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Results of elections and cross checks conducted during the fiscal year 1947, by union affiliation

printed as Table 12 · source page 81 · nlrb1947_p0081_t1

Affiliation of unionElections and cross checks in which union participatedElections and cross checks won by unionValid votes cast for union
Affiliation of unionNumberNumber of eligible votersNumber of valid votes castNumberPercent of elections in which union participatedNumberPercent of total votes in elections in which union participated
A. F. of L.3,581506,357432,6442,19661.3208,52448.2
C. I. O.3,410622,407539,7682,13862.7288,38153.4
Unaffiliated1,317261,557226,05586065.3124,82755.2

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Reader’s notes

p. 81. The scan is a coarse 1-bit image in which the digits 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 are easily confused; several cells were read against the printed percentages to settle the glyph. Doubtful cells: (1) "Unaffiliated", column "Elections and cross checks in which union participated / Number" — the glyph after "1," could be 3 or 8; transcribed 1,317 because 860/1,317 = 65.3, the percent printed in the next-but-one column, while 1,817 would give 47.3. (2) "A. F. of L.", same column, reads as either 3,581 or 8,581; transcribed 3,581 (2,196/3,581 = 61.3, as printed). (3) "C. I. O.", "Number of valid votes cast" (539,768) and "Valid votes cast for union / Number" (288,381) are blurred but match the printed 53.4 percent. (4) "Unaffiliated", "Number of valid votes cast" (226,055) matches the printed 55.2 percent. The percent cells are printed with a space before the decimal digit ("61. 3"); transcribed without the space. The trailing period of "C. I. O." runs into the leader dots and is restored. No footnotes are printed beneath the table.

Source image

Source page 81 of NLRB FY1947 annual report
Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1947, p. 81.

Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Read by claude-opus-5 (effort max, prompt extract_v1) from the 300-dpi scan; stitched by page. Updated October 2026.