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35.9
The percentage of Welsh people in employment who are members of a trade union – higher than both England and Scotland.
65.4
The percentage of public sector workers who are members of a union: public administration, health and education are more likely to have high numbers of unionised workers. The over-50s are twice as likely to be members of a union than the under-25s, and if you work in a company employing 50 people or more, you’re twice as likely to join up.
21.1
The percentage of Welsh private sector workers who are members of a union.
384,000
The number of public sector workers in Wales; the figure represents 29.3% of the nation’s total workforce. Cardiff has the highest percentage in Wales, 35%, with Flintshire, at 22%, having the lowest.
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Just shows how the Unions have become the creature of the salaried class parasites, they hardly bother to organize amongst the working class anymore.
look at employment chnages though, this is a snapshot figure, lets look at the last century in total. I think we'd find Wales had very few public sector jobs compared with say the south east and its only a few crumbs of public sector jobs that we have been thrown with the demise of the traditional industries. The same argument goes with the barnet formula etc - the pictue needs to be much bigger.
Having said all that I am a salaried class, but my union is p poor so I won't be joining.
Makes you realise that without the public sector workforce, Wales has had it. Outside of the Union, the Royal Mint, DVLA, ONS etc will be conveniently moved to the North of England.
...not forgetting large parts of HMRC, MOD, Patent Office among others.
nah ... outside the failed Union our economy will thrive and this ridiculous over-reliance on the public sector will be ended
Is that just wishful thinking or backed up by a plan?
Stories like this have a kind of 'Revealed: Pope a Catholic!' feel to them. It's good to have some figures, though.
The Mint produces currency for countries across the world - no reason for it to move after independence. Could be a nice little, er, money spinner.
As for losing the DVLA et al - our share of the bureaucracy currently dealing with Wales but based in England will more than make up for that. Fair swap I'd say.
Would be good if we could keep it all but somehow I think there would be an objection post independence.
Just wondering where you get these data from? Thanks
There's a link to the original item in the newspaper.
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