TABLE 7. — Increase or Decrease in Membership of Identical1 Unions existing both at the Close of 1913 and 1914: By Municipalities. 1 The data presented in this table have reference to what the Bureau has designated as "identical unions," i.e., unions which were in existence both at the close of 1913 and 1914. A presentation of this character makes possible the determination of the actual change in membership of unions existing at the close of both years irrespective of any increase in aggregate membership due to the formation of new unions or of any decrease due to the disbanding in 1914 of unions which were in existence at the close of 1913. TABLE 8.-Percentage of Membership of Trade Unions Unemployed (All Causes) at the Close of Each Quarter, 1909-1914: December 31, 1911, March 31, 1912, and June 30, 1912-fell on Sunday, the date chosen for the returns in each case At the close of this quarter no reports relative to this occupation were received. TABLE 8. Percentage of Membership of Trade Unions Unemployed (All Causes) at the Close of Each Quarter, 1909-1914: By Principal Occupations - Concluded. 1 Owing to the fact that the respective dates December 31, 1911, March 31, 1912, and June 30, 1912 - fell on Sunday, the date chosen for the returns in each case was the day preceding. TABLE 9. Percentage of Membership of Trade Unions Unemployed (All 1 Membership reporting was not sufficiently large to justify use of returns for comparative purposes. 2 Owing to the fact that the respective dates December 31, 1911, March 31, 1912, and June 30, 1912 - fell on Sunday, the date chosen for the returns in each case was the day preceding. 11.2 11.6 10.6 4.9 14.6 10.1 15.4 3.8 7.5 8.8 11.1 12.4 11.8 2.9 6.0 15.7 16.3 13.1 Causes) at the Close of Each Quarter, 1908-1914: By Principal Cities. The unemployment of the textile operatives during the memorable strike that occurred in Lawrence early in 1912 is not represented in this percentage for the reason that prior to March 30, 1912, nearly, if not quite, all the strikers had returned to work. In explanation of this unusually high percentage unemployed for all causes it should be stated that over 9,000 organized textile workers in Lowell who were involved in a strike pending on March 30 were included in the aggregate number reported as unemployed on that date. |