%0 Journal Article %T Personal data revealing trade union membership as special categories of personal data %A Kuba, Magdalena %J Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy %V Volume 27 (2020) %R 10.4467/25444654SPP.20.023.12610 %N Volume 27 Issue 4 %P 251-258 %K trade union membership, personal data protection, GDPR %@ 1429-9585 %D 2020 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/szppips/article/informacje-o-przynaleznosci-zwiazkowej-jako-dane-chronione-szczegolnej-kategorii %X Personal data revealing trade union membership are qualified as special categories of personal data because of the importance of this information and its significant impact on the situation of a natural person. It is worth mentioning in particular that trade union membership may be a  premise for unequal treatment of workers. Ensuring an adequate level of protection of this information is therefore of fundamental importance. ASCJ: 3308, JEL: K31