Union Name Generator

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Generate union names for workers' organizations of every kind: trade unions, locals and lodges, guilds, brotherhoods and sisterhoods, tenant and student unions, plus historical, steampunk and sci-fi unions for fiction and games. Realistic structures, fictional names.

About union names

Real union names follow a formula that has barely changed since the 1880s: who the members are, what kind of body it is, and sometimes where it operates. The membership part is a trade or workplace (Ironworkers, Nurses, Warehouse Workers, Graduate Researchers). The body part is one of a small set of words that each carry a flavor. Union and Federation sound modern and institutional; Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Lodge and Benevolent Society sound nineteenth-century; Guild, Company and Fellowship sound pre-industrial; United and Alliance sound like a fresh organizing drive. Older unions stacked Amalgamated, Allied or International in front, which is why the grand old names run so long.

Below the national name sits the local: Ironworkers Local 9, Nurses' Local 77, Lodge 14, District Council 8. A local number instantly gives a fictional union a hall, a treasurer and a history. Slogans work too. Bread and Roses, An Injury to One and Solidarity Forever are all real labor phrases that make strong names for committees and caucuses.

This list keeps all of those patterns and stays fictional, so nothing here is an existing union. You will find modern service, tech and gig-economy unions, heavy-industry brotherhoods, craft guilds for a medieval or steampunk setting, orbital and asteroid miners' unions for science fiction, tenant and student unions, regional labor councils and slogan-based committees.

How to choose union names

  • Pick the body word to match the era: Brotherhood or Benevolent Society for a 1900s setting, Guild or Company for medieval fantasy, United or Alliance for a modern organizing campaign, Collective for tech and creative workers.
  • Add a local number or a place name (Local 112, of Port Ember, of the Iron Coast) when you need the union to feel established rather than brand new.
  • Name the members precisely. Warehouse Pickers United says more than General Workers' Union, and specific trades are what make real union names memorable.
  • For a real workplace campaign, check that your chosen name is not already used by an existing union in your country before printing anything, and keep it short enough for a banner.
  • For fiction, pair a formal registered name with a nickname the members actually use: the Amalgamated Dockhands Union is just the Dockhands to everyone in the story.

Frequently asked questions

How are labor unions usually named?

Almost always as members plus body, for example United Steelworkers, Brotherhood of Teamsters, National Nurses United or Writers Guild. Many are then divided into numbered locals, lodges or branches. Famous real examples such as the Teamsters, UAW, SEIU and IWW are left out of this list on purpose so every name here is free to use.

What is the difference between a union, a guild and a brotherhood?

Legally they can be the same thing; the difference is flavor. Guild is the oldest term and suits crafts and creative professions, Brotherhood and Sisterhood come from fraternal societies of the 1800s and suit railway, building and mining trades, and Union or Federation is the neutral modern term. Many organizations keep an old word in the name for tradition.

Can I use one of these names for a real union or association?

Yes, the names here are not taken from existing unions. Before you register or publicize one, search for it alongside your country's labor board listings, since a few generic combinations may already be in use somewhere.

Are there union names for fantasy, steampunk or sci-fi settings?

Yes. The list includes craft guilds and companies for medieval worlds, clockwork and gaslight unions for steampunk, and asteroid miners', orbital dockworkers' and starship crew unions for science fiction, all built on the same real-world naming patterns.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 29 names

  • Abatement Workers United
  • Actuaries' Association
  • Ad Agency Workers United
  • Adjunct Faculty Union
  • Air Traffic Specialists' Association
  • Aircraft Mechanics' Brotherhood
  • Airship Crews' Fellowship
  • Alarm and Security Installers' Union
  • Allied Nurses and Caregivers
  • Allied Printing Crafts Council
  • Allied Shipyard Trades Council
  • Aluminum Workers' Council
  • Amalgamated Bakers and Confectioners
  • Amalgamated Dockhands Union

A, continued

  • Amalgamated Society of Locksmiths and Safe Makers
  • Amalgamated Textile Operatives
  • Ambulance Crews Local 911
  • Animators' Alliance
  • Apothecaries' Society
  • App Drivers' Union
  • Appliance Repair Workers' Union
  • Arborists' Guild
  • Arcade Workers' Union
  • Architecture Workers United
  • Archivists' and Curators' Guild
  • Assembly Line Workers Local 600
  • Associated Stagehands and Riggers
  • Asteroid Miners' Guild
  • Auto Parts Workers Local 1700

B: 40 names

  • Backstretch Workers' Union
  • Bail Agents' Union
  • Bakery Drivers Local 9
  • Bank Tellers' Union
  • Banquet Servers Local 2
  • Barbers' and Hairdressers' Union
  • Bargemen's Union
  • Bartenders' Guild
  • Battery Plant Workers' Union
  • Beekeepers' Association
  • Bellfounders' Guild
  • Bellhops' Benevolent Association
  • Big Top Performers United

B, continued

  • Bike Messengers' Union
  • Billboard Workers' Association
  • Bingo Hall Workers' Union
  • Biotech Workers United
  • Blasters' and Drillers' Union
  • Boilermakers' Fellowship
  • Bookbinders' Chapel
  • Bookkeepers' Union
  • Bookshop Workers United
  • Border Inspectors' Council
  • Bottling Plant Workers United
  • Bowling Alley Staff Local 300
  • Box Makers' Union

B, continued

  • Bread and Roses Organizing Committee
  • Brewers' and Maltsters' Union
  • Brewsters' Sisterhood
  • Bricklayers' and Stonelayers' Union
  • Bridge Painters' Union
  • Bridgewardens' Lodge
  • Broadcast Technicians' Union
  • Brotherhood of Lamplighters
  • Brotherhood of Locomotive Stokers
  • Building Inspectors' Union
  • Bus Drivers' Benevolent Union
  • Bush Pilots' Association
  • Buskers' Union
  • Butchers' and Meat Cutters' Union

C: 64 names

  • Cabin Crew Association
  • Cabinetmakers' Brotherhood
  • Cable Installers' Brotherhood
  • Cafeteria Workers Local 210
  • Call Center Workers United
  • Camera Operators' Guild
  • Campus Dining Workers United
  • Canal and Lock Workers' Council
  • Cannery Workers Organizing Committee
  • Cargo Pilots' Association
  • Carnival Workers' Brotherhood
  • Carpenters' and Joiners' Brotherhood

C, continued

  • Carpet and Linoleum Layers' Union
  • Cartographers' Fellowship
  • Cartwrights' Union
  • Casino Dealers' Union
  • Caterers' Union
  • Cattle Drovers' Union
  • Cemetery Workers' Union
  • Chandlers' Lodge
  • Charcoal Burners' Company
  • Cheesemakers' Guild
  • Child Care Workers United
  • Chimney Sweeps' Fraternity
  • Chip Fab Workers Local 5

C, continued

  • Claims Processors United
  • Cleaners and Janitors' Union
  • Climbing Gym Staff Union
  • Clinical Research Staff United
  • Clockmakers' and Jewellers' Society
  • Clockwork Mechanics' Union
  • Cloud Workers United
  • Coal Country Miners' Union
  • Coastal Fishermen's Association
  • Cold Storage Workers' Brotherhood
  • Colony Farmers' Cooperative
  • Comic Artists' Guild
  • Concession Stand Workers Local 42

C, continued

  • Confectionery Workers Local 6
  • Congress of Delivery Riders
  • Container Crane Operators Local 19
  • Content Moderators Organizing Committee
  • Convention Workers' Union
  • Coopers' Mutual Society
  • Copper Miners' Union
  • Copywriters' Collective
  • Corrections Officers' Benevolent Association
  • Costume and Wardrobe Workers' Union
  • Costumed Performers' Guild
  • Cotton Gin Workers United
  • Courier Riders' Collective

C, continued

  • Court Clerks' Union
  • Court Reporters' Guild
  • Crab Fishermen's Cooperative
  • Crate Builders' Union
  • Credit Union Staff Association
  • Crematory Operators' Society
  • Crop Dusters' Union
  • Crossing Guards' Union
  • Cruise Ship Workers United
  • Custodians and Groundskeepers Union
  • Customs Brokers' Guild
  • Cybernetics Technicians' Union
  • Cyclists' Alliance

D: 23 names

  • Dairy Workers Local 33
  • Dam Operators' Society
  • Dancers' Guild
  • Data Center Technicians' Union
  • Deck Officers' Guild
  • Deep Core Miners' Brotherhood
  • Demolition Workers' Union
  • Dental Hygienists United
  • Department Store Employees' Union
  • Dialysis Technicians' Association
  • Disaster Cleanup Crews' Association

D, continued

  • Dishwashers United
  • Distillery Hands United
  • Dive Instructors' Guild
  • Dockside Porters' Fellowship
  • Doormen and Concierges' Union
  • Draftsmen's and Technicians' Association
  • Dredge Operators' Association
  • Drivers and Couriers Organizing Committee
  • Drone Operators' Guild
  • Drone Wranglers' Guild
  • Drop Forge Workers' Brotherhood
  • Drywall Finishers Local 1140

E: 9 names

  • Electric Vehicle Assemblers United
  • Elevator Constructors' Brotherhood
  • Emergency Dispatchers' Guild
  • Engravers' Union
  • Escalator Technicians United
  • Escape Room Workers United
  • Estheticians' Society
  • Event Staff Local 1
  • Exhibit Builders' Guild

F: 29 names

  • Falconers' Society
  • Farriers' Association
  • Federation of Warehouse and Fulfillment Workers
  • Ferry and Harbor Workers Local 19
  • Ferry Crews Association
  • Ferryboat Deckhands Local 12
  • Ferrymen's Company
  • Fiber Splicers' Guild
  • Field Geologists' Society
  • Field Scientists' Union
  • Fire Sprinkler Fitters' Union
  • Firefighters' Benevolent Society
  • Fish Hatchery Workers United
  • Fishmongers' Guild

F, continued

  • Fitness Instructors' Guild
  • Flight Dispatchers' Guild
  • Flood Response Workers' Association
  • Floor Layers' Union
  • Florists' and Greenhouse Workers' Union
  • Flour Mill Hands' Union
  • Flower Market Workers' Society
  • Food Truck Operators' Cooperative
  • Forestry Workers' Brotherhood
  • Forklift Operators' Union
  • Foundry Workers United
  • Freight Forwarders' Association
  • Freight Haulers' Brotherhood
  • Front Desk and Reservations Staff United
  • Furniture Makers' Guild

G: 20 names

  • Game Developers Guild
  • Gardeners' and Groundsmen's Society
  • Gas Workers' Brotherhood
  • Gaslight Workers' Society
  • Gatekeepers' Fraternity
  • Glassblowers' Benevolent Society
  • Glaziers' Union
  • Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Guild
  • Golf Course Workers' Union
  • Grain Elevator Workers' Union

G, continued

  • Grain Handlers' Union
  • Graphic Designers United
  • Gravediggers' Brotherhood
  • Greenfield Farmworkers' Alliance
  • Greenhouse Growers' Union
  • Grips and Electricians Local 84
  • Grocery Delivery Workers United
  • Ground Crew and Ramp Workers Union
  • Groundskeepers' and Turf Workers' Union
  • Gym Workers United

H: 16 names

  • Habitat Builders' Union
  • Harbor Pilots' Benevolent Association
  • Haunted House Actors' Union
  • Hazmat Technicians United
  • Hearing Aid Technicians' Guild
  • Helicopter Pilots' Association
  • Home Care Aides United
  • Horse Trainers' Guild

H, continued

  • Hospital Porters and Orderlies Union
  • Hotel and Casino Workers Local 340
  • Hotel Housekeepers' Union
  • Household Workers' Federation
  • Housing Authority Workers United
  • Huntsmen's Lodge
  • HVAC Technicians Local 250
  • Hydroponics Workers United

I: 8 names

  • Ice Cream Workers' Union
  • Ice Haulers' Brotherhood
  • Illustrators' Guild
  • Insulators and Asbestos Workers' Association
  • Insurance Adjusters United
  • International Brotherhood of Crane Operators
  • Iron Coast Labor Council
  • Irrigation District Workers United

J: 1 name

  • Jump Gate Operators' Union

K: 1 name

  • Kennel Hands United

L: 20 names

  • Lab Technicians United
  • Laboratory Staff Federation
  • Landfill and Transfer Station Workers' Union
  • Landscape Workers' Union
  • Lecturers' and Tutors' Council
  • Legal Secretaries' Union
  • Letter Carriers' Brotherhood
  • Library Workers United
  • Lifeguards' Association
  • Lift Operators' Union

L, continued

  • Lighthouse Keepers' Society
  • Line Cooks' Union
  • Linemen's Brotherhood
  • Lithographers' and Photoengravers' Union
  • Lockkeepers' Society
  • Locksmiths' Guild
  • Loggers' Union
  • Longshore and Terminal Workers
  • Lottery Workers' Association
  • Lunar Construction Workers Local 1

M: 22 names

  • Machinists' Brotherhood
  • Mail Sorters' Union
  • Makeup and Hair Artists' Guild
  • Mapmakers' Union
  • Marble Setters' and Polishers' Union
  • Market Porters' Lodge
  • Market Traders' Council
  • Massage Therapists' Union
  • Medical Device Assemblers Local 540
  • Medical Interpreters' Guild
  • Meter Readers' Union

M, continued

  • Midwives' Guild
  • Millers' Combination
  • Millwrights' Protective Society
  • Minor League Players' Association
  • Mobile Home Residents' League
  • Mold Remediation Workers' Union
  • Morticians' and Embalmers' Guild
  • Mountain Guides' Association
  • Moving and Storage Workers Union
  • Municipal Sanitation Workers' Union
  • Museum Workers United

N: 7 names

  • Nail Salon Workers United
  • Neighborhood Tenants' Association
  • Net Maintenance Workers' Collective
  • Netmenders' Circle
  • Newsroom Workers United
  • Night Watch Fraternity
  • Northern Miners' Federation

O: 12 names

  • Occupational Therapists' Union
  • Offshore Rig Crews United
  • Oil Field Workers' Brotherhood
  • Operating Engineers' Hall
  • Optical Workers' Union
  • Orbital Dockworkers' Union
  • Orchard Pickers' Committee
  • Orchestra Players' Committee
  • Orthotists' and Prosthetists' Guild
  • Ostlers' Fellowship
  • Owner-Operators' Association
  • Oyster Farmers' Cooperative

P: 42 names

  • Package Handlers United
  • Packaging Workers United
  • Packinghouse Workers' Union
  • Painters' and Decorators' Brotherhood
  • Pallet Makers Local 8
  • Paper Mill Employees' Association
  • Paralegals' Guild
  • Paramedics' Association
  • Park Rangers' Lodge
  • Parking Attendants' Association
  • Pattern Makers' Association
  • Pawnbrokers' Guild
  • Payroll Clerks United
  • Pearl Divers' Sisterhood

P, continued

  • Peat Cutters' Society
  • Pedicab Drivers' Union
  • Personal Trainers United
  • Pharmaceutical Plant Workers' Union
  • Pharmacy Clerks Local 315
  • Pharmacy Technicians' Union
  • Phlebotomists' Union
  • Photojournalists' Association
  • Physical Therapists' Guild
  • Piano Tuners' and Instrument Makers' Guild
  • Pipefitters and Steamfitters Local 614
  • Pipeliners' Union
  • Pixel Workers United
  • Plasterers' and Cement Masons' Union

P, continued

  • Plumbers' Benevolent Brotherhood
  • Podcast Producers' Collective
  • Port Truckers United
  • Postdoctoral Researchers' Union
  • Potash Miners' Brotherhood
  • Poultry Workers United
  • Power Plant Operators' Union
  • Printers' and Bookbinders' Guild
  • Probation Officers' Association
  • Process Servers' Association
  • Public Defenders' Association
  • Public Housing Residents' Union
  • Pulp and Paper Workers Local 1
  • Puppeteers' Union

Q: 2 names

  • Quality Assurance Testers' Guild
  • Quarry Workers' Union

R: 30 names

  • Radio Announcers' Guild
  • Radio Engineers' Union
  • Radiology Technicians' Union
  • Rail Conductors' Union
  • Rail Yard Switchmen's Union
  • Railway Signal Workers' Fellowship
  • Ranch Hands' Brotherhood
  • Reactor Technicians' Union
  • Recycling Workers United
  • Referees' and Umpires' Association
  • Refinery Workers' Union
  • Refrigeration Mechanics Local 711
  • Renters' League
  • Research Assistants' Union
  • Reservoir Workers' Union

R, continued

  • Residents and Interns Association
  • Respiratory Therapists United
  • Restaurant Servers United
  • Retail Workers United
  • Ride Operators Local 77
  • Riders' and Jockeys' Fellowship
  • Rideshare and Gig Workers' Coalition
  • River Guides' Cooperative
  • Riverboat Pilots' Association
  • Riverside Teachers Local 880
  • Road Crews Local 88
  • Robotics Technicians' Guild
  • Rodeo Hands' Union
  • Roofers and Waterproofers Local 33
  • Ropewalk Workers' Society

S: 59 names

  • Sailmakers' and Riggers' Company
  • Salt Miners' Lodge
  • Salt Panners' Fraternity
  • Satellite Technicians' Guild
  • Sawmill Hands' Brotherhood
  • Scaffolders' Union
  • School Bus Drivers United
  • School Safety Officers United
  • Scrap Yard Workers' Union
  • Screenwriters' Guild of the West Coast
  • Scriveners' Fellowship
  • Security Officers' Benevolent Association
  • Septic Workers' Union
  • Server Farm Technicians' Union

S, continued

  • Session Singers' Guild
  • Set Builders' Brotherhood
  • Sewer Workers' Brotherhood
  • Sextons' Society
  • Sheep Shearers' Union
  • Sheepherders' Union
  • Sheet Metal Workers' Alliance
  • Ship Engineers' Mutual Society
  • Shipwrights' Guild of the Eastern Seaboard
  • Shrimp Boat Crews' Union
  • Sign Painters' Union
  • Sisterhood of Garment Workers
  • Ski Patrol Association
  • Sky Dock Riggers' Union
  • Slot Technicians' Guild

S, continued

  • Smelter Workers United
  • Smokejumpers' Association
  • Snow Plow Operators' Brotherhood
  • Social Workers United
  • Software Engineers United
  • Solar Installers United
  • Solidarity Health Workers
  • Sommeliers' Association
  • Sonographers' Association
  • Sound Technicians Local 512
  • Spaceport Porters' Union
  • Speech Therapists United
  • Sponge Divers' Company
  • Stable Hands' Union
  • Stadium Workers United

S, continued

  • Stage Players' Fellowship
  • Starship Crew Alliance
  • Station Maintenance Workers United
  • Steamfitters' Guild of the Brass Quarter
  • Steelhaven Ironworkers Local 112
  • Stevedores' Brotherhood
  • Stonemasons' Guild
  • Storm Chasers' Association
  • Street Sweepers' Union
  • Street Vendors' Union
  • Student Workers' Union
  • Sugar Refinery Workers Local 26
  • Surveyors' Guild
  • Swim Coaches' Association
  • Synth Workers' Collective

T: 29 names

  • Tank Cleaners' Union
  • Tanners' and Curriers' Fellowship
  • Tattoo Artists' Guild
  • Tax Preparers' Association
  • Taxi and Rideshare Drivers United
  • Taxi Medallion Holders' Alliance
  • Teaching Assistants' Collective
  • Tech Support Workers Organizing Committee
  • Telephone Operators' Union
  • Tenants' Union of Greater Ashford
  • Terraforming Workers' Union
  • Terrazzo Workers' Union
  • Thatchers' Fraternity
  • Theme Park Workers United

T, continued

  • Tideline Workers' Society
  • Tile Setters and Finishers Union
  • Tobacco Workers' Union
  • Toll Collectors Local 95
  • Tool and Die Makers' Guild
  • Tower Climbers' Brotherhood
  • Track Gangs United
  • Trade Show Crews' Brotherhood
  • Tramway and Omnibus Employees' Union
  • Transit Operators United
  • Translators' Guild
  • Tugboat Crews' Union
  • Tuna Fleet Crews United
  • Tunnel Boring Crews' Association
  • Tunnel Workers' Brotherhood

U: 8 names

  • Union of Graduate Researchers
  • Union of Independent Baristas
  • United Brewery Workers of the Northwest
  • United Grocery and Retail Clerks
  • United Hospitality Workers
  • United Laundry Workers Local 58
  • Upholsterers' Union
  • Ushers and Ticket Takers' Guild

V: 7 names

  • Valets' Benevolent Society
  • Vat Workers Local 9
  • Veterinary Staff Union
  • Vineyard Workers' Union
  • Visual Effects Workers United
  • Voice Actors' Guild
  • Void Haulers' Brotherhood

W: 18 names

  • Wallpaper Hangers' Union
  • Warehouse Pickers United
  • Watchmakers' Society
  • Water Carriers' Company
  • Waterworks Employees' Association
  • Weather Observers' Association
  • Wedding Workers United
  • Welders' Union
  • Well Drillers' Brotherhood

W, continued

  • Whalewatch Crews' Union
  • Wheelwrights' Company
  • Wildland Firefighters' Brotherhood
  • Wind Turbine Technicians' Guild
  • Window Washers Local 4
  • Woodsmen's Society
  • Working Journalists' Union
  • Working Musicians' League
  • Writers and Editors Collective

Y: 3 names

  • Yacht Crew Guild
  • Yardmasters' Association
  • Yoga Teachers' Collective

Z: 1 name

  • Zookeepers' Union