Note 21 — Chapter V
Reading edition
The following table, compiled from the reports of the Minister of Labor, shows the growth of the labor-union movement:
Year Number of Unions Number of Members
1885 221 — —
1886 280 — —
1887 501 — —
1888 725 — —
1889 821 — —
1890 1,006 139,692
1891 1,250 205,152
1892 1,589 288,770
1893 1,926 402,125
1894 2,178 403,430
1895 2,163 419,781
1896 2,243 422,777
1898 2,324 437,739
1899 2,361 419,761
1900 2,685 491,647
1901 3,287 588,832
1902 3,679 614,173
1903 3,934 643,757
1904 4,227 715,576
1905 4,625 781,344
1906 4,857 836,134
1907 5,322 896,012
1908 5,524 957,102