NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1954 › Unfair labor practice and representation cases received
Unfair labor practice and representation cases received
| Industrial group | All cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Representation cases | Representation cases | Representation cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial group | All cases | CA | CB | CC | CD | RC | RM | RD |
| Total | 14,041 | 4,373 | 1,257 | 250 | 85 | 7,028 | 568 | 480 |
| Manufacturing | 8,523 | 2,733 | 488 | 75 | 23 | 4,569 | 314 | 321 |
| Ordnance and accessories | 70 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| Food and kindred products | 1,181 | 298 | 73 | 16 | 3 | 704 | 45 | 42 |
| Tobacco manufactures | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Textile mill products | 384 | 148 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 7 | 12 |
| Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials | 484 | 231 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 148 | 37 | 12 |
| Lumber and wood products | 394 | 156 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 167 | 25 | 15 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 310 | 120 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 17 | 12 |
| Paper and allied products | 280 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 180 | 10 | 12 |
| Printing, publishing, and allied industries | 351 | 105 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 16 | 25 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 539 | 138 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 333 | 17 | 20 |
| Products of petroleum and coal | 131 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 15 |
| Rubber products | 71 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
| Leather and leather products | 134 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 6 |
| Stone, clay, and glass products | 345 | 127 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 168 | 11 | 11 |
| Primary metal industries | 425 | 134 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 246 | 10 | |
| Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment) | 782 | 241 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 442 | 27 | 19 |
| Machinery (except electrical) | 861 | 281 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 506 | 27 | 31 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies | 865 | 173 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 310 | 10 | 30 |
| Transportation equipment | 550 | 176 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 281 | 17 | 26 |
| Aircraft and parts | 236 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 8 | 14 |
| Ship and boat building and repairing | 83 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2 |
| Automotive and other transportation equipment | 231 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 7 | 10 |
| Professional, scientific, and controlling instruments | 137 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 3 | |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 476 | 147 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 273 | 22 | 13 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mining | 189 | 63 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 10 | 8 |
| Metal mining | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Coal mining | 36 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crude petroleum and natural gas production | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Nonmetallic mining and quarrying | 71 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| Construction | 905 | 278 | 330 | 74 | 38 | 174 | 9 | 2 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,031 | 239 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 617 | 61 | 50 |
| Retail trade | 1,336 | 444 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 676 | 77 | 52 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 88 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| Transportation, communication, and other public utilities | 1,552 | 448 | 264 | 56 | 17 | 652 | 75 | 40 |
| Highway passenger transportation | 99 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 5 |
| Highway freight transportation | 469 | 151 | 70 | 18 | 6 | 180 | 33 | 11 |
| Water transportation | 330 | 99 | 144 | 22 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 0 |
| Warehousing and storage | 201 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Communication | 246 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 14 | 10 |
| Heat, light, power, water, and sanitary services | 155 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 6 |
| Services | 395 | 133 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 194 | 19 | 6 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.