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TRADE union membership soared in the private sector for the third year running, government figures revealed yesterday.
Over 60,000 workers in the private sector saw the benefits of solidarity and signed-up to a trade union.
There are now 2.6 million unionised workers in Britain’s businesses, which far outstrips the 100,000 members lost in the public sector as a result of the Tory jobs cull.
The image of unions as stale and male is also being broken by figures that show women are more likely to be members.
The government’s annual analysis shows 28 per cent of women workers are union members compared to 25 per cent of men.
TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady welcomed the findings.
She said: “Unions deliver better pay, longer holidays, more training, safer workplaces, family-friendly jobs and decent pensions.
“That is because workers are stronger when they join together.”
