baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, ðə jˈuːniən hæd ˈoʊnli fˈaɪv,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɛmbɚz ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ, mˈoʊstli ɪnðə mˈaɪnɪŋ ˈɪndʌstɹi ænd sˈɛkʃənz ʌvðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ ˈɪndʌstɹi.
By 1924, the union had only 5,500 members remaining, mostly in the mining industry and sections of the railway industry.