NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1955 › Decertification elections — by union affiliation
| Union affiliation | Elections participated in — Total | Elections participated in — Resulting in certification — Number | Elections participated in — Resulting in certification — Percent of total | Elections participated in — Resulting in decertification — Number | Elections participated in — Resulting in decertification — Percent of total | Employees involved in elections (number eligible to vote) — Total eligible | Employees involved in elections (number eligible to vote) — Resulting in certification — Number | Employees involved in elections (number eligible to vote) — Resulting in certification — Percent of total eligible | Employees involved in elections (number eligible to vote) — Resulting in decertification — Number | Employees involved in elections (number eligible to vote) — Resulting in decertification — Percent of total eligible | Valid votes cast — Total | Valid votes cast — Percent of total eligible | Valid votes cast — Cast for the union — Number | Valid votes cast — Cast for the union — Percent of total cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total elections | 157 | 55 | 35 | 102 | 65 | 13,002 | 7,478 | 57.5 | 5,524 | 42.5 | 11,825 | 90.9 | 5,889 | 49.8 |
| A.F.L. | 105 | 27 | 25.7 | 78 | 74.3 | 7,351 | 3,246 | 44.2 | 4,105 | 55.8 | 6,724 | 91.5 | 3,061 | 45.5 |
| C.I.O. | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 17 | 41.5 | 4,294 | 3,134 | 73 | 1,160 | 27 | 3,905 | 91.6 | 2,399 | 61.4 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 7 | 63.6 | 1,387 | 1,098 | 79.2 | 289 | 20.8 | 1,196 | 86.2 | 619 | 51.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.