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This page lists all UK trade unions known to have existed at any stage in history whose name began with the letter B. Most have long since disappeared and many have left no records. Use this website to find out more.

Bacup and District Beamers, Twisters and Drawers Association
Bacup and District Card, Blowing Room and Ring Spinners Association
Bacup and District Clothlookers and Warehousemen’s Association
Bacup and District Cardroom Operatives Association
Bacup and District Power Loom Overlookers Association
Bacup and District Weavers, Winders and Beamers Association
Bacup Operative Spinners Association
Baillieston Miners Association
Ballachulish Quarriers
Ballast Heavers Society
Bamber Bridge and District Card and Blowing Room and Ring Spinners Association
Bamber Bridge and District Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Bamber Bridge and District Weavers, Winders and Warpers Association
Bamber Bridge Beamers, Twisters and Drawers Association
Bamber Bridge Operative Cotton Spinners and Twiners
Bamber Bridge Power Loom Overlookers Association
Bamfurlong Miners Association
Bank Hall Miners Association (Burnley)
Barge Builders Trade Union
Barnoldswick and District Weavers, Winders and Beamers Association
Barnoldswick and District Weavers, Winders, Beamers and Textile Workers Association
Barnoldswick and Earby Twisters and Drawers Association
Barnoldswick Association of Beamers, Twisters and Loomers
Barnoldswick Twisters and Drawers Association
Barnsley and District Quarrymen’s Association Barometer, Thermometer and Tube Blowers’ Society Barrhead and District Brass Finishers Association
Barnsley Builders’ Labourers Protective, Accident and Burial Society
Barnsley Builders’ Labourers Union
Barnsley Linen Weavers Friendly Society
Barnsley Operative House Painters Society
Barnsley Power Loom Tuners Association
Barrow Hammermen and Forge Furnacemen’s Society
Barrow-In-Furness Drillers Association
Barrow-In-Furness Shipwrights Provident Association
Barrow-on-Soar Hand Framework Knitters Union
Basford and District Bleachers Association
Basford and District Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing Auxiliary Workers Association
Basford and District Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing Auxiliary Workers Association
Basford and District Bleaching, Dyeing, Scouring and Trimming Auxiliary Trades
Basford and District Bleaching, Dyeing, Scouring and Trimming Auxiliary Trades Association Basford and District Dyers Association
Basford and District Hosiery Trimmers and Finishers Association
Basford Lace Bleachers Society
Basford Trimmers Association
Basket, Skip and Hamper Makers Association
Bass Dressers Trade Society
Bassenden and Accrington Miners Association
Bath Cabinet Makers Trade Society
Bathgate Coopers Society
Batley Builders’ Labourers Trade Society
Battersea Plumbers Association
Bayonet Workers Trade Society
Beam Rug Weavers Association
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Agricultural Labourers’ Union
Bedstead Alliance
Bedstead Workmens Association
Beeston Framework Knitters Society
Beetling Enginemens Trade Union (Belfast)
Beith Society of Cabinet Makers
Belfast Amalgamated Smiths and Ironworkers Belfast Brassfounders Association
Belfast Amalgamated Society of Cutters
Belfast and District Amalgamated Society of Cutters
Belfast and Dublin Locomotive Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Trade Union
Belfast and North of Ireland Block Printers Trade Union
Belfast and North of Ireland Power Loom Tenters
Belfast Bricklayers and Plasterers’ Assistants Trade Union
Belfast Cabinet Makers Trade Society
Belfast Carters Union
Belfast City Hodsmen’s Union
Belfast City Operative Slaters Trade Society
Belfast Coopers Trade Union
Belfast Cotton Spinners Association
Belfast Foremen Tailors Society
Belfast Hackle and Gill Makers Benevolent and Trade Union
Belfast Hackle and Gill Makers Trade Union Bellshill Miners Association
Belfast Operative House and Ship Painters and Decorators Trade Union
Belfast Operative House and Ships Plasterers Association
Belfast Operative Plasterers Protective and Friendly Trade Union
Belfast Packing Case Trade Union
Belfast Paviors Society
Belfast Power Loom Yarn Dressers Trade Society
Belfast Sailmakers Society
Belfast Shirt, Collar and Apron Cutters Union
Belfast Society of Tailors
Belfast Tailors Trade Union
Belper Hosiery Workers Union
Benefit Society of Associated Tailors
Benevolent Society of Calico, Silk and Woollen Printers, Pattern Drawers, Cutters and Engravers
Benevolent Society of Coachmakers
Berkshire Agricultural and General Workers Union
Bilston Iron Plate Trade Society
Bingley Weavers Union
Birkenhead Operative Gardeners’ Association
Birmingham Amalgamated Fire Iron Society
Birmingham and District Amalgamated Farriers Society
Birmingham and District Coremakers Society
Birmingham and District Fender and Fire Brasses Makers Association
Birmingham and District Glass Bevellers and Kindred Trades Society
Birmingham and District Glass Bottle Makers Society
Birmingham and District Operative File Smiths’ Association
Birmingham and District Operative Zinc Workers Society
Birmingham and Midland Sheet Metal Workers Society
Birmingham Association of Wire Weavers
Birmingham Boat Builders Association
Birmingham International Tailors, Machinists and Pressers Union
Birmingham Iron Plate Trade Society
Birmingham Jewellery, Silver, Electroplate and Allied Trade Union
Birmingham Jewish Tailors, Machinists and Pressers Benefit Trade Union
Birmingham Operative Brass Cock Finishers Trade, Sick and Dividend Society
Birmingham Operative Tin Plate Workers Society
Birmingham Operative Tin Plate, Sheet Metal Workers and Braziers Society
Birmingham Scale Beam, Steelyard, Weighing Machine and Millmakers Trade Protection Association
Birmingham Silversmiths and Electroplate Operatives Society
Birmingham Society of Hot Water and Steam Engineers
Birmingham Society of Operative Goldsmiths, Jewellers and Silversmiths
Birmingham Tin Plate Workers Society
Birmingham United Glass Bevellers Society
Birmingham Wire Drawers Society
Birmingham, Bristol and Sheffield Plane Makers’ Association
Blackburn and Bolton District Branch of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Machine)
Blackburn and District (Amalgamated) Power Loom Overlookers Provident Association
Blackburn and District Mill Managers Mutual Aid Association
Blackburn and District Power Loom Weavers Association
Blackburn and District Tape Sizers Protective Society
Blackburn and District Weavers, Winders and Warpers Association
Blackburn and East Lancashire Roller Coverers (Association) Society
Blackburn and East Lancashire Roller Coverers Association
Blackburn and East Lancashire Roller Coverers Society
Blackburn District Amalgamated Beamers, Twisters, Drawers and Machine Workers Association. Blackburn District Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers
Blackburn District Card and Blowing Room Operatives and Ring Spinners Association
Blackburn District Strippers and Grinders Association
Blackburn Power Loom Weavers Protection Society
Blackburn Province Operative Cotton Spinners
Blackburn Weavers Friendly Society
Blackburn Weavers Protection Society
Blackburn , Great Harwood and Rishton District Textile Warehousemens Association
Blacking Workers Union ( Manchester )
Blackrod Miners’ Association
Blacksmiths Union
Blandford Operative Tailors Benefit Society
Blanket Raisers Association. See Yorkshire Blanket Raisers Association
Blantyre Miners Association
Bleachers Mens Benevolent Sick and Burial Society
Bleachers Trade Union of the United Kingdom (Lisburn)
Blue Blank Union
Boat Builders Trade Union of the River Thames
Bobbin and Carriage Makers Union
Boilermen and Engine-Winders Union
BolIington Cardroom Operatives Association
Bollington Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Bollington Operative Course Spinners Association
Bollington Operative Fine Spinners Association
Bolt, Nut and Rivet Makers Association of Scotland
Bolton and District Branch Amalgamated Textile Warehousemens Association
Bolton and District Card, Blowing and Ring Room Operatives Provincial Association
Bolton and District Card, Blowing, Ring and Throstle Room Operatives Association
Bolton and District Coremakers Society
Bolton and District Gaiters and Jacquard Machine Fitters Association
Bolton and District Jacquard Gaiters Association
Bolton and District Jacquard Gaiters Card Cutters and Machine Fitters Association
Bolton and District Jacquard Harness Builders and Cardcutters Association
Bolton and District Managers and Overlookers Association
Bolton and District Managers, Carders and Overlookers Association
Bolton and District Power Loom Overlookers Trade, Sick and Burial Association
Bolton and District Rope and Twine Spinners Association
Bolton and District Tape Sizers Protective Society
Bolton and District Union of Textile and Allied Workers
Bolton and District Union of Textile and Allied Workers
Bolton and District Weavers, Winders and Warpers Association
Bolton Brass Founders Society
Bolton Card Grinders and Strippers Association
Bolton District Branch of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers
Bolton Hand Mule Spinners Society
Bolton Handloom Weavers Association
Bolton Journeymen Millwrights Friendly Society
Bolton Operative Roller Makers Association
Bolton Operative Roller Makers Society
Bolton Power Loom Weavers Friendly Association
Bolton Provincial Association of Operative Cotton Spinners and Twiners
Bolton Self-Actor Minders Society
Bolton Society of Braziers and Sheet Metal Workers
Bolton Society of No.1 Finishers
Bolton United Operative Roller Makers Society.
Bone Haft and Scale Cutters Society
Bootle Sheet Metal Workers and Braziers Society
Border District Power Loom Tuners Association
Botesdale Agricultural Labourers Union (Suffolk)
Brace Bit Makers Society
Bradford and District Amalgamated Society of Dyers, Crabbers, Singers and Finishers
Bradford and District Association of Warpdressers
Bradford and District Association of Warpdressers
Bradford and District Card Grinders and Jobbers Association
Bradford and District Card Room Operatives Association
Bradford and District Machine Wool Comb Makers Society
Bradford and District Machine Woolcombers Association
Bradford and District Managers and Overlookers Society
Bradford and District Managers and Overlookers Society
Bradford and District Overlookers Provident Society
Bradford and District Overlookers Provident Society No 3
Bradford and District Power Loom Overlookers Society
Bradford and District Sheet Metal Workers Society
Bradford and District Stuff Finishers Association
Bradford and District Wool Top and Noil Warehousemens Union
Bradford and District Woolsorters Philanthropic Friendly Society
Bradford Coremakers Society
Bradford Machine Woolcomb Makers Mutual Benefit Society
Bradford Machine Woolcomb Makers Mutual Benefit Society
Bradford No 2 Managers and Overlookers Society
Bradford No1 Overlookers Union (Leeds)
Bradford Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Bradford Overlookers Provident Society No 3
Bradford Packers Society
Bradford Pressers Early Closing and Philanthropic Association
Bradford Stuff Makers Provident Society
Bradford Stuff Makers-up Society
Bradford Woolcomb Hackle and Gill Makers Society
Bradford Woolsorters Society
Braid Hands and Smallware Fabric Makers
Brechin Mill and Factory Operatives Trade Union
Brierfield Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Brierley Hill District Glass Bottle Makers’ Association
Brighouse Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Bristol Association of Working Women
Bristol Brassfounders and Finishers Trade Society
Bristol Clothiers Cutters Sick and Benefit Society
Bristol Clothiers Cutters Trade Association
Bristol Glass Bottle Makers Trade and Benefit Society
Bristol Iron Plate Trade Society
Bristol Miners Association
Bristol Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Bristol Operative Sailmakers Association
Bristol Stone Potters Society
Bristol Tin Plate, Sheet Metal Workers and Braziers Society
Britannia Association of Metal Workers (Birmingham)
Britannia Packers Society
Britannia Staff Union
Britannia-Metal Smiths Society (Sheffield)
British Actors Equity Association
British Associated Trade Union of Engineers
British Association of Colliery Management –
British Air Line Pilots Association
British Dietetic Association
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
British and Irish Orthoptic Society
British Association of Lace and Embroiderers, Designers and Draughtsmen
British Association of Managers of Textile Works
British Crown Glass Makers Society
British Diamond Workers Trade Union
British Federation of Textile Technicians
British Gardeners’ Association
British Iron and Steel Furnace Builders and Repairers Society
British Iron, Steel and Kindred Trades Association British Roll Turners Trade Society
British Lace Operatives Federation
British Steel Mill and Hammermen’s Association
British Steel Smelters Association
British Steel Smelters, Mill, Iron, Tinplate and Kindred Trades Association
British Union of Plain Net Makers (Nottingham)
British United Hammermen and Forge Hammermen’s Association
Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance
Bromsgrove Amalgamated Union of Wrought Nail Makers
Bromsgrove Nail Forgers Protection Association
Brotherly Society of Linen Weavers
Brotherly Society of Woolstaplers
Brynmally Miners Association
Buckinghamshire Agricultural Labourers’ Union
Buckle Hired Fishermen’s Association
Buckley and Mold District Association of Coal Miners
Bulwell Lace Makers Association
Burnley and Church Association of Miners
Burnley and District Branch of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers
Burnley and District Factory Operatives Friendly Society
Burnley and District Loom Overlookers Association
Burnley and District Tape Sizers Protective Society
Burnley and District Weavers, Winders and Beamers Association
Burnley Branch Amalgamated Textile Warehousemens Association
Burnley Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Burnley, Nelson and District Textile Workers Union
Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers Union
Burton Joyce Hand Framework Knitters Union
Bury and District Brass Founders and Finishers Society
Bury and District Card, Blowing and Ring Frame Operatives Association
Bury and District Card, Blowing Room and Ring Spinners Association
Bury and District Coremakers Society
Bury and District Operative Spinners and Twiners Association
Bury and District Power Loom Overlookers Association
Bury and District Tape Sizers Protective Society
Bury and District Textile Warehousemens Association
Bury and Elton Operative Cotton Spinners Association
Bury and Elton Power Loom Overlookers Association
Bury and Manchester Textile Warehousemens Association
Bury Beamers, Twisters and Drawers Association
Bury Cardroom Operatives Friendly Society
Bury Journeymen Millwrights Friendly Society
Bury, Radcliffe and District Weavers and Winders Association
Byker Society of Drillers and Hole Cutters
Byker United Association of Drillers and Hole Cutters