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Article: Trade Union Membership 2005.
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- March 14, 2006
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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 March 2006-UK Government: Trade Union Membership 2005(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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A National Statistics publication, 'Trade Union Membership 2005' was published today by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The report, which is based on Labour Force Survey date for autumn 2005, had the following key findings:
* A rise in the rate of trade union membership among women lifted overall union density in the United Kingdom in 2005. Union density rose to 29.0 per cent for employees and 26.2 per cent for all those in employment in 2005. This occurred despite a decline in the rate of union membership among ...