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Departmental Trade Unions

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which trades unions represent members of staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies. (212486)

The MOD currently recognises the following trade unions and staff associations which represent staff in a wide range of grades, trades and professions:

Non-Industrial Trade Unions

FDA

Prospect

PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union)

Industrial Trades Unions

Unite (Amicus Section)

Unite (Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) Section)

GMB (General and Municipal Boilermakers)

UCATT (Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians)

Staff Associations

CPOA (Chief Police Officers Association)

DPF (Defence Police Federation)

ROA (Retired Officers Association)

Maritime Trade Unions

Nautilus UK

RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers)

Medical Grades and Civilian Practitioners

BMA (British Medical Association)

Teaching Grades

ATL (The Association of Teachers and Lecturers)

NAHT (National Association of Head Teachers)

NASUWT (The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers)

NUT (National Union of Teachers)

ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders (Formerly Secondary Heads of Association (SHA))

Locally Engaged Civilians Overseas

Germany

Ver.di (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft)

Gibraltar

Unite (TGWU Section)

Unite (TGWU Section)-ACTSS (Association of Clerical Technical and Supervisory Staff)

Prospect-GGCA (Gibraltar General and Clerical Association)

Gibraltar Services Police Staff Association

Cyprus

SEK (Federation of Government, Military and Civil Service Workers)

PEO (Pan Cyprian Federation of Labour—Government/Military and Social Institute Servants)

PASYDY (Pancyprian Public Servants' Trade Union)

TURKSAE (Cyprus Turkish Military Employee Trade Union)

SBA (Sovereign Bases Abroad) Police Association