Collocations for the word unions when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| trade unions | 2926 |
| credit unions | 400 |
| maritime unions | 105 |
| unions involved | 99 |
| unions concerned | 93 |
| service unions | 76 |
| wing unions | 73 |
| unions would | 64 |
| militant unions | 47 |
| many unions | 43 |
| federal unions | 34 |
| small unions | 33 |
| trades unions | 33 |
| unions could | 30 |
| individual unions | 28 |
| unions one | 28 |
| unions must | 27 |
| certain unions | 26 |
| powerful unions | 25 |
| unions want | 25 |
| unions whose | 25 |
| industry unions | 24 |
| smaller unions | 23 |
| unions employers | 23 |
| affiliated unions | 22 |
| large unions | 22 |
| building unions | 21 |
| big unions | 20 |
| postal unions | 19 |
| power unions | 19 |
| various unions | 19 |
| collar unions | 18 |
| industrial unions | 17 |
| strong unions | 17 |
| australian unions | 16 |
| mining unions | 16 |
| unions congress | 16 |
| unions associated | 15 |
| unions policy | 15 |
| unions within | 15 |
| waterfront unions | 15 |
| fewer unions | 14 |
| join unions | 14 |
| larger unions | 14 |
| unions registered | 14 |
| labour unions | 13 |
| state unions | 13 |
| unions may | 13 |
| upon unions | 13 |
| 300 unions | 12 |
| communist unions | 12 |
| employers unions | 12 |
| major unions | 12 |
| metal unions | 12 |
| unions executive | 12 |
| unions particularly | 12 |
| unions representing | 12 |
| unions throughout | 12 |
| unions without | 12 |
| different unions | 11 |
| unions made | 11 |
| unions might | 11 |
| unions took | 11 |
| controlled unions | 10 |
| craft unions | 10 |
| particular unions | 10 |
| student unions | 10 |
| teachers unions | 10 |
| unions claim | 10 |
| unions outside | 10 |
| unions say | 10 |
| workers unions | 10 |
| appropriate unions | 9 |
| combined unions | 9 |
| key unions | 9 |
| registered unions | 9 |
| two unions | 9 |
| unions although | 9 |
| unions federal | 9 |
| unions however | 9 |
| unions indeed | 9 |
| unions make | 9 |
| unions since | 9 |
| unions yet | 9 |
| office unions | 8 |
| relevant unions | 8 |
| unions accept | 8 |
| unions asked | 8 |
| unions claims | 8 |
| unions even | 8 |
| unions let | 8 |
| unions recognise | 8 |
| unions said | 8 |
| unions take | 8 |
| 303 unions | 7 |
| bigger unions | 7 |
| efficient unions | 7 |
| government unions | 7 |
| unions affiliated | 7 |
| unions already | 7 |