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Union membership up, but density down slightly, as Work Choices presents new challenge
Union membership numbers have increased to more than 1.9m - the highest level since 1998 - but union density has continued to decline, reaching a new low of 22.4%. Trend data produced by academic David Peetz, though, is positive for unions, as it shows the latest membership increase is the biggest since 1989 and that the decline in density has almost been arrested.
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