The union grew gradually from 481 members at the end of 1849 to 5,300 in 1877.

Nonetheless, the union grew from 1,000 members in 1980 to nearly 4,000 in 1993.

By the time she retired 13 years later the union had grown to 525,000 members.

The union grew from its 1881 membership of 2000, to 50,000 by 1890, and 100,000 by 1900.

His own union grew from 1,000 when he first took office to 10,000 within a decade.

He argued that a pacific union of liberal states has been growing for the past two centuries.

The union had grown from 8,000 to 30,000 members in a year.

After winning several small strikes over wages in its first year, the union grew to 30,000 members.

Under his stewardship, the union grew from less than 1,000 members to more than 20,000 by 1961.

The union had grown by 70% during his presidency, to 467,000 members.