Membership Structure and Affiliations
Its federal structure means that some sections of the union operate under separate branding. Two parts of the union have distinctive institutional features - senior staff at HM Revenue and Customs join the Association of Revenue and Customs (ARC) which is also a certified trade union as well as a section of FDA, and management in the NHS join Managers in Partnership (MiP), a joint venture with Unison of which MiP members are also members.
The FDA is an affiliate of the Trades Union Congress, the Scottish Trades Union Congress, the Wales TUC and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions but is not affiliated to the Labour Party or any other political party. The FDA is also affiliated to Public Services International.
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