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119: 87: 103: 74:, had extremely redundant and cumbersome syntax, and required manual formatting changes to fit the data, and required data changes to fit the graph's limitations. They did carry a beneficial effect of this, tight control over formatting, to the degree where you could format the graph near perfectly to fit the data, and to align between graphs in a manner that facilitates spotting correlations between finances and membership. 190:), but this might not be accepted by OLMS. A union without historical membership records might also just use whatever number is current as of the date of filing. I've also seen obvious examples of estimation. In any case, it's possible the precise meaning of the figure may vary union to union, year to year; known issues should be explained when uploading and using the data. 62:). Not a single one of these were updated by another editor, though two were later removed. I looked eagerly toward the newly developing graph functions but was not prepared at the time to explore this new territory. This renewed effort begins (September 2019) thanks to edits by 124.170.216.250 and general maturation of the graphing and data tabulation features. 181:
I'm not absolutely certain what precise time or time range is used to count members. The most sensible (arguably) would be same as finances, the status as of the end of the reporting period. Note this period is not the same as submission date (is it the same as what OLMS calls "fiscal year"?), and it
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many of these old graphs have been recently replaced with a new format. This new format has new limitations, but overall is a huge improvement for maintainability. In the replacement version, numbers can be updated merely by adding a comma followed by the data (without worrying about numbers being
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It may be possible, and even preferable, to add agency fee payers, and breakdowns of notable membership categories (eg "non-voting", "retirees"). This requires actually looking at each report, identifying data more in-depth than that conveniently provided in OLMS's CSV
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features if possible. Would be wonderful to automate things somehow, but there are always issues, whether with getting the reports, with the data on them, or with matters of factual context surrounding the data.
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can even occur twice within the same year if the union adjusted its reporting period. Another sensible measure would be to count all people who had been members at some point during the reporting period (like
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May be best to templatize these graphs for their particular informational, formatting and presentation needs. A dedicated membership-focused graph could potentially be made, a la
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payers are not counted in a union's total membership. Many unions with lots of agency fee payers thus saw a substantial drop in apparent membership in the report that followed.
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Brief history: I added 46 of these throughout December 2014. It got overwhelming and I abandoned it for years, only later
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International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
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Revisions happen too, revised data might need to be somehow overridden or discarded.
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Overall, the data is expected to be accurate mostly due to threat of perjury.
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Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union
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Combination of multiple national official membership records. (
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split into two thumbs and tweaked by another editor April 2019
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
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issues with seasonal labor and when members are totaled
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
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finance graph removed by another editor August 2019
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American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
275:Council of School Supervisors & Administrators 92:Typical combination and placement of the graphs. ( 260:Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 335:Laborers' International Union of North America 245:graphs removed by another editor January 2017 168:Around 2005, reporting rules changed so that 76:Someone even thought the old one was clearer. 8: 365:Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union 345:National Football League Players Association 236:American Federation of School Administrators 330:International Longshore and Warehouse Union 391:Stage Directors and Choreographers Society 200:Index of graphed unions and relevant info 355:Pennsylvania State Education Association 206:1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East 79: 325:International Brotherhood of Teamsters 146:commons:Data:Sandbox/djr13/AFL-CIO.tab 108:Breakdown of membership by category. ( 386:Service Employees International Union 7: 307:; US OLMS membership paired with UK 381:SEIU United Healthcare Workers West 425:United Food and Commercial Workers 24: 290:Graphic Communications Conference 270:Communications Workers of America 250:American Guild of Variety Artists 241:American Guild of Musical Artists 158:Template:Graph:Population history 295:Guild of Italian American Actors 117: 101: 85: 305:Industrial Workers of the World 226:American Federation of Teachers 449:Writers Guild of America, East 350:New York State United Teachers 340:National Education Association 1: 454:Writers Guild of America West 420:United Federation of Teachers 30:and updating six in May 2015( 81:Examples of the old template 28:adding one more in June 2015 439:United Transportation Union 360:Public Employees Federation 140:Currently experimenting in 54:) and two in February 2016( 474: 311:; finances not yet graphed 280:Directors Guild of America 255:American Maritime Officers 211:Actors' Equity Association 134:Thanks to 124.170.216.250 265:Change to Win Federation 70:The old graphs, using 309:Certification Officer 300:Hebrew Actors' Union 434:United Steelworkers 411:United Farm Workers 370:Screen Actors Guild 188:United Farm Workers 72:Template:Line chart 401:United Association 184:Union (set theory) 142:User:Djr13/Sandbox 465: 121: 105: 89: 66:Old graph vs new 473: 472: 468: 467: 466: 464: 463: 462: 202: 166: 129: 122: 113: 106: 97: 90: 68: 22: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 471: 469: 461: 460: 451: 446: 444:Workers United 441: 436: 431: 422: 417: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 373: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 302: 297: 292: 287: 282: 277: 272: 267: 262: 257: 252: 247: 238: 233: 228: 223: 218: 213: 208: 201: 198: 179: 178: 165: 162: 131: 130: 123: 116: 114: 107: 100: 98: 91: 84: 82: 67: 64: 23: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 470: 459: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 310: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 266: 263: 261: 258: 256: 253: 251: 248: 246: 242: 239: 237: 234: 232: 229: 227: 224: 222: 219: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 203: 199: 197: 194: 191: 189: 185: 175: 174: 173: 171: 163: 161: 159: 154: 151: 147: 143: 138: 135: 127: 120: 115: 111: 104: 99: 95: 88: 83: 80: 78: 77: 73: 65: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 19: 195: 192: 180: 167: 155: 150:tabular data 139: 132: 69: 25: 396:UNITE HERE 170:agency fee 164:Data notes 137:too big). 18:User:Djr13 376:SEIU 32BJ 177:exports. 413:; note 216:AFL–CIO 126:Source 110:Source 94:Source 16:< 144:and 456:; 427:; 243:; 128:) 58:, 50:, 46:, 42:, 38:, 34:, 112:) 96:) 60:2 56:1 52:6 48:5 44:4 40:3 36:2 32:1

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adding one more in June 2015
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Template:Line chart
Someone even thought the old one was clearer.
Typical combination and placement of the graphs. (Source)
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Breakdown of membership by category. (Source)
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Combination of multiple national official membership records. (Source)
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Thanks to 124.170.216.250
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commons:Data:Sandbox/djr13/AFL-CIO.tab
tabular data
Template:Graph:Population history
agency fee
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United Farm Workers
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Actors' Equity Association
AFL–CIO
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

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