Trade union membership increases by 91,000

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Trade union membership increases by 91,000 ................ I wonder why?

The number of workers in a trade union increased by 91,000 last year, according to data published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

The total rose to 6.44 million, the third consecutive yearly increase following a low of 6.23 million in 2016.

The proportion of workers who were trade union members increased to 23.5% in 2019, up from 23.4% a year earlier.

The rise was driven by the increase in female members, up 170,000 on the year to 3.69 million, the highest figure since the records began in 1995.

The main boost to numbers has come from the public sector, which rose by 74,000 to 3.77 million; private sector membership rose by 17,000 to 2.67 million.

Guardian live