Accord
http://www.accord-myunion.org/
More like a staff association for people at the halifax, but affiliated to the TUC

ALGUS Online
http://www.algus.org.uk/
Staff association for the Alliance and Leicester staff of this world

Amicus
http://www.amicustheunion.org
Big union, the result of a merger between the Engineers AEEU and the general MSF union. Once the stronghold of New Labour, but he was dumped against the odds by Derek Simpson, a refreshing wind.

ANGU
http://www.angu.org.uk/
Carrying on the trend of banks having their own special union each. here's to one big bankers union!!

ASLEF
http://www.aslef.org.uk/
Train drivers union, dodgy leadership, but a militant past has ensured a half decent pay packet for it's members.

Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP)
http://www.aep.org.uk/
Says it all in the title

Association of Flight Attendants (AFA)
http://www.afalhr.org.uk/
"And there'll be picket lines here, here and over there, please be sure to fasten your stewards armband by pulling on the yellow tab"

Association of University Teachers (AUT)
http://www.aut.org.uk
Have to strike for a few weeks before most students notice, but given the research and money making priorities of Universities nowadays, they find themselves increasingly powerful.

ATL
http://www.askatl.org.uk/
m 29,554 f 80,529 total 110,083 main trades and industries teachers, lecturers and teaching support staff in nursery, primary, secondary schools, sixth form and further education colleges Gen sec Dr Mary Bousted Annual conference 5-8 April 2004, Bourn

BOS
http://www.orthoptics.org.uk/
orthoptics

British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA)
http://www.balpa.org.uk/
Potentially as influential as al-Qaida, could assert their control of the holiday industry and help to save the planet at the same time.

British Dietetic Association (BDA)
http://www.bda.uk.com/
Small, but pretty healthy union

British Medical Association (BMA)
http://www.bma.org.uk/
Doctors union, selective treatment for certain people is a weapon quite unique to this crew.

Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)
http://www.bectu.org.uk
Carefully planned strikes could bring down the entire government propaganda programme and also rid our TV sets of makeover, reality and celebrity programmes. Go BECTU, Go!

Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)
http://www.bectu.org.uk/
One strike - and no more telly. The biggest favour one group of workers could do for society.

BSU
http://www.britanniasu.org.uk/
finance sector union representing staff working in Britannia Building Society

CATU
http://www.catu.org.uk/
Representing the workers of the ceramics industry

CDNA
http://www.cdna.tvu.ac.uk/
community and district nurses of the UK, Unite!

Communication Workers Union (CWU)
http://www.cwu.org/
Big, radical, posties and telecoms workers union. Leading in it's relationship with anti-racist and anti-capitalist organisations.

CONNECT
http://www.connectuk.org
Formerly Society of Telecoms Excutives. Should be able to help take control of the communications networks of the country.

Connect
http://www.connectuk.org/
Formerly the STE, organising workers in telecommunications, information technology and the like

CSP
http://www.csp.org.uk/
chartered physiotherapists,physiotherapy students and assistants

CYWU
http://www.cywu.org.uk/index.shtml
Not a welsh union, but one for the all the youth workers, workers in youth theatre, community education, outdoor education, play and personal advisers/mentors.

Equity (actors union)
http://www.equity.org.uk/
Equity, powerful on influence, could stop soap opears from happening and ruin the advertising industry. Luvvies of the world, unite, darling.

FDA
http://www.fda.org.uk:80/Resource.phx/content/public/index.htx
highhest paid types in civil service, public bodies and NHS

Fire Brigades Union (FBU)
http://www.fbu.org.uk/
Fire Brigades Union. Extremely popular, very influential, didn't go hard enough for their proper �30k pay award and failed, try again Andy Gilchrist!

General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU)
http://www.gftu.org.uk
Federation of specialist unions, could do with resurrecting it's old role of inter-union strike fund support as well.

GMB
http://www.gmb.org.uk/
GMB stands for General, Municipal and Boilermakers Union, but not many boilermakers left. If you don't know which union to join, try this one!

Graphical, Paper & Media Union
http://www.gpmu.org.uk/
Print workers and associated trades union, could stop the publication of an increasing number of papers, including now the Sun. Hmmmmm, go on, you know you want to.

HCSA
http://www.hcsa.com/
Hospital consultants and the like

ISTC
http://www.istc-tu.org/
ISTC

KFAT, the Knitwear and Footwear Workers Union
http://www.kfat.org.uk/
Clothing manufacture workers union, more than half it's members female, battling sweatshoip conditions and the 'outsourcing' of jobs to Indonesia, India and other less-developed countries.

Labour Net UK
http://www.labournet.net/default.asp
Lots of information about trade union and workers' struggles, including international coverage

Musicians Union
http://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/
From buskers down to rock super stars, from orchestras to boy bands, musical resistance and protection of musicians jobs and rights right here.

NAEIAC
http://62.73.166.138/naeiac/flash/welcome.asp?show=flash
NEAIAC

NAPO
http://www.napo.org.uk/
Probation officers, one strike and who knows how much mayhem could be unleashed?

NASUWT
http://www.teachersunion.org.uk/homepage.asp?NodeID=42710
Teachers, the union for those who prefer to toe the line.

NATFHE
http://www.natfhe.org.uk/
College lecturers - now it's full of short, flexibkle contract people with as much job security as the latest manager of Chelsea.

National Union of Marine Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers (NUMAST)
http://www.numast.org/
Could do with getting a touch more like the French counterparts, nothing wrong with the odd harbour blockade.

National Union of Teachers (NUT)
http://www.teachers.org.uk/index.php
Teachers, some of the most popular strikers in the country, with a very young fan base.

Nationwide Group Staff Union (NGSU)
http://www.ngsu.org.uk/
If the Abbey are having one, then so's the Nationwide. Insulated unions, maybe think they can stop a cross bank stoppage, but this idea doesn't really work when things are really taking off.

NUJ
http://www.nuj.org.uk/front/index.php
m 14,151 f 9,191 total 23,342 main trades and industries journalists Gen sec Jeremy Dear President George MacIntyre Annual conference 25-29 March 2004, Liverpool

POA
http://www.poauk.org.uk/
Screws against oppression, and other penal system workers as well.

Professional Footballers Association (PFA)
http://www.givemefootball.com/
A strike from this lot and my team might not get relegated...

Prospect
http://www.prospect.org.uk/index.php
m 86,119f 19,361 total 105,480 main trades and industries engineering, scientific, managerial & professional staff in agriculture, defence, electricity supply, energy, environment, health & safety, heritage, industry, law & order, shipbuildin

Public and Civil Service Union (PCS)
http://www.pcs.org.uk/MainPage.asp?NodeID=20427
Active and getting more militant union of civil servants. Needed now Gordon Brown has decided 40,000 of them are surplus to requirement.

Rail, Maritime and transport Union (RMT)
http://www.rmt.org.uk/
Good union organisation makes fearful headlines in the Mail and Evening Standard. Leader Bob Crow one of the most respected and uncompromising representatives in the movement.

SOR
http://www.sor.org/
SOR

SPC
http://www.members.feetforlife.org/accessdenied/members.html
spc

The Bakers Union (BFAWU)
http://www.bfawu.org/
Bakers, Food and allied workers. Never more than 45 minutes from a doughnut crisis.

The Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)
http://cgi.writersguild.force9.co.uk/
Writers Guild, hopefully their action goes beyond a stiff letter to the relevant MP

Transport and General Workers Union (T&GWU)
http://www.tgwu.org.uk/homepage.asp?NodeID=88397
Second biggest in the country, not the best organised outside of the big workplaces.

TSSA
http://www.tssa.org.uk/
m 212,255 f 10,090 total 32,345 (excludes members in the Republic of Ireland ) main trades and industries administrative, clerical, supervisory, managerial, professional and technical employees of railways, London Underground, buses, road haulage, port a

UCATT
http://www.ucatt.org.uk/
These are the folks that could stop the constuction of office blocks across the country. Much needed union in one of the most dangerous industries there is.

UNIFI
http://www.unifi.org.uk/
The power to hit the city, refusing to process payments never seemed so attractive...

UNISON
http://www.unison.org.uk/
Biggest Union in Britain, pretty lively in parts, especially hospitals and local councils.

USDAW
http://www.usdaw.org.uk/
The people with real power to introduce a Buy Nothing Day

XPDNC
http://www.xpdnc.com/index.html
Many links to labour and socialist groups worldwide (the name is supposed to sound like "expediency" - clever, huh?)