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Outcome of collective-bargaining elections, by affiliation of participating unions

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Affiliation of participating unions	Number of elections — Total	Number of elections — In which representation rights were won by — AFL affiliates	Number of elections — In which representation rights were won by — CIO affiliates	Number of elections — In which representation rights were won by — Unaffiliated unions	Number of elections — In which no representative was chosen	Number of employees involved — Total	Number of employees involved — In which AFL affiliates	Number of employees involved — CIO affiliates	Number of employees involved — Unaffiliated	Number of employees involved — In units in which no representative was chosen	Total valid votes cast
Total	4,215	1,721	804	324	1,366	515,995	140,017	147,614	91,331	137,033	453,442
1-union elections	3,227	1,345	557	324	1,001
A.F. of L. only	1,996	1,345			882	145,679	69,722			73,917	127,228
C.I.O. only	986		557		439	100,734		53,097
Unaffiliated only	207			149	58	11,913			8,089	3,824	9,387
2-union elections	968	358	245		365
A.F.L. – C.I.O.	538	138	126		274	69,023	17,946	80,933		37,847	57,167
3-union elections	20	4	1	10	5

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