Trade unions

Full Name Short Name Notes
Union of Post Office Workers UPW Formed in 1919 by the merger of the Postmen's Federation, Postal and Telegraph Clerks' Association and the Fawcett Association. Became the Union of Communication Workers in 1920 and in 1995 the Communication Workers' Union.
Union of Print Workers UPW
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers USDAW
Union of Textile Workers UTW
UNISON UNISON Formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO), the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and the Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE) merged.
Unite Unite Formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union.
United Commercial Travellers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland UCTA
United French Polishers' Society UFP
United Patternmakers' Association UPA
United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders USBISS
United Textile Factory Workers' Association UTFWA
Watermen, Lightermen and Tugmen's Union WLTU
Winding and General Engineers Society WGES
Yorkshire Miners' Association YMA