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Introduction

The graph below charts general trends in union membership in private, non-agricultural employment.

Questions to Consider

• What general trends in union membership does the graph reveal?

• Which year(s) experienced the lowest rate of union membership in the private sector? the highest?

• What accounts for the steep upward slope of the graph beginning in the mid-1930s?

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http://www.publicpurpose.com/lm-unn2000.htm.

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