Collocations for the word union when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s

Collocation	Frequency
trade union	3974
union movement	2422
soviet union	1419
workers union	693
union training	463
union leaders	413
union officials	407
credit union	304
union members	258
union official	161
union bashing	123
australian union	106
employees union	99
union leadership	92
clerks union	84
union elections	81
farmers union	79
union representatives	76
inter-parliamentary union	72
union organisations	70
industrial union	68
union membership	68
one union	67
rugby union	67
federal union	65
union would	65
packers union	62
state union	62
trades union	59
union power	59
union organisation	57
union leader	56
union concerned	54
union rules	54
union action	51
union affairs	50
union member	49
union bosses	48
union demands	48
shipwrights union	47
union activity	47
particular union	44
union activities	41
union councils	39
national union	37
union conference	37
union funds	37
interparliamentary union	36
union could	36
union representative	36
peak union	34
another union	32
teachers union	31
union secretaries	31
engineering union	30
union congress	30
union dues	30
telecommunications union	29
union ballots	28
union executive	28
union secretary	27
metalworkers union	26
union may	26
militant union	25
railways union	25
union meetings	25
kindergarten union	24
union meeting	24
union must	23
every union	22
seamens union	22
union amalgamation	22
union militancy	22
union officers	22
postal union	21
union claims	21
union delegate	21
union matters	21
union pressure	21
union steam	21
union support	21
union education	20
union office	20
union representation	20
international union	19
registered union	19
union fees	19
union involved	19
union people	19
union policy	19
wing union	19
industries union	18
responsible union	18
union team	18
union bans	16
builders union	15
service union	15
union said	15
appropriate union	14
certain union	14