• Prospect - including Government Officers' Association and MEA branches - 1700

• Unite (formerly Amicus and Transport and General Workers Union) - 4,500

• Whitley Council Employees Side (manual workers in the public sector) - 2,500

• POA Isle of Man Prison Officers' Association - 100

• RMT National Union of Rail Maritime & Transport workers - 75

• ATL Association of Teachers and Lecturers - 350

• BECTU (media/entertainment/arts)

• USDAW (retail) - 215

• Unison - 500

• British Dietetic Association

• RCN (nursing) - 600

These unions represent approximately 10,000 members in the public, private and voluntary sectors on the island and significant numbers of retired people. In recent years the number of people joining trade unions has increased, and most of our affiliate unions can record a steady growth in membership.

All affiliate unions are part of the much larger UK based organisations - comprising hundreds of thousands of trade union members.

The alternative web site for the IOMTUC is to be found at www.iomtuc.org.uk