Trade union membership in Britain went up by 203,000 during 1960 to 9,803,000 which is only 3,000 short of the record 1957 figures. Figures published in the Ministry of Labour Gazette say that there were 7,860,000 men members at the ond of 1960, an incroaso of 121,000 (1.6 per cent) and 1,943,000 women an increase of 82,000 (4.4 per cent). Tho 17 biggest unions, cag: with over 100, 000, organised two-thirds of the total membership. At the other end of the scale, there were 308 unions with less than 500 mombers each. Alto,other they account for less than ono per cent of the total momber ship.
International Bulletin / The BulletinInternational Bulletin Vol. 1, No. 6, 1 January 1962
Many More Trade Unionists
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