I. Trade Unions ‑ background
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Recent History
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1960 union movement much like USA, about
same density and concentrated in private blue
collar
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1960 on growth then stability in union density as
USA declined
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National v. International Unions
1960 on growth then stability in union density as USA declined
Growth especially in public sector
Density peaked 39% NAE 1983 then fell to 1989 when began to rise again - about 37.5% 1994
Rapid increase in number of unions due to new public sector unions
National v. International Unions
1900 95% unionists in internationals
In 1960s international unions still had 70% Canadian union membership.
Major force in shift is growth public sector unionism almost exclusively national unions
In early 21
st
century down to 30% and falling (BLW)