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Preface

D e s p ite d e te r m in e d c o m p e titio n fr o m n a tio n a l u n io n s,

u n a ffilia te d in tr a s ta te and s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n ion s con tin u e to a cco u n t fo r a s m a ll, r e la tiv e ly sta b le p r o p o r tio n o f the m e m b e r s h ip in o r g a n iz e d la b o r . H o w e v e r , the A m e r ic a n

lab o r m o v e m e n t tod ay u su a lly is d e fin ed to in clu d e the

A F L —CIO and it s a ffilia te d u n io n s and th e n a tio n a l u n ion s

o u tsid e th e fe d e r a tio n . T he e x is t e n c e o f lo c a l u n a ffilia te d u n io n s, m o r e o fte n than n ot, is o v e r lo o k e d e n tir e ly .

T he e c lip s e of the s m a ll u n a ffilia te d lo c a l u n io n s,

w h ich o n ce a c c o u n te d fo r a r e la t iv e ly sig n ific a n t se g m e n t o f o r g a n iz e d la b o r in th e U n ited S ta te s, b eg a n w ith the

p a s s a g e of the N a tio n a l L ab or R e la tio n s (W agn er) A ct in

1935, and w a s h a ste n e d by the e m e r g e n c e and grow th of

str o n g n a tio n a l u n ion s d u rin g W orld W ar II.

The B u rea u o f L ab or S t a t is tic s b ie n n ia l s u r v e y s of

un ion m e m b e r s h ip , for the m o s t p a rt, h ave b e en co n fin ed

to n a tio n a l and in te r n a tio n a l u n io n s; th at i s , th o se lab o r

o r g a n iz a tio n s w h ich b a r g a in w ith m o r e than one e m p lo y e r

in m o r e than one S ta te . To f ill the gap in its m e m b e r ­

sh ip s t a t is t ic s , the B u rea u co n d u c ted it s f ir s t s u r v e y of

lo c a l u n a ffilia te d u n ion s in 1961. T h is, th e B u r e a u ’ s se c o n d

s u r v e y , p e r m its a lo o k at tr e n d s and sh o u ld p r o v id e a

b a s is fo r fu r th e r r e s e a r c h into the n a tu re and a c t iv it ie s

o f th e s e o r g a n iz a tio n s .

T h is stu d y w a s p r e p a r e d in the B u r e a u ’s D iv is io n of Ind u s tr ia l R e la tio n s by W in ston L . T ille r y and F r e d R. N agy.

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P a g e

I n tr o d u c t io n -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

S cop e and m e th o d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

P e r io d of o r g a n iz a t io n ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3

S iz e and c o m p o s itio n of m e m b e r s h ip ___________________________________________________________ 4

B a r g a in in g c o v e r a g e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

W om en m e m b e r s ________________________________________________________________________________ 7

W h ite -c o lla r m e m b e r s _________________________________________________________________________ 7

In d u str ia l d is t r ib u t io n ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

S tate m e m b e r s h ip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

N u m b er o f lo c a ls --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

C o lle c t iv e b a r g a in in g ______________________________________________________________________________ 10

A s s o c ia t io n s o f in d e p e n d e n ts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

U n a ffilia te d u n ion s te r m in a te d d u rin g the 1961—67 p e r i o d ---------------------------------------------------- 11

L a r g e u n ion s: 1961 and 1967 data c o m p a r e d ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

T a b le s:

1. D u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r sh ip in in tr a s ta te and s in g le -e m p lo y e r

u n ion s by p e rio d of o r g a n iz a tio n , 1967 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

2. D u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r sh ip o f in tr a sta te and s in g le -e m p lo y e r

u n io n s, 1967 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

3. A g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e of in tr a s ta te and s in g le -e m p lo y e r

u n io n s, 1967 ______________________________________________________________________________ 15

4. P r o p o r tio n o f w o m en m e m b e r s in in tr a s ta te and s in g le ­

e m p lo y e r u n io n s, 1967 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

5. P r o p o r tio n of w h ite -c o lla r m e m b e r s in in tr a s ta te and

s in g le -e m p lo y e r u n io n s, 1967 _________________________________________________________ 15

6. D u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r sh ip and a g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e of in tr a s ta te

and s in g le -e m p lo y e r u n io n s, by in d u str y , 1967 ____________________________________ 16

7. D u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r s h ip and a g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e o f in tr a s ta te

and s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s, by S ta te, 1 9 6 7_________________________________________ 17

8. N u m b er of lo c a ls a ffilia te d w ith in tr a s ta te and s in g le - e m p lo y e r

u n io n s, 1967 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

9. N u m b er of b a s ic c o lle c t iv e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n ts n e g o tia te d by in tr a s ta te and s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s, 1967 ___________________________________ 18 10. C h a n ges in d u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r s h ip in m a jo r in tr a s ta te and

s in g le -e m p lo y e r u n io n s, by in d u str y , 1961—67 _____________________________________ 19 11. C h a n g e s in d u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r s h ip in m a jo r in tr a s ta te and

s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s, by S ta te, 1961—67 -------------------------------------------------------------- 20

C h a rts:

1. D u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r s h ip in in tr a s ta te and s in g le - e m p lo y e r

u n ion s in 1967, by p e r io d o f o r g a n iz a tio n and m e m b e r s h ip o f u n ion s ____________ 5

2. D u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r s h ip in in tr a s ta te and s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n ion s

in 1967, by p e r io d o f o r g a n iz a tio n and i n d u s t r y___________________________________ 6

3. P r o p o r tio n o f w o m en and w h it e - c o lla r m e m b e r s h ip in in tr a s ta te

and s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n ion s in 1967, by p e r io d o f o r g a n iz a tio n------------------------- 8

A p p en d ix. Q u e stio n n a ir e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

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In trod u ctio n

U n a ffilia te d in tr a s ta te and s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s (e x c lu s iv e of g o v e r n m e n t

u n io n s) 1 c o n stitu te a n u m e r ic a lly s m a ll, r e la tiv e ly sta b le p r o p o r tio n o f the A m e r ic a n

la b o r m o v e m e n t. Tw o s u r v e y s co n d u c ted by th e B L S in 1961 2 and 1967 in d ic a te

th at u n a ffilia te d u n ion m e m b e r s h ip in both y e a r s w a s about 2 .6 p e r c e n t o f the m e m ­

b e r s h ip in a ll u n ion s in the U n ited S ta te s, 3 a s show n in the fo llo w in g ta b u la tio n :

Union membership in the United States

1961 1967

Number Number

Union (in thousands) Percent (in thousands) Percent

T o t a l---------------------------------- 17,456 100.0 18,301 100.0

AFL—CIO affiliates (including

directly affiliated labor unions)--------- 14,103 80.8 14, 975 81.8

National unaffiliated u n io n s------------- 2,901 16.6 2, 852 15.6

Unaffiliated intrastate and

single-em ployer u n io n s------------------ 452 2.6 475 2 .6

D e s p ite a 1961—67 d e c lin e fr o m 1, 277 to 884 in th e n u m b er of u sa b le s c h e d ­

u le s , o v e r a ll m e m b e r s h ip in c r e a s e d about 23, 0 0 0. T he to ta l n u m b er o f w o r k e r s

c o v e r e d by a g r e e m e n ts , h o w e v e r , d rop p ed by m o r e than 1 3 ,0 0 0 .

A lr e a d y h igh in c o m p a r is o n w ith n a tio n a l u n io n s, the p r o p o r tio n s o f w o m en

and w h it e - c o lla r w o r k e r s in the u n a ffilia te d u n ion s in c r e a s e d d u rin g the 1961—67

p e r io d — fo r w o m en , fr o m 29. 3 to 34. 1 p e r c e n t and fo r w h it e - c o lla r m e m b e r s , fr o m

25 to 3 2 .6 p e r c e n t. I n c r e a s e s in th e s e two c a t e g o r ie s and in to ta l m e m b e r s h ip m a y

be a ttr ib u te d a lm o s t e n tir e ly to th e con tin u ed gro w th of o ld e r , la r g e r u n io n s. U n a ffilia t e d u n ion s n e w ly o r g a n iz e d s in c e the p r e v io u s s u r v e y a c c o u n te d fo r o n ly s lig h tly

o v e r 10, 000 m e m b e r s , a fig u r e m o r e than o f f s e t by m e m b e r s h ip l o s s e s fr o m u n ion s

d is s o lv e d or a ffilia te d d u rin g th e p e r io d . R e la tiv e ly few w o m e n or w h it e - c o lla r w o r k e r s w e r e m e m b e r s o f th e s e new u n io n s.

C o m p a r iso n s of 1961 and 1967 data sh o w ed d e c lin e s in th e n u m b er o f u n a f­ filia t e d u n io n s in n e a r ly a ll in d u s tr ie s and g e o g r a p h ic a l a r e a s . ^ H o w e v e r , sig n ific a n t

m e m b e r s h ip in c r e a s e s w e r e n o ted in s e r v ic e s , c o m m u n ic a tio n s, p r im a r y m e t a ls , and s e v e r a l o th e r in d u s tr ie s , and m e m b e r s h ip w a s up 25 p e r c e n t o r m o r e in 13 S ta te s.

W ith a d rop o f 30 p e r c e n t in th e n u m b er o f q u a lify in g o r g a n iz a tio n s , the o v e r ­

a ll n u m b e r s o f lo c a l u n its and c u r r e n t a g r e e m e n ts a ls o f e ll, a lth ou gh the a v e r a g e

n u m b er of lo c a ls and o f a g r e e m e n ts p er u n ion r o s e s lig h tly .

1 Hereafter referred to in this bulletin as unaffiliated unions.

2 See Unaffiliated Local and Single-Employer Unions in the United States, 1961, BLS Bulletin 1348 (1962).

3 Although the figures in the tabulation for national unions are actually for 1960 and 1966, the tim e difference 

probably does not affect the comparison significantly. For details regarding these union figures and for the source of 

statements on the characteristics of national unions made throughout this study, see Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States, 1961 and 1967, BLS Bulletins 1320 (1962) and 1596 (1968).

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S cop e and M eth od

F o r both the 1961 and 1967 s u r v e y s , the D e p a r tm e n t of L a b o r 's O ffic e of

L a b o r -M a n a g e m e n t and W e lf a r e -P e n s io n R e p o r ts (O LM W PR) p r o v id e d th e B u rea u o f

L ab or S t a t is t ic s w ith un ion lis t in g s c o m p ile d fr o m r e p o r ts r e c e iv e d un der th e L a b o r -

M a n a g em en t R ep o r tin g and D is c lo s u r e A ct (LM RD A ) of 1959. T he B u r e a u , in tu rn ,

c a n v a s s e d by m a il q u e stio n n a ir e a ll u n ion s w h o se r e p o r ts in d ic a te d th ey w e r e not

n a tio n a l in sc o p e (as d e fin e d by th e B u rea u fo r d ir e c to r y p u r p o s e s ) .4 T h e s e u n ion s

w e r e a sk e d w h e th e r th e ir c o lle c t iv e b a r g a in in g r e la tio n s h ip s w e r e co n fin e d to a

s in g le e m p lo y e r or e m p lo y e r a s s o c ia tio n , or if tw o or m o r e e m p lo y e r s or a s s o c i a ­

tio n s w e r e u n d er c o n tr a c t, to a s in g le S ta te. An a ffir m a tiv e a n sw e r to e ith e r of

th e s e s c r e e n in g q u e stio n s p la c e d th e u n ion w ith in th e sc o p e of th e s u r v e y . E a ch

q u a lify in g u n ion a ls o w a s a sk e d fo r it s m e m b e r s h ip (d u es p ayin g o r in good stan d in g)

in the c u r r e n t p e r io d ,5 th e n u m b er of w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by its c o lle c t iv e b a r g a in in g

a g r e e m e n ts , and th e in d u str y and c ity w h e r e the w o r k e r s w e r e e m p lo y e d . O ther

q u e stio n s d e a lt w ith the p r o p o r tio n s o f w o m en and w h it e - c o lla r w o r k e r s , th e n u m b er

of lo c a ls and a g r e e m e n ts , m u ltie m p lo y e r b a r g a in in g , and a ffilia tio n w ith s im ila r

u n io n s. T he 1967 s u r v e y r e q u e s te d the un ion to sta te th e y e a r it w a s o r g a n iz e d .

A s is c u sto m a r y in m o s t B L S s u r v e y s , r e sp o n d e n ts w e r e a s s u r e d th at in fo r m a tio n

su b m itte d w ou ld be u se d fo r s t a t is t ic a l p u r p o s e s o n ly .

Of 1, 527 q u e s tio n n a ir e s m a ile d out by the B u rea u in 1967, 1, 176 w e r e r e ­

tu rn ed , a r e s p o n s e r a te of 77 p e r c e n t, or a p p r o x im a te ly 8 p e r c e n ta g e p o in ts lo w e r

than in th e e a r lie r s u r v e y . 6 On e x a m in a tio n , 88 4, o r o n ly 58 p e r c e n t of the m a ilin g ,

p r o v e d u s a b le . Of the 292 r e tu r n s w h ic h w e r e e x c lu d e d , 46 r e p o r te d th at th ey w e r e

n e ith e r in tr a s ta te n or s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s, but w e r e n a tio n a l in s c o p e .7 A n oth er

135 r e p o r te d e ith e r h a v in g a ffilia te d w ith or h a v in g b e en d e fe a te d by a n a tio n a l un ion

in a N a tio n a l L ab or R e la tio n s B o a rd (N L R B ) e l e c t i o n .8 E ig h te e n r e p o r te d th at the u n ion had b e en d is s o lv e d b e c a u s e o f a p lan t shu tdow n , com p a n y m e r g e r , o r r e o r g a n ­

iz a tio n , and an o th er 76 r e tu r n s in d ic a te d th at the u n ion s w e r e no lo n g e r in e x is t e n c e

but gave no fu r th e r d e ta ils . T he o th e r 17 r e p o r ts w e r e r e tu r n e d b e c a u s e th ey did

not r e a c h th e p r o p e r u n ion o ffic ia l; p rob a b ly m an y o f th e s e u n ion s w e r e d efu n ct.

O b v io u sly , the B L S can n ot c la im th at th e stu d y h a s a cco u n ted fo r a ll u n ion s

o f th is typ e in the co u n try . S om e m a y not h a v e su b m itte d r e p o r ts to th e D e p a r t­ m e n t o f L ab or a s r e q u ir e d u n d er th e LM R D A ; o th e r s , b e c a u s e o f in a d e q u a te in fo r ­

m a tio n , m a y h a v e e s c a p e d id e n tific a tio n . M o st o f th e s e o r g a n iz a tio n s a r e s m a ll,

m a n y a p p ea r to be s h o r t - liv e d , and u n lik e n a tio n a l u n io n s, th ey r a r e ly e m p lo y o ffic e

sta ff o r f u ll- t im e o f f ic e r s .

On the o th e r hand, th e B u rea u b e lie v e s th at th e s u r v e y a c c o u n ts fo r v ir tu a lly

a ll lo c a l u n a ffilia te d u n ion s w h ich h a v e n e g o tia te d m a jo r c o lle c t iv e a g r e e m e n ts (c o v ­ e r in g 1 ,0 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ). ^ T h u s, u n ion s th at m a y h a v e b e e n o v e r lo o k e d or

4 Because of the reporting requirements of the LMRDA, no unions of government employees were included in the

survey.

5 The question was modified in the 1967 survey to elicit information on dues-paying members or members in

good standing, but the change is not believed to have seriously affected comparative figures for the two studies. 6 Compared with the 1961 survey, the 1967 study suggests a possible deterioration in the position of the unaffiliated unions. Although the number of operating unions reporting declined from 1, 277 to 884, the number of unions reporting that they were no longer in existence increased from 197 to 229. A check of one-fifth of the 351 nonrespondents

against the files of OLMWPR indicated that at least one-half of them had filed terminal reports and gone out of existence.

7 Some of these unions misinterpreted the "scope" question. In any case, they will be surveyed for possible inclusion in the Bureau's next directory of national and international unions. 8 Included in this group were 94 unions which reported affiliation with AFL—CIO organizations and 41 with

national unaffiliated unions.

9 For many years, the Bureau has been striving to include all agreements covering 1,000 workers or more (exclusive of the railroad and airline industries, for which agreements are filed with the National Mediation Board as required

by the Railway Labor Act) in its file of collective bargaining agreements, which has been set up under the provisions of

section 211 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947.

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th at fa ile d to r e sp o n d sh o u ld h a v e o n ly a m in o r e ffe c t on th e m e m b e r s h ip and a g r e e ­

m e n t c o v e r a g e to ta ls p r e s e n te d in th is stu d y.

S in ce th e q u e stio n s a sk e d in th e 1961 and 1967 s u r v e y s w e r e e s s e n t ia lly

th e s a m e , c o m p a r is o n s w e r e m a d e b e tw e e n the tw o s e t s o f d ata. D e ta ils o f th e s e

c o m p a r is o n s a p p ea r, w h e r e a p p r o p r ia te , in th e te x t. Such c o m p a r is o n s do not

n e c e s s a r ily in d ic a te tr e n d s w ith in th e sa m e grou p o f u n ion s b e c a u s e th e 1961 and

1967 u n a ffilia te d u n ion p o p u la tio n s w e r e not id e n tic a l. A s p r e v io u s ly n o ted , s o m e

u n ion s r e p o r tin g in the 1961 s u r v e y no lo n g e r e x is t e d and a n u m b er w e r e fo r m e d

a fte r th at d a te. In ad d itio n , s o m e u n ion s b e lie v e d to be o p e r a tin g in both s u r v e y

y e a r s fa ile d to r e p o r t in 1 y e a r o r a n o th er.

In an e ffo r t to d e te r m in e tr e n d s w ith in the la r g e r u n io n s, 1961 r e tu r n s w e r e

m a tc h e d , w h e r e v e r p o s s ib le , w ith r e tu r n s fr o m u n ion s r e p o r tin g a 1967 m e m b e r s h ip

o f 1 ,0 0 0 or m o r e .

P e r io d of O r g a n iz a tio n

S e v e r a l th ou san d lo c a l and s in g le -e m p lo y e r u n ion s a r e e s tim a te d to h ave e x is t e d

in th e U n ited S ta te s at one tim e o r an o th er in th e d e ca d e p r io r to th e p a s s a g e of the

W agn er A c t. Of th e s e , o n ly a few h ave su r v iv e d . In the 1967 s u r v e y , 778 of the

884 u n ion s r e sp o n d e d to the q u e stio n on d ate o f o r g a n iz a tio n , but of th e s e , o n ly 40,

w ith 50, 000 m e m b e r s , c la im e d to h ave b e en e s ta b lis h e d b e fo r e 1936. (S ee ta b le 1. )

A lto g e th e r , 317 u n io n s, h a v in g m e m b e r s h ip o f n e a r ly 320, 000 (tw o -th ir d s o f

th e to ta l), s u r v iv e d th e m a s s iv e W orld W ar II o r g a n iz in g d r iv e s co n d u cted by n a tio n a l

u n io n s. T h u s, th e bu lk of th e m e m b e r s h ip is in lo c a l u n a ffilia te d u n ion s w h ich h ave

d e m o n s tr a te d c o n s id e r a b le sta y in g p o w er in th e p a st and a r e lik e ly to do so in the

fu tu r e . M ore than h a lf (461) the r e p o r tin g u n ion s w e r e e s ta b lis h e d a fte r 1945, but

th e s e a cco u n t fo r o n ly 128, 000 m e m b e r s .

U n a ffilia te d u n ion s e s ta b lis h e d d u rin g th e 1961—67 p e r io d (56), r e p o r te d o n ly

10, 000 m e m b e r s . 10 T h e se u n io n s w e r e g e n e r a lly s m a ll; 35 c la im e d 100 m e m b e r s

o r fe w e r , and 17 b e tw e e n 100 and 500 m e m b e r s . O nly th r e e o f the n e w e r u n ion s

r e p o r te d a m e m b e r s h ip in e x c e s s of 1 ,0 0 0 , and tw o of th em a p p ea r to be th e r e s u lt o f m e r g e r s o f u n ion s o r g a n iz e d at an e a r lie r d a te .

O nly about 11 p e r c e n t o f the m e m b e r s in th e new u n a ffilia te d u n io n s w e r e

w o m en , a r a tio b elo w th at in n a tio n a l u n io n s. T h u s, th e su b sta n tia l in c r e a s e in

w o m en m e m b e r s h ip m u st be a ttr ib u te d to in c r e a s e d w o m en m e m b e r s h ip in th e o ld e r

u n io n s. S im ila r ly , on ly about 15 p e r c e n t of th e new m e m b e r s w e r e w h it e - c o lla r

w o r k e r s , about th e sa m e a s th at in n a tio n a l u n io n s.

M o st new u n a ffilia te d u n ion s (14) w e r e o r g a n iz e d in r e t a il tr a d e , but th e s e

a c c o u n te d fo r on ly 648 w o r k e r s . T he p e tr o le u m in d u str y , w ith th r e e new u n io n s,

add ed the g r e a te s t n u m b er o f w o r k e r s (3, 6 0 0 ). No u n u su a l tr e n d s w e r e a p p a ren t

by S ta te s o r r e g io n s ; S ta te s th at had the g r e a te r n u m b er o f o ld e r u n ion s ten d ed

to le a d in the e s ta b lis h m e n t o f new o n e s . P e n n s y lv a n ia add ed 10 new u n ion s w ith

3 ,3 5 2 m e m b e r s , and N ew Y o rk g a in ed 12 w ith 1 ,6 3 3 .

10 By comparison, during the 1961—67 period, 229 unaffiliated unions, with membership of more than 30,000, are

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V ir tu a lly a ll of th e new u n a ffilia te d u n ion s b a r g a in e d w ith a s in g le e m p lo y e r ,

and n o r m a lly c o n s is te d o f a s in g le lo c a l w ith a s in g le c u r r e n t a g r e e m e n t.

A str o n g r e la tio n s h ip w a s found b e tw e e n u n a ffilia te d un ion age and 1967

m e m b e r s h ip s iz e . In g e n e r a l, o ld e r u n io n s ten d ed to be la r g e r . A bout 70 p e r c e n t

of th e u n ion s r e p o r tin g m o r e than 1, 000 m e m b e r s in 1967, but o n ly 27 p e r c e n t of

th o s e r e p o r tin g 250 m e m b e r s or fe w e r , c la im e d to h ave b e e n o r g a n iz e d b e fo r e 1946.

A s show n in c h a r t 1, the la r g e u n ion s m a d e up 85 p e r c e n t of to ta l 1967 m e m b e r s h ip

in th e p r e -1 9 3 6 u n ion grou p , but on ly 47 p e r c e n t o f th e m e m b e r s h ip in u n ion s e s ­

ta b lis h e d a fte r I9 6 0 . B y c o m p a r is o n , th e s m a lle s t u n ion s a c c o u n te d fo r o n ly 3 p e r ­

cen t o f to ta l m e m b e r s h ip in th e o ld e s t group of u n io n s, but n e a r ly 32 p e r c e n t of

m e m b e r s h ip in th e n e w e st grou p . T h is d istr ib u tio n m a y be e x p la in e d , in p a rt, by

th e ten d en cy to o r g a n iz e th e la r g e r c o m p a n ie s and p la n ts e a r lie r . It a ls o m a y r e ­ f le c t a g ro w th and " s u r v iv a l o f the fitte s t" p a ttern ; th e u n ion s (and c o m p a n ie s) b e ­

ca m e m o r e ca p a b le of s u r v iv a l a s th ey g rew la r g e r .

P r e c is e in fo r m a tio n is la c k in g on the in d u s tr ia l d istr ib u tio n o f u n a ffilia te d

un ion m e m b e r s h ip p r io r to the 1961 s u r v e y . M e m b e r sh ip fig u r e s fo r 1967 a r e

c la s s if ie d by in d u str y and d ate o f a union*s fou n d in g, and r e f le c t to so m e e x te n t

th e p e r io d s d u rin g w h ich u n a ffilia te d u n ion s g a in ed a fo o th o ld in p a r tic u la r in d u s ­

t r i e s . C h art 2 in d ic a te s th at 1967 u n a ffilia te d u n ion m e m b e r s h ip in a n u m b er of

in d u s tr ie s w a s c o n c e n tr a te d h e a v ily in u n io n s o r g a n iz e d m u ch e a r lie r . M o re than

th r e e -q u a r te r s of u n ion m e m b e r s in e le c t r ic a l and n o n e le c tr ic a l m a c h in e r y , t r a n s ­

p o r ta tio n eq u ip m en t, c o m m u n ic a tio n s, and u t ilit ie s w e r e in u n ion s e s ta b lis h e d d u ring

th e 1936—45 p e r io d . F ew m e m b e r s e m p lo y e d in s e r v ic e s , on th e o th e r hand, w e r e

in u n ion s e s ta b lis h e d d u rin g th is p e r io d , p e r h a p s b e c a u s e o f the sh a r p c u r t a ilm e n t o f m a n y s e r v ic e s th at a c c o m p a n ie d W orld W ar II. M o re th an h a lf the m e m b e r ­

sh ip in s e r v ic e s w e r e in u n ion s o r g a n iz e d b e fo r e 1936. A s u b sta n tia l p r o p o r tio n of

u n ion m e m b e r s in s e r v ic e s , a s w e ll a s in p r im a r y m e t a ls , w e r e in u n io n s o r g a n iz e d

d u rin g 1946—6 0 . O nly one in d u str y — p e tr o le u m p r o d u c ts— had a s m u c h a s 10 p e r c e n t

of it s m e m b e r s h ip in u n io n s o r g a n iz e d d u rin g 1961—67.

No s ig n ific a n t r e la tio n s h ip s w e r e found b e tw e e n th e p e r io d s o f o r g a n iz a tio n of

the u n ion s and th e ir r e g io n a l d is tr ib u tio n s . T h e m o r e p o p u lo u s, h ig h ly in d u s tr ia liz e d

N o r th e a s te r n , N o rth C e n tr a l, and P a c if ic S ta te s ten d ed to h a v e the g r e a te r 1967

m e m b e r s h ip fo r u n io n s o f a ll a g e s .

S iz e and C o m p o sitio n o f M e m b e r sh ip

In 1967, 884 u n a ffilia te d in tr a s ta te and s in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s e n r o lle d 4 7 4 ,6 0 0 m e m b e r s . (S ee ta b le 2 .) B y c o m p a r is o n , 1 ,2 7 7 u n ion s r e p o r te d 4 5 2 ,5 0 0 m e m b e r s in 1961. A s in th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y , m o s t u n a ffilia te d u n io n s, p a r tic u la r ly th o se

w h o se a c t iv it ie s w e r e co n fin ed to one e m p lo y e r , w e r e s m a ll, and p r e su m a b ly had

r e s o u r c e s c o m m e n su r a te w ith th e ir s iz e . A lm o s t h a lf th e u n io n s (423) e a c h had 100 m e m b e r s o r fe w e r but a c c o u n te d fo r on ly 3. 5 p e r c e n t of the to ta l m e m b e r s h ip

c o v e r e d by th e stu d y .

D e s p ite th e sh a rp d rop in th e n u m b er o f r e p o r tin g o r g a n iz a tio n s , o v e r a ll

m e m b e r s h ip in c r e a s e d s lig h t ly . T h is in c r e a s e co u ld be a ttr ib u te d a lm o s t e n tir e ly

to th e g ro w th o f la r g e r u n a ffilia te d u n io n s.

A lm o s t a ll th e d e c lin e in the n u m b e r s of u n a ffilia te d u n ion s s in c e 1961 w a s

am on g th e s m a ll u n io n s, w h ile th e n u m b er of u n io n s h a v in g o v e r 1 ,0 0 0 m e m b e r s

in c r e a s e d s lig h t ly , fr o m 103 to 106. T o ta l m e m b e r s h ip in th e s e la r g e u n ion s in ­

c r e a s e d fr o m 2 6 5 ,0 0 0 (59 p e r c e n t) in 1961 to 3 4 0 ,0 0 0 (73 p e r c e n t) in 1967. T h is

grow th o c c u r r e d a lm o s t e n tir e ly in th e o ld e r u n io n s, s in c e o n ly th r e e new la r g e

u n ion s w e r e fo r m e d d u rin g th is p e r io d . 11

11 Two of these large unions appear to have been formed through mergers of smaller unions.

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INDUSTRY

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY

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G row th w as c o n c e n tra te d in un ions th a t had o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 m e m b e r s ; th e se doubled in n u m b e rs fro m 8 to 16, and in c re a s e d in m e m b e rsh ip fro m 76, 800 (17 p e r ­ cent) to 158,500 (33 p e rc e n t) d u rin g 1961—67. F o u r big un io ns in s e rv ic e s ( p a r tic u ­ la r ly h o sp ita ls) and th re e in e le c tr ic a l m a c h in e ry acco u n ted fo r about th re e - fo u r th s of the m e m b e rsh ip in each of th e se in d u s trie s . L a rg e un io n s a lso w e re p re v a le n t in c o m m u n ic a tio n s, tr a n s p o r ta tio n eq u ip m en t, u tilitie s , and p r im a r y m e ta ls . N e a rly a ll of the la r g e r un ions w e re found in the n o rth e rn in d u s tria l S ta te s.

B a rg a in in g C o v e ra g e . A lthough o v e ra ll m e m b e rsh ip in c re a s e d slig h tly , the 1967 su rv e y show ed a d eclin e in the to ta l n u m b e r of w o rk e rs c o v e re d by c o lle c tiv e b a rg a in in g a g re e m e n ts , fro m 4 9 4 ,4 0 0 in 1961 to 4 8 0 ,8 0 0 in 1967. (See ta b le 3 .) In d ic a tio n s a r e th a t m an y of the su rv iv in g un ions have been s u c c e s s fu l in r e c ru itin g w o rk e rs , fo r th e p ro p o rtio n of un ions re p o rtin g b a rg a in in g u n it c o v e ra g e in e x c e ss of m e m b e rsh ip d e c lin e d . 12 The p ro p o rtio n of un io ns re p o rtin g union shop co n d itio n s 13 in c re a s e d fro m 77 to 88 p e rc e n t. C u rio u sly , a g r e a te r p ro p o rtio n of the la r g e r un io n s re p o r te d c o v e ra g e in e x c e ss of m e m b e rsh ip .

W om en M e m b e rs . T he la b o r m o v em en t h a s b een m a rk e d in r e c e n t y e a r s by an in c re a s e in the p ro p o rtio n of w om en m e m b e rs ; to so m e e x ten t th is in c re a s e r e ­ f le c ts the grow th of w om en p a rtic ip a tio n in th e la b o r fo rc e . T h is in c re a s e h a s been p a r tic u la r ly ev id en t in u n a ffilia te d u n io n s. In 1961, th e u n a ffilia te d union su rv e y cou nted 132,800 w om en m e m b e rs , o r 29 p e rc e n t of to ta l m e m b e rsh ip . By 1967, w om en m e m b e rsh ip had r is e n to 162, 100, o r to 34 p e rc e n t of th e to ta l. (See ta b le 4.) A lthough o v e ra ll m e m b e rsh ip ro s e about 5 p e rc e n t, w om en m e m b e rsh ip w as up 22 p e rc e n t. S ince to ta l m e m b e rsh ip in u n a ffilia te d un ions r o s e by only 23, 000, w hile w om en m e m b e rsh ip ro s e by n e a rly 3 0 ,0 0 0 , th e fig u re s r e p r e s e n t a d eclin e of m en m e m b e rs in both ab so lu te and re la tiv e te r m s .

By c o m p a riso n , the p ro p o rtio n of w om en in n a tio n a l and in te rn a tio n a l unions in c re a s e d m o re slow ly, fro m 18. 3 p e rc e n t in I960 to 19. 3 p e rc e n t in 1966. A lthough to ta l m e m b e rsh ip ro s e about 5 p e rc e n t, w om en m e m b e rs h ip show ed a gain of about 

1 6 p e rc e n t.

The in c re a s e in the n u m b e r and p ro p o rtio n of w om en in u n a ffilia te d unions could be a ttrib u te d a lm o st e n tire ly to m e m b e rsh ip grow th w ith in o ld e r, la r g e r un io ns. E ig h ty -th re e p e rc e n t of the w om en w ere in un ions having o v e r 1, 000 m e m b e rs . C h a rt 3 show s th a t in 1967, w om en acco u n ted fo r 70 p e rc e n t of to ta l m e m b e rsh ip in un io ns e s ta b lis h e d b e fo re 1936, and 38 p e rc e n t of the m e m b e rsh ip in th o se e s ta b ­ lis h e d d u rin g 1936—39. By c o m p a riso n , w om en c o m p ris e d le s s th an 11 p e rc e n t of th e m e m b e rsh ip of un io ns o rg a n iz e d d u rin g 1961—67.

W h ite -C o lla r M e m b e rs . As w ith w om en m e m b e rsh ip , w h ite -c o lla r w o rk e rs r e p r e s e n te d a s u b s ta n tia l and in c re a s in g p ro p o rtio n of u n a ffilia te d union m e m b e r s h ip .14 T he 1967 su rv e y in d ic a te d w h ite -c o lla r m e m b e rsh ip c o n stitu te d 32. 6 p e rc e n t of the to ta l. (See ta b le 5. ) T h is p ro p o rtio n r e p r e s e n te d an in c re a s e fro m 25 p e rc e n t r e ­ p o rte d in 1961, and an in c re m e n t of m o re th an o n e -th ir d in to ta l w h ite -c o lla r m e m ­ b e rs h ip . By c o m p a riso n , the p ro p o rtio n of su ch m e m b e rs in n a tio n a l and i n te r ­ n a tio n a l un io ns ro s e m o re slow ly, fro m 12. 2 to 14. 3 p e rc e n t, w hich r e p r e s e n te d a o n e -fo u rth in c re a s e in to ta l m e m b e rsh ip .

*2 In 1961, 269 unions reported contract coverage in excess of dues-paying membership (in 123, by margins of

20 percent or more). By 1967, this number had fallen to 146 (70 by margins of 20 percent or more).

On the other hand, in 1961, 19 unions reported that membership exceeded coverage by over 16,000 workers, while

in 1967, 18 unions reported that membership exceeded coverage by 32,000 workers.

13 A union shop "condition" is defined as a condition where membership equals bargaining coverage, and does

not necessarily mean that a union shop exists.

14 Some relationship is to be expected, since the majority of women workers are in white-collar occupations.

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T he d ata, h o w ev er, did not in d ic a te any sig n ific a n t fo rm a tio n of new w h ite - c o lla r u n io n s; m e m b e rsh ip grow th o c c u rr e d in the o ld e r o rg a n iz a tio n s. The w h ite - c o lla r grou p g e n e ra lly w as c o n c e n tra te d in the o ld e r un ions of m o re th an 1,000 m e m b e r s , w hich co n tain ed 84 p e rc e n t of a ll w h ite -c o lla r m e m b e rs . As show n in c h a r t 3, w h ite -c o lla r w o rk e rs m ad e up a re la tiv e ly s m a ll p ro p o rtio n of the unions o rg a n iz e d sin ce 1950. Only 314 of the 884 unions re p o r te d any w h ite -c o lla r m e m ­ b e r s , and in th e m a jo rity of th e se b lu e - c o lla r w o rk e rs fo rm e d a m a jo rity . N e a rly th re e - fo u r th s of a ll w h ite -c o lla r w o rk e rs w e re in 138 un ions w hich had few if any m e m b e rs fro m b lu e - c o lla r o ccu p atio n s.

A bout th re e - fifth s of the w h ite -c o lla r m e m b e rs w e re in n o n m an u factu rin g in ­ d u s tr ie s , p r im a r ily s e rv ic e s (h o sp itals) and co m m u n ic a tio n s (telep h o n e). T h ese two in d u s trie s alo ne acco u n ted fo r about h alf of a ll w h ite -c o lla r m e m b e rs . M ost of the re m a in in g w o rk e rs w e re in e le c tr ic a l m a c h in e ry , tr a n s p o r ta tio n eq u ip m en t, and the u tilitie s .

U n affiliated un io ns in clu d ed v a rie d g ro u p s such as te c h n o lo g ic a l r e s e a r c h e r s , e n g in e e rs , n ew sp a p e r r e p o r te r s , in s u ra n c e a g e n ts, ban k te l le r s , te le v is io n and ra d io a n n o u n c e rs, c h e m ic a l r e s e a r c h e r s , and m u s ic ia n s .

In d u s tria l D istrib u tio n

A lthough u n a ffilia te d in tr a s ta te and s in g le -e m p lo y e r un ions w e re found in a ll in d u s trie s , th e ir m a in s tre n g th in both 1961 and 1967 w as c o n c e n tra te d in a few in ­ d u s tr ie s th a t g e n e ra lly a r e c o n sid e re d th e ir tra d itio n a l stro n g h o ld s. Six m a n u fa c ­ tu rin g in d u s trie s con tinued to acco u n t fo r o v e r h alf of a ll w o rk e rs c o v e re d by c o lle c ­ tiv e a g re e m e n ts — e le c tr ic a l m a c h in e ry , tr a n s p o r ta tio n eq u ip m en t, p r im a r y m e ta ls , c h e m ic a ls , m a c h in e ry (ex cep t e le c tric a l) , and p e tro le u m . (See tab le 6. ) T h e se plus th re e n o n m an u factu rin g in d u s trie s — s e r v ic e s , c o m m u n icatio n s (telep ho ne and teleg rap h ), and e le c tr ic a l and gas u tilitie s — e n c o m p a sse d o v e r 3 out of 4 w o rk e rs r e p r e s e n te d by in d ep en d en t lo c a l u n io n s.

C o m p a red w ith the to ta l n u m b er of u n ion m e m b e r s in b ro a d in d u s tr ia l c a t e ­

g o r ie s , the lo c a l in d ep en d e n ts m a d e th e ir b e s t sh o w in g in the p e tr o le u m —c h e m ic a l- ru b b er g r o u p s, alth ou gh th ey r e p r e s e n te d a s m a ll (and s lig h tly d e c lin in g ) p r o p o r tio n

o f to ta l u n ion str e n g th (68, 900 m e m b e r s a s c o m p a r e d w ith 569, 000 in n a tio n a l u n ion s

in 1966). In e le c t r ic a l and g a s u t ilit ie s , s e r v i c e s , and c o m m u n ic a tio n s (telep h o n e

and te le g r a p h ), th e v a s t m a jo r ity of u n ion m e m b e r s b e lo n g e d to n a tio n a l o r g a n iz a tio n s .

The n u m b e r of re p o rtin g unions d e c lin e d in n e a rly a ll in d u s trie s . Of the th re e in d u s trie s re p o rtin g in c r e a s e s , the gain (20) w as sig n ific a n t only in r e ta il tr a d e . M e m b e rsh ip , h o w ev er, in c re a s e d in m o re th an a dozen in d u s trie s ; s e rv ic e s , c o m m u n ic a tio n s, p r im a r y m e ta ls , tra n s p o r ta tio n eq u ip m en t, and e le c tr ic a l m a c h in e ry show ed s u b s ta n tia l in c r e a s e s . M e m b e rsh ip d e c lin e d 25 p e rc e n t o r m o re in s e v e ra l in d u s trie s , and w as off sh a rp ly in m in in g , and w h o le sa le and r e ta il tr a d e . L ike the n a tio n a l u n io n s, th e in d ep en d en t lo c a ls show ed a con tinuing la c k of s u c c e s s in o r g a n ­ izin g w o rk e rs in a g r ic u ltu re , fin an ce, and in s u ra n c e .

S tate M e m b e r sh ip

The g e o g ra p h ic a l d is trib u tio n of u n a ffilia te d unions did not change sig n ific a n tly in the 1961—67 p e rio d . As in 1961, 10 o r fe w e r un io ns w e re found in 3 out of 5 S ta te s; only th re e S ta te s— New Y ork, Ohio, and P e n n sy lv a n ia had m o re th an 90. (See ta b le 7. ) The n u m b er of re p o rtin g un ions d e c lin e d in m o st S ta te s; a 25 p e rc e n t o r g r e a te r d ro p w as no ted in m o re th an h alf. F o rty -o n e few er unions r e p o rte d fro m Ohio th an in 1961, follow ed by P e n n sy lv a n ia (36), New Y o rk (32), and New J e r s e y and Rhode Islan d (29 each ). T he n u m b e r of un ions in c re a s e d in only two S ta te s—- C o lo rad o and L o u isia n a .

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U n a ffilia te d in tr a s ta te and s in g le -e m p lo y e r unions re s e m b le n a tio n a l un ions in m a jo r m e m b e rsh ip c o n c e n tra tio n in highly in d u s tria liz e d S ta te s— P e n n sy lv a n ia , New Y o rk , O hio, New J e r s e y , C a lifo rn ia , and Illin o is— altho ugh not in th is ra n k in g o r d e r . S o u th ern S ta te s, as w e ll a s o th e rs th a t have r ig h t- to - w o rk law s, have r e s is te d o r ­ g a n iz a tio n by both n a tio n a l and u n a ffilia te d u n io n s.

N u m b er of L o c a ls

The 884 u n a ffilia te d un io ns in clu d ed in the 1967 su rv e y r e p o rte d a to ta l of 1,600 lo c a ls . (See ta b le 8 .) T h is n u m b er c o m p a re s w ith 1,277 un io ns and 2,056 lo c a ls in 1961. T y p ic a lly , the s in g le -e m p lo y e r o r in tr a s ta te un io n is s till a "o n e- lo c a l" o rg a n iz a tio n , but the c o m p a riso n is in d ic a tiv e of a slig h t u p w ard tre n d . In 1967, 9. 4 p e rc e n t of th e un io n s re p o r te d two lo c a ls o r m o re , c o m p a re d w ith 6. 5 p e rc e n t in 1961. The change m ay r e fle c t the in c re a s in g d o m in atio n of the u n a ffil­ ia te d union g ro u p by la r g e r u n io n s.

The 83 un io ns re p o rtin g m o re th an one lo c a l had 799 a f filia te s . A bout 26 p e r ­ ce n t of th e in tr a s ta te u n a ffilia te d un io n s w e re m u ltilo c a l o rg a n iz a tio n s — slig h tly le s s th an the p ro p o rtio n of such un io n s re p o rtin g in 1961, but f a r above the 1967 p r o p o r ­ tio n of s in g le -e m p lo y e r o r s in g le -e m p lo y e r a s s o c ia tio n u n a ffilia te d u n io n s. In la rg e m e a s u r e , th is p ro p o rtio n re fle c te d th e p re s e n c e of n u m e ro u s lo c a l c h a p te rs in s ta te ­ w ide a s s o c ia tio n s of n u rs e s and h o s p ita l p e rs o n n e l. A m ong s in g le -e m p lo y e r un io n s, m o st m u ltilo c a l o rg a n iz a tio n s w e re found in p e tro le u m re fin in g and d is trib u tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n s, and p u blic u tilitie s .

C o lle c tiv e B arg ain in g

A s show n in ta b le 9, 77 3 of the 884 u n a ffilia te d un io n s in clu d ed in the 1967 su rv e y had n e g o tia te d a sin g le a g re e m e n t. T he to ta l of 1,625 a g re e m e n ts re p o rte d in e ffe c t w as 478 le s s th an in 1961, w hile w o rk e r c o v e ra g e d ro p p ed by about 14,000. One h u n d red and elev en unions w e re p a rty to two a g re e m e n ts o r m o re , and to g e th e r acco u n ted fo r 52 p e rc e n t of th o se in e ffe c t a t the tim e of th e stu dy .

T he in cid en ce of s e p a ra te a g re e m e n ts am ong un io ns n e g o tia tin g w ith a sin g le e m p lo y e r o r a s s o c ia tio n c o n tr a s ts w ith th a t am ong in tr a s ta te un io n s n eg o tiatin g w ith m o re th an one e m p lo y e r o r a s s o c ia tio n , and ste m s fro m the d iffe re n t o rg a n iz a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e s of th e se tw o ty p es of u n io n s. W hen the re la tio n s h ip is con fined to a sin g le e m p lo y e r, a sin g le a g re e m e n t n o rm a lly w ill r e s u lt; w hen a union b a rg a in s w ith s e v e r a l e m p lo y e rs o r a s s o c ia tio n s , s e p a ra te a g re e m e n ts a r e m o re lik e ly to be co n clu d ed . A lm o st th re e - fo u r th s of th e in tr a s ta te un ions re p o rtin g in 1967 had two a g re e m e n ts o r m o re , c o m p a re d w ith 8 p e rc e n t of the s in g le -e m p lo y e r o r a s s o c ia tio n g ro u p . M o st of th e m u ltia g re e m e n t un io ns in the la tte r c a te g o ry c o v e re d w o rk e rs in w idely s c a tte r e d p la n ts o r s e rv ic e f a c ilitie s ; ty p ic a lly , th o se w o rk e rs in the pu blic u tilitie s o r p e tro le u m in d u s trie s .

F o r ty - th r e e of th e u n a ffilia te d u n io n s, re p re s e n tin g 38 ,70 0 w o rk e rs , re p o rte d th a t th ey eng aged in m u ltie m p lo y e r (a sso c ia tio n ) b a rg a in in g . T w e n ty -fo u r of the un io ns b a rg a in e d w ith only one e m p lo y e r a s s o c ia tio n fo r 12, 000 e m p lo y e e s, w hile e a c h of th e re m a in in g un io n s b a rg a in e d w ith two a s s o c ia tio n s o r m o re . N e a rly tw o- th ir d s of the w o rk e rs r e p r e s e n te d in a s s o c ia tio n b a rg a in in g w e re in n o n m an u factu rin g in d u s trie s , and of th e s e , o v e r o n e -h a lf w e re in s e r v ic e s , p r im a r ily h o s p ita ls .

A sso c ia tio n s of Indep end ents

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in the 1961 su rv e y , it w as not alw ays c le a r w h e th e r an o rg a n iz a tio n lis te d on the q u e stio n n a ire w as in d eed a fe d e ra tio n o r an a s s o c ia tio n of auton om ou s unions o r a p a re n t body of a m u ltilo c a l o rg a n iz a tio n . Since re p o rtin g un ions w e re a sk e d to fu rn is h only th e o rg a n iz a tio n ’ s n am e, c la s s ific a tio n of th e s e o rg a n iz a tio n s w as not alw ay s p o ssib le .

N o n e th e le ss, a p p a re n tly few u n a ffilia te d in tr a s ta te and s in g le -e m p lo y e r un io n s m a in ta in fo rm a l tie s w ith o th e r su ch u n io n s. O nly 69 un io ns r e p o rte d th e s e a r r a n g e ­ m e n ts in 1967, o r le s s th an o n e -h a lf of th e n u m b e r belon gin g to a s s o c ia tio n s in 1961. 15 The s h a rp d ro p , p a r tic u la r ly in the n u m b e r re p o rtin g m e m b e rs h ip in a com panyw ide a s s o c ia tio n (fro m 80 to 23), su g g e sts th e p o s s ib ility of co n so lid a tio n s am ong a s s o c ia tio n s of th is ty p e, but su ch sig n ific a n t ch an g es cou ld not be d e te rm in e d fro m the d ata. B ecau se of the in c lu sio n of s e v e r a l la rg e u n io n s, th e to ta l m e m b e r ­ sh ip in un ions fo rm in g a s s o c ia tio n s in c re a s e d slig h tly , fro m 90 ,00 0 to about 100,000.

T he N atio n al F e d e ra tio n of Indep end ent U nions, w hich had 15 re p o rtin g un io n s, acco u n ted fo r a to ta l of 20 ,00 0 m e m b e rs . 16

A sso c ia tio n s co m p o sed of un ions w hose m e m b e rsh ip c o m p ris e s p a r tic u la r o c c u ­ p a tio n s (n u rs e s , e n g in e e rs , g u ard s) w e re p re v a le n t am ong in d ep en d en t lo c a l u n io n s. N ine s e p a ra te o rg a n iz a tio n s of th is type w e re id e n tifie d , b a se d on r e p o r ts fro m 15 un io n s having a m e m b e rsh ip of n e a rly 43, 000.

E ig h t a s s o c ia tio n s w e re com panyw ide and in clu d ed 23 un io ns hav in g a to ta l m e m b e rsh ip of 2 3 ,0 0 0 . T h e se b o d ies c o n s is te d la rg e ly of un io ns in th e c h e m ic a l and p e tro le u m in d u s trie s .

U n affilia te d U nions T e rm in a te d D u rin g th e 1961—67 P e rio d

In ad d itio n to the 884 function in g un ions re tu rn in g u sa b le q u e s tio n n a ire s in the 1967 su rv e y , 229 r e p o rte d th a t th ey w e re no lo n g e r in e x iste n c e . Of th e s e , 135 o r 59 p e rc e n t re p o rte d e ith e r hav in g a ffilia te d w ith o r h av in g b een d e fe a te d in an NLRB e le c tio n by a n a tio n a l union. 17 N in ety -o n e had b een su c c e e d e d by A F L —CIO a ffilia te s and 44 by n a tio n a l in d ep en d en t u n io n s. In a ll, 35 d iffe re n t A F L —CIO un ions and 15 n a tio n a l in dep end ent un io ns w e re nam ed ; 6 la rg e n a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n s a c ­ cou nted fo r n e a rly half th e to ta l— the S te e lw o rk e rs (17); O il, C h e m ic a l and A tom ic W o rk e rs (12); T e a m s te rs (11); Auto W o rk e rs (10); M a c h in ists (7); and E le c tr ic a l W o rk e rs (IUE) (6).

The r e tu r n s in d ic a te d th a t 18 o th e r u n a ffilia te d un io n s h ad b een te rm in a te d as a r e s u lt of b u s in e ss fa ilu re , p la n t shutdow n o r m o v em en t, o r com pany m e r g e r o r re o rg a n iz a tio n . The re m a in in g 76 r e tu r n s in d ic a te d te rm in a tio n only; no in fo rm a tio n about the c irc u m s ta n c e s w as given.

B ecau se m any of the q u e s tio n n a ire s w e re in c o m p le te , no a c c u ra te m e m b e rsh ip o r o th e r d ata could be co m p iled . In g e n e ra l, the d isb an d ed un ions a p p e a r to have b een s m a ll. B ased on the a v a ila b le d ata, h o w ev er, m o re th an 30 ,00 0 m e m b e rs , o r about th re e tim e s the n u m b e r in th e n e w ly -o rg a n iz e d u n io n s, a p p e a r to have been r e p r e s e n te d by th e 229 te rm in a te d o rg a n iz a tio n s . No sig n ific a n t in d u stry o r g eo ­ g ra p h ic a l d is trib u tio n w as found.

15 This number excludes multilocal unions shown in table 8, unless they were part of an association or federation.

16 The National Federation of Independent Unions (NFIU) was created in 1963 by a merger of the Confederated

Unions of America (CUA) and the National Independent Union Council (NIUC). In 1961, 9 unions having 12,000 members reported affiliation with the CUA, and 12 unions, having 6,000 members, with the NIUC. 17 The figure is undoubtedly higher, since many of the remaining returns indicated only that the union no longer

existed and made no mention of a successor.

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T h e lim ite d data a v a ila b le in d ic a te th at d u rin g 1961—6 7 , a m u ch g r e a te r n u m b er

of u n a ffilia te d u n ion s w e r e te r m in a te d than w e r e o r g a n iz e d , and th at th e s e a cco u n ted

fo r a m e m b e r s h ip lo s s th at w a s not o ffs e t by g a in s fr o m th e n e w ly fo r m e d u n io n s.

T he a p p a ren t s ta b ility o f the m e m b e r s h ip in th e u n a ffilia te d s e c to r o f the la b o r m o v e ­

m en t m a y be th e r e s u lt of m e m b e r s h ip l o s s e s in s m a ll u n io n s o ffs e t by m e m b e r s h ip

g a in s in la r g e u n io n s.

A m on g th e la r g e u n a ffilia te d u n ion s r e p la c e d by o r a ffilia te d w ith n a tio n a l or

in te r n a tio n a l u n ion s d u rin g the 1961—67 p e r io d w e r e th e fo llo w in g :

In d ep en d en t M eta l W o r k e r s U nion— 2, 200 w o r k e r s (H ughes T o o l

C o. , H o u sto n , T e x . ) r e p la c e d by the

U n ited S te e lw o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a .

T e x tile M a ch in e W ork s E m p lo y e e s In d ep en d en t U n ion — 3, 400

w o r k e r s (T e x tile M ach in e W ork s, R ea d in g , P a .) r e p la c e d by th e

U n ited S te e lw o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a .

In d ep en d en t P e tr o le u m W o r k ers U n ion of B a yw ay— 1, 400

w o r k e r s (H um b le O il and R efin in g C o ., B a y w a y R e fin e r y ,

L in d en , N. J . ) r e p la c e d by the

In te r n a tio n a l B r o th e r h o o d of T e a m s t e r s , C h a u ffeu rs,

W a r e h o u se m e n and H e lp e r s o f A m e r ic a . (IPW U r e ta in e d c le r ic a l m e m b e r s .)

R o c h e s te r In d ep en d en t W o r k ers L o c a l N o. 1— 3, 100 w o r k e r s

(G e n e r a l D y n a m ic s C orp . , S tr o m b e r g -C a r ls o n D iv is io n ,

R o c h e s te r , N . Y. ) r e p la c e d by the

In te r n a tio n a l U n ion o f E le c t r ic a l, R adio and M ach in e

W o r k ers of A m e r ic a . (RIW r e ta in e d E le c t r o n ic s

D iv is io n s w o r k e r s .)

O r g a n iz a tio n of P la n t C le r ic a l and O ffic e F o r c e s o f N o r th e r n

C a lifo r n ia and N evad a— 1 ,9 0 0 w o r k e r s (P a c ific T e le p h o n e and T e le g r a p h C o .) r e p la c e d by the

C o m m u n ic a tio n s W o r k e r s of A m e r ic a .

H o u sto n P a p e r and P u lp M ill W o r k e r ’ s U nion----1, 150 w o r k e r s

(C h am p ion P a p e r s , I n c ., P a sa d e n a , T e x .) r e p la c e d by the

In te r n a tio n a l B r o th e r h o o d of P u lp , S u lp h ite and P a p e r M ill W o r k e r s.

N a tu r a l G as W o r k ers U n ion — 2, 800 w o r k e r s (E a s t O hio G as

C o. , C le v e la n d , O hio) r e p la c e d by the

S e r v ic e E m p lo y e e s In te r n a tio n a l U nion.

In d ep en d en t C o n d e n se r W o r k e r s U n ion , L o c a l N o. 2— 2, 200

w o r k e r s (S p ragu e E le c t r ic C o. , N o rth A d a m s, M a s s. )

r e p la c e d by th e

In te r n a tio n a l U nion of E le c t r ic a l, R ad io and M ach in e

W o r k e r s of A m e r ic a .

L o c a l 4 3 3 , In d ependent— 1 ,1 0 0 w o r k e r s (W agn er E le c t r ic C o .,

T u n g -S o l D iv is io n , N ew a rk , N. J . ) r e p la c e d by the

In te r n a tio n a l U n ion o f E le c t r ic a l, R ad io and M ach in e

W o r k ers of A m e r ic a .

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L a r g e U n io n s: 1961 and 1967 D ata C o m p a red

T he s t a t is t ic s fo r th e 1961 and 1967 stu d ie s a r e not e n tir e ly c o m p a r a b le ,

s in c e so m e u n ion s w e r e n ew ly fo r m e d o r d isb a n d ed d u rin g th e p e r io d , and o th e r

u n io n s fa ile d to r e p o r t in one of the s u r v e y s .

To o b ta in a s e t of data u s e fu l in d e te r m in in g tr e n d s , th e 1967 q u e s tio n n a ir e s

fo r u n io n s r e p o r tin g 1, 000 m e m b e r s o r m o r e w e r e m a tc h e d a s c lo s e ly a s p o s s ib le

w ith 1961 r e tu r n s. Out of 107 u n ion s in th is grou p , 91 m a tc h e s w e r e o b ta in ed .

T he m a tc h e d r e tu r n s in d ic a te d th at m e m b e r s h ip in the 91 u n ion s fo r 1967 w a s

2 5 5 ,3 0 0 , or 54 p e r c e n t o f a ll u n ion s r e p o r tin g . T h is c o m p a r e d w ith a 1961 m e m ­

b e r s h ip o f 220, 200, o r 49 p e r c e n t of the m e m b e r s h ip fo r u n ion s r e p o r tin g th at y e a r .

M e m b e r sh ip in c r e a s e fo r th e la r g e s t u n ion s w a s n e a r ly 16 p e r c e n t, c o m p a r e d

w ith an o v e r a ll in c r e a s e of 5 p e r c e n t. Of the u n ion s r e p o r tin g a 1967 m e m b e r s h ip

of 1 ,0 0 0 o r m o r e , 59 had in c r e a s e d , 30 d e c r e a s e d , and 2 r e m a in e d the s a m e . (S ee

ta b le 10. ) T he g r e a te s t in c r e a s e s w e r e n oted am on g la r g e u n ion s in th e m a c h in e r y

(e x c e p t e le c t r ic a l) , c h e m ic a ls , tr a n sp o r ta tio n eq u ip m en t, and s e r v ic e in d u s tr ie s .

S iz a b le d e c r e a s e s w e r e n o ted in le a th e r and le a th e r p r o d u c ts, and r e t a il tr a d e .

B a r g a in in g un it c o v e r a g e in c r e a s e d 10 p e r c e n t fo r the 91 u n io n s, fr o m 2 3 8 ,6 0 0

in 1961 to 2 6 2 ,7 0 0 in 1967. In both y e a r s , c o v e r a g e w a s the sa m e as m e m b e r s h ip

in 52 u n io n s. C o v e r a g e th at e x c e e d e d m e m b e r s h ip d e c lin e d fr o m 34 to 31 u n io n s,

and c o v e r a g e in e x c e s s of 10 p e r c e n t ab ove m e m b e r s h ip d rop p ed fr o m 24 to 23

u n io n s. M e m b e r sh ip th at e x c e e d e d c o v e r a g e r o s e fr o m 5 to 8 u n io n s, and by a 10

p e r c e n t m a r g in o r m o r e fr o m 5 to 6 u n io n s.

F ew sig n ific a n t m e m b e r s h ip ch a n g e s w e r e n oted by S ta te . (S ee ta b le 1 1 .)

T he g r e a t e s t n et in c r e a s e w a s found in I llin o is (8, 7 8 9 ). O th er s u b sta n tia l in c r e a s e s o c c u r r e d in H a w a ii ( 6 ,0 1 8 ), Indiana (3 ,8 8 2 ), and V ir g in ia (3 ,8 6 6 ) . In th e s e S ta te s

and s e v e r a l o th e r s , the in c r e a s e s in the m a tc h e d la r g e u n io n s r e p r e s e n te d th e e n tir e

in c r e a s e fo r u n a ffilia te d u n ion s s in c e 1961. S m a ll n et d e c lin e s (u nd er 1 ,0 0 0 ) w e r e

n o ted in M a in e, M a ry la n d , M a s s a c h u s e tt s , N ew H a m p s h ir e , T e x a s , and W isc o n sin .

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T a b le 1. D u e s - P a y in g M e m b e r s h ip in I n tr a s t a te an d S in g le - E m p lo y e r 

U n io n s b y P e r io d o f O rg a n iz a tio n , 1967

D u e s-p a y in g m e m b e r s W o m en m e m b e r s W h ite -c o lla r m e m b e r s

P e r io d o f o rg a n iz a tio n N u m b e r

of

u n io n s

T o ta l (in th o u s a n d s ) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r (in th o u s a n d s ) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r

(in th o u s a n d s ) P e r c e n t

884 4 7 4. 6 100. 0 162. 1 34. 2 154. 8 3 2 .6

U n io n s p e c ify in g a d a te--------------------------------------- 778 4 4 7 .5 94 . 3 155. 9 34. 8 145. 1 3 2 .4

P r e -1 9 3 0 ------------------------------------------------------- 10 3 3 .7 7. 1 30. 3 9 0 . 0 30. 5 9 0 . 5

1 9 3 0 -3 5 --------------------------------------------------------- 30 1 6 .4 3. 5 4 . 8 28. 9 2 .9 17. 8

1 9 3 6 -3 9 ---------------------------------------------------------

131 141. 9 29 . 9 53 . 7 37. 8 5 9 .2 4 1 .7

1 9 4 0 -4 5 --------------------------------------------------------- 146 127. 3 26 . 8 31. 8 2 5 . 0 25 . 0 1 9 .6

1 9 4 6 -5 0 --------------------------------------------------------- 115 5 6 .2 11. 8 1 7 .7 31. 5 17. 3 3 0 .7

1 9 5 1 -6 0 --------------------------------------------------------- 290 6 1 .4 1 2 .9 16. 5 2 6 . 8 8. 6 14. 0

1 9 6 1 -6 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- 56 1 0 .6 2. 2 1. 1 10. 7 1 .6 14. 7

U n io n s n o t s p e c ify in g a d a t e ------------------------------ 106 27 . 1 5 .7 6 .2 2 3 . 0 9 .7 36. 0

1 A ll m e m b e r s h ip 

N O T E : B e c a u s e of

s t a t i s t i c s in th is an d s u b s e q u e n t ta b le s in c lu d e b o th d u e s -p a y in g m e m b e r s an d m e m b e r s in go o d s ta n d in g , 

ro u n d in g , s u m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y n o t e q u a l to ta l s . P e r c e n t f ig u r e s b a s e d on u n ro u n d e d n u m b e r s .

T a b le 2 . D u e s -P a y in g M e m b e r s h ip 1 o f I n tr a s t a te an d S in g le - E m p lo y e r U n io n s, 1967

A ll u n io n s S in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s I n tr a s t a te u n io n s

N u m b e r o f m e m b e r s

D u e s -p a y in g

m e m b e r s D u e s -p a y in g

m e m b e r s D u e s -p a y in g

m e m b e r s N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r (in th o u s a n d s ) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r

(in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r

(in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

884 100. 0 4 7 4 . 6 100. 0 822 100. 0 390. 4 100. 0 62 100. 0 84. 2 100. 0

2 0 -5 0 m e m b e r s 294 33. 3 7 . 0 1. 5 286 34. 8 6 . 8 1 .7 8 1 2 .9 0 .2 0. 2 5 1 -1 0 0 m e m b e r s 129 14. 5 9 .7 2. 0 118 14. 4 8. 9 2. 3 11 17. 7 .9 1. 0 1 0 1-15 0 m e m b e r s 76 8 .6 9 .6 2. 0 73 8 .9 9 .2 2. 4 3 4 . 8 . 4 . 5 1 5 1-20 0 m e m b e r s ----------------------------------------- 57 6 .4 10. 1 2. 1 52 6 . 3 9 .2 2 .4 5 8. 1 .9 1. 0 2 0 1 -2 5 0 m e m b e r s ----------------------------------------- 36 4 . 0 8. 0 1. 7 35 4 . 3 7. 8 2. 0 1 1 .6 . 2 . 3 2 5 1 -3 0 0 m e m b e r s 33 3. 7 9. 1 1. 9 32 3. 9 8. 8 2. 3 1 1. 6 . 3 . 4 3 0 1 -4 0 0 m e m b e r s ----------------------------------------- 45 5 . 1 16. 1 3. 4 41 5. 0 14. 7 3. 8 4 6. 5 1. 5 1. 7 4 0 1 -5 0 0 m e m b e r s ----------------------------------------- 41 4. 6 18. 7 3. 9 36 4. 4 16. 4 4. 2 5 8. 1 2. 3 2. 7 5 0 1 - 1 , 000 m e m b e r s - — ------- — 67 7. 6 4 5 . 9 9. 7 61 7. 4 4 1 .5 10. 6 6 9. 7 4 . 5 5. 3 1 ,0 0 1 -2 , 500 m e m b e r s — — — — - 69 7. 8 109. 0 23. 0 58 7 . 1 92 . 6 23 . 7 11 17. 7 16. 4 1 9 .6 2, 5 0 1 - 5 , 000 m e m b e r s--------------------------------- 21 2. 4 7 2 .6 15. 3 19 2. 3 6 4 . 1 16. 4 2 3. 2 8 .6 10. 2 O v e r 5, 000 m e m b e r s - ----- ---------------- 16 1 .8 158. 5 3 3 .4 1 1 1. 3 1 1 0 .4 28 . 3 5 8. 1 48 . 1 57. 3

1 A ll m e m b e r s h ip s t a t i s t i c s in c lu d e b o th d u e s -p a y in g m e m b e r s an d m e m b e r s in g o od s ta n d in g .

N O T E : B e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g , s u m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y n o t e q u a l to ta l s . P e r c e n t f ig u r e s a r e b a s e d o n u n ro u n d e d n u m b e r s .

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T a b le 3. A g re e m e n t C o v e ra g e o f I n tr a s t a te an d S in g le - E m p lo y e r U n io n s, 1967

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s in b a r g a in in g u n it

A ll u n io n s S in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s I n tr a s t a te u n io n s

N u m b e r P e r c e n t

W o r k e r s in b a r g a in in g u n it

N u m b e r P e r c e n t

W o r k e r s in b a r g a in in g u n it

N u m b e r P e r c e n t

W o rk e r s in b a r g a in in g u n it

N u m b e r (in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r

(in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r

(in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

884 100. 0 4 8 0 . 8 100. 0 822 100. 0 4 1 6. 9 100. 0 62 100. 0 64 . 0 100. 0

1 -5 0 w o r k e r s________________________________ 316 3 5 .7 6 .6 1 .4 305 37. 1 6. 5 1 .6 11 17. 7 0. 2 0. 3 5 1 -1 0 0 w o r k e r s ---------------- ------------------ 120 1 3 .6 9. 0 1. 9 110 1 3 .4 8. 1 1. 9 10 16. 1 . 8 1. 3 1 0 1 -1 5 0 w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------ 73 8 . 3 9. 3 1. 9 71 8 .6 9 .0 2. 1 2 3. 2 . 3 . 5 1 5 1 -2 0 0 w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------ 58 6 .6 10. 4 2. 2 52 6. 3 9. 3 2. 2 6 9 .6 1. 0 1. 6 2 0 1 -2 5 0 w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------ 32 3 .6 7 . 1 1. 5 31 3 .8 6 . 9 1 .7 1 1 .6 . 2 . 3 2 5 1 -3 0 0 w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------ 34 3. 8 9 .4 2. 0 33 4 . 0 9. 1 2. 2 1 1 .6 . 3 . 5 3 0 1 -4 0 0 w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------ 40 4. 5 14. 3 3. 0 38 4 .6 13. 6 3. 3 2 3 .2 .7 1. 2 4 0 1 -5 0 0 w o r k e r s____________________________ 32 3 .6 14. 7 3. 1 28 3. 4 12. 8 3. 1 4 6. 5 1. 9 3. 0 501 - 1, 000 w o r k e r s_____ — --- --------------- 69 7 . 8 4 7 . 5 9. 9 62 7. 5 42 . 5 10. 2 7 11. 2 5. 0 7. 8 1 ,0 0 1 -2 , 500 w o r k e r s ------------------- ------ — 72 8. 1 115. 8 2 4 . 1 60 7. 3 97. 2 23. 3 12 19. 3 18. 6 2 9 . 1 2 ,5 0 1 - 5 , 000 w o r k e r s ---------------------------------- 21 2 . 4 7 5 . 5 1 5 .7 17 2. 1 5 9 .4 14. 2 4 6 .5 16. 1 25 . 1 O v e r 5, 000 w o r k e r s----- ------ --- - - — 17 1. 9 161. 2 33. 5 15 1 .8 1 4 2 .4 34. 2 2 3 .2 18. 8 29. 4

N O T E : B e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g , s u m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y n o t e q u a l to ta l s . P e r c e n t f ig u r e s a r e b a s e d on u n ro u n d e d n u m b e r s .

T a b le 4 . P r o p o r tio n of W o m en M e m b e rs in I n tr a s t a te an d S in g le - E m p lo y e r U n io n s , 1967

A ll u n io n s S in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s I n tr a s t a te u n io n s

P e r c e n t o f w o m e n m e m b e r s

W o m en

m e m b e r s W o m en m e m b e r s W o m en m e m b e r s

N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r

(in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r (in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n tN u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r (in

th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

884 100. 0 162. 1 100. 0 822 100. 0 117. 2 100. 0 62 100. 0 44 . 9 100. 0

391 122

4 4 . 2 368 44 . 8 23 37. 1

13. 8 5 . 3 3. 3 107 13. 0 4 . 9 4 . 2 15 2 4 . 2 0. 4 0. 9

130 14. 7 17. 2 10. 6 125 15. 2 15. 9 13. 6 5 8. 1 1. 3 2 . 9

86 9 . 7 2 5 . 8 15. 9 81 9. 9 2 2 . 4 19. 1 17. 65 8. 1 3. 4 7 . 6

80 9. 0 2 2 . 6 13. 9 74 9. 0 20 . 6 6 9. 7 2. 0 4 . 5

48 5. 4 2 3 . 3 14. 4 47 5. 7 2 2 . 4 19. 1 26 . 5

1 1. 6 . 9 2 . 0

27 3. 1 6 7 . 9 4 1 .9 20 2. 4 31. 0 7 11. 3 36. 9 82 . 2

N O T E : B e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g , s u m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y n o t e q u a l t o t a l s . P e r c e n t f ig u r e s a r e b a s e d on u n ro u n d e d n u m b e r s .

T a b le 5. P r o p o r tio n o f W h ite - C o lla r M e m b e rs in I n tr a s t a te an d S in g le - E m p lo y e r U n io n s , 1967

A ll u n io n s S in g le - e m p lo y e r u n io n s I n t r a s t a t e u n io n s

P e r c e n t o f w h it e - c o l la r m e m b e r s W h ite - c o lla r m e m b e r s W h ite - c o ll a r

m e m b e r s W h ite - c o l l a r 

m e m b e r s N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r

(in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r (in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

N u m b e r P e r c e n t N u m b e r (in th o u sa n d s) P e r c e n t

884 100. 0 154. 8 100. 0 822 100. 0 103. 7 100. 0 62 100. 0 51 . 1 100. 0

570 53961

31 5 0 . 0

68 7. 7 3 . 7 2. 4 7 . 4 3. 2 3. 1 7 1 1 .3 0. 5 1. 0 66 7. 5 8. 2 “ 5. 3 65 7 . 9 8. 2 7. 9 (* i (2 ) 24 2. 7 7 . 7 5. 0 24 2 . 9 7 . 4

9 1. 0 1 .9 1 .2 7 . 9 1. 2 1 .2 2 3. 2 . 7 1 .4 9 1. 0 4 . 4 2 . 8 

83. 2

4 . 4 4 . 2

138 1 5 .6 128. 8 117 14. 2 78 . 9 76 . 0 21 33. 9 49 . 9 9 7 .6

1 L e s s th a n 100 m e m b e r s .

2 L e s s th a n 0. 05 p e r c e n t .

N O T E : B e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g , s u m s of in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y n o t e q u a l to ta l s . P e r c e n t f ig u r e s a r e b a s e d on u n ro u n d e d n u m b e r s ,

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T a b le 6 . D u e s -P a y in g M e m b e r s h ip 1 an d A g r e e m e n t C o v e ra g e o f I n t r a s t a t e and S in g le - E m p lo y e r U n io n s, b y I n d u s tr y , 1967

I n d u s tr y

A ll u n io n s S in g le e m p lo y e r u n io n s I n t r a s t a t e u n io n s

N u m ­

b e r

D u e s -p a y in g

m e m b e r s

W o rk e r s in b a r g a in in g 

u n it N um

b e r

D u e s -p a y in g

m e m b e r s

W o r k e r s in b a r g a in in g 

u n it N um -

D u e s -p a y in g

m e m b e r s

W o rk e r s in 

b a rg a in in g 

u n it N u m b e r 

(in th o u ­ s a n d s )

P e r ­

c e n t

N u m b e r 

(in th o u ­ sa n d s )

P e r ­

c e n t

N u m b e r 

(in th o u ­

s a n d s )

P e r ­

c e n t

N u m b e r (in th o u ­

s a n d s )

P e r ­

c e n t

b e r N u m b e r 

[in th o u ­

s a n d s )

P e r ­

c e n t

N u m b e r 

[in th o u ­ s a n d s )

P e r ­

c e n t

A ll i n d u s t r i e s ------------------------ 884 4 7 4 .6 100. 0 4 8 0. 8 100. 0 822 3 9 0 .4 100. 0 4 1 6. 9 100. 0 62 84. 2 100. 0 64 . 0 100. 0

M a n u f a c tu r in g----------------------------- 545 3 1 1 .7 6 5 . 7 3 3 6. 9 70. 1 516 28 7. 5 73. 6 304. 0 72 . 9 29 24 . 2 28 . 8 32. 9 5 1 .4

O rd n a n c e an d a c c e s s o r i e s _________ 2 3. 3 0. 7 3. 3 0. 7 2 3. 3 0. 8 3. 3 0. 8 F o o d an d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s------------ 48 8. 7 1. 8 7. 8 1. 6 45 8 .6 2. 2 7. 7 1. 8 3 0. 1 0. 2 0. 1 0. 2 T o b a c c o m a n u f a c tu r in g ------------------- 1 (2 ) (3 ) (2 ) (3 ) 1 (2 ) (3 ) (2 ) (3 ) - - - - -

T e x tile m il l p r o d u c t s--------------------- 25 6 . 4 1. 3 6 . 3 1. 3 24 6 . 1 1. 6 5. 9 1. 4 1 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 5 A p p a re l an d o th e r f in is h e d

p r o d u c t s . _ _ _______ 4 . 8 . 2 . 3 . 1 4 . 8 . 2 . 3 . 1 - - - - -

L u m b e r an d w o o d p r o d u c ts ,

e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ---------------------------- 12 1. 1 . 2 1. 1 . 2 10 . 8 . 2 . 9 . 2 2 . 2 . 3 . 2 . 4

F u r n itu r e an d f i x t u r e s -------------------- 7 . 8 . 2 .6 . 1 7 . 8 . 2 . 6 . 1 - - _ _ -

P a p e r an d a llie d p r o d u c t s ------------- 18 6 . 0 1. 3 6. 7 1. 4 18 6. 0 1. 5 6 . 7 1 .6 - - - - -

P r in ti n g , p u b lis h in g , an d

a ll ie d i n d u s t r i e s ---------------------------- 34 5. 6 1 .2 6. 7 1. 4 31 5. 0 1. 3 6. 0 1 .4 3 . 6 . 8 . 6 1. 0 C h e m ic a ls an d a ll ie d p r o d u c t s------ 57 37. 0 8. 0 38. 3 8. 0 57 37. 0 9. 5 38. 2 9 .2 - - - -

P e tr o le u m r e f in in g an d

r e l a t e d i n d u s tr i e s - _ ------- — - 42 2 6 . C 5. 5 31. 6 6 .6 38 23 . 2 5. 9 27 . 9 6. 7 4 2. 8 3. 4 3. 8 5 .9 R u b b e r an d m is c e lla n e o u s

p la s ti c s p r o d u c t s --------------------------- 12 5. 9 1. 2 6. 2 1. 3 10 4 .6 1. 2 5. 0 1 .2 2 1. 2 1. 5 1. 2 1 .9 L e a t h e r an d l e a th e r p r o d u c t s-------- 16 9 .6 2. 0 9. 5 2. 0 14 6. 3 1 .6 6 .2 1 .5 2 3. 3 3 .9 3. 3 5. 2

S to n e , c la y , an d g la s s p r o d u c ts — 9 1. 3 . 3 1. 3 . 3 9 1. 3 . 3 1. 3 . 3 - - - - -

P r i m a r y m e ta l i n d u s t r i e s -------------- 47 36. 1 7 .6 38. 0 7. 9 47 36. 1 9 .2 38. 0 9. 1 - - - - -

F a b r ic a te d m e ta l p r o d u c t s------------ 50 8. 7 1 .8 8 .4 1 .7 47 8. 1 2. 1 7. 8 1. 9 3 . 6 . 7 .6 . 9 M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l — — 54 4 1 .6 8. 8 4 2 . 5 8. 8 50 36. 7 9. 4 3 7 .6 9. 0 4 4 .9 5. 8 4 .9 7. 7

E l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y , e q u ip - m e n t, an d s u p p lie s - — ------ 54 54. 2 1 1 .4 5 9 . 4 11. 2 53 54. 1 13. 8 5 9 .2 14. 2 1 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 3

T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t---------- - 34 4 6 . 2 9. 7 57. 2 11. 9 32 39. 2 10. 0 4 2 . 3 10. 1 2 7. 0 8. 3 14. 8 23. 2

I n s tr u m e n t s an d r e la t e d

p r o d u c ts - - ----- -------------- 6 7 . 0 1. 5 7. 0 1. 5 6 7. 0 1 .8 7. 0 1. 7 - - - - -

M is c e lla n e o u s m a n u fa c tu rin g

in d u s tr i e s - - — 13 5. 3 1. 1 4 . 8 1 .0 1 1 2. 5 .6 2. 0 . 5 2 2. 8 3. 3 2. 8 4. 4

N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g-------------------- 325 1 6 1 .4 34. 0 142. 7 29 . 7 293 101. 6 26. 0 1 1 1 .8 26 . 8 32 59. 7 70 . 9 30. 9 4 8 . 3

M in in g , c ru d e p e tr o le u m , an d

n a t u r a l g a s p ro d u c tio n------------------ 11 1. 3 0. 3 1. 0 0 .2 11 1. 3 0. 3 1. 0 0. 2 - - - - -

T r a n s p o r t a t i o n -------------------------------- 58 13. 1 2 . 8 13. 1 2. 7 54 5. 7 1. 5 5. 8 1. 4 4 7. 3 8. 7 7. 3 1 1 .4 C o m m u n ic a tio n s------------------------------ 15 38. 3 8 . 1 4 7 . 7 9 .9 15 3 8 .4 9. 8 47 . 7 1 1 .4 - - - - -

U tili tie s : E l e c t r i c an d g a s________ 23 2 4 . 3 5. 1 2 4 . 9 5. 2 19 21 . 3 5. 4 22 . 0 5. 3 4 2. 9 3. 5 2. 9 4. 5 W h o le s a le t r a d e ____________________ 73 6 . 7 1. 4 6.6 1 .4 69 6. 0 1 .5 5. 8 1 .4 4 . 8 . 9 . 8 1 .2 R e ta il tr a d e — ———— — — — — _— 76 15. 8 3. 3 19. 8 4 . 1 73 15. 7 4 . 0 19. 7 4. 7 3 . 1 . 2 . 1 . 2 H o te ls an d r e s t a u r a n t s ------------------- 3 1.0 . 2 1. 0 . 2 3 1. 0 . 3 1. 0 . 2 - - _ - _

S e r v i c e s — _ — — — - _ — — 49 5 7 . 0 12. 0 24. 7 5. 1 33 8. 4 2. 1 5. 0 1. 2 16 4 8 . 6 57. 7 19. 7 30. 8 C o n s tr u c tio n------- — ------------------ - 4 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) 3 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) i (3) (3) (2) (3) M is c e lla n e o u s n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g — 13 3 .7 . 8 3 .6 . 7 13 3. 7 . 9 3 .6 . 9 -

U n c la s s if ia b le e s ta b li s h m e n t s — 14 1 .5 . 3 1 .3 . 3 13 1. 3 . 3 1. 1 . 3 1 c 2 . 2 . 2 . 3

1 A ll m e m b e r s h ip s t a t i s t i c s in c lu d e b o th d u e s - p a y in g m e m b e r s an d m e m b e r s in good s ta n d in g .

2 L e s s th a n 100 m e m b e r s o r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d b y a g r e e m e n t.

3 L e s s th a n 0. 05 p e r c e n t .

N O T E : B e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g , s u m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y n o t e q u a l to ta l s . P e r c e n t f ig u r e s a r e b a s e d on u n ro u n d e d n u m b e r s

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Table 7. D ues-P aying M em b e rsh ip 1 and A greem ent Coverage of In tra sta te and S ingle-E m ployer Unions, by S tate, 1967

State

U nited S ta te s---------

A la b a m a--------------------- A laska ----------------------- A riz o n a---------------------- A rk a n s a s -------------------- C a lifo rn ia------------------ Colorado -------------------- C o n n ecticu t---------------- D e la w a re -------------------- D is tric t of C olum bia — F l o r i d a---------------------- G e o rg ia---------------------- H a w a ii----------------------- Id a h o-------------------------- I llin o is----------------------- I n d ia n a---------------------- I o w a --------------------------- K a n s a s----------------------- K e n tu c k y -------------------- L o u is ia n a------------------ M a in e------------------------ M ary la n d---------------- M a s sa c h u se tts----------- M ic h ig a n------------------- M in n e so ta------------------ M is s is s ip p i---------------- M is s o u r i------------------- M o n ta n a --------------------- N e b ra s k a------------------- N e v a d a----------------------- New H a m p s h ire--------- New J e r s e y ---------------- New M exico --------------- New Y ork ------------------ N orth C a r o lin a---------- N orth D a k o ta -------------- Ohio -------------------------- O k la h o m a------------------ O regon ----------------------- P e n n sy lv a n ia -------------- Rhode I s l a n d -------------- South C a ro lin a----------- South D a k o ta --------------

T en nessee ----------------- Texas ------------------------ U ta h-------------------------- V e rm o n t-------------------- V irg in ia-------------------- W ash in g to n---------------- W est V irg in ia------------ W isc o n sin------------------ W y om in g------------------- Not c lassifie d by State

A ll unions S ingle-em ployer unions In tra sta te unions

Num- ber

D ues-paying

m em bers

W orkers in bargaining unit >JumD ues-paying m em b ers

W orkers in bargaining 

unit Num -

D ues-paying m em b ers

W orkers in bargaining 

unit N um ber (in thou­ sands)

P e r ­

cent

N um ber [in thou- s and s)

P e r ­

cent

b e r N um ber (in thou­ sands)

P e r ­

cent

N um ber (in thou- s and s )

P e r ­

cent

b e r N um ber (in thou- s and s)

P e r ­

cent

N um ber (in thou- s and s)

P e r ­

cent

884 474. 6 100.0 480. 8 100.0 822 390.4 100.0 416. 9 100.0 62 84. 2 100.0 64. 0 100.0

4 0.8 0. 2 0. 8 0. 2 4 0. 8 0. 2 0. 8 0. 2

1 (2) (3) (2) (3) 1 (2) (3) (2) (3) - - - - -

1 . 1 (3) . 1 (3) 1 . 1 (3) . 1 (3) - - - - -

68 57. 5 12. 1 40. 7 8. 5 54 26. 3 6. 7 29.9 7. 2 14 31. 2 37. 1 10.9 17.0 4 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) 3 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) 1 (2) (3) (2) (3) 12 6. 2 1. 3 6. 2 1. 3 12 6. 2 1. 6 6. 2 1. 5 - - - - -

3 4. 1 .9 4. 3 .9 3 4. 1 1.0 4. 3 1.0 - - - - -

3 6. 4 1. 3 7. 4 1. 5 3 6. 4 1. 6 7. 4 1. 8 - - - - -

4 1.5 . 3 1. 5 . 3 3 . 8 . 2 . 7 . 2 1 . 8 .9 . 8 1.2 3 . 3 . 1 . 3 . 1 3 . 3 . 1 . 3 . 1 - - - - -

3 6. 7 1 .4 1.4 . 3 2 (2> (3> (2) (3) 1 6. 7 7.9 1.4 2. 1

1 1.2 . 2 1.4 . 3 1 1. 2 . 3 1.4 . 3 - - - - -

54 46. 5 9 .8 48. 5 10. 1 51 37. 7 9.6 39. 7 9 .5 3 8. 8 10. 5 8. 8 13.8 2? 11. 3 2. 4 11.7 2 .4 21 11.3 2.9 11.7 2. 8 - - - - -

10 1. 3 . 3 1.5 . 3 10 1. 3 . 3 1. 5 . 4 - - - - -

6 1.8 . 4 2. 7 . 6 6 1.8 . 5 2. 7 .6 - - - - -

12 4. 1 .9 4. 4 .9 11 4.0 1.0 4. 2 1.0 1 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 3

18 3.0 . 6 3. 2 . 7 17 2.9 . 7 3. 2 . 8 1 (2) (3) (2) (3) 5 2. 7 . 6 2. 7 . 6 3 . 5 . 1 . 5 . 1 2 2. 2 2. 7 2. 2 3.5

17 8. 1 1.7 11. 1 2. 3 15 7. 2 1. 8 10. 2 2. 4 2 1.0 1. 1 1.0 1.5 52 15. 9 3. 4 15.9 3. 3 52 15.9 4. 0 15.9 3. 8 - - - - -

24 7. 2 1.5 7. 2 1. 5 22 3. 6 .9 3.6 .9 2 3. 6 4. 3 3. 6 5. 6

7 6.9 1.5 6. 0 1. 2 4 . 8 . 2 . 8 . 2 3 6. 1 7. 4 5. 3 8. 4

1 (2) (3) (2> (3) 1 (2) . 1 (2) (3) - - - - -

29 6.6 1.4 5. 8 1. 2 29 6.6 1. 7 5. 8 1.4 - - - - -

4 (2) (3) (2) 4 (2) (3) (2) (3> - - - - -

1 . 1 (3) . 1

< > 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 ( > - - - - -

2 . 3 . 1 . 2 (3) 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 (3) - - - - -

3 2. 3 . 5 2. 5 . 5 3 2. 3 . 6 2. 5 . 6 - - - - -

67 31. 2 6. 6 32. 3 6.7 63 29. 5 7. 6 30. 6 7. 3 4 1. 7 2. 1 1. 7 2. 7 1 (2) (3> (2) (3) 1 (2) (3) (2) (3) - - - - -

105 48. 3 10. 2 52. 6 10.9 95 44. 8 11. 5 49. 6 11.9 10 3. 5 4. 1 3.0 4. 7 1 . 3 . 1 . 3 . 1 1 . 3 . 1 . 3 . 1 - - - - -

1 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) 1 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) - - - - -

93 53. 8 11. 3 56. 6 11.8 91 53. 5 13. 7 56. 3 13. 5 2 . 3 . 1 . 3 . 4

6 1. 6 . 3 1.6 . 3 5 .6 . 2 . 6 . 2 1 1.0 1. 2 1.0 1. 5 7 1.4 . 3 1.4 . 3 6 1. 3 . 3 1. 3 . 3 1 (2) (3) (2) (3) 124 45.0 9 .5 46. 6 9.7 120 44. 5 11. 4 46. 1 11.0 4 . 4 . 5 . 4 . 7

12 . 8 . 2 . 8 . 2 12 . 8 . 2 . 8 . 2 - - - - -

1 . 4 . 1 . 4 . 1 1 . 4 . 1 . 4 . 1 - - - - -

3 3. 2 . 7 2.7 .6 3 3. 2 . 8 2.7 .6 _ _ _ _ _

24 11. 3 2. 4 12. 8 2. 7 20 7. 8 2. 0 8 .4 2.0 4 3. 5 4. 1 4 .4 6.9 4 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) 4 . 2 (3) . 2 (3) - - - - -

1 .6 . 1 . 6 . 1 1 .6 . 1 .6 . 1 - - - - -

14 23.0 4. 8 23. 2 4. 8 13 22. 6 5. 8 22. 8 5. 5 1 . 4 . 4 . 4 .6 8 12. 6 2.7 18. 3 3. 8 6 2. 1 . 5 1.9 . 5 2 10. 5 12. 5 16. 3 25. 5

11 11.6 2. 4 12. 1 2. 5 11 11. 6 3.0 12. 1 2.9 - - - - -

20 5.9 1.2 6. 0 1.2 18 3. 8 1. 0 3.9 .9 2 2. 1 2. 5 2. 1 3. 3

1 (2) (3) (2> (3) 1 (2) (3) (2) (3) - - - - - 7 20.0 4.0 24. 0 5.0 7 20.0 5. 1 24. 0 5. 7

1 A ll m em bersh ip sta tistic s include both dues-paying m em b ers and m em bers in good standing. 2 L ess than 100 m em b ers o r w o rk ers covered by ag reem en ts. 3 L ess than 0.0 5 p e rce n t.

NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum s of individual item s m ay not equal to ta ls. P e rc e n t figures a re based on unrounded num bers,

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T able 8. N um ber of L ocals A ffiliated With In tra sta te and S ingle-E m ployer U nions, 1967

N um ber of locals

A ll unions S in gle-em p loy er unions In tra sta te unions

Unions L ocals

Due s - 

paying 

m e m b e r 8 (in thousands)

W orker s in b a r ­ gaining unit (in thousands)

Unions L ocals

Due s - paying m e m b e rs 1 (in thousand^

W o rk ers in b a r ­

gaining unit ^in thousands)

Unions L ocals

Due 8- 

paying m e m b e rs1 (in thousands'

W orkers in b a r ­

gaining unit (in thousands)

A ll unions ____________ _______ 884 1,600 474. 6 480. 8 822 1,344 390. 4 416.9 62 256 84. 2 64.0

1 lo c a l______________________________ 801 801 321. 6 339. 2 755 755 284. 5 295. 7 46 46 37. 1 43. 5 2 locals ____________________________ 20 40 15.4 16. 8 15 30 9.8 11. 2 5 10 5.6 5. 6 3 locals ____________________________ 13 39 30. 0 35. 1 9 27 27. 9 32. 2 4 12 2. 2 2.9 4 lo cals ____________________________ 8 32 4. 5 4. 5 8 32 4. 5 4. 5 - _ _ _

5 lo cals ____________________________ 7 35 9. 1 4. 4 6 30 2.4 3. 0 1 5 6. 7 1.4 6 lo cals ____________________________ 3 18 1.6 1. 2 2 12 1.0 . 7 1 6 . 6 .6 7 lo cals ____________________________ 2 14 1. 7 2. 1 2 14 1. 7 2. 1 _ _ _ _

8 lo cals ____________________________ 2 16 . 9 .9 2 16 .9 .9 - - - _

9 lo cals ................................ „ ............... 5 45 5. 4 7. 3 4 36 5. 2 7. 1 1 9 . 2 . 2 10 and under 20 locals ............................ 13 173 27. 9 35. 2 12 163 27. 2 34. 0 1 10 . 7 1.2 20 and under 30 l o c a l s______________ 2 48 16.8 19. 3 2 48 16.8 19. 3 _ _ _ _

30 lo c a ls and over __________________ 8 339 39. 7 14. 8 5 181 8. 5 6. 3 3 158 31. 1 8.6

1 A ll m em b ersh ip s ta tistic s include both dues-paying m e m b e rs and m em b ers in good standing.

NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum s of individual item s m ay not equal to ta ls. P e rc e n t fig u re s a re based on unrounded nu m b ers.

T able 9. N um ber of B asic C ollective B argaining A greem en ts N egotiated by In tra sta te and S in gle-E m p loyer Unions,' 1967

N um ber of collective b a r ­ gaining a g reem en ts

A ll unions Single -em plo yer unions In tra sta te unions

N um ber

C ollective bargaining

a g ree m en ts N um ber

C ollective bargaining

a g reem en ts N um ber

C ollective bargaining

agreem en ts

N um ber W orkers (in tho u­ sands) N um ber

W orkers (in tho u­ sands) N um ber

W orkers (in thou­ sands)

A ll unions 884 1,625 480.8 822 953 416.9 62 672 64. 0

1 a g re e m e n t_____________________ ___________ 773 773 320. 3 756 756 316.4 17 17 3.9 2 a g r e e m e n ts_________ _____________________ 52 104 72. 2 39 78 50.4 13 26 21. 8 3 agreem en ts ________________________________ 22 66 38. 9 11 33 29. 2 11 33 9.7 4-6 a g reem en ts 16 77 15.8 13 62 14. 6 3 15 1. 2 7-9 a g r e e m e n ts______________________________ 7 55 7. 6 3 24 6. 3 4 31 1. 3 10-20 a g reem en ts ____________________________ 3 39 2. 6 - - - 3 39 2. 6 21-30 a g reem en ts 6 146 12. 8 - - - 6 146 12. 8 31-40 a g r e e m e n ts_________________________ _ 2 78 . 5 - " - 2 78 . 5 41-50 a g r e e m e n ts ____________________________ 1 49 4. 0 - - 1 49 4. 0 O ver 50 a g r e e m e n ts_______________________ _ 2 238 6. 1 2 238 6. 1

NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum s of individual item s m ay not equal to ta ls. P e rc e n t figures a re based on unrounded n u m b ers.

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Table 10. Changes in D ues-P aying M em bership 1 in M ajor In tra sta te and S ingle-E m ployer Unions, by Indu stry, 1961—67

Indu stry

N et ii o r dtle re a se D ecrease Same In crease

c re a se 25 p e rce n t 

o r m ore

L ess than 25 p e rce n t L ess than 25 percen t 25 p e rce n t 

o r m ore

Unions Due s - paying m em bers Unions Dues - paying m em b ers Unions D ues- paying m em b ers Unions Dues - paying m em b ers Unions D ues- paying m em b ers Unions Dues - paying m em b ers

All in d u s tr ie s-------------------------- 91 35. 378 5 5.939 25 8.853 2 0 27 10,487 32 39.683

M anufacturing------------------------------ 63 24.020 4 3.223 15 7, 025 1 0 19 8, 826 24 25.442

O rdnance and a c c e sso rie s --------------- 2 1, 030 2 1,030 Food and kindred products 2 284 - - 1 16 - - - - 1 300 Tobacco m anufacturing - - - “ - - - - - - - -

T extile m ill prod ucts 2 97 - - 1 165 - - 1 262 - -

A pparel and oth er finished p ro d u c ts----------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - L um ber and wood prod ucts, except f u rn itu re___________________ - - - - - - - - - - - -

F u rn itu re and fix tu re s_______________ - - - - - - - - - - - -

P ap er and a llied prod ucts ----------- - 2 -4 7 6 - - 2 476 - - - - - -

P rin tin g , publishing, and allied in d u strie s- — ------ 1 275 - - - - - - 1 275 - -

C hem icals and allied prod ucts---------- 11 3,285 1 500 1 396 - - 5 1,231 4 2,950 P etroleum refining and re la te d in d u strie s — - 4 -537 - - 3 1,287 - - - - 1 750 R ubber and m iscellaneou s p la stic s pro d u cts---------------------------- 2 1,405 - - - - 1 0 - - 1 1,405 L eather and le ath e r p rod ucts— — - 3 -2 ,5 2 7 2 1,850 1 677 - - - - - - Stone, clay, and gla ss p ro d u c ts------- - - - - - - - - - - - - P rim a ry m e ta l in d u s trie s----------------- 7 1,924 - - 1 250 - - 5 1,834 1 340 F a b ric ate d m e ta l p ro d u c ts---------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - M achinery, except e l e c t r i c a l----------- 7 8,868 - - - - - - 2 2, 772 5 6, 096 E le c tric a l m achin ery, equipm ent, and su p p lie s----------------------------------- 9 5,998 1 873 4 1,482 - - i 275 3 8, 078 T ra n sp o rta tio n equ ipm en t—-------------- 9 3,584 - - 1 2, 276 - - 3 2, 027 5 3,833 Instru m en ts and re la te d p ro d u c ts----- 2 810 - - - - - - 1 150 1 660 M iscellaneous m anufacturing in d u strie s — - - - * - * - - - * - -

N onm anufacturing------------------------- 28 11.358 1 2.716 10 1.828 1 0 8 1.661 8 14.241

M ining, crude petro leu m , and n a tu ra l gas production-------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - T ra n sp o rta tio n ------ - - ------------ 1 -247 - - 1 247 - - - - - - C om m unications-------------------------------- 6 2,730 - - 3 381 - - 1 138 2 2, 973 U tilitie s: E le c tric and gas---------------- 10 936 - - 4 619 - - 4 225 2 1, 330 W holesale tr a d e -------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - -

R etail tra d e . . — — ----- 3 -2 ,6 5 5 1 2, 716 - - 1 0 1 61 - - H otels and r e s ta u ra n ts - — ------ _ - - - - - - - - - - - -

S erv ices - _ — _ — — - 8 10,594 - - 2 581 - - 2 1, 237 4 9,938 Const rue ti on ..— ^___,______ - - - - - - - - - - - _ M iscellaneous no nm anufacturing------

1 A ll m em b ersh ip sta tistic s include both dues-paying m em b ers and m em b ers in good standing.

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Table 11. Changes in D ues-P aying M em b e rsh ip 1 in M ajor In tra sta te and S ingle-E m ployer U nions, by S tate, 1961—67

State

U nited S ta te s---------------------

C a lifo rn ia ------------------------------- C o nnecticut---------------------------- D elaw are ------------------------------- D is tric t of C o lum b ia-------------- H awaii ----------------------------------- Idaho ------------------------------------- I llin o is----------------------------------- In d ia n a----------------------------------- K e n tu c k y -------------------------------- M a in e------------------------------------ M ary la n d -------------------------------- M a s sa c h u se tts------------------------ M ichigan -------------------------------- M in n e so ta ------------------------------- M i s s o u r i ------------------------------- New H a m p s h ire--------------------- New J e r s e y---------------------------- New Y o r k ------------------------------- O h io --------------------------------------- P e n n sy lv an ia-------------------------- T ennessee ------------------------------

V irg in ia--------------------------------- W ash in g to n---------------------------- W est V irg in ia------------------------- W isco n sin -------------------------------

Net

or

in c rea se dec p s e

D ecrease Sam e In c re a se

25 p e rce n t 

o r m o re

Le 25 ss than 

p e rce n t

Le 25 ss than 

percen t

25 p e rce n t 

o r m o re D ues- Dues - D ues- D ues- Dues - D uesinions paying Unions paying Unions paying Unions paying Unions paying Unions paying m em b ers m em b ers m em bers m em b ers m em b ers m em bers

91 35,378 5 5,939 25 8,853 2 0 27 10,487 32 39,683

7 1,475 1 2,716 1 300 1 209 4 4, 282 2 1,760 - - - - - - - - 2 1,760 1 956 - - - - - - - - 1 956 2 68 - - - - 1 0 1 68 - -

1 6,018 - - _ - _ - - - 1 6,018 1 340 - - - - - - - - 1 340 11 8,739 - - 2 212 - - 5 1,079 4 7,872 4 3, 882 - - 1 27 - - - - 3 3,909 2 314 - - - - - - 1 56 1 258 1 -677 - - 1 677 - - - - _ -

2 -6 1 3 - - 2 613 - - - - - -

3 -3 6 5 - - 2 689 - - 1 324 - -

1 987 - - - - - - - - 1 987 1 913 - - - - - - 1 913 - -

1 275 - - - - - - 1 275 - -

1 -7 0 0 1 700 - - - _ - - - _

9 1,541 2 1,373 3 470 1 0 2 1,000 1 2, 384 8 767 1 1,150 1 16 - - 3 223 3 1,710 9 1,804 - - 3 2,922 - - 4 3,155 2 1,571 12 1,259 - - 5 2,030 - - 3 864 4 2,425 1 1,255 - - - - - - - _ i 1,255 3 -5 2 4 - - 2 561 - - 1 37 _ _

4 3,866 - - - - - - 2 1,980 2 1,886 2 1,789 - - 1 281 - - - - i 2,070 1 304 - - - - - - 1 304 - -

1 -5 5 1 55

All m em bersh ip s ta tistic s include both dues-paying m em b ers and m em b ers in good standing.

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Appendix. Questionnaire

BLS2725 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Budget Bureau No. 44-S67009.

BUREAU O F LA B O R ST ATISTICS ApP“ ’ *1 " pi" * D" ' 196,‘ 

For Department of WASHINGTON, D .C . 2 0 2 1 2 Labor U se Only.

Membership Survey of Single-Employer and Intrastate Unions in the United States, 1967

I. Union Identification:

(P lease change if shown incorrectly above)

For office

use only

1. Is your collective bargaining relationship limited to only 1 employer or company 1 1 Y es, only 1 employer or | 1 No, more than 1 company or or to a single association of employers? association of employers. association of employers.

2. Are the plants or offices in which you repre- 1 1 Y es, only 1 State. | 1 No, more than 1 State, sent workers all within a single State?

If you answered "No” to both 1 and 2, enter your name below without answering the other questions, and return the form in the enclosed envelope.

If you answered "Y es” to either 1 or 2, please enter the information requested below and teturn the form in the enclosed envelope.

3. Number of set>arate locals or branches locals or branches.

4. Is your union affiliated with (i.e., pays regular dues or per capita tax to) any other union, council, association, or federation of unions? | | Yes | 1 No

5. If " Y es,” please give name and address of organization with which affiliated:

Name

Address

6. Year union was organized:

II. Membership:

1. Number of members (dues-paying or in good standing) as of March or April 1967 (or another recent month). members

2. Approximate percentage of members who are women. %

3. Approximate percentage of members who are in "white-collar” jobs (office, technical, professional, sales). %

III. Collective Bargaining Coverage:

1. Number of agreements currently held by your union. agreements

2. Total number of workers covered by these agreements (i.e., in bargaining unit) as of

employers

4. If more than one employer, do they negotiate as an association? 1 1 Yes I I No

5. Industry or business of employer(s) under agreement.

6. In what citv or State are most of vour members eiiioloved? Citv State

Name of person reporting Title Date

If you want to receive announcements of Bureau industrial relations studies, check | 1

(P lease use back of form for any comments regarding this survey you may wish to make.)

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B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S

REGION VIII

NEBR

KANS

K a n s a s C i t y

OK LA

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D a l l a s

REGION VI

HAWAII

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R E G I O N II

U.S. BR.

V IR G IN IS L A N D S

P U E R T O R IC O

R egion I

1603-B Federal Building

Government Center

Boston, Mass. 02203

Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region II

341 Ninth A ve.

New York, N. Y. 10001

Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)

R egion III

406 Penn Square Building

1317 Filbert St.

Philadelphia, Pa. 19107

Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Regions VII and VIII

Federal O ffice Building

911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor

Kansas C ity, Mo. 64106

Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

R egion IV

Suite 540

1371 Peachtree St. NE.

A tlanta, Ga. 30309

Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Regions IX and X

450 Golden Gate A ve.

Box 36017

San Francisco, Calif. 94102

Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

R egion V

219 South Dearborn St.

Chicago, HI. 60604

Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)

R egion VI

337 M ayflower Building

411 North Akard St.

D allas, T ex. 75201

Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

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Regions VII and VIII w ill be serviced by Kansas City.

Regions IX and X w ill be serviced by San Francisco.

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