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TU History Numbers

Key statistics from Native American Civil Rights. A level History OCR.

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Number of strikes (and workers involved) between 1881 and 1905 37,000 strikes (including 7 million workers)
Wage of unskilled labourers in the 1870s $1.30
Number of deaths by railways accidents in 1889 2,000
Trade union membership in 1900,1910 and 1920 500,000 in 1900, 2 million in 1910 and 5 million in 1920
Number of strikes in 1919 and 1929 From over 3,600 in 1919 to below 1,000 in 1929
Number of workers involved in strikes in 1919 and 1929 4 million in 1919 and 288,000 in 1929
Number of strikes in 1930 and 1946 Around 600 in 1930 to 5,000 in 1946
Number of workers involved in strikes in 1930 and 1946 183,000 in 1930 and 4.6 million in 1946
Increase in real wages during WW1 and WW2 20% in WW1 and 70% in WW2
Increase in female membership of unions in the 1930s 265,000 to 800,00
Female membership of unions in 1944 3 million (mostly working class)
Fall in blue collar membership in unions in the 1950s Fell by 50% (mostly due to workers being replaced by machinery)
Percentage of the agricultural workforce unionised in 1920 20%
Trade union membership in 1933 and 1938 3.7 million in 1933 and 9 million in 1938
Percentage of the workforce in a union in 1930 and 1945 11.6% in 1930 and 35.5% in 1945
Percentage of the workforce in a union in 1960, 1970 and 1992 31% in 1960, 27% in 1970 and 12% in 1992
Number of workers involved in strikes in 1970 and 1992 2.4 million in 1970 and 362,000 in 1992
Average income at the end of the 1950s compared to 1945 Average income was 35% larger than in 1945
Wage comparison of unionised and non-unionised workers in the 1960s Unionised workers earned around 20% more than non-unionised workers in 1960s
Percentage of the population below the poverty line in 1992 and 1960 11% in 1992 and 20% in 1960
Percentage unemployed in 1929 and 1933 3% in 1929 and 25% in 1933
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