Britain's unions

Accord
Simmons House, 46 Old Bath Road, Charvil, Reading, Berks, RG10 9QR

Tel  0118934 1808 Fax 0118 932 0208
Email info@accordhq.org
Web www.accord-myunion.org

General secretary 
Ged Nichols

Sectors Financial

Lloyds Banking Group, Equitable Life Assurance Society

Membership 
m: 9,139 f: 18,856 total 27,995

Advance
16/17 High Street, Tring, Herts HP23 5AH

Tel  01442891122 Fax 01442891133
Email info@advance-union.org
Web www.advance-union.org

General secretary 
Linda Rolph

Main trades All staff employed in Santander and Santander businesses in the UK.

Membership 
m: 2,001 f: 5,481 total 7,482

Aegis
Aegis the Union
AEGON UK plc Edinburgh Park Edinburgh EH12 9SE

Tel  0131549 5665 Email aegismb@aegon.co.uk
Web www.aegistheunion.co.uk

General secretary 
Brian Linn

Main trades Staff at AEGON UK - part of the international finance group that provides pensions, life insurance and investment products.

Sectors Financial

Represents members working at Aegon UK

Membership 
m: 794 f: 933 total 2,357

AEP
Association of Educational Psychologists
4 The Riverside Centre, Frankland Lane, Durham DH1 5TA

Tel  0191384 9512 Fax 0191 386 5287
Email enquiries@aep.org.uk
Web www.aep.org.uk

General secretary 
Kate Fallon

Main trades Educational psychologists in local educational authorities and other public and private organisations in England, Wales & Northern Ireland.

Membership 
m: 752 f: 2,589 total 3,341

AFA-CWA
Association of Flight Attendants
AFA Council 07, United Airlines Cargo Centre, Shoreham Road East, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow TW6 3UA

Tel  0208276 6723 Email afalhr@unitedafa.org
Web www.afalhr.org.uk

Main trades Airline cabin crew

Membership 
(Male/Female split not available) total 500

ASLEF
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
77 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 4NN

Tel  0207324 2400 Fax 0207490 8697
Email info@aslef.org.uk
Web www.aslef.org.uk

General secretary 
Mick Whelan

Main trades Railways - drivers, operational supervisors and staff

Membership 
m: 18,161 f: 737 total 18,898

ATL
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
7 Northumberland Street, London WC2N 5RD

Tel  0207930 6441 Fax 020 7930 1359
Email info@atl.org.uk
Web www.atl.org.uk

General secretary 
Dr Mary Bousted

Main trades Teachers, headteachers, lecturers and teaching support staff in nursery, primary, secondary schools, sixth form and further education colleges. Includes membership of the Association for College Management, which transferred engagements to the ATL in January 2011

Membership 
m: 35,345 f: 96,764 total 132,109

BACM-TEAM
British Association of Colliery Management - Technical, Energy and Administrative Management
Edwinstowe House, High Street, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire NG21 9PR

Tel  01623821510 Fax 01623827634
Email gs@bacmteam.org.uk
Web www.bacmteam.org.uk

General secretary 
Patrick Carragher

Main trades Mining; manufacturing & distribution; environment & consultancy; finance & administration; engineering; technical, energy & utilities.

Membership 
m: 2,134 f: 84 total 2,218

BALPA
British Air Line Pilots' Association
BALPA House, 5 Heathrow Boulevard, 278 Bath Road, West Drayton UB7 0DQ

Tel  0208476 4000 Fax 0208476 4077
Email balpa@balpa.org
Web www.balpa.org

General secretary 
Jim McAuslan

Main trades Airline pilots, winchmen and flight engineers (commercial)

Membership 
m: 7,980 f: 420 total 8,400

BDA
British Dietetic Association
Charles House, 148/149 Gt Charles Street, Birmingham B3 3HT

Tel  0121200 8021 Fax 0121200 8081
Email tusecretary@bda.uk.com
Web www.bda.uk.com

General secretary 
Head of Employment Relations: Debbie O'Rourke

Main trades The science and practice of dietetics in the private and public sector

Membership 
m: 260 f: 6,462 total 6,722

BECTU
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
373-377 Clapham Road, London, SW9 9BT

Tel  0207346 0900 Email info@bectu.org.uk
Web www.bectu.org.uk

General secretary 
Gerry Morrissey

Main trades Broadcasting, film, digital and online media, theatre, cinema and related sectors

Membership 
m: 17,174 f: 7,152 total 24,326

BFAWU
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Stanborough House, Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 7TA

Tel  01707260150 Fax 01707261570
Email info@bfawu.org
Web www.bfawu.org

General secretary 
Ronnie Draper

Main trades food

Membership 
(Male/Female split not available) total 20,816

BIOS TU
British and Irish Orthoptic Society Trade Union
62 Wilson Street London EC2A 2BU

Tel  01353665541 Email bios@orthoptics.org.uk
Web www.orthoptics.org.uk

Membership email 
membership@orthoptics.org.uk

General secretary 
Chair: Lesley-Anne Baxter

Main trades orthoptists

Membership 
(Male/Female split not available) total 975

BSU
Britannia Staff Union
Court Lodge, Leonard Street, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5JP

Tel  01538399 627 Fax 01538371 342
Email bsu@themail.co.uk
Web www.britanniasu.org.uk

General secretary 
John Stoddard

Main trades Finance sector union representing staff working in Co-operative Banking Group and its group of companies

Membership 
m: 929 f: 2,220 total 3,149

Community
67/68 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9FA

Tel  0207420 4000 Fax 0207420 4095
Email info@community-tu.org
Web www.community-tu.org

General secretary 
Michael Leahy OBE

Main trades Steel and metal, textiles, footwear and leather, betting shops, social care.

Membership 
m: 40,509 f: 9,503 total 50,012

CSP
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
14 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4ED

Tel  0207306 6666 Fax 020 7306 6611
Email enquiries@csp.org.uk
Web www.csp.org.uk

General secretary 
Director of Employment Relations & Union Services: Lesley Mercer

Main trades Chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and assistants.

Membership 
m: 4,639 f: 32,962 total 37,601

CWU
Communications Workers Union
150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX

Tel  0208971 7200 Fax 0208971 7300
Email info@cwu.org
Web www.cwu.org

General secretary 
Billy Hayes

Main trades Royal Mail Group, Post Office, BT, O2 and other telecoms companies, Cable TV, Accenture HR Services, Capita, Santander and other related industries

Membership 
m: 165,114 f: 39,305 total 204,419

EIS
Educational Institute of Scotland
46 Moray Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BH

Tel  0131225 6244 Fax 0131220 3151
Email enquiries@eis.org.uk
Web www.eis.org.uk

General secretary 
Larry Flanagan

Main trades Teachers, lecturers, associated educational personnel (Scotland).

Membership 
m: 12,956 f: 43,182 total 56,138

Equity
Guild House, Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EG

Tel  0207379 6000 Fax 0207379 7001
Email info@equity.org.uk
Web www.equity.org.uk

General secretary 
Christine Payne

Main trades Performance workers in theatre, film, television, radio and variety, fashion models.

Membership 
m: 18,412 f: 18,373 total 36,785

FBU
Fire Brigades' Union
Bradley House, 68 Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT2 7AE

Tel  0208541 1765 Fax 0208546 5187
Email office@fbu.org.uk
Web www.fbu.org.uk

General secretary 
Matt Wrack

Main trades Local authority fire brigades

Membership 
m: 39,787 f: 2,818 total 42,605

FDA
8 Leake Street, London SE1 7NN

Tel  0207401 5555 Fax 0207401 5550
Email info@fda.org.uk
Web www.fda.org.uk

General secretary 
Dave Penman

Main trades Civil service, public bodies and NHS

The union of choice for senior public sector managers and professionals.

Membership 
m: 9,147 f: 9,122 total 18,269

GMB
22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD

Tel  0207391 6700 Email info@gmb.org.uk
Web www.gmb.org.uk

General secretary 
Paul Kenny

Main trades Public services - local government, school support staff, care, NHS and education; also security, civil air transport, food production, distribution, retail, energy, utilities, catering, construction, shipbuilding, aerospace, defence, engineering, chemicals, leisure, textiles and clothing.

Britain's General Union

Membership 
m: 313,704 f: 296,412 total 610,116

HCSA
Hospital Consultants' and Specialists' Association
1 Kingsclere Road, Overton, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 3JA

Tel  01256771 777 Fax 01256770 999
Email conspec@hcsa.com
Web www.hcsa.com

General secretary 
Eddie Saville

Main trades Hospital consultants, associate specialists, SpR grade and staff grade.

Membership 
m: 2,779 f: 653 total 3,432

MU
Musicians' Union
60/62 Clapham Road, London SW9 0JJ

Tel  0207582 5566 Fax 0207582 9805
Email info@theMU.org.uk
Web www.theMU.org

General secretary 
John Smith

Main trades Employed and self-employed musicians including live and recording artists, writers, composers and teachers.

Membership 
m 22,419 f: 9,063 total 31,482

NACO
National Association of Co-operative Officials
6a Clarendon Place, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 2QZ

Tel  0161351 7900 Fax 0161366 6800
Email info@naco.coop
Web www.naco.coop

General secretary 
Neil Buist

Main trades Retail distribution, insurance, financial services, funeral services, motor trades (retail), retail pharmacy, travel industry, agriculture.

Membership 
m: 1,282 f: 704 total 1,986

NACODS
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers
Wadsworth House, 130-132 Doncaster Road Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 1TP

Tel  01226203 743 Fax 01226295 563
Email natnacods@googlemail.com
Web www.nacods.org.uk

General secretary 
Rowland Soar

Main trades Mining.

Membership 
(Male/Female split not available) total 323

Napo
4 Chivalry Road, London SW11 1HT

Tel  0207223 4887 Fax 0207223 3503
Email info@napo.org.uk
Web www.napo.org.uk

General secretary 
Jonathan Ledger

Main trades Probation staff (NOMS) and family court staff (Cafcass)

The Trade Union and Professional Association for Family Court and Probation Staff.

Membership 
m: 2,404 f: 5,956 total 8,360

NASS
National Association of Stable Staff
The New Astley Club, Fred Archer Way, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NT

Tel  01638663411 Email office@naoss.co.uk
Web www.naoss.co.uk

General secretary 
George McGrath

Main trades Racing staff employed by licensed race horse trainers.

Represents stable staff employed by licensed race horse trainers

Membership 
m: 1,380 f: 1,136 total 2,516

NASUWT
The Teachers' Union
5 King Street, London WC2E 8SD

Tel  0207420 9670 Fax 0207420 9679
Email nasuwt@mail.nasuwt.org.uk
Web www.nasuwt.org.uk

Membership email 
membership@mail.nasuwt.org.uk

General secretary 
Chris Keates

Main trades education - teachers from early years to further education, maintained and independent sector, deputy headteachers, headteachers, students studying for teaching qualifications; other persons whose contracts of employment require them to teach, lecture or instruct.

Membership 
m 77,430 f 201,715 total 279,145

Nautilus International
1-2 The Shrubberies, George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1BD

Tel  0208989 6677 Fax 0208530 1015
Email enquiries@nautilusint.org
Web www.nautilusint.org

General secretary 
Mark Dickinson

Main trades merchant navy and all related areas

Membership 
m 16,410 f 349 total 16,759

NGSU
Nationwide Group Staff Union
Middleton Farmhouse, 37 Main Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxon OX17 2QT

Tel  01295710 767 Fax 01295712 580
Email ngsu@ngsu.org.uk
Web www.ngsu.org.uk

General secretary 
Tim Poil

Main trades all staff within the Nationwide Building Society Group, including Nationwide, Dunfermline Building Society and Nationwide International Ltd

Membership 
m 3,608 f 9,472 total 13,080

NUJ
National Union of Journalists
Headland House, 308-312 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DP

Tel  0207843 3700 Fax 0207837 8143
Email info@nuj.org.uk
Web www.nuj.org.uk

General secretary 
Michelle Stanistreet

Main trades journalists, photographers, new media and PR

Membership 
m 18,144 f 11,786 total 29,930

NUM
National Union of Mineworkers
Miners' Offices, 2 Huddersfield Rd, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2LS

Tel  01226215 555 Fax 01226215 561
Email chris.kitchen@num.org.uk
Web www.num.org.uk

General secretary 
Chris Kitchen

Main trades coal mining

Membership 
(M/F split unavailable) total 1,695

NUT
National Union of Teachers
Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD

Tel  0207388 6191 Fax 0207387 8458
Web www.teachers.org.uk

General secretary 
Christine Blower

Main trades teachers

Membership 
m 69,856 f 225,268 total 295,124

OURS
One Union for Regional Staff
O.U.R.S, 26 High Street, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1AZ

Tel  01352751512 Membership email 
Karen.Hughes@thecheshire.co.uk


General secretary 
Chair: Karen Hughes

Main trades represents staff at the Derbyshire Building Society and Cheshire Building Society groups of companies

Membership 
m 152 f 545 total 697

PCS
Public and Commercial Services Union
160 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LN

Tel  0207924 2727 Fax 0207924 1847
Web www.pcs.org.uk

General secretary 
Mark Serwotka

Main trades government departments and agencies, public bodies, private sector information technology and other service companies

Membership 
m 121,326 f 180,236 total total 301,562

PFA
Professional Footballers' Association
20 Oxford Court, Bishopsgate, Manchester M2 3WQ

Tel  0161236 0575 Fax 0161228 7229
Email info@thepfa.co.uk
Web www.thepfa.com

General secretary 
Gordon Taylor, BSc(Econ), HonDArt, Hon MA

Main trades professional football

Membership 
m 2,713 f 0 total 2,713

POA
The Professional Trades Union for Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers
Cronin House, 245 Church Street, London N9 9HW

Tel  0208803 0255 Fax 0208803 1761
Web www.poauk.org.uk

General secretary 
Steve Gillan

Main trades persons employed in any penal or secure establishment or special hospital as a prison officer, a nursing grade, operational support grade, a non-industrial stores grade and NHS secure forensic staff

Membership 
m 26,172 f 9,800 total 35,972

Prospect
New Prospect House, 8 Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN

Tel  0207902 6600 Fax 0207902 6667
Email enquiries@prospect.org.uk
Web www.prospect.org.uk

General secretary 
Paul Noon

Main trades engineering, scientific, managerial & professional staff in agriculture, communications/ICT, defence, electricity supply, energy, environment, health & safety, heritage, industry, law & order, shipbuilding, transport

Merged with Connect 01/01/2010

Membership 
m 94,807 f 28,602 total 123,409

RMT
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD

Tel  0207387 4771 Fax 0207387 4123
Web www.rmt.org.uk

General secretary 
Bob Crow

Main trades railways and shipping, underground, road transport

Membership 
m 70,430 f 9,069 total 79,499

SCP
Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
1 Fellmongers Path, Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 3LY

Tel  0845450 3720 Fax 0845450 3721
Email enq@scpod.org
Web www.feetforlife.org

General secretary 
Ms Joanna Brown

Membership 
(M/F split unavailable) total 8,888

SoR
Society of Radiographers
207 Providence Square, Mill Street, London SE1 2EW

Tel  0207740 7200 Fax 0207740 7233
Web www.sor.org

General secretary 
Chief exec officer Richard Evans

Main trades National Health Service

Membership 
m 3,293 f 16,397 total 19,690

Staff Union West Bromwich Building Society
374 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8LR

Tel  0870220 7720
General secretary 
Julie Holton (Staff Union Chair)

Membership 
m: 194 f: 328 total 522

SURGE
The Bailey, Harrogate Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire. BD23 1DN

Tel  01756705826 Email Brian.McDaid@skiptonunion.co.uk
Web www.skiptonunion.co.uk

General secretary 
Brian McDaid

Main trades the unions representing staff employed by the Skipton Building Society and wholely owned subsidiaries

Membership 
(M/F split unavailable) total 1,302

TSSA
Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
Walkden House, 10 Melton Street, London NW1 2EJ

Tel  0207387 2101 Fax 0207383 0656
Email enquiries@tssa.org.uk
Web www.tssa.org.uk

General secretary 
Manuel Cortes

Main trades administrative, clerical, supervisory, managerial, professional and technical employees of railways, London Underground, buses, road haulage, port authorities and waterways in Great Britain and Ireland. Also employees in the travel trade, hotel and catering industries

Membership 
m 19,859 f 8,439 total 28,298

UCAC
Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru
Prif Swyddfa UCAC, Ffordd Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3EU

Tel  01970639950 Fax 01970626 765
Email ucac@athrawon.com
Web www.athrawon.com

General secretary 
Elaine Edwards

Main trades education - teachers and lecturers

Membership 
m 806 f 3,140 total 3,946

UCATT
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
UCATT House, 177 Abbeville Road, London SW4 9RL

Tel  0207622 2442 Fax 0207720 4081
Email info@ucatt.org.uk
Web www.ucatt.org.uk

General secretary 
Steve Murphy

Main trades construction and building

Membership 
(M/F split unavailable) total 127,433

UCU
University and College Union
Carlow Street, London NW1 7LH

Tel  0207756 2500 Fax 0207756 2501
Email hq@ucu.org.uk
Web www.ucu.org.uk

Membership email 
membership@ucu.org.uk

General secretary 
Sally Hunt

Main trades academic and academic related staff in higher education, further education, adult education, land-based education and prison education

Membership 
m 62,140 f 57,261 total 119,401

UNISON
UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

Tel  0845355 0845 text tel: 0800 0967 968 Web www.unison.org.uk

General secretary 
Dave Prentis

Main trades local government, health care, the water, gas and electricity industries, further and higher education, schools, transport, voluntary sector, housing associations, police support staff

Membership 
m 431,050 f 943,450 total 1,374,500

Unite
Amicus Section: 35 King Street, London, WC2E 8JG. TGWU section: Unite House, 128 Theobald's Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN

Tel  02074208900 (Amicus) 020 76112500 (TGWU) Fax 02072404723 (Amicus) 020 76112555 (TGWU)
Web www.unitetheunion.org

General secretary 
Len McCluskey

Main trades manufacturing, engineering, energy, construction, IT, defence aerospace, motor industry, civil aviation, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, steel and metals, shipbuilding, scientists, technologists, professional and managerial staff, electronics and telecommunications, tobacco, food and drink, textiles, ceramics, paper, printing, professional staff in universities, commercial sales, the voluntary sector, banking and financial services, and the National Health Service, administrative, clerical, technical and supervisory; agriculture; building, construction and civil engineering; chemical, oil and rubber manufacture; civil air transport; docks and waterways; food, drink and tobacco; general workers; passenger services; power and engineering; public services; road transport commercial; textiles; vehicle building and automotive.

Unite is the new general union, created in 2007 from the merger of the TGWU and Amicus.

Membership 
m 1,116,593 f 353,105 total 1,474,564

Unity
Hillcrest House, Garth Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 2AB

Tel  01782272 755 Fax 01782284 902
Web www.unitytheunion.org.uk

General secretary 
Geoff Bagnall

Main trades the ceramics industry (all areas)

Membership 
m 3,239 f 1,714 total 4,953

URTU
United Road Transport Union
Almond House, Oak Green, Stanley Green Business Park, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6QL

Tel  0800526639 Fax 0161485 3109
Email info@urtu.com
Web www.urtu.com

General secretary 
Robert Monks

Main trades drivers, warehousing, ancillary workers in the logistics and food sectors

Membership 
m 12,000 f 250 total 12,250

USDAW
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
188 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14 6LJ

Tel  0161224 2804 Fax 0161257 2566
Email enquiries@usdaw.org.uk
Web www.usdaw.org.uk

General secretary 
John Hannett

Main trades retail, distributive, food processing and manufacturing, laundries, catering, chemical processing, pharmaceutical, home shopping, warehouses, insurance agents, clerical, milkround and dairy process, call centres

Membership 
m 166,066 f 220,506 total 386,572

WGGB
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
40 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4RX

Tel  0207833 0777 Email admin@writersguild.org.uk
Web www.writersguild.org.uk

General secretary 
Bernie Corbett

Main trades television, radio, film, books, theatre, video games and multimedia

Membership 
(M/F split unavailable) total 1,333

YISA
Yorkshire Independent Staff Association
c/o Yorkshire Building Society, Yorkshire House, Yorkshire Drive, Rooley Lane, Bradford BD5 8LJ

Tel  01274472453 Email kmwatson@ybs.co.uk

General secretary 
Karen Watson

Membership 
m 409 f 935 total 1,344