NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1954 › Voting in collective-bargaining elections in which a representative was not chosen
Voting in collective-bargaining elections in which a representative was not chosen
| Affiliation of participating unions | Employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Percent casting valid votes | Valid votes cast for losing unions | Valid votes cast for losing unions | Valid votes cast for losing unions | Valid votes cast for no union |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation of participating unions | Employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Percent casting valid votes | A.F.L. affiliates | C.I.O. affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | Valid votes cast for no union |
| Total | 168,338 | 153,724 | 91.3 | 25,370 | 25,705 | 1,558 | 101,091 |
| 1-union elections | |||||||
| A.F.L. | 69,868 | 63,875 | 91.4 | 20,597 | 43,278 | ||
| C.I.O. | 70,136 | 63,885 | 91.1 | 22,353 | 41,532 | ||
| Unaffiliated | 2,876 | 2,512 | 87.3 | 821 | 1,691 | ||
| 2-union elections | |||||||
| A.F.L.-C.I.O. | 18,740 | 17,559 | 93.7 | 3,220 | 3,213 | 11,126 | |
| A.F.L.-Unaffiliated | 1,300 | 1,242 | 91.3 | 104 | 456 | 682 | |
| A.F.L.-A.F.L. | 1,789 | 1,541 | 86.1 | 593 | 948 | ||
| C.I.O.-Unaffiliated | 860 | 714 | 83 | 98 | 182 | 434 | |
| Unaffiliated-Unaffiliated | 4 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3-union elections | |||||||
| A.F.L.-C.I.O.-Unaffiliated | 129 | 118 | 91.5 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 69 |
| A.F.L.-A.F.L. | 1,399 | 1,299 | 92.9 | 448 | 851 | ||
| A.F.L.-A.F.L.-C.I.O. | 258 | 245 | 95 | 105 | 28 | 112 | |
| 4-union elections | |||||||
| A.F.L.-A.F.L.-A.F.L.-Unaffiliated | 919 | 732 | 79.7 | 301 | 63 | 368 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.