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Results of union-shop deauthorization polls
| Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract | Number of polls — Total | Number of polls — Resulting in deauthorization — Number | Number of polls — Resulting in deauthorization — Percent of total | Number of polls — Resulting in continued authorization — Number | Number of polls — Resulting in continued authorization — Percent of total | Employees involved — Total eligible to vote | Employees involved — Resulting in deauthorization — Number eligible | Employees involved — Resulting in deauthorization — Percent of total | Employees involved — Resulting in continued authorization — Number eligible | Employees involved — Resulting in continued authorization — Percent of total | Valid votes cast — Total | Valid votes cast — Percent of total eligible | Cost for deauthorization — Number | Cost for deauthorization — Percent of total eligible |
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| Total elections | 20 | 12 | 60 | 8 | 40 | 1,814 | 433 | 23.9 | 1,381 | 76.1 | 1,542 | 85 | 842 | 46.4 |
| A.F. of L. | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 4 | 26.7 | 471 | 335 | 71.1 | 136 | 28.9 | 407 | 86.4 | 282 | 59.9 |
| C.I.O. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 1,187 | 0 | 0 | 1,187 | 100 | 1,010 | 85.1 | 486 | 40.9 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 156 | 98 | 62.8 | 58 | 37.2 | 125 | 80.1 | 74 | 47.4 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.