Collocations for the word unions when used in the Senate during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| trade unions | 2738 |
| credit unions | 318 |
| unions concerned | 90 |
| unions would | 85 |
| service unions | 73 |
| maritime unions | 66 |
| unions involved | 61 |
| many unions | 43 |
| trades unions | 42 |
| small unions | 38 |
| wing unions | 36 |
| certain unions | 32 |
| industrial unions | 30 |
| militant unions | 29 |
| unions may | 29 |
| smaller unions | 25 |
| unions could | 23 |
| unions whose | 22 |
| various unions | 22 |
| join unions | 21 |
| unions one | 20 |
| affiliated unions | 19 |
| unions employers | 19 |
| unions senator | 19 |
| unions want | 19 |
| individual unions | 18 |
| larger unions | 18 |
| big unions | 17 |
| 300 unions | 16 |
| postal unions | 16 |
| unions must | 16 |
| federal unions | 15 |
| student unions | 15 |
| two unions | 15 |
| unions affiliated | 15 |
| unions particularly | 15 |
| unions representing | 14 |
| unions today | 14 |
| unions within | 14 |
| major unions | 13 |
| powerful unions | 13 |
| unions also | 13 |
| unions including | 13 |
| unions say | 13 |
| workers unions | 13 |
| collar unions | 12 |
| australian unions | 11 |
| craft unions | 11 |
| large unions | 11 |
| railway unions | 11 |
| unions associated | 11 |
| unions congress | 11 |
| unions covering | 11 |
| employers unions | 10 |
| fewer unions | 10 |
| unions generally | 10 |
| unions let | 10 |
| unions registered | 10 |
| appropriate unions | 9 |
| industry unions | 9 |
| labour unions | 9 |
| state unions | 9 |
| unions get | 9 |
| unions like | 9 |
| unions operate | 9 |
| unions said | 9 |
| unions throughout | 9 |
| bigger unions | 8 |
| different unions | 8 |
| relevant unions | 8 |
| separate unions | 8 |
| strong unions | 8 |
| three unions | 8 |
| unions might | 8 |
| fighting unions | 7 |
| prevent unions | 7 |
| several unions | 7 |
| unions although | 7 |
| unions claim | 7 |
| unions concerning | 7 |
| unions engaged | 7 |
| unions held | 7 |
| unions operating | 7 |
| unions surely | 7 |
| amalgamated unions | 6 |
| building unions | 6 |
| controlled unions | 6 |
| enable unions | 6 |
| industry-based unions | 6 |
| mining unions | 6 |
| unions agreed | 6 |
| unions become | 6 |
| unions conference | 6 |
| unions executive | 6 |
| unions instead | 6 |
| unions make | 6 |
| unions members | 6 |
| unions namely | 6 |
| unions went | 6 |
| unions whether | 6 |