. Automotive industries . The strike statistics of the A. F. of L., covering a pe-riod of ten years, shown in Fig. 9, present some interest-ing facts. The number of strikes decreased during 1920,but the numbers involved increased 213 per cent, as com-pared with the number involved during the previousyear. Nearly two million men were involved in thestrikes conducted by the A. F. of L. during 1920, nearlytwo-thirds as many as comprised the entire citizen armyraised by the United States to fight the war againstGermany and her allies. In other words, the A. F. of L. was able to muster 213per cent
. Automotive industries . The strike statistics of the A. F. of L., covering a pe-riod of ten years, shown in Fig. 9, present some interest-ing facts. The number of strikes decreased during 1920,but the numbers involved increased 213 per cent, as com-pared with the number involved during the previousyear. Nearly two million men were involved in thestrikes conducted by the A. F. of L. during 1920, nearlytwo-thirds as many as comprised the entire citizen armyraised by the United States to fight the war againstGermany and her allies. In other words, the A. F. of L. was able to muster 213per cent more striking power in 1920 than ever as a result of this increased striking power, it bene-fited 188 per cent more men than before. Cost of Strikes The cost of conducting these strikes during 1920, al-though larger in the aggregate than during 1919 and1918, was not as large as the aggregate for 1911, 1913and 1915 when far less men were involved and bene-fited. STATISTICS CONCERNING AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR. Fig. 8—Membersliip of American Federation ofLabor 1881 to 1920 National and InternationalUnions Local Unions Charters Issued Charters Surrendered Membership 1911 i 545 1,358 117,568 1912 112 20,964 2,388 1. 422 216,012 1913 111 2 682 1,348 1914 110 2,578 1,351 C\s__> 1915 111) 1 791 1916 111 91 111 26,761 3,793 1,557 319,671 mis 111 27 755 1,052 591,498 1919 111 33,852 6,743 325,449 1920 110 5,449 1,639 818,740 Fig. 7 The total cost of strikes to the A. F. of L. during thelast ten years has been $28,581,587. This is a stagger-ing total when interpreted in terms of economic it is remembered that as much has probably beenexpended by employers, either directlyor indirectly, in combating the activ-ities of this organization the figurespresent a startling total, and a ratherpractical indictment of the presentmethods of conducting industrial re-lationships. There
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