Labour Research August 2011

Union news

Political funds

The number of union members contributing to union political funds rose between 2008-09 and 2009-10 by 2.7%, according to the annual report of the certification officer. The increase came thanks to the establishment of a fund by the National Union of Teachers.

The total number of unions with funds in this period was 29, and the number of members contributing to them was 4.3 million. This is almost three times as many as the number of members in those unions who choose not to contribute to the funds (1.5 million).