Note 58 — CHAPTER 8 PARTIAL RECOGNITION AND NEW DIFFICULTIES, 1898-1914
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The actual membership of the union is considerably above these figures, since they are based upon the dues-paying membership, and miners out on strike are exempted from the payment of all dues. The number of miners who always act with the union is much larger still. Even in non-union fields the United Mine Workers have always been successful in getting thousands of miners to obey their order to strike.