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Wed 06 Jun 2007High staff turnover eroding efforts to build membershipRecruitment:One of the most serious problems facing unions is the rapid turnover of staff in some sectors. Mandate, which represents workers in the retail and bar trade, says it has to recruit 12,000 new members each year just to stand still.Mandate national official Linda Tanham says that in some areas the union seeks to recruit new staff at the time of their induction training.