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Rh of Trade and Industrial Unions (the " Red " Trade Union International) was found to act, in its own words, as a "militant international committee for the reorganization of the trade union movement." Its headquarters in 1921 were at Moscow and it was dominated by the ideals and influence of the Russian Communist party. It would only accept as members trade unions or minorities of trade unions which it recognized as revolutionary bodies. Besides these two general groupings, there were in 1921 a number of international federations of workers in different trades, of ever varying membership and importance. A list of these, with their membership, where known, and headquarters, is given in the table on page 744.

A table is also given showing comprehensively the membership of trade unions in different countries after the war. This table does not take into account some minor associations and trade unions which are not for various reasons affiliated to any of the important central bodies. Nor does it include overlapping membership, e.g. in Great Britain the General Federation of Trade Unions, whose members are also affiliated to the Trades Union Congress. In such countries as Brazil, Armenia, Lithuania, Turkey, Ukraine, China, the state of organization is not sufficient to include them. In some countries which have been included the figures of membership given are approximate only. This is naturally the case where trade unionism is subject to severe repression, or where a particular organization, such as the Industrial Workers of the World in the United States, has come under the ban of the executive.

Membership of Trade Unions (Continued).

Membership

Central Organization

No. of Trade Unionists

of Internaional Feder-

Affiliated

ation July

1921

Holland (continued)

General Trade Union Federation (non-

.political).

SO.OOO

Hungary (1920).

Iceland. Ireland (1920)

Jngarlandischer Gewerkschaftsrat "our Trade Unions rish Trades Union

2I5,OOO

Not

152,441 cnown

Congress and Labour

Party ....

300,000

Membership of Ulster

Italy (1920).

Unions. . Confederazione Gene-

4OjOoo

rale del Lavoro.

2,000,000

2,055,773

Jnione Sindacale Italiana ....

150,000

jeneral secretariat 01 Professional Unions

(Catholic).

100,000

Latvia.

....

25,000

30,000

Luxemburg (1920) Norway (1920)

Commission Syndicale de Luxembourg National Trade Union

27,000

27,000

Federation

150,000

150,000

Poland (1920) Portugal (1919).

Rumania (1920).

Trade Union Congress ^onfederajao General do Trabalho Trade Union Wing of

948,000

100,000

403,138

Social - Democratic

Labour Party.

200,000

Membership of Trade Unions in Different Countries after the War.

Russia (1920)

All-Russian Congress

of Trade Unions

5,222,000

^o. of Trade

Membership

Spain (1920)

Zonfederacion General

Central Organization.

Unionists

ional Feder-

del Trabajo

800,000

240,113

Affiliated

ation July

Jnion General de Trabajadores.

300,000

Sweden (1920)

National Federation of

EUROPE:

Trade Unions.

280,987

277,242

Austria (1919)

Trade Union Commis-

Switzerland (1920)

federation of Trade

sion ....

928,146

I,OOO,OOO

Unions

225,000

223,558

Belgium (1920).

industrial Branch of

Yugoslavia (1920)

"entraluo Radmitchko

Parti Ouvrier Beige.

670,000

718,410

Sindikalno Vetche.

250,000

25,000

Bulgaria (1920).

General Federation of

AMERICA:

Trade Unions (Social

United States

Democratic)

28,OOO

4,000

(1920)

American Federation

Czechoslovakia

of Labor.

4,079,740

f t

(1920)

"ederation of Czecho-

Industrial Workers of

slovakia Trade Uni-

the World (1919).

about

ons ....

352,000

740,000

70,000

federation of German

Canada (1919)

Dominion Trades and

Trade Unions.

360,000

g ,

Labour Congress

173,463

26O,OOO

Denmark (1919).

federation of Trade

Total Trade Unionists

Unions

277,392

279-255

in Canada.

378,047

..

Association of Free

' One Big Union "

Trade Unions (Syn-

(1920) about

40,000

dicalist)

8o,OOO

Argentina (1920).

Federacion Obrera Re-

Esthonia (1919).

Trade Union Congress

3O,OOO

gional Argentina

70,000

749,518

Finland (1920).

Trade Union Federa-

Other Unions and Fed-

tion ....

55,000

erations

40,000

..

France (1920)

Confederation Gn6-

Chile (1920).

No Central Authority.

C.2O,OOO

1

rale du Travail.

1,500,000

1,500,000

Mexico (1921)

Regional Confederation


 * Germany (1919).

Allgemeiner Deutscher

8,000,000

of Labour.

C.SOO.OOQ

Gewerkschaftsbund.

7,338,132

Syndicalist and Com-

Hirsch-Duncker Trade

munist Federation.

..

r f

Unions. ..

102,108

Peru

Federation of Artizans

Federatipn of German

and General Federa-

Trade Associations.

1,700,000

tion of Workers

C.25,000

25,000

I ndependent Unions

ASIA:

(1918)

214,360

India

Indian Trades Union

i

Alliance of Clerical anc

Congress.

unknown

..

Technical Employees (1018).

270,000

Japan

Japanese Federation of Trade Unions

unknown

Great Britain

\* 7 ' '

Federation of Trade

(1920)

Trade Union Congress

6,505,482

6,600,000

Unions of Western

Greece (1920)

General Confederation

Japan.

unknown

..

of Labour.

60,000

170,000

AFRICA:

Holland (1920)

Federation of Trade

South Africa

Unions

250,000

216,581

(1920)

South African Indus-

National Labour Sec-

trial Federation

60,000

6o,OOO

retariat (Syndica-

'AUSTRALASIA-.

list) ..

50,000

Australia (1919).

No Central Body.

627,685

Christian Trade Unior

New Zealand

Federation.

70,000

(1920).

New Zealand Workers

Roman Catholic Trade

Union and Alliance

Union Bureau.

150,000

of Workers

82,553