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Union authorization elections and votes cast

source page 188 · nlrb1949_p0188_t0

Participating unions	Number of elections	Number of elections — A. F. of L. affiliates authorized — Number	Number of elections — A. F. of L. affiliates authorized — Percent	Number of elections — C. I. O. affiliates authorized — Number	Number of elections — C. I. O. affiliates authorized — Percent	Number of elections — Unaffiliated unions authorized — Number	Number of elections — Unaffiliated unions authorized — Percent	Number of elections — No union authorized (majority not achieved) — Number	Number of elections — No union authorized (majority not achieved) — Percent	Eligible voters — Number	Eligible voters — Percent casting valid votes	Total valid votes	Valid votes cast for union-shop by affiliation of petitioner — A. F. of L. — Number	Valid votes cast for union-shop by affiliation of petitioner — A. F. of L. — Percent	Valid votes cast for union-shop by affiliation of petitioner — C. I. O. — Number	Valid votes cast for union-shop by affiliation of petitioner — C. I. O. — Percent	Valid votes cast for union-shop by affiliation of petitioner — Unaffiliated — Number	Valid votes cast for union-shop by affiliation of petitioner — Unaffiliated — Percent	Valid votes cast against union-shop — Number	Valid votes cast against union-shop — Percent
Total	15,074	10,448	69.3	1,979	13.1	2,154	14.3	493	3.3	1,733,922	84.8	1,471,092	728,227	94.6	475,888	92.3	178,014	12.1	89,263
A. F. L. affiliates (alone on ballot)	10,574	10,448	98.8							899,893	85.9	769,559	728,227	94.6					41,332	5.4
C. I. O. affiliates (alone on ballot)	2,054			1,979	97.8					596,318	84.2	501,829			475,888	94.8			25,941	5.2
Unaffiliated unions (alone on ballot)	2,220					2,154	97			240,711	83.5	200,283					178,014	88.9	21,990	11

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Source page 188 of NLRB FY1949 annual report — Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1949, p. 188.

Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.