Trade union

An organisation of workers that protects and promotes its members’ interests through advice, representation, negotiation and campaigning.

An organisation of workers that represents its members and seeks to protect their pay, working conditions and employment rights.

A trade union represents workers and seeks to protect their pay, working conditions and employment rights. A worker negotiating alone may have less influence than workers acting together through an organised union.

An organisation of workers that supports its members and represents their interests over matters such as pay, working conditions and employment rights.

Do not treat the categories as mutually exclusive. A charity can also campaign, and a trade union can act as a pressure group.

For a question about trade union history, link named events to changes in workers’ rights or union power rather than simply listing dates.

Distinguish trade unions, which represent workers, from employers’ associations, which represent employers. The National Farmers’ Union represents farmers and agricultural businesses despite having ‘union’ in its name.

An association of workers that acts collectively to protect or improve their employment conditions.

Trade unions represent workers collectively. UNISON, for example, represents public sector workers, including nurses and council staff. Unions provide advice and legal help, negotiate with employers and lobby government.

An association of workers that aims to maintain or improve employment conditions through collective action.

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