Unions fewer, stronger
Parliamentary reporter Wellington
The trend towards fewer but stronger trade unions continues to develop slowly, the annual report of the Department of Labour shows.
Tabled in Parliament, the report indicates that the number of registered trade unions fell from 302 to 292 in the 1975 calendar year. In the same period, registered union membership rose by 18,000 to a record 454,991. During the year 16 workers’ unions ceased to exist, three by voluntary action, two by becoming defunct, and the remainder by amalgamation with existing unions.
The 1975 total of 292 unions with 454,991 members compares with 372 unions and 353,000 members 10 years ago. Average union strength in 1965 was 949 members; it is now 1525, a rise of more than 60 per cent.
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Press, 16 September 1976, Page 15
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