The number of unions affiliates to the Trades Union Congress (the central federation, which does not itself take part in pay bargaining) fell from 61 (6.5 million members) to 52 (5.8 million members) and unions were working hard just to stand still.
Število sindikatov, pridruženih konfederaciji sindikatov Trades Union Congress (TUC; centralna konfederacija, ki sama ne sodeluje v pogajanjih o plačah), se je z 61 (6,5 milijona članov) zmanjšalo na 52 (5,8 milijona članov), pri čemer so si morali sindikati močno prizadevati zgolj za ohranitev obstoječega stanja.