
- Malaysian Trades Union Congress
- National Council of Unions of the Industrial and Lower Income Group of Government Workers
- Free Confederation of Mauritanian Workers
- General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers
- Union of Mauritanian Workers
- Federation of Civil Service Unions
- Federation of Progressive Unions
- Mauritius Labour Congress
- Mauritius Trade Union Congress
- National Trade Unions Confederation
- Organization of Artisans' Unity
- Confederation of Mexican Workers - CTM
- General Confederation of Workers (Mexico) (Confederación General de Trabajadores) - CGT
- Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers (Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana) - CROM
- Sindicato ünico de Trabajadores Electricistas de la República Mexicana - SUTERM
- National Union of Mine and Metal Workers of the Mexican Republic (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana) - SNTMMSRM
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Petroleros de la República Mexicana - SNTPRM
- National Social Security Workers Union (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Seguro Social) - SNTSS
- Sindicato de Trabajadores Ferrocarrileros de la República Mexicana - STFRM
- Federación de Sindicatos de Trabajadores al Servicio del Estado - FSTSE
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación - SNTE
- Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Química y Petroquímica, Carboquímica, Similares y Conexos de la República Mexicana - SNTPCCRM
- Union of Cinema Production Workers (Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica)
- Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - STUNAM
- Asociación Sindical de Pilotos Aviadores de México - ASPA
- Asociación Sindical de Sobrecargos de Aviación de México - ASSA
- Confederación Nacional Campesina - CNC
- Central Campesina Independiente - CCI
- Confederación Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos - CROC
- Congreso del Trabajo
- Federación de Sindicatos de Bienes y Servicios - FESEBES
- Federación de Sindicatos Unidos del Valle de México
- Federación de Trabajadores del D.F.
- Authentic Labor Front (Frente Auténtico del Trabajo) - FAT
- Sindicato de Telefonistas de la República Mexicana - STRM
- Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Radiodifusión, la Televisión, Similares y Conexos de la República Mexicana
- Sindicato de Trabajadores del Sistema de Transporte Colectivo METRO
- Sindicato de Trabajadores Ferrocarrileros de la República Mexicana
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Aviación y Similares - SNTAS
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Secretaría de Hacienda y del Servicio de Administración Tributaria
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales - SNTSEMARNAT
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Secretaría de Salud - SNTSS
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Autotransporte y Comunicaciones, Similares y Conexos de la República Mexicana
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Desarrollo Integral de la Familia - SNTDIF
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado - SNTISSSTE
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social - SNTSS
- Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Servicio Postal Mexicano SNTSEPOMEX
- Sindicato Nacional Revolucionario de Trabajadores de la Compañía Hulera Euzkadi
- Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores de Autotransportes Urbanos de Pasajeros, Ruta 100
- Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores de la Industria Nuclear - SUTIN
- Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores de la Música del D.F. - SUTM
- Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores del Banco de México
- Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores del Gobierno del Distrito Federal
- Sindicato Unico Nacional de Trabajadores de Telecomunicaciones de México (TELECOMM)
- National Association of Actors (Asociación Nacional de Actores) - ANDA
- Asociación Nacional de Interpretes - ANDI
- Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova
- Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Moldova
- Democratic Confederation of Labour (Morocco)
- Democratic Federation of Labour
- General Union of Moroccan Workers
- Moroccan Workers' Union
- National Labour Union of Morocco
- All Nepal Trade Union Congress
- All Nepal Trade Union Federation (Revolutionary)
- Democratic Confederation of Nepalese Trade Unions
- General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions
- Independent Transport Workers Association of Nepal
- Nepal Independent Hotel Workers Union
- Nepal Independent Workers Union
- Nepal Progressive Trade Union Federation
- Nepal Trade Union Congress
- Trekking Workers Association of Nepal
- Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging - FNV (http://www.fnv.nl)
- Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond - CNV (http:://www.cnv.nl)
- CNV Public
- Federation of Managerial and Professional Staff Unions
- Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen
- Bonaire Federation of Labour
- Central General di Trahadonan di Corsow
- Trade Union Centre of Curaçao
- Windward Islands Federation of Labour
- New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) (www.union.org.nz/)
- New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association (APA) (www.nzalpa.org.nz/)
- Alloy Yachts Employees Federation
- Amalgamated Workers Union of New Zealand (AWUNZ) (www.awunz.org.nz/)
- APEX
- Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) (www.asms.org.nz/)
- Association of Staff in Tertiary Education Te Hau Takatini o Aotearoa (ASTE) (www.aste.ac.nz/)
- Association of University Staff of New Zealand (AUS) (www.aus.ac.nz/)
- Auckland Society of International Flight Planners
- Aviation & Marine Engineers Association (AMEA) (www.amea.co.nz/)
- Bakers & Pastrycooks Union
- Chemical Workers Union
- Clothing, Laundry and Allied Workers Union of Aotearoa
- Corrections Association of New Zealand (CANZ) (www.canz.gen.nz/)
- Customs Officers' Association of New Zealand
- New Zealand Dairy Workers Union (DWU) (www.nzdwu.org.nz/)
- Finance and Information Workers Union (Finsec) (www.finsec.org.nz/)
- Firestone Employees Society
- Flight Attendants and Related Services Association (FARSA)
- Furniture, Manufacturing & Associated Workers Union
- Independent School Teachers Association (ISTANZ) (www.istanz.org.nz/)
- Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union (M&C Union)
- Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) (www.munz.org.nz/)
- Meat Union Aotearoa (Meat & Related Trades Workers Union of Aotearoa) (www.meatunion.org.nz/)
- Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
- Medical Laboratories Workers Union
- National Distribution Union (NDU) (www.nduunion.org.nz/)
- New Zealand Building Trades Union (NZBTU) (www.nzbtu.org.nz/)
- New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI) (www.nzei.org.nz/welcome.html)
- New Zealand Police Association (www.policeassn.org.nz/)
- Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) (www.nzepmu.org.nz/)
- New Zealand Meat & Related Trades Workers Union (www.nzmeatworkersunion.co.nz/)
- NZ Merchant Service Guild Industrial Union of Workers (MSG) (www.nzmsg.co.nz/)
- New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) (www.nzno.org.nz/)
- New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union
- New Zealand Writers Guild (www.nzwritersguild.org.nz/)
- Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) (www.ppta.org.nz/)
- Postal Workers Association (PWA)
- Postal Workers Union (PWU)
- New Zealand Public Service Association (PSA) (www.psa.org.nz/)
- Rail & Maritime Transport Union (R&MTU) (www.rmtunion.org.nz/)
- Service & Food Workers Union of Aotearoa (SFWU)
- Solidarity union
- Southern Local Government Officers Union (www.slgou.org.nz/Home)
- Stores and Warehouse Employees Union
- Supersizemypay.com
- Tertiary Institutes Allied Staff Association (TIASA)
- Tramways Employees Union
- Unite Union (www.unite.org.nz/)
- Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger
- General Union of Workers of Niger
- Nigerien Confederation of Labour
- Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger
- Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
- EL & IT Forbundet
- Norwegain Union of Chemical Industry Workers
- Norwegian Civil Service Union
- Norwegian Post and Communications Union
- Norwegian Union of Food, Beverage and Allied Workers
- Norwegian Union of General Workers
- Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees
- Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices
- United Federation of Trade Unions
- Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway
- Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations
- NITO
Trade unions are illegal in Oman, but the World Federation of Trade Unions recognizes one exile organization -- the National Committee of Omani Workers.
- All Pakistan Federation of Labour
- All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions
- All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions
- All Pakistan Trade Union Congress
- All Pakistan Trade Union Federation
- Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions
- Pakistan Workers' Federation
- Central National de Trabajadores de Panama
- Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Panama
- Convergencia Sindical
- General Confederation of Workers of Panama
- SUNTRACS (www.suntracs.org/)
- Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (Paraguay)
- Confederación Paraguaya de Trabajadores
- National Workers' Central (Paraguay)
- Central Autónoma de Trabajadores del Perú
- Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú
- Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú
- Confederación de Trabajadores del Perú
- All-Polish Agreement of Trade Unions
- August80 (WZZ "Sierpień80")
- Free Trade Unions of the Coast
- Solidarity Independent Self-Governing Trade Union (NSZZ Solidarność)
- Trade Unions Forum
- General Confederation of Labour (Portugal)
- General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
- General Union of Workers (Portugal)
- Union of Independent Trade Unions (Portugal)
- Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania
- National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania - Brotherhood
- National Trade Union Bloc
- National Trade Union Confederation (Romania)
- National Trade Union Confederation - Meridian
- All-Russian Confederation of Labour
- Confederation of Labour of Russia
- Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia
- Trade Union Centre of Workers of Rwanda
- Union of Workers in Industry, Garages, Construction Firms, Mines and Printers
- Commercial, Technical and Allied Workers' Union
- National Workers' Movement (St. Vincent)
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines Public Service Union
- General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe
- National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe - Central Union
- Dakar Dem Dikk Workers Democratic Union
- Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers
- National Confederation of Senegalese Workers
- National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal
- Trade Union of Health and Social Care Workers "Nezavisnost" Serbia (GSZSZ Nezavisnost) (www.gszsz-nezavisnost.org)
- Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia
- Confederation of New Trade Unions of Slovenia
- Confederation of Trade Unions of Slovenia - Pergam
- Trade Union Confederation 90 of Slovenia
- Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
- Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union
- Communication Workers Union (South Africa)
- Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa
- Food and Allied Workers Union
- Musicians Union of South Africa
- National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union
- National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
- National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa)
- Performing Arts Workers' Equity
- Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union
- SASBO - The Finance Union
- South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union
- South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union
- South African Democratic Nurses' Union
- South African Democratic Teachers Union
- South African Football Players Union
- South African Medical Association
- South African Municipal Workers' Union
- South African State and Allied Workers' Union
- South African Transport and Allied Workers Union
- Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union
- Confederation of South African Workers' Unions
- Federation of Unions of South Africa
- National Council of Trade Unions
- Federation of Korean Trade Unions
- Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
- Korean Teachers & Education Workers' Union
- Workers' Commissions (Comisiones Obreras) (CCOO) (www.ccoo.es)
- Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) (www.ugt.es)
- Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) (www.cgt.es)
- Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) (www.cnt.es)
- Agrarian Trade Union Federation
- Basque Workers' Solidarity
- Euskal Langileen Alkartasuna
- Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak
- Spanish Trade Union Organisation
- Typographic Workers Trade Union
- Workers Collectives
- Workers in Struggle Collectives
- All Ceylon United Motor Workers' Union
- Ceylon Federation of Labour
- Ceylon Mercantile Union
- GCSU Sri Lanka
- United Corporations and Mercantile Union
- Federation of Civil Service Organizations
- General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname
- Organization of Cooperating Autonomous Trade Unions
- Progressive Labour Federation 47
- Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
- Financial Sector Union of Sweden
- Swedish Association of Health Professionals
- Swedish Police Union
- Swedish Teachers' Union
- Swedish Union of Civil Servants
- Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry
- Swedish Union of Commercial Salaried Employees
- Swedish Union of Insurance Employees
- Swedish Union of Journalists
- Swedish Union of Local Government Officers
- Swedish Trade Union Confederation(www.lo.se)
- IF Metall
- Swedish Building Maintenance Workers' Union
- Swedish Building Workers' Union
- Swedish Commercial Employees' Union
- Swedish Electricians' Union
- Swedish Food Workers' Union
- Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union
- Swedish Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union
- Swedish Industrial Union
- Swedish Metalworkers' Union
- Swedish Municipal Workers' Union
- Swedish Musicians' Union
- Swedish Painters' Union
- Swedish Paper Workers' Union
- Swedish Transport Workers' Union
- Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees
- Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden
- National Socialist Industrial Workers Union
- Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
- Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftbund)(SGB) (www.sgb.ch)
- syndikat - Die Online Gewerkschaft (syndikat.ch)
- Travail.Suisse
- National Confederation of Togolese Workers
- National Union of Independent Trade Unions of Togo
- Trade Union Confederation of Togolese Workers
Current Unions
- Airline Superintendents Association
- All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union
- Airline Superintendents Association
- Amalgamated Workers Union
- Association of Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Staff
- Aviation, Communication and Allied Workers Union
- Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union (Web page: BIGWU)
- Communication, Transport and General Workers Union
- Communication Workers Union
- Contractors and General Workers Trade Union
- Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association
- Electronic Media Union of Trinidad and Tobago
- Emperor Valley Zoo
- Estate Police Association
- Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations
- Fire Services Association
- Managers and Supervisors Association
- National Petroleum Staff Association
- National Union of Domestic Employees
- Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (Web page: OWTU)
- National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago
- National Union of Government and Federated Workers (Web page: NUGFW)
- National Workers' Union (Web page: NWU)
- Public Services Association
- Seamen and Waterfront Workers Trade Union
- Steel Workers Union of Trinidad and Tobago
- Transport and Industrial Workers Union (Web page: TIWU)
- Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union
- Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (Web page: TTALPA)
- Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (Web page: TTUTA)
- Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers
Historical Unions
- All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union
- Amalgamated Engineering and General Workers' Trade Union
- Bank and General Workers Union
- Bank Employees Union
- British Colonial Taxpayers and All Workers Union
- Civil Service Association
- Communication Services and General Workers Trade Union
- Federated Workers Trade Union
- Government Farm and Nursery Workers Trade Union
- Industrial and Railway Employees Trade Union
- National Union of Government Employees
- Public Works and Public Service Workers Trade Union
- Staff Association of Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
- TTT Senior Staff Association
- Works and Hydraulics Industrial Workers Union
- Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey
- Confederation of Public Workers' Unions
- Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions
- Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions
- Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine
- Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
- National Confederation of the Trade-Union Organizations of Ukraine
- General Federation of Trade Unions (UK)
- Trades Union Congress (TUC)
- Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)
Current Unions
- Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen ASLEF (www.aslef.org.uk)
- Association of Teachers and Lecturers ATL (www.askatl.org.uk)
- Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union BFAWU (www.bfawu.org.uk)
- British Air Line Pilots Association BALPA (www.balpa.org.uk)
- Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union BECTU (www.bectu.org.uk)
- Ceramic and Allied Trades Union CATU (www.catu.org.uk)
- Communication Workers Union CWU (www.cwu.org)
- Community (trade union) www.community-tu.org
- Community and Youth Workers' Union
- Connect - formerly the Society of Telecommunications Executives (STE)
- Educational Institute of Scotland EIS (www.eis.org.uk)
- EQUITY (actors) (www.equity.org.uk)(fuw.org.uk)
- First Division Association (FDA; senior civil servants; formerly Association of First Division Civil Servants) (www.fda.org.uk)
- Fire Brigades Union FBU (www.fbu.org.uk)
- GMB (General workers' union) (www.gmb.org.uk)
- Graphical, Paper and Media Union GPMU (www.gpmu.org.uk)
- Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association HCSA (www.hcsa.com)
- Industrial Workers of the World IWW (www.iww.org.uk)
- International Union of Sex Workers (www.iusw.org)
- Musicians Union MU (www.musiciansunion.org.uk)
- National Association of Probation Officers NAPO (www.napo.org.uk)
- National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers NASUWT (www.teachersunion.org.uk)
- National Union of Journalists NUJ (www.nuj.org.uk)
- National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers NUMAST (www.numast.org)
- National Union of Mineworkers NUM
- National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers RMT (www.rmt.org.uk)
- Offshore Industry Liaison Committee OILC www.oilc.org.uk
- National Union of Teachers NUT (www.teachers.org.uk)
- Professional Association of Teachers PAT (www.pat.org.uk)
- Prison Officers Association POA (www.poauk.org.uk)
- Professional Footballers' Association PFA (www.givemefootball.com)
- Prospect (engineering, scientific, management and professional staff) (www.prospect.org.uk)
- Public and Commercial Services Union PCS (www.pcs.org.uk)
- Royal College of Nursing RCN (legally a professional society rather than a trade union)
- Scottish Artists Union SAU (www.sau.org.uk)
- Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists SCP (www.scpod.org)
- Society of Radiographers SoR (www.sor.org)
- Transport Salaried Staffs' Association TSSA (www.tssa.org.uk)
- Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (National Union of Teachers of Wales) UCAC (www.athrawon.com)
- Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians UCATT (www.ucatt.org.uk)
- Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers USDAW (www.usdaw.org.uk)
- UNISON (Public services) (www.unison.org.uk)
- Unite - the Union - a merger of the T&G and Amicus created on 1 May 2007; an executive council for the new union will be elected in March 2008, and a Rules Conference will be held later in 2008. The merged union will be Britain's largest, with 2 million members. (www.unitetheunion.org.uk (under construction))
- Amicus (Manufacturing, Technical & Skilled Workers) (www.amicustheunion.org)
- Transport & General Workers' Union T&G / TGWU (www.tgwu.org.uk)
- University and College Union (www.ucu.org.uk), amalgam of the AUT and NATFHE.
- The Writers' Guild of Great Britain WGGB (www.writersguild.org.uk)
Historical Unions
- Altogether Builders' Labourers and Constructional Workers' Society
- Amalgamated Association of Carters and Motormen
- Amalgamated Carters, Lorrymen and Motormen's Union
- Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU)
- Amalgamated Marine Workers' Union (AMWU)
- Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASCJ)
- Amalgamated Society of Foremen Lightermen of River Thames
- Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen
- Associated Horsemen's Union
- Association of Coastwise Masters, Mates and Engineers
- Association of University Teachers AUT (www.aut.org.uk). Now amalgamated into the University and College Union (www.ucu.org.uk), along with NATFHE.
- Belfast Breadservers' Association
- Belfast Journeymen Butchers' Association
- Belfast Operative Bakers' Union
- British Seafarers' Union (BSU)
- Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union
- Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Coal Trimmers' Union
- Chemical Workers' Union
- Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE)
- Cumberland Enginemen, Boilermen and Electrical Workers' Union
- Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union (DWRGLU)
- Dundee Pilots
- Electricity Supply Staff Association (Dublin)
- File Grinders' Society
- Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union
- Gibraltar Confederation of Labour
- Gibraltar Labour Trades Union
- Government Civil Employees' Association
- Grangemouth Pilots' Association
- Greenock Sugar Porters' Association
- Grimsby Steam and Diesel Fishing Vessels Engineers' and Firemen's Union
- Halifax and District Carters' and Motormen's Association
- Humber Amalgamated Steam Trawlers' Engineers, and Firemen's Union
- Imperial War Graves Commission Staff Association
- Irish Union of Hairdressers and Allied Workers
- Irish Mental Hospital Workers' Union
- Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ITSC)
- Iron, Steel and Wood Barge Builders and Helpers Association
- Labour Protection League
- Leith and Granston Pilots
- Liverpool and District Carters' and Motormen's Union
- London Co-operative Mutuality Club Collectors' Association
- Lurgan Hemmers' Veiners' and General Workers' Union
- Manchester Ship Canal Pilots' Association
- Manufacturing Science and Finance (MSF)
- Methil Pilots
- National Amalgamated Coal Workers' Union
- National Amalgamated Labourers' Union
- National Association of Operative Plasterers
- National Amalgamated Stevedores' and Dockers' Society
- National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers
- National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education NATFHE (www.natfhe.org.uk). Now amalgamated into the University and College Union (www.ucu.org.uk), along with the AUT
- National Association of Youth Hostel Wardens
- National Glass Bottle Makers' Society
- National Glass Workers' Trade Protection Association
- National Union of British Fishermen
- National Union of Co-operative Insurance Society Employees
- National Union of Dock Labourers (NUDL)
- National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers
- Miners' Federation of Great Britain
- National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO)
- National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers
- National Union of Docks, Wharves and Shipping Staffs
- National Union of Knitwear, Footwear & Apparel Trades (KFAT)
- National Union of Public Employees (NUPE)
- National Union of Railwaymen (NUR)
- National Union of Seamen (NUS)
- National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers
- National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters
- National Union of Ship's Stewards (NUSSCBB)
- National Union of Vehicle Builders
- National Union of Vehicle Workers
- National Winding and General Engineers' Society
- North of England Engineers' and Firemen's Amalgamation
- North of England Trimmers' and Teemers Association
- North of Ireland Operative Butchers' and Allied Workers' Association
- North of Scotland Horse and Motormen's Association
- North Wales Craftsmen and General Workers' Union
- North Wales Quarrymen's Union
- Northern Carpet Trades Union
- Northern Ireland Textile Workers' Union
- Northern Textile and Allied Workers' Union
- Operative Bricklayers' Society (OBS)
- Port of Liverpool Staff Association
- Port of London Deal Porters' Union
- Portadown Textile Workers' Union
- Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland
- Process and General Workers' Union
- Public Works and Constructional Operatives' Union
- Radcliffe and District Enginemen and Boilermen's Provident Society
- Scottish Busmen's Union
- Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union
- Scottish Farm Servants' Association
- Scottish Seafishers' Union
- Scottish Slaters, Tilers, Roofers and Cement Workers' Society
- Scottish Textile Workers' Union
- Scottish Transport and General Workers' Union (Docks)
- Scottish Union of Dock Labourers (SUDL)
- Sheffield Amalgamated Union of File Trades
- Staff Association for Royal Automobile Club Employees
- Union of Bookmakers Employees
- Union of Kodak Workers
- United Cut Nail Makers of Great Britain Protection Society
- United Fishermen's Union
- United Order of General Labourers
- United Vehicle Workers
- Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen's Union
- Weaver Watermen's Association
- Workers' Union
Current Unions
- (The American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations)
- Associated Actors and Artistes of America (4As)
- Actors' Equity Association AEA (www.actorsequity.org)
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists AFTRA (www.aftra.org)
- American Guild of Musical Artists AGMA (www.agma.org)
- American Guild of Variety Artists AGVA
- Hebrew Actors' Union Inc HAU
- The Guild of Italian American Actors GIAA (www.nygiaa.org)
- Screen Actors Guild SAG (www.sag.org)
- Air Line Pilots Association ALPA (www.alpa.org)
- Amalgamated Transit Union ATU (www.atu.org)
- American Federation of Government Employees AFGE (www.afge.org)
- American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada AFM (www.afm.org)
- American Federation of School Administrators AFSA (www.admin.org)
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFSCME (www.afscme.org)
- American Federation of Teachers AFT (www.aft.org)
- American Postal Workers Union APWU (www.apwu.org)
- American Radio Association ARA (home.earthlink.net/~araplans/)
- American Train Dispatchers Department ATDD (atdd.homestead.com/atddpg1.html)
- Atomic Trades and Labor Council ATLC (www.atlcunion.org)
- Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union BCTGM (www.bctgm.org)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen BRS (www.brs.org)
- California School Employees Association CSEA (www.csea.com)
- California Nurses Association CNA (www.calnurse.org)
- Communications Workers of America CWA (www.cwa-union.org)
- Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) (www.floc.com)
- Federation of Professional Athletes
- Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union GMP (www.gmpiu.org)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees IATSE (www.iatse-intl.org)
- International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers IW (www.ironworkers.org)
- International Association of Fire Fighters IAFF (www.iaff.org)
- International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers (www.insulators.org)
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAM (www.iamaw.org)
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (www.boilermakers.org)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW (www.ibew.org)
- International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades IBPAT (http://www.ibpat.org [7])
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers IFPTE (www.ifpte.org)
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union ILWU (www.ilwu.com)
- International Longshoremen's Association ILA (www.ilaunion.org)
- International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers Union of North America
- International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers
- International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers BAC (www.bacweb.org)
- International Union of Elevator Constructors IUEC (www.iuec.org)
- International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers and Allied Trades IUJHAT
- International Union of Operating Engineers IUOE (www.iuoe.org)
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades IUPAT (www.iupat.org)
- International Union of Police Associations IUPA (www.iupa.org)
- Union Millwrights (www.unionmillwright.com)
- National Federation of Independent Unions NFIU (www.nfiu.org)
- National Postal Mail Handlers Union NPMHU (www.npmhu.org)
- Marine Engineers Beneficial Association MEBA (www.d1meba.org)
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association NATCA (www.natca.org)
- National Association of Letter Carriers NALC (www.nalc.org)
- National Nurses Organizing Committee NNOC (www.nnoc.net)
- Office and Professional Employees International Union OPEIU (www.opeiu.org)
- Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association OPCMIA (www.opcmai.org)
- Seafarers International Union of North America SIU (www.seafarers.org)
- Sheet Metal Workers International Association SMWIA (www.smwia.org)
- Transport Workers Union of America TWU (www.twu.org)
- Transportation Communications International Union TCU (www.tcunion.org)
- United American Nurses UAN (www.uannurse.org)
- United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada UA
- United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union UAW (www.uaw.org
- United Mine Workers of America UMWA (www.umw.org)
- United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union USW (www.usw.org)
- United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers (www.unionroofers.com)
- Utility Workers Union of America UWUA (www.uwua.org)
- Writers Guild of America, East WGAE (www.wgaeast.org)
- Associated Actors and Artistes of America (4As)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters IBT (www.teamsters.org)
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers BLE (www.ble.org)
- Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees BMWE (www.bmwe.org)
- Graphic Communications International Union GCIU (www.gciu.org)
- Laborers' International Union of North America LIUNA (www.liuna.org)
- Service Employees International Union SEIU (www.seiu.org)
- Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU CIR/SEIU (www.cirseiu.org)
- National Association of Government Employees NAGE (www.nage.org)
- UNITE HERE (www.unitehere.org)
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America UBC (www.carpenters.org)
- United Farm Workers of America UFW (www.ufw.org)
- United Food and Commercial Workers UFCW (www.ufcw.org)
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union RWDSU (www.rwdsu.org)
Independent
- Armco Employees Independent Federation AEIF
- Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association AMFA (www.amfanatl.org)
- Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers APDD (www.pizzadeliverydrivers.org)
- California Correctional Peace Officers Association CCPOA (www.ccpoanet.org)
- California Nurses Association CNA (www.calnurses.org)
- California Teachers Association CTA (www.cta.org)
- Coalition of University Employees CUE (www.cueunion.org)
- Directors Guild of America DGA (www.dga.org)
- Field Staff Association (FSA) ([8])
- Independent Pilots Association IPA (ipapilot.org)
- Independent Steelworkers Union ISU (ISU Homepage)
- Industrial Workers of the World IWW ("Wobblies") (IWW Homepage)
- International Union Security * Police * Fire Professionals of America SPFPA (SPFPA Homepage)
- Major League Baseball Players Association MLBPA
- Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union (mcofu.org)
- Massachusetts Nurses Association (www.massnurses.org)
- National Education Association NEA (www.nea.org)
- NHL Players Association NHLPA (www.nhlpa.com)
- National Rural Letter Carriers Association NRLCA (www.nrlca.org)
- National Treasury Employees Union NTEU (www.nteu.org)
- National Weather Service Employees Organization NWSEO (www.nwseo.org)
- Professional Lacrosse Players' Association PLPA (www.plpa.com)
- Progressive Organization for Workplace and Employee Rights POWER (www.union-power.org)
- Union Millwrights m/w (www.unionmillwright.com)
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America UE (www.ranknfile-ue.org)
- UE Local 222 - Connecticut Independent Labor and Police Unions (www.cilu.org)
- United Transportation Union UTU (www.utu.org)
- Writers Guild of America, west WGAw (www.wga.org)
- National Emergency Medical Services Association (NEMSA) (nemsausa.org)
Staff Unions
Historical Unions
- Amalgamated Meat Cutters see United Food and Commercial Workers above
- American Federation of Labor (see AFL-CIO above)
- Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
- American Railway Union
- Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
- Cigar Makers' International Union
- Congress of Industrial Organizations (see AFL-CIO above)
- Drug, Hospital, and Health Care Employees Union
- General Trades Union
- Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union see UNITE HERE above
- International Fur & Leather Workers Union
- Knights of Labor
- Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International Union (PACE) See United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union above
- Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968) (PATCO)
- Retail Clerks International Union see United Food and Commercial Workers above
- Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees UNITE! see UNITE HERE above
- United Packinghouse Workers of America see United Food and Commercial Workers above
- Western Federation of Miners see United Steelworkers above
- International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers - important left-led union of the '30s
- Workingmen's Benevolent Association
Union Reform Groups
- Association for Union Democracy AUD (www.uniondemocracy.org)
- Labor Notes "Putting the Movement Back in the Labor Movement" (www.labornotes.org)
- Members for Democracy MFD - Canadian union reform and worker empowerment group (www.uncharted.ca)
- Research, Educate, Advocacy, People REAP - UFCW reform group (www.reapinc.org)
- Short Circuits IBEW local reformers (www.shortcircuits.us)
- Teamsters for a Democratic Union TDU (www.tdu.org)
Other Union Organizations
- A. Philip Randolph Institute (www.apri.org)
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (www.apalanet.org)
- Change to Win Coalition (www.changetowin.org)
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists CBTU (www.cbtu.org)
- Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions CGEU (www.cgeu.org)
- Coalition of Labor Union Women CLUW (www.cluw.org)
- Committees for Occupational Safety and Health COSHs
- Jewish Labor Committee (www.jewishlabor.org)
- Jobs with Justice JwJ (www.jwj.org)
- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (www.lclaa.org)
- Pride At Work PAW (www.prideatwork.org)
- Working America (www.workingamerica.org)
- Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela
- Movimiento Nacional de Trabajadores Para La Liberación
- Unión Nacional de Trabajadores