UNION RECOGNITION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1 NOVEMBER 1973 AND NOVEMBER 1972

1 Data extracted from the forthcoming November 1973 edition of the Civil Service Commission publication "UNION RECOGNITION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT." Postal Service data are excluded unless otherwise indicated. * An agency in which the number of employees in exclusive recognition units exceeds 20,000.

1 Federal employment in the executive branch, excluding U.S. Postal Service, FBI, CIA, NSA and foreign national s serving outside the United States. November 1973-1,940,648; November 1972-1,957,076.

* Wage employment: November 1973-483,824; November 1972-512,695.

General schedule employment: November 1973-1,456,824; November 1972=1,413,874.

VII. Number of Different Unions Recognized, by category, November 1973:
AFL-CIO national and international unions...

Independent unions...

Total...

++11+1

VIII. Units of Recognition, executive branch total, November 1973:
AFL-CIO affiliates..

2,161

Independent unions..

1,325

Total....

3,486

IX. Units of Recognition, by selected union, November 1973:

1 November 1973 Federal employment, postal and nonpostal combined=2,632,387.