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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 U. Most have long since disappeared and many have left no records. Use this website to find out more.

Ulster Fishermen’s Association
Ulster Flax Scutchers Trade Union
Ulster Flax Spinners Trade Union Society
Ulster Operative Block Printers Union
Ulster Operative Damask Weavers Association
Ulster Operative Damask Weavers of Ireland
Ulster Textile Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Kindred Trades Union
Ulster Textile Workers Union
Ulster Weavers and Winders Trade Union
Ulster Workers Trade Union
Umbrella and Parasol Silk Weavers Society
Under Pressers, Plain Machinists and Plain Hands Union
Union Hydraulic Packers Society
Union of Agricultural and Other Labourers
Union of Block Chain Makers (Cradley Heath)
Union of Brass Workers
Union of Clay Potters
Union of Cokemen
Union of Colliery Enginemen
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
Union of Electrical Operatives
Union of Electrical Wiremen (Portsmouth)
Union of Jute, Flax and Kindred Textile Operatives (Dundee)
Union of Marine Cooks, Bakers and Butchers Benefit Society of Liverpool and District
Union of Operative Card Makers and Wire Drawers
Union of Operative Card Makers and Wire Drawers
Union of Platers Helpers
Union of Puddlers and Forgemen Ofgreat Britain
Union of Railway Signalmen
Union of Saddlers and General Leather Workers
Union of Saddlers, Harness Makers, Collar Makers and Bridle Cutters
Union of Saddlers, Harness Makers, Collar Makers, Bridle Cutters, Mill Band Makers and Leather Workers In Saddlery
Union of Salt, Chemical and Industrial General Workers (Cheshire)
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Union of the Bowl
Union of Watchmakers, Clock and Case Makers and Brass Workers in General
Union of Watch, Clock and Clock Case Makers
Union of Weftmen, Piece Takers-in and Textile Daymen
Union of Women Wood Workers (Manchester)
Union Society of Framework Knitters
Unison
United (Machine) Glass Bottle Makers Society
United Alkali and Copper Workers Protection Society of Great Britain and Ireland
United Association of Coremakers
United Association of Power Loom Overlookers
United Association of Twine and Rope Makers, Glasgow
United Bargemen and Watermen’s Protection Society
United Beam Sawyers and Woodcutting Machinists Society
United Body of Carpet Weavers
United Body of Carpet Weavers (Kidderminster)
United Boiler Scalers and Stoke-Hold Labourers Society
United Branches of Operative Potiers
United Brickmakers Association of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
United Brickworkers and Brick Wharf Labourers Union
United Broad Silk Weavers Society
United Builders’ Labourers Union
United Cabinet and Chairmakers Society
United Capmakers Society
United Carters and Motormen’s Association of England
United Carters and Storemen’s Union
United Carters Association
United Carters Association of England
United Central Association of Card and Blowing Room Operatives Associations
United Chain Makers and Chain Strikers Association of Saltney, Pontypridd and Staffordshire
United Chain Makers and Strikers Union
United Chairmakers Trade Society
United Cigarette Makers, Cutters, Packers and Strippers Union
United Clay Tobacco Pipe Makers Association of Scotland and Ireland
United Clay Tobacco Pipe Makers Society
United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers of Great Britain
United Clothing Workers Trades Union
United Clothing Workers Union
United Cocoanut Fibre Mat and Matting Weavers Trade Society
United Cocoanut Fibre Mat and Matting Weavers Trade Society (Diss, Norfolk)
United Composition, Glass Frame and Ornamental Trade Society
United Coppersmiths Trade Protective Association
United Cut Nail Makers Association of Great Britain Protection Society
United Engine Drivers, Steam Hammer Drivers, Crane Drivers (Steam and Hydraulic) and Boiler Attendants Society
United Engine Keepers Mutual Protective Association of Scotland
United Enginemen’s Friendly Society
United English and Scotch Carpet Weavers Association
United Factory Operatives Association
United Feltmakers Society of Great Britain and Ireland
United Feltmakers SocietyUnited Framework Knitters Society
United File-Smiths Society
United Fishermen’s Union
United Fishermen’s Union
United Flint Glass Cutters Mutual Assistance and Protective Society
United Flint Glass Makers Society
United French Polishers Society (London)
United Friendly Boilermakers Society
United Friendly Society of Operative Lace Makers
United Furnishing Trades Union
United Fustian Cutters Friendly Burial Society
United Garment Workers of Great Britain
United Garment Workers Trade Union
United Glovers Mutual Aid Society (Yeovil)
United Grounders Society
United Hammermen and Forge Furnacemen
United Joiners and House Carpenters of the City of Glasgow
United Joiners of Glasgow and West of Scotland
United Journeymen Brassfounders Association of Great Britain and Ireland
United Journeymen Brassfounders, Turners, Fitters, Finishers and Coppersmiths Association of Great Britain and Ireland
United Journeymen Hatters Joint Stock Company
United Kingdom Amalgamated Society of Shipwrights
United Kingdom Amalgamated Union of Hand Frame Workers
United Kingdom Association of Wood Packing Case Makers
United Kingdom Operative Tobacconists Society
United Kingdom Operative Tobacconists Society Throughout the Kingdom
United Kingdom Patternmakers Association
United Kingdom Pilots Association
United Kingdom Sett Makers Association
United Kingdom Shipmakers Association
United Kingdom Society of Amalgamated Smiths and Strikers
United Kingdom Society of Coachmakers
United Labour Council
United Ladies Tailors and Mantle Makers Association
United Ladies Tailors Trade Union
United Machine Workers Association
United Male and Female Cardboard Box Makers Association
United Marquee and Sheet Makers Trade Society
United Mechanical Engineers Society
United Metal Founders Society
United Operative Bricklayers (Manchester Order)
United Operative Bricklayers Trade Protection Society
United Operative Bricklayers Trade, Accident and Burial Society of Great Britain and Ireland
United Operative Bricklayers Trade, Sick, Accident and Burial Society of Belfast and North of Ireland
United Operative Cabinet and Chairmakers Society of Scotland
United Operative Cotton Spinners and Self-Actor Minders Association of Bolton and District
United Operative Cotton Spinners and Self-Actor Minders Association of Chorley and Neighbourhood
United Operative Masons and Granite Cutters Union
United Operative Masons Association of Scotland
United Operative Paviors of the City and County of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and District
United Operative Plane Makers Trade Society
United Operative Plumbers and Domestic Engineers Association of Great Britain and Ireland
United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland
United Operative Plumbers Association of Scotland
United Operative Spindle and Flyer Makers Trade and Friendly Society
United Operative Spindle and Flyer Makers Trade and Friendly Society
United Operative Tobacconists Society
United Order of General Labourers of Great Britain and Ireland
United Order of General Labourers of London
United Order of Smiths
United Order of Smiths, Engineers and Machinists
United Ovenmen, Kiln Men and Saggarmakers Union
United Piecers Association
United Plasterers of Edinburgh Friendly Society
United Plate Glass Workers Society
United Points Men and Signalmen’s Society
United Potters Packers Labour Protection Association
United River Thames Ship Caulkers Society
United Road Transport Union
United Road Transport Workers Association of England
United Roller Coverers Association
United Rope and Twine Spinners Society
United Rubber Workers of Great Britain
United Seamen and Firemen’s Society
United Ship Scrapers Protection League
United Societies of the Colliers’ Commercial and Benefit Union In the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Collieries
United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders
United Society of Boilermakers, Shipbuilders and Structural Workers
United Society of Boot and Shoe Makers of All Branches of Bristol and District
United Society of Brushmakers
United Society of Carpenters and Joiners
United Society of Coopers (London)
United Society of Cork Cutters
United Society of Drillers
United Society of Drillers and Hole Cutters of Hartlepool
United Society of Engravers of Great Britain and Ireland
United Society of Fitters and Smiths
United Society of Holders-Up
United Society of Journeymen Curriers of Great Britain and Ireland
United Society of Leather Producers and Leather Productions of Great Britain and Ireland
United Society of Mechanical Wood Workers
United Society of Norwich Cotton Weavers
United Society of Operative Horse Nail Makers
United Society of Pattern Makers
United Society of Smiths and Hammermen
United Society of Tailors
United Society of Tailors (London)
United Society of Tank Riveters, Holders-Up and Caulkers
United Steam Engine Makers Society
United Stevedores Union
United Street Masons, Paviors and Stone Dressers Society of Great Britain and Ireland
United Tailors Friendly Benefit Society
United Tailors Trade Protection Society
United Tank Makers Association
United Tanners Society
United Textile Workers Factory Association
United Tin Plate Workers Association
United Tin-Plate Workers and Gas Meter Makers Society of Edinburgh and Leith
United Tin-Plate Workers Friendly and Protective Society
United Tin-Plate Workers Friendly and Protective Society of Glasgow and the West of Scotland United Trades Association
United Trades Union
United Trimmers, Firemen and Foundry Labourers Society
United Turners, Machinists and Athletic Woodworkers Trade Union
United Vehicle Workers
United Watch Makers Trade Association (Liverpool)
United Weavers Association
United Weavers Society
United Wool Shawl, Fall and Antimacassar Trade Union of Hucknall Torkard and District
Universal Federation of House and Ship Painters and Painters’ Labourers Union
Universal Federation of Operative Painters
Upper Mersey Flatmen’s Society
Upper Mersey Watermen and Porters Association