U.S.FINDS UNIONS GAINING MEMBERS, REVERSING TREND; An Increase of 283,000 to 16,586,000 in '62 Alters a FiveYear Pattern; FEDERAL AIDES ENROLL; But Factory Roster Is Down —Only a Slight Rise Noted in White‐Collar Field
BLS repts total union membership rose by 283,000 to 16,586,000, '81-62, reversing 5-yr decline; increase of union members in Govt service linked; orgn of white-collar field remains static